Acampa

Love love love. Such friendly tour guides CHRISTINA & LUDGARDO. Picked us up from our hotel & stopped at a bakery on the way. As soon as you arrive you’re greeted by two little kittens, don’t be fooled they know their way around the jungle probably better than the guides! They kept up the whole time! The trip was very adventurous. But not too hard. As soon as you start, expect to get wet. Water shoes are the best way to go. Mine were cheap 7 $ ones from target. I would recommend buying better ones for full comfort but my cheap ones did the job. We climbed up rocks and mud to get to the zip lines. Our half day adventure started at 9 and ended around 12 or 1. We were a party of 6 & everyone of us enjoyed ourselves very much. I will definitely be coming here again for the full day this time and I would request Christina & Ludgardo for sure! Such nice funny people. Very easy going & pleasant to be around!

if looking for real adventure, this is the trip for you. I definitely can say I experienced ziplining and rappelling, who would of thought. the overall trip was fun and informative. although I was very scared throughout most of the activities, but our guides helped conquer my fear and provided lucid explanations that enable me to complete each challenge presented towards me. the activities were pretty intense in my opinion but at the same time fun, but like they said, you only live once, the proud feeling at the end, made the trip worth every penny

Raymond and Eduardo made this an adventure to remember! The half day of ziplining and hiking was a blast, and I learned so much about the environment… the plants, the animals, and about Puerto Rican culture in general. I definitely recommend this company! It is so personal and fun.

A friend and I went on the full day tour and had an incredible time! Our two tour guides, Raymond and Reynard, were awesome, fun to spend time with, really knowledgeable about the plants, animals and history of the area, and really put together a great trip. We did ziplining, rappelling, rock climbing, some brief hiking, wading through waist deep water and mud and had a blast. These guys really have the best interest of the land at heart and are passionate about sharing their knowledge and love of the area with others. Cannot recommend highly enough.

We did the toro negro zip lining and rappelling all day tour. $ 159 pp. definitely worth the price. The group was only 10 people so it was great to do this with extra attention from the guides (Raymond& Christina). Both were super helpful and informative. Raymond was just full of knowledge of every plant in the rainforest I.e. What could be harvested for food, what could be used to burn as candles, how many times of mushrooms live here. Also the lunch provided was delicious. Definitely recommend.

Amazing experience not to be missed!
Cross this one off of the bucket list!!!
Love the home cooked meal at the end too — best flan in Puerto Rico if you ask me!

We did the Toro Negro full day tour. It was awesome. Our tour guides Christina and Reynard were awesome, informative, patient and very helpful. Would recommend this tour to anyone that wants a real rainforest adventure. The food at the end of our tour was very tasty, authentic Puerto Rican food! Luckily that day we went it was not raining, but rain or shine this is adventure is worth it.

Traveling during the low season has its perks and I’m glad that there were enough people to form a group this past week when my husband and I visited PR for the first time. What everyone says is true, it is normal to feel anxious at first but once you get over the games that your mind plays, you will find yourself truly enjoying this one of a kind experience.
Christina and Raymond were beyond fantastic and they alone deserve 5 stars. They guided us throughout the entire tour with patience, energy and moral support so that we could fully enjoy every part of the trip. The company’s approach to ecotourism demonstrated an obvious respect and appreciation for Mother Nature and a love for the Puerto Rican culture.
The only suggestion I might make is to have another guide who could perhaps be in charge of taking pictures of people and capturing it onto a CD that can be taken home by the participants of the tour. This would allow us to share every part of this wonderful experience with family and friends back home. Keep up the great work, Acampa!

I felt safe the whole time. The tour guides/​guys were funny and very knowledgable. Water shoes worked out well.

We took the toro negro full day adventure boy was it worth every penny!
Raymond and Francisco were awesome guides around the rainforest made you feel safe, super friendly and know what they are talking about and doing !
Highly recommend this company for a good adventure repelling, waterfalls, hiking and zip lining. Most of all the reward of a home cooked meal was everything !

My wife and I wanted to have an adventure in one of the rain forests during our trip to Puerto Rico. We read great reviews about Acampa on Unilocal and TripAdvisor and decided to do their full-​day adventure in the Toro Negro Rain Forest. Our guides Reynard, Francisco, and Giovanni picked us up on-​time and were very enjoyable to spend the day with. It was apparent to us that they were very knowledgeable about the area and the plants and animals we encountered as well as had a great joy of being in the rain forest. We did some hiking, rock climbing, rappelling, and zip-​lining. There were fresh water creeks and waterfalls that we walked through or climbed on. We saw some wonderful things, beautiful wild flowers, amazing trees with crazy root systems, coqui frogs, gigantic snails, and all types of wild fruit trees. Reynard and Francisco were very friendly, funny, and patient. It truly was a wonderful adventure and the Toro Negro Rain Forest was absolutely beautiful.
Be advised: you need to be in at least OK shape to do this tour. They picked us up at 7am and dropped us off at 6pm so it was a full day of activity. We feel it would be equivalent to the activity of running a 5k. At the end of the tour, we enjoyed a fabulous meal cooked by some residents in the nearby community, ate a banana picked in the rain forest, and we bought some coffee beans that were harvested from the rain forest and roasted to perfection.
Thanks Reynard, Francisco, Giovanni, and Acampa for a great adventure!

