10 BEST Things To Do in San Juan, Puerto Rico (First Timers Guide) !
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- Top 10 Things to do on your trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico for 2022.
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Top 10 Things To Do in San Juan CHAPTER LIST:
00:00 Intro
00:27- 10) Visit Playa El Escambron
00:54- 9 ) Take the "Old San Juan Free Walking Tour"
01:58- 8) Explore the Museo Casa Blanca + Hidden Garden
03:53- 7) Tour Casa Bacardi
05:13- 6) Visit the Old San Juan Cemetery
06:00- 5) Explore the two forts (Castillo San Cristobal and Castillo San Felipe Del Morro)
07:38 4) Have a Cocktail at La Factoria
08:27 3) Explore Calle Loiza
09:28 2) Try Local Foods (Mallorca, Mofongo, and Limber)
10:48 1) Spend a night at La Placita de Santurce
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did you visit somewhere outside of San Juan?
Is the weather,water always warm?
Here Be Barr
I was just there from 12/6-tuesday and i had a great time!
I had a tequila sunrise and the coconut drink at the bacardi tour!
lu cute and funny Yes its around 82 there٫ and gets windy but feels good!
I think you missed the Piragua.Its scrapped or crushed ice,in a cone form placed upside down on a paper cup and covered with syrup of your favorite flavor.Its very famous on the Old San Juan bay.
Limber is not crushed ice. It’s actually an ice with flavor. Piragua is the crushed/shaved ice and they pour a flavor syrup. But nice job done in the videos! Glad you enjoyed my island.
Thanks for the clarification , I loved it !
I came here for this 😅
Yep
I remember a sweet old lady that used to sell limber in front of my school (I hope she is alive)
Limber is next level yo
Im from Puerto Rico and there are a lot of more places to go when you come to travel and a lot a more food, like mofongo, arroz con habichuelas, alcapurrias, pinchos that are the things that puertorricans like to eat more, the beach that you can go are mar bella in Vega Baja, manatees in Manati, crash boat in Aguadilla, flamenco in culebra, that are the most beautyfull beaches in Puerto Rico. When you travel to Puerto Rico dont go only to the old San Juan go to other places too .
Fax I really am surprised he didn’t include any other authentic Puerto Rican restaurants or food lol
He said mofongo.
Hi, traveling to San Juan in Feb, do you give tours?
Hello, travelling end of may, do you give tours?? Only there for a day. Thanks!!
Someone said "practice your listening skills" while discovering the beauty of another country? Well done. I loved your video!
I was blessed to have a friend in high school who invited me to go to Puerto Rico with her to visit her Grandma and her Titi and Cousin. I didn't know what to expect before I went. The host family (friends of my girlfriend's parents) were a little nervous when they found out I was coming. "What do we feed her?" they asked. I told my friend that whatever they make, I'll eat--if I wanted to eat burgers and fries, I can stay in the states. Everyone we visited was so warm, loving and welcoming. I immediately fell in love with the island and its people. I also fell in love with the food! And OMG, did I get a chance to eat. Every home we went to welcomed us with hugs and kisses and then invited us to eat. Puerto Ricans are my adopted people. I love the people, the food and the island. If you plan on visiting, don't do the touristy stuff. Go Air B & B and get to know the natives. There's so much more to the island that tourist attractions and shopping. The people are warm, wonderful and friendly. You won't be able to keep from falling in love with the whole island. I was so blessed to be able to stay with a family that called Puerto Rico home. I dream of eating rice and beans, mofongo and bacalao. I want to go back and rediscover the people of this wonderful island!
I dont know why but your heartfelt coment brought tears to my eyes....i love my island i miss it so much .
Thanks for sharing ....... but..... they didn’t told you how to eat limbers the right way. U have to flip it and eat it from the bottom THATS PUERTORRICAN STYLE🤣🤣🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷love u guys ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
😂😂😂😂 thanks
He said that limbers is a crushed ice and it is wrong, that is a Piragua. A Limber is a hard ice juice (not crushed). I could be make with different flavors like cream, coconut, tamarindo, frambueza, lime, grape, etc.
