Vibey

San Juan

Dance bomba in an Afro-Puerto Rican community, taste your way through Old San Juan, and chase waterfalls in a rainforest.

Experience Afro-Puerto Rican Culture in San Juan

April 10 - 14, 2025

Puerto Rico is a paradise. Join us to dance bomba in an Afro-Puerto Rican community, taste Old San Juan, and chase waterfalls in El Yunque National Forest.

Puerto Rico is a paradise.

Join an intimate community of Black travelers in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for an adventurous trip full of Afro-Puerto Rican culture, nature, and local food experiences.

About your trip

  • All activities listed on the itinerary

  • Boutique hotel accommodations in single apartment-style rooms

  • 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 1 dinner

  • Pre-trip Community virtual town hall

  • Buoyant PR Travel Guide

  • WhatsApp group message

  • Experienced local tour guides and a Buoyant host with you throughout the trip

What’s included

Not included

  • Airfare in and out of the country

  • Airport transfers (Please plan to use Uber)

  • Mandatory travel insurance

  • Incidental expenses

  • Meals not listed on itinerary

  • Alcohol except where noted

  • Tips

  • For non-U.S. citizens or permanent residents, a passport and visa may be required to attend this trip.

Itinerary

Flight

Please remember to book your flight to land in San Juan by 4 PM.

Day 1

Arrival in San Juan (SJU) | welcome dinner

Day 2

Taste San Juan | Old San Juan walking food tour

Day 3

Chasin’ Waterfalls | El Yunque National Forest adventure

Day 4

Tap In | Afro-Puerto Rican cultural experience in Loíza

Day 5

Departure | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport

Trip Cost: $2,800

Deposit: $500

Monthly payment plans available - Book below 👇🏾

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YOUR ITINERARY

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YOUR ITINERARY *

  • Welcome to San Juan! We’re so glad to have you here and are excited to spend the next five days learning, eating, and dancing through Puerto Rico.

    Our trip begins with settling into our cozy accommodations, followed by a welcome dinner at one of the city’s best restaurants.

    Cheers!

  • Old San Juan Walking Food Tour

    You came to eat, right? Our guided tour will take us to some of the best food spots in the city, learning some bites of history along the way, including the African origins of some of Puerto Rico’s most popular dishes.

  • Afro-Puerto Rican Cultural Experience

    We’ll journey outside San Juan to Loíza, the town with the largest Afro-Puerto Rican population on the island. We’ll dance our way into Black Boricuan history with a traditional Bomba class.

  • It’s time to chase waterfalls! Today, we’ll head to the beautiful El Yunque National Forest for an adventurous nature day. Think waterfalls, hiking, and swimming.

  • Hasta luego (see you later)! We're sad to see you go, but thank you for experiencing San Juan with us.

    Until next time, kinfolk.

YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS

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YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS *

Boutique hotel | Lively neighborhood | Single apartment-style rooms

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THIS EXPERIENCE IS FOR YOU IF:

You A Vibe

We welcome all Black folks from across the diaspora to join us with open-mindedness and good energy for connecting with new people and experiences.

You Grown, Grown

We grown and sharing rooms isn’t our thing. Every traveler on this trip gets a single-occupancy room, and unlike other companies, we won’t charge you more for traveling solo.

You Love Black People

We envision a united diaspora. We designed this experience to connect you with cool people, places, and businesses in Ghana.

This is our inaugural San Juan trip (our team has visited 8+ times), but peep us in Salvador, Brazil.

Different city. Same fly sh*t.

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 Important Notes

  • Please plan to arrive in San Juan by 4 PM on April 10, 2025.

    We usually have our welcome dinner around 7 PM, so landing earlier allows time to settle into the hotel before dinner.

    If your flight arrives after the welcome dinner, causing you to miss the experience, please plan to eat at the hotel’s restaurant (or elsewhere) at your own expense.

  • US citizens (and permanent residents) don’t need a visa or passport to visit Puerto Rico. Still, you may require one to enter the US/Puerto Rico if you aren't a US citizen or permanent resident.

  • Of course! Payment plans are available from the time of booking through March 1, 2025. If you book after this date, full payment is due at the time of booking.

  • All travelers will get a private single-occupancy room in a shared apartment-style hotel. You’ll be sharing common spaces with other travelers on the trip.

  • Yes! All trip attendees must share proof of travel insurance and emergency contact information by March 1, 2025.

  • We design our trips to include a mix of experiences that aren't 100% luxury or budget; we exist for Black travelers, our kinfolk, who enjoy both types of travel. Buoyant kinfolk are like bougie aunties and uncles who still love a good deal.

    You probably enjoy splurging on a unique dining experience but love street food. You adore well-designed spaces, like charming boutique hotels, and are excited to have authentic, local experiences that help connect you with Black history and culture.


    Most of all, you understand that the places we're visiting are layered and nuanced. We travel knowing we are guests in someone's home, and we respect the land and people as such.

    Our kinfolk are adventurous, open-minded travelers who deeply value Black history and culture and are independent.

    While we always provide quality customer service, we also always allow free time to explore on your own or relax and rejuvenate because we believe rest is our birthright.

  • Check out reviews from our previous clients here: https://bit.ly/48Tdwwv

    • For all trips booked before February 1, 2025, you may receive a full refund up to 48 hours after booking. Trips booked after this date aren’t eligible for 48-hour refunds. 

    • After 48 hours, all deposits and future payments are non-refundable. 

    • Life happens! If you must cancel after 48 hours, we can transfer your trip place and payments to someone else.

    • If you cancel after 48 hours, we may issue you future trip credits at our discretion.

    • We recommend purchasing travel insurance as soon as you book your spot on this trip in case of cancellation.

      To cancel, email hello@buoyanttravel.com

WHAT OUR KINFOLK SAY

Saidah B.

Wonderful experience with a wonderful group ! Briona was such a warm and welcoming host. This was my first travel group and I was quite nervous but I am so glad I took the risk and this was my first travel group experience. The activities were well thought out, from good tour to Afro Punk to the historical tour of beautiful Salvador, I truly enjoyed myself.

Jalena T.

This was my first time doing a group tour, and I'm glad I did it with Buoyant Travel. The group wasn't so big that I didn't get personalized attention, and it wasn't so small that I felt smothered. As someone who likes to have time to do my own thing, the trip was very flexible with how I spent my time and the activities I wanted to participate in. I really enjoyed the pace and diversity of activities that Buoyant and the guides curated. I wouldn't hesitate to book a trip again.