We just got done today taking the full day rainforest adventure. One word… incredible! Our guides made it fun, educational and really like old friends. The climbing, zip lines, the waterfall repelling was a real adventure… the lunch served after by a local was great, I had two plates. Overall I’d highly recommend going with these guys… one of the highlights on my vacation!

I called about the coffee tour and Armando the owner grows code himself, he recommended things to do that work best for us since we have a rental car and can drive ourselves, he was very nice and extremely informative. Excellent company!!!

Recently did the Mucaro ½ tour with the friend which consisted of hiking up a river and 6 ziplines.

If you have done neither (Hiking through natural rainforest terrain or Zipline) then THIS is the tour that I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend! It’s a great introductory adventure that’ll leave you craving more.
I initially was going to book with another tour company but they didn’t have the tours or days that I wanted, and I’m so happy it ended that way so I could experience Acampa!
I had two amazing tour guides: Debbie & Eduardo. They were so funny, lively, informative but most of all, safe!
It was very funny to have been stuck on a tour with a whole Bridal bachelorette group from Chi-​town & most have not done stuff like this and of course, they had many many questions. Eduardo was very sweet & patient with everyone, answering every question and even more.
Throughout the tour, they would make precautions to make sure every single person crossed a certain point or got through a tough climb, they shared information about the Puerto Rican plants, trees, neighborhoods, animals and more. I’m the type of person who loves to know everything I’m involved in. I don’t like to dive into something without walking out without some form of knowledge. (Hey, you never know if a Jeopardy question will pop up about it! ;P)
I was initially scared to Zipline when I first started the trip, but throughout the hike I felt more and more comfortable with Debbie & Eduardo that honestly all my fears subsided and I was the first one to take off!
Now, I do have experience hiking/​climbing/​rappelling. I love to take adventures on my own, find waterfalls and jump from them, all that crazy stuff. so next time I’m back in PR (hopefully soon) I’d like to do the full day Toro Negro tour.
Book them if you’re staying in San Juan or somewhere close by!

FANTASTIC adventure tours! My wife and I recently did the Salinas Kayak and Toro Negro tours, both of which were amazing.
Pros:
–Tour guides are experienced, personable, knowledgeable, and fun.
–Acampa offers unique tours. For instance, the Toro Negro tour is done on private land that is owned solely by Acampa.
–They will pick you up from San Juan or Isla Verde.
Salinas Kayak highlights: learned about the ecosystem, i.e. mangroves, manatees, starfish; kayaking in clear, calm, warm Caribbean waters; general scenery (Salinas is beautiful!), Lunch was amazing (some of the best seafood I have ever had, especially the octopus and grouper), paddle boarding, exploring private beach/​island.
Toro Negro highlights: lots of waterfalls that we jumped in /​hiked /​climbed /​took pretty pictures of, learning about plants and wildlife, ziplining, views from the mountain, rappelling, traditional Puerto Rican lunch. Also a great workout!
Tips:
–Consider getting a GoPro camera to take on these tours.
–For the kayak tour, bring snorkel gear; there were a number of fish around the private beach.
–On the Toro Negro tour, bring long sleeves and pants. This is for the bugs, not the temperature. Hiking pants that convert to shorts would be ideal. Under Armour might also work.
Summary: Why is Acampa so good? It was founded by people who were established in other fields, but decided on a career change to do something they are truly passionate about. They focus on building relationships with the communities where they do their tours, which allows them to do more than other tour companies. Genuinely great people and a well-​run company.
I highly recommend Acampa for anyone traveling to Puerto Rico!

We have gone on many «adventure» tours previously in Costa Rica where, as the saying goes, everything can kill you. So the chance to relive similar experiences in PR got us very excited.
Adcampa is highly rated everywhere you look and rightly so! We did the full-​day tour and it wasn’t cheap, nor was it the most dangerous. The wildlife in the Toro Negro Rainforest is pretty benign; there’re no poisonous snakes or dart frogs, or things that can kill you unless you’re allergic to wasps, plants, etc.
But the tour took us to a «private» part of the rainforest, and included zip lining, a 100-​ft repel, and an educational hike (our awesome guides were Alex and «Raynard» — sorry if I butchered the name). The waterfall, trails, lunch, mountainous sceneries… in short, epic! Book a tour and go!