@@fabian7325 mm que rico me encanta el de coco
Ummmmm no you have to squeeze the bottom for it to go up and be able to munch it
We went there last summer. My family enjoyed the Moro fort . So much history to see there. I felt like Puerto Rico is the combination of the best part 🇭🇹 and 🇺🇸. My family go to Puerto Rico every few years. We LOVE it there. Everyone was Super nice. We felt so safe.
Bruh I’m from Puerto Rico and I hate the place I wanna move to somewhere that isn’t in Puerto Rico 😂😂
Frances Rolón why do you hate it
definitely an envious dominican 🙄
🤡
Where in Puerto Rico is there a Haitian influence based off of the 🇭🇹 flag you put?
Finca Cialitos, small local coffee in Old San Juan, Abracadabra in Santurce, Kasalta, Ocean Park for casual bakery/lunch
Kasalta está sobre valuado 😅
Yes, yes and yes!!
I love Finca Cialitos. Best coffee
De mucha ayuda!!!! Ahora estoy más entusiasmada de ir al bello Puerto Rico ;) .. saludos desde México
Ojalá lo puedas lograr.
@@damaboricua8690 ven y visitanos!!
Exelente experiencia culinaria, de las mejores bebidas, playas hermosas, increíbles vistas. Gente increíble y asombrosas artesanías. Experiencia caribaña única. Le recomiendo mucho. Soy de PR. Espero algún día visitar México.🍍🌺
If you love San Juan, you would love the paradise on other cities, as Culebra Flamenco Beach, Icaco Island on Fajardo, the views and food from the Mountain, the best Dawn you would see on Rincon or a beautiful beach as Crash Boat or Las Ruinas on Aguadilla, there's a lot to see and food to try outside San Juan, like Piñones, Ponce, Arecibo (some Caves)
There's a lot of things waiting for you on your next trip ❤️🇵🇷
It makes my heart so happy to see people enjoying our little island. Hope the rest of your trip is wonderful ✨
I love San Juan !
The best thing about Puerto Rico is that you haven't lost your ancient and beautiful identity since the country was taken from Spain by the US. The language and the Spaniard colony buildings are very preserved. This makes Puerto Rico unique inside the US.
Limbers, see it at 10:32 in Old San Juan is owned by a family of mine from my mother side. They have been there for more than 40 years.
Every time we are in OSJ we walk to the city door and then buy Limbers from them.
Yessss Cafe Manolín! That mofongo was next level
Guess who I took that pick from ? :)
I live above Manolin!!
I should go to Cafe Manolin then!
Worst service in there. The cofee its good but the mofongo it is so blah. I visit every year and last time I decidedly I was never coming back. There is a lot of places better than Manolin, my family is from there and fhey don’t like that place. Raices restaurant ( touristy) or any chinchorro around there its so much better.
Bacardi its free, I have necer pais a cent.
Her Soul Vacation no please don’t go . Go to Raices restaurant
You could actually have mallorcas as a grilled sandwich. My favorite would be with cheddar cheese and smoked ham.
Great video. I was raised in PR and you pretty much hit the essentials. Good job! Only one small error: A limber is not liquid. It's basically fruit syrup frozen solid in a cup which you suck on while it slowly melts. What you describe in your video is called a piragua and it's also fruit syrup but partially frozen like a slurpy. Limber by the way was named after Charles Lindberg the guy who flew over the Atlantic in the 1930's. It's the way Puerto Ricans pronounced his name. Again, great job and thanks.
I was there in Sept and visited most of the spots in your vid. Brought back the feels and makes me wanna book a flight again. One spot we hit that was amazing was Punto de Vista rooftop restaurant in San Juan, great Mofongo with garlic sauce.
I was there a little over a month ago, just loved it! I feel like, I already want to go back to San Juan!
Calle San Sebastián is also a good place to party on Saturdays!! (But la Placita is still better)
I am very happy that you guys have a great time in my home Puerto Rico!!
Very good and informative video.
