What a beautiful, serene beach! You can snorkel here too. My aunt stayed under this pavilion thing…read moreto avoid the hot sun, and when I went to find her, she was hanging out with a friendly horse. What a magical place!

Playa La Chiva was easily my absolute most favourite beach in Vieques!! It was a busy beach when we…read morefirst arrived around 3:00pm, by 5pm the beach was secluded and it seemed like we were on our own private beach. The beach was very clean, with a few options for shade and make-shift, barebones cabanas. We were fortunate to have a hotel that offered beach chairs and a cooler for us to take on beach trips. This made all our beach trips comfortable and on our budget. The water was shallow for quite a bit, and then got slightly deeