Vieques Island

Getting to and around Vieques:

Vieques can only be reached by plane or ferry. For the ferry schedule, you can check online at puertoricoferry.com. The website sells tickets online, and will often say that the tickets are sold out, but tickets can still be purchased at the ticket counter. We recommend arriving at the ferry terminal in Ceiba an hour and a half early to be sure you can purchase tickets on time. Once you are in Vieques, there are some taxi drivers waiting at the ferry dock to take you wherever you need to go. Otherwise, here is a list of a few taxi numbers should you need them during your stay.

I Am Taxi Vieques- 787-909-4921

Tito Taxi- 787-219-3899

Vieques Taxi Co.- 787-741-taxi

Pito Taxi- 787-981-8023

Angie Taxi- 787-397-2048

Vieques is a Caribbean island off Puerto Rico's eastern coast. It's known for kayak tours of the Bioluminescent Bay (or Mosquito Bay), where microorganisms give the water a blue-green glow. It also offers secluded beaches and snorkeling. Wild horses roam the countryside, much of which is preserved as the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge. The Fuerte de Vieques is a mid-19th-century Spanish fort and is just one piece of Vieques’s rich history.

We always recommend staying at least one night on the island of Vieques due to unreliable after hour ferry services and simply because the island has so much to offer that a few hours isn’t always enough.

Isla de Vieques is one of the last destinations that truly remains like the Caribbean of the past; quiet, lush, uncrowded, with unmatched natural beauty.  As you explore the island, you’ll pass elegant Paso Fino horses roaming free.  In Vieques there are no traffic lights, driving in Vieques is a pleasurable experience, narrow roads lead to breathtaking scenic spots, charming colorful towns, and beaches naturally landscaped free of development.  Be warned, once you step foot on the beaches of Vieques, you’ll be spoiled for life.

Black Sand Beach

You don’t have to fly all the way over to Hawaii to appreciate and experience what it feels to sink your toes on black sand, the island of Vieques was blessed with black sand beaches too.  Areas on the island like Monte Pirata are volcanic and some of this amazing volcanic material is washed down through a quebrada (stream) during heavy rains which ends up at this beach on the island.  You’ll see a little black sand on other beaches around the island such as Playa Cofi on the north coast and Punta Arenas Beach on the far west end of the island but not as much as you see here at Playa Negra.

Esperanza

The perfect town in Vieques, offering accommodation, beaches, restaurants and fun. Spend your day in the sun and your night above the stars in our clear bottom kayaks.

Sunbay Beach

This beach is the whole package…clear blue waters, tall palm trees, lush tropical landscape, and facilities. Sun Bay is the most accessible and family friendly beach.  If you stay in Esperanza, it’s an easy walk from Esperanza beach.  When you enter the parking lot, you’ll be greeted with paso fino horses elegantly grazing on the grounds.