Cayo Icacos Guides: Getting There, the Beach, the Choice
Cayo Icacos guides: getting there dock by dock, what to bring to the cay, Icacos or Culebra, Puerto Rico's best snorkeling, and East Island reviewed.
The Best Snorkeling in Puerto Rico
Nine snorkeling spots in Puerto Rico ranked honestly: Culebra first, Desecheo for the water, Rincon's elkhorn, the Fajardo cays fifth, and the seasons.
Read guide →East Island Excursions, Reviewed
What 2,750 reviews of Fajardo's biggest catamaran operator say: the crew by name, the 5:40am pickup, lunch at 9:30, a modest reef, and which boat to book.
Read guide →How to Get to Cayo Icacos
No ferry. The water taxi crosses from Las Croabas in 15-20 minutes for $60-95; catamarans leave three marinas further south. Dock by dock, with the map.
Read guide →Icacos, Palomino or Culebra?
Culebra for the beach and the reefs, Icacos for the short crossing and the price, Palomino only if your resort owns it. Distances, boats, prices and fit.
Read guide →The Beach at Cayo Icacos
An honest inventory of the cay: the west-shore beach, the reef and its urchins, the quarry railway, and the nothing else. Then the packing list.
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