Icacos Island Tours

Yes - every boat on this page is a day trip, because nobody can stay on the cay. The full-day version is East Island's catamaran from Puerto del Rey (about 45 minutes out, beach, BBQ lunch aboard, an hour or two on the reef, back by late afternoon); the half-day version is Sail Getaway's four-hour Double Dip, morning or afternoon; the cheapest is the water taxi from Las Croabas, which drops you on the sand and collects you later. All of them cancel free up to 24 hours before (checked October 2026). The three are compared line by line above.

From about $95 to $195 a person, as of October 2026. The water taxi beach-day package is $95 (bring your own lunch); Sea Ventures' snorkel boat is $110 plus a $3 marine fee; Tena Rock's afternoon boat is $115; Snorkeling Puerto Rico's cruise is $117; Sail Getaway's Double Dip is $135; East Island's catamaran day is $155; Sail Getaway's luxury sail is $195. Private charters run to $875 for the boat. The catamarans add a $3 'DRNA fee' in cash at check-in; tips and hotel pickup are extra on every listing, and beer is excluded on several.

Only the water taxis go to Icacos and nowhere else; every catamaran reserves the right to land you on Lobos or Palomino instead. East Island's own listing says the captain 'will sometimes head to Cayo Lobo or Palominos if the conditions are better for the day'; Salty Dog's page says its two stops 'will be determined by our captain on the day - Icacos, Palomino and/or Cayo Lobos'; Sail Getaway's site says destinations are at the captain's discretion. That is honest - the cays sit on an exposed shelf - but if the cay itself is the point, the water taxi is the one boat that goes nowhere else, and in winter keep a plan B.

Four different Fajardo docks, about nine kilometres apart end to end. East Island sails from Puerto del Rey Marina on Route 3 at the south end of town (free parking inside the marina, check-in 45 minutes before); Tena Rock and Sea Ventures use Villa Marina and Snorkeling Puerto Rico uses Marina Puerto Chico, both mid-town (check-in an hour before); the water taxi leaves from the Kayak Village pier at Las Croabas at the northern tip - look for the blue boat. Every listing calls a late arrival a no-show. The docks are mapped here.

Fifteen to twenty minutes from Las Croabas by water taxi; 45 to 50 minutes from Puerto del Rey on the sailing catamaran. The difference is where the dock is: the cay is 4 km off Las Croabas, the closest point of the mainland, and 12 km from Puerto del Rey at the south end of Fajardo. Sail Getaway's and Tena Rock's boats from mid-town run somewhere between. The catamaran's sail is part of the day - it passes under the El Yunque ridge and the Fajardo lighthouse - rather than a transfer to endure.

On the catamaran and power-cat days, yes; on the water taxi, no. East Island serves a BBQ buffet with pina coladas and rum punch; Sail Getaway's Double Dip serves a cold buffet of cold cuts, cheeses and salads; the luxury sail serves a hot Puerto Rican buffet; Tena Rock serves sandwiches and fruit; Snorkeling Puerto Rico calls its meal a light lunch. The water taxi provides a cooler with water, soda and beer and tells you to bring your own food - there is nothing to buy on the cay.

Yes, with age floors that differ by boat. East Island's catamaran takes children from 4; Sail Getaway's Double Dip from 2 (it includes kids' floats); Tena Rock from 4 or 5 depending on the listing, with kids' snorkel gear included; the water taxi from 3; Snorkeling Puerto Rico from 6. Pregnant guests are excluded on several listings. Snorkeling Puerto Rico sets its bar's minimum age at 21 (Puerto Rico's legal drinking age is 18); the other listings do not say. Life jackets and flotation are listed on the Sail Getaway and Tena Rock boats.

Every operator cancels for weather with a full refund or a new date, and every listing cancels free up to 24 hours before (checked October 2026). The subtler case is the day that runs but changes: the catamaran may land on Lobos or Palomino instead, and a strong current can cancel the snorkel stop while the beach goes ahead - a Sea Ventures guest describes exactly that happening. Sail Getaway's trips run 'rain or shine'. Winter swells, roughly December to March, are when the shape of the day most often changes.