I hadn't heard that Culebrita was closed. But sure enough... I found this news item: "The tiny island of Culebrita (not to be confused with Culebra) will be closed until Jan 23, 2009 to a

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Tracy you can book in advance at http://culebraboats.com/culebra-water-taxi.php

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My boyfriend and I will be visiting Culebra at the end of February and are trying to nail down our budget. We'll be there for 4 full days and we want to spend one of those days on Culebrita. I've read

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A group of us is doing Vieques with a small stay in Culebra. We're very excited about Flamenco Beach, but after reading through the forum, are worried about crowded ferries. A friend of ours is very

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Thank you again Mort. You've made quite the pitch, maybe we'll have to rearrange our itinerary. Although we really are interested in seeing Vieques (bio-luminescent bay) and the rainforest (a lot to s

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Hello, Thank you all for the wonderful information - I browse the forums regularly. We will visiting PR, Culebra and Vieques for the first time in Jan. There are a few things I'm still un

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As mentioned, there are no longer boat rentals available. Willy (land based taxi) also does water taxi's to Culebrita $45/pp. Taz, from Aquatic Adventures will do snorkel tri

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Basically you need to get back to San Juan in order to get to St. Thomas. Unfortunately, there aren't any water taxi's nor flights that run between Culebra & St. Thomas. Terrie Palm

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My family and I are traveling to Culebra for a week Dec. 20th through Dec. 27th. We are ready to book our flights. My daughter and I flew Air Flamenco from San Juan over spring break last year. We

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Hola! WOW! Tamarindo is the way to go, maybe on my next honeymoon! LOL!!! It's lovely, maybe one of our bloggers could tell you how was their stay there. If it's nice and you can pay, stay there, soun

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Yes, how much is a water taxi? Does any one have a guesstimate? And how about renting a bareboat? Where do I rent you, have seen that on any of the websites yet. At this point I think I am going t

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I will, as long as I have access...and time to do something other than nothing else I'm enjoying doing. I know you all can carry on brilliantly without me (and I mean that! what a great crew gathered.

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I believe the water taxi guy you refer to is Guilan, although I think he told me to call him George. Water taxis are somewhat limited year round, but there are a couple. I think Willy runs one and you

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On our last trip to Culebra we used a local guy whose name started with a G. Can't remember the rest..... Anyways looking for others opinions on there favorite water taxi????

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You know, Mr. Rice, I never thought about how different the "ex-pats" behave on Culebra as compared to other islands (let's face it - other locations - it doesn't just happen on islands), but you are

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I have 2 questions. What are the baths? And where are they located? Currently we are planning to water taxi to Culebrita and Luis Pena, which I am more than happy to pay the fare. The only do

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Mort, sometimes less is more. And I did enjoy every morsel. Now that we're inside 3 weeks from arrival to Culebra, I'm going to stop worrying about what I can't control. So, to sum up the shor

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Debbie, thanks for the info. It's great to know about the quality of the rental gear just in case something where to happen to ours. One more question (for now). We plan to spend the first part of

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Hi Lexi, You might wan to look at http://culebrablog.com re: Culebra activities. There are some photos of different hikes & Culebrita by water taxi avail. there. Terrie

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I have been to Culebra on 4 occasions now. Our last trip was the week of April 21st. Just a couple heads up on a water taxi to Culebrita. It costs $45 a person, they drop you off and leave you on

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WE tried to negotiate a five dollar reduction since we had the highest capacity of people on board...we did not get it..but to be honest...we felt the price was fine as it was worth every penny to spe

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My understanding is that the government subsidizes the ferries to/from Culebra, whereas the water taxi folks are trying to earn a living. For kayaks, you can speak with Jim. His wife ru

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There are several folks on island who run water taxis out to Culebrita &/or day & 1/2 day excursions over to Luis Pena. We've had guests enquire as to water taxis/boats over to Vieques &

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My boyfriend and I are travelling to Culebra in the beginning of May and we are trying to determine the best and safest way to get there. I understand there is a passenger ferry that goes back an for

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We visited Culebra during the same week last year. We had a wonderful time. We stayed at Casita Tropical, check their website (they are linked to this site). It was very well priced for the 3 of us an

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My fav things include.... Taking a water taxi to Culebrita Hiking to Resaca Body surfing at Flamenco when the waves are big Snorkleing at varies dif

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If you really want unforgetable experience--take a water taxi to Culebrita island, it is absolutely breathtaking, the ride, the beaches Going to Culebra is not about the places---it is about the

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Hello! Four of us are going to be camping on Playa Flamenco. I was wondering if we're going to need a car while we're in Culebra. We will be there for two nights. We want to snorkel, p

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We're going to do a day trip from Vieques to Culebra the first week of Feb. I researched it pretty extensively and found Air Flamenco as our best option. You do have to call and they'll only sell tick

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Hello Everyone, I know this question is redundant, but I did spend some time researching before I posted. I need some info on a possible day trip to Vieques. Here goes: 1. Ha

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