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Puerto Rico's Only Private, VIP & Filmed Bio Bay Swim Experience

By Bucketlist Tours
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$624 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Mystic Waters Under the Sun & Stars is the most intimate and cinematic way to interact with nature, an experience unlike any other in Puerto Rico. More than a tour, this is the first and only private, fully guided, filmed bioluminescent swim experience in the world. Safe even for non-swimmers, toddlers, and seniors, it’s a rare adventure where comfort, storytelling, and nature’s magic unite. Every step of the way, your expert guide and host — Carlos Alexis, Puerto Rico’s most respected private historian and bioluminescence filmmaker, ensures you’re not just witnessing nature’s wonders, but immersed in them: safely, comfortably, and meaningfully.

Includes High-End Professional Video Capture of Your Swim Using National Geographic-Level Gear

As seen in ABC Caribbean, Ritz Experiences, and St. Regis Experiences

The Same Experience Booked by Professional Athletes, Hollywood Stars, and Corporate Executives

Commitment to Safety, Comfort, and Ecology, Continuously Enhanced for Excellence

Activity location
  • Cayo Caracoles
    • Lajas, Caribbean, Caribbean
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • 1055 Ashford Ave
    • 1055 Ashford Avenue
    • 00907, San Juan, San Juan, Caribbean

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Private Sandbar Party & Biobay
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English

Private: This is a private tour and both your road and water vehicles are reserved to be used only by your party.
Sandbar Party: Enjoy Puerto Rico's favourite sandbar party and then swim in the bioluminicent bay.
Drinks: Softdrinks, beer and rum included.

Starting time: 2:00 PM
Price details
AU$623.66 x 4 AdultsAU$2,494.64
Total
Price is AU$2,494.64
Snorkelling, Sunset & Biobay
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English

Bioluminescent Swim Boat tour: Private Bioluminescent Boat tour with 1.5hrs to swim in the gowing waters of La Parguera's Papayo Bay.
Duration: 8 hours
SJ-La Parguera-SJ: Duration includes 2hrs transport to La Pargura and 2 more to San Juan. Rio Grande and Dorado pickups must be arranged.
Tour times: This tour starts at 9pam from SJ and boal sails at 11:30am

Starting time: 2:00 PM
Price details
AU$623.66 x 4 AdultsAU$2,494.64
Total
Price is AU$2,494.64

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional Video Capture of Your Swim by Carlos, with National Geographic Level AI assisted Gear.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Luxury Road Trip Across 9 Towns — Enjoy and Learn About the Island’s Ever-Changing Landscape
  • What's includedWhat's included
    hosted by Carlos Alexis, Puerto Rico’s most respected private historian & bioluminescence filmmaker.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Back on shore, you’ll change into dry clothes and share laughter after your magical experience,
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Use of our hypoallergenic silicone gear to safely and comfortably explore the cay's surroundings while the sun still shines through the mangroves.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Soft drinks and water will be available during the whole tour
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Back on shore, your dinner awaits; warm, fresh, and locally inspired. You’ll savour the flavours of Puerto Rico, thoughtfully served at a table reserved just for you.

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Cayo Caracoles
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
At the dock, a certified USCG captain awaits with your pontoon boat — chosen for its comfort, stability, and enhanced bioluminescence visibility. After a brief safety orientation, you’ll cruise towards a paradisiacal cay nestled in crystal-clear, waist-deep waters, ideal for gentle, stress-free snorkelling and floating. Families find joy in the playful ease of it all. Couples share a golden horizon in quiet intimacy and wonder. Seniors float effortlessly, without needing to exert themselves, with beauty and ease. At the Cay, Carlos Alexis will show you around the surrounding channels, where the gentle current behaves like a lazy river. He’ll even take you snorkelling to the back of the cay using our hypoallergenic silicone gear while the sun still shines through the mangroves — always making sure you stay safe and secure. As golden light shimmers on the water’s surface, the sun dips below the horizon as Mother Earth’s prelude to her most magical act and the night’s main attraction.
Bioluminiscent Bay
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
As night falls, your boat drifts into Papayo Cove, where Carlos Alexis begins with a historical and scientific briefing about the bay, and the real stars of the show: the dinoflagellates. Then, he leads the way into the water that appears still and dark — until he touches it. Then… it glows! He will teach you how to elicit the glow so the bioluminescence reaches its full peak. Once you’ve mastered the glow, he gently guides you under the boat’s deck, where the glow intensifies, revealing the full magic of this sacred bay. Once you feel confident and safe, Carlos returns aboard the pontoon and transforms into your filmmaker and director, using the ultimate tool to capture this elusive phenomenon: Sony’s advanced ZV-E1 AI camera system. He documents your interaction with the dinoflagellates — a sacred, cinematic encounter captured in a way only he can. Whether you see it as a scientific marvel, nature’s magic, or a divine encounter, you’ll feel changed — reborn by water and wonder.
La Parguera
  • 1h
Back on shore, your dinner awaits — warm, fresh, and locally inspired. You’ll change into dry clothes, share laughter after your surreal and magical experience, and savour the flavours of Puerto Rico, thoughtfully served at a table reserved just for you, giving you a chance to digest the night’s unforgettable magic. After dinning, the return drive is peaceful. Children drift to sleep with smiles, still glowing from the bay. Couples sit hand-in-hand in silence, still glowing inside. And seniors rest deeply, their hearts full and content knowing they’ve lived something few ever will. As you arrive back at your hotel, your footage is safely backed up. And in just a few days, you’ll receive a professionally edited cinematic keepsake of your bioluminescent swim — one of the rarest and most beautiful moments a traveller can capture anywhere in the world.

Location

Activity location
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    Cayo Caracoles
    • Lajas, Caribbean, Caribbean
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    1055 Ashford Ave
    • 1055 Ashford Avenue
    • 00907, San Juan, San Juan, Caribbean

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