Very good video! My wife and I are planning to visit Puerto Rico in early 2022 and this is a great introduction to our learning more about this beautiful island. We have several friends who still have relatives in Puerto Rico so we are hoping they will give us some more information about what to see and what to do. So excited to make this happen!
I’m so glad you visiting my Island 🌴!!!!👋🏻🇵🇷
Excellent video man! I visited San Juan for the first time in October of 2019 and you covered it all in a precise fun way. Thanks! 👊🏾
We loved San Juan and everywhere else we went in Puerto Rico. If you ever get a chance do the Bioluminescent bay tour on Vieques.
I am going there for my honeymoon in a few months! Which tour company did you use?
@@Lowgss we never use tour companies. Nothing against them it's just not our speed. We rented a car for about 34 dollars a day and explored all over the islands. If you want to see Culebra or Vieques or the Rainforest I recommend renting a car. Beware of the topes slow down when you see that sign. Feel free to check out our videos to get some idea's. Safe travels and Congratulations!
@@Lowgss now we did use Jax sports in Vieques for the Boibay tour. They have clear kayaks. I recommend them they were knowledgeable.
So glad you’re making this videos. I watched many of your videos of things to do NYC and they helped me a lot during my last visit, even though I’ve been there many times. I’m sure this video will do the same for many newyorkers who want to visit my island. Thank you!
Glad you liked my town, thank you for the video showing your love to Old San Juan made me happy and proud, and congratulations in your wedding!! Bless you guys
Best vacation i ever had!!! loved it there
Thank you Here Be Barr and to everyone with suggestions! Heading there end of January for a few days, your video and all the comments are so helpful!
So glad I watched this. My daughters and I tried all the food that you recommended and I must say so myself, those fish tacos are AMAZING! Thanks for sharing this awesome video so that my girls and I could taste the great foods of Puerto Rico!
Try tembleque and arroz con gandules
And pasteles!!!🤤🤤🤤
Also he should've tried piragüas
Glad you loved my lovely island, next time. Tembleque. Its a coconut based dessert that its just simply delicious amazing gorgeous. And a walk on paseo la princesa there in old San Juan its also nice. Love your videos
Thank you so much for this amazing video!! Ill be visiting San Juan in January!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant wait
Welcome to the island and thanks for coming here. I loved the vlogs. I'm so happy that you tried Mofongo. Is one of the best dishes in the puertorican cuisine. Next time you should try alcapurria and bacalaito (famous street food).
Preparation of alcapurrias:
The dough surrounding the meat, the masa, is made primarily of green banana and grated xanthosoma ("yautía") in most of Puerto Rico.
The meat is often ground beef, such as picadillo, but can be any chopped meat like corn beef or seafood. The masa is refrigerated for several hours to achieve a solid consistency, then filled with picadillo, ground beef, etc., and deep-fried in oil.
My mother is From Carolina City in Puerto Rico. Very beautiful city too. 🌴🌴🌞🇵🇷 🇺🇸
Denice Carla Gordon My grandma too, I’m from Trujillo Alto.🇵🇷♥️
Carolina es horrible. Thanks but no thanks.
My wife and I are doing our honeymoon down here first week of February. Really appreciate this info.
One of the best guides I have seen.
Thank you!! I applaud you for calling your wife what she is, "Mexican" instead of saying that she is "Spanish from Mexico."
It was really fun!! Food in Puerto Rico is next level!! :D
;)
Team Adriana ❤😘
You have to go to Raises Restaurant. Is very authentic, food is incredible and the ambience, docor and theme take you in the to past. Also just a block away you can find Torrefacion y Cafe. This is a coffee Shop. They sell authentic puertorrican coffee, for sure the best coffee I've ever had by far. These 2 places are a must next time you visit San Juan.
Bienvenidos a Puerto Rico 🇵🇷y gracias por mostrarle al mundo un pedacito de nuestras bellezas.🤗🌹
Do you recommend solo travel and where do you recommend ?
Thanks for all the tips! I'm very excited to go!
Great recommendations. I have done a couple of them but because I have never been in San Juan for very long it has been limited. I do want to spend more time there and I will try some of these things they sound great.