Alex & Raymond are FANTASTIC guides!
I was hesitant to do this at first, only based on the price and not knowing a thing about what exactly we would be doing. But with convincing from my friend and boyfriend, we did it; and boyyyy was it worth it! Such a great adventure, repelling, ziplining, hiking, jumping in 12 ft deep water holes! Such a great experience! Would definitely do this again!

I had an awesome time on this adventure tour! Before making a reservation to Acampa, I did my due diligence and researched all of the rain forest adventure tours. I read through over 150+ reviewed all across different tours from different companies and read the pros and cons. Acampa seemed to me the best fit and had the highest reviews across the board. I was scared at first because the idea of zip-​lining, water rappelling, and climbing up rocks is a bit intimidating for someone like me who is not as active, however the whole tour is not that strenuous and actually more relaxed than I thought. After completing the tour, I checked marked a lot of things on my bucket list to do’s. Zip lining through the rain forest was breathe –taking, nerve wrecking, and adrenaline filled fun– especially for someone like me who has never done it before. The tour is a good mixture of appreciation of the rain forest through knowledge of the plants and animals that live there (provided to you by the awesome tour guides-​Raymond and Alex) and
the adventures mentioned above. I highly highly recommend doing the all day tour. It really is not that strenuous and from previous reviews, everyone who did the all day loved it!
What to bring:
— Backpack
–Camera (I used my iPhone and just bought a waterproof case which works because you won’t be submerged into water.)
–old sneakers or water shoes (don’t wear hiking shoes unless you don’t mind having it get soaked in water.
–backpack (important to have)
–maybe a towel
–snacks but not necessary because you stop by at a small shop and there is stuff you can buy there.
–change of clothes
–your credit card (you pay day of)
What to expect:
They pick you up. My pick up time was 7:15am (someone in our group was late for their pick up so my real pick up time was like 7:35) No biggie but don’t get nervous if they don’t come pick you up on time.
We drove for 1 hour ½ to the rain forest. I slept most of the time.
Then stopped at the small shop to buy snacks.
drove to the spot where the equipment was and we loaded our equipment (zip lining and water rappelling stuff) into our backpack.
walked like 5 minutes to a waterfall and there is an area where you can dive in and its pretty fun
Climbed up some rocks– that was really fun
There are a total of 5 zip lines
1 rappelling– that was a lot of fun and really safe
and the best part was truly learning about different plants and animals and seeing them live.
Ends at around 2pm with a lunch that is provided in the end. It was delicious.
I highly recommend doing this if you are in Puerto Rico.
These guys are sooo passionate about what they do that it’s ridiculous. They are soo super nice and make a point to remember your name. They made this tour super awesome.
Thanks for the adventure Acampa!
I will always remember it.

This tour company is amazing.
We found them online when we were searching for waterfall tours and boy are we glad we did. To start, the booking itself was a good experience, they called to confirm when we booked and then they called a day or two before the tour to reconfirm. They also sent us follow up emails after the tour.
We went on the Toro Negro tour. They were very punctual and arrived a few minutes prior to the pick up time. The guides, Raymond and Reynard are amazing, very knowledgeable, comforting and encouraging. We also got to try some of the different fruits that were ripe. And learned a lot of random facts. And to end the perfect trip we had food homemade by a local.
You definitely felt like they cared about your experience rather than just getting your money, like a lot of other tour companies. Raymond even drove by the local market as we were being dropped off at our hotels so that we would know where to get fresh fruits.

We went on the TORO NEGRO all day adventure and had a blast. The description on ACAMPA’s website is pretty accurate: you do some hiking, some zip-​lining, you taste some yummy fruits and have a lot of fun. We are a young couple (grad students) that fits more in the couch potato than the super active category. The activities were just the right level of challenging and they were extremely well paced such that you could always catch your breath.
I was majorly impressed by the degree of professionalism from ACAMPA in general and our tour-​guides (Raymond and Reynard) in particular. For me this was not an outdoor adventure only: it was a learning experience. I am curious person and for every question I had (whether it was about the roots of a plant or the history of the region) got answered. At the end of the trip we had an extra treat and we tried freshly brewed, locally grown and roasted coffee. I took a sip and next thing I was asking when their coffee tasting tour is so I can sign up.
As students we were on a tight budget and this adventure was definitely considered splurging. Looking back I think our day trip was well worth the money and I’d to it all over again in a heart beat (and I’d plan our vacation better so I can do the coffee tasting tour too).