I’m heading to Puerto Rico next week and your video got me so hyped! I was looking forward to the trip but now I’m totally obsessed. Well done 👏
Please pray for healing me financially, having mercy and love for me forever. I pray my husband is faithful to me Saint Anne❤️I pray he provides for me. And blesses me in the business. I pray we can work together and bring my income up. I need money to pay rent and fix my vehicle in the name of jesus 🙏🏻🥰❤️😇🌹I pray my father financially support me🙏🏻💳💰💵
I recently moved from PR to FL and this video hits me right in the feels.
Gabriela Ortiz I live in Virginia (love Virginia), but I miss my island 😔♥️🇵🇷✨
I'm gonna move from FL to Pr!
Just came back from Puerto Rico! The cost for both castles is $10 now. Also maybe you could mention that you could eat at a restaurant where the pina colada was invented, it was $7 for a drink and super good!
That was awesome!! I'm actually taking my wife out there for the first time since we've been married. thank you for the refresher. But I would say to add some of the street foods like pichos, emapanadillas, alcapurias, bacalaitos. Some of our favorites! Awesome video and thanks again!
Hope y’all are having fun here in PR 🇵🇷 I live in humacao!
I’m visiting San Juan soon. Seems fun
Katrina un mojito en mayo...nos veamos...te envito..😉
Wow! Great review! Thanks for visiting my Island! You got everything right! I hope you guys have had a blast ❤️ 🇵🇷!
Excellent video of San Juan...you did a great job. I have no desire to visit but just want to compliment you on your work and efforts. Enjoy!
I’ve visited San Juan many times and I have to say you did an amazing job explaining places to visit, what to eat, etc.!! Just to add here are two of my go spots in Old San Juan:
Cafe Don Ruiz - I love the Puerto Rican café con leche and the classic Mayorca ham and cheese sandwich.
Princesa Gastrobar restaurant - for great tasting Puerto Rican food and drinks. It’s also very cute and they sometimes have live music.
Thanks for the tips !!
That’s pretty cool those forts were impressive 👍👍👍👍👍
once again, thanks for visiting my home guys! Just a snapple fact. Bacardi is a Cuban rum (Cuban family) made in Puerto Rico. Even we locals consider it Cuban and not Puerto Rican. if you want to try true puerto rican rum get yourself some RON DEL BARRILITO. super famous. my father drinks it regularly.
and damn you where at la factoria which is literally right across the street from taberna lupulo for the best and largest craft beer bar in all of puerto rico for some local craft beer.
cheers, heres to you guys coming back and exploring more outside of the tourist stuff.
Thank you for this comment. I was wondering the same when he went to Bacardi. I will check out your recommendation when we are there after the holidays.
Please pray for healing me financially, having mercy and love for me forever. I pray my husband is faithful to me Saint Anne❤️I pray he provides for me. And blesses me in the business. I pray we can work together and bring my income up. I need money to pay rent and fix my vehicle in the name of jesus 🙏🏻🥰❤️😇🌹I pray my father financially support me🙏🏻💳💰💵
Great tips for a weekend getaway. Next time you should try the mallorca pressed like a panini. I love mine just with cheese but you can order it with ham and cheese.
Thanks for showing off our beautiful island. Great editing andsites. 🙋🏽♂️
I’m going to Puerto Rico in February 2020 and I can’t wait my home town, I wasn’t born there but I’ll my aunt and cousin and grandmas and uncles life there. So I can’t wait to see my family and see how it is to be come my own local and try as much food I haven’t tried yet. I can’t wait to have fun and explore my home town
This is awesome - thank you so much! We are headed there in October, this gives such a good view on what to do in a few days.
I went in December 2019 on a Harmony of the seas cruise. We went on an excursion with Carlos Tours. It was amazing! It was private; only the 7 of us. We saw so many places in 5 hours! Highly recommend him!!
Hey! I appear at 6:29. The ranger. Cool!😄
Thanks for visiting!!
Thank you for this video. It helps out our economy! Im glad you liked it here im SJ
Excelent video, thanks for the positive comments ane great info about the area. Tomorrow I am heading to Old San Juan. You got yourself a new subscriber.
I was waiting for this video, Thank you, please go around the world and keep up the good work
Yes, more travel content coming in 2020 :)
Fantastic video of things to do in Old San Juan! Thank you for helping me add to my list! My family loves it there and will be there again in July. One thing we love to do is stroll around the city and its amazing wall at night. It is well lit up, safe, and full of life. Also, if you have a US National Parks’ Senior Pass, it will get you and 3 guests into the forts for free.
I will be there in 2 weeks, thank you so much for the recomendations
Just pulled up to the cruise port and we're about to explore. Thanks for the great Video Jon! Heading for Mallorca for sure
Very good quick travel guide!
As a recident I would recommend to go to La Fortaleza and just walk around the front of it where there is i huge puertorican flag also for the family’s defenedly should go fly a kite in the morro it’s super fun
Those are some recommendations that I dint see and just wanted to say
Thank you for your insight into beautiful Puerto Rico .
Love this video, really good info thanks
Cool video, going to PR soon and looking forward to trying both of these dishes!
Ridiculously helpful video! Thank you!
Taking my first trip ever next month -- fantastic video. I'll check back and tell you how it went.
Excellent video!!! Thanks for visit our Beautiful Island!!!
Thank you sooo much for this video I’m staying in dorado I leave Friday for 6 nights I want to do everything in this video seems very affordable and easy to get around I hope. I am so excited for this history the tours the food and dancing on my honeymoon!!!
So helpful! Thanks so much!
Looking forward to vacation there soon. Thanks for the insight!
I love this video, thank you, now I know where to go 🙌🏼
The fort is awesome! Old San Juan is awesome for shopping.
I learned new things from you. Impressed.
Thanks for the video with great places to visit.
We are sailing here on the MSC Seascape in September. This was very helpful to us! Thank you!
Awesome video! Lots of good places to go not a lot of fluff.
Perfect list. I've been before but focused on vieques island this time I'll do almost everything mentioned on this list
And the forest
Thwnk you so much very helpful and informative!
I loved it when I went out here the food was good the people were beautiful and it was really beautiful there! I do plan on going back!
Thanks for visiting my beautiful island !!!!
Enjoyed the video. 🔥👌🏽 This is one of the possible places I may go for my 30th birthday next year.
Beautiful Island. Beautiful people. Amazing food.
That’s sounds pretty cool
Great video bro! ❤️ 🇵🇷
This is a good video! It seems like there is a lot to do in PR. I can't wait to visit. 😊
You finally made it to my Island. Great job as usual , the grave you panned twice is actually the resting place of Jose Ferrer the academy award winner in 1950 . His son actor Miguel Ferrer who died recently is also entombed there. Directly across from the lancha terminal in Catano is my favorite local Restaurant Don Tello you should check out next time. I'm NY born but my Moms family grew up in Catano. I still own the family home in a town called Levittown ( yes the same ones that built the homes many homes in Levittown Long Island }.
Gracias :) An amazing island indeed.
Liked your video a lot .. ill be there next week thanks !
I spent so much time in San Juan. I was born in Carolina but San Juan is my go to hang out spot! :)
Thanks so much for the video I will be in pr next week
Great video guidance for first visiters like me!
We are going there in January, can't wait! :) Thanks for sharing this info
From Jan 15 thru 20th we have the Sebastian Street Festival, food, music, artisans, and a lot of people. Also, in Old San Juan you should visit Barrachina, place where the Piña Colada was born.
Youll love it...I wanna go back!
Thanks for visiting my island ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ the people who are great and you will enjoy and come back
Que padre video !! Súper !!! Gracias🙏
Here be barr is the my favourite you tube channel
Had a great time 🌞💪🏿😎💯🎯
Next time you're around try the Mallorca sandwich. Thank's for visiting and making a video about it.
Great list, Jon! Loved the video. You covered a lot of bases while you were here. Hopefully, we'll catch you next time! -Jim
Thanks Jim ! Yes, would be a shame if we didn't cross paths the next trip.
I loved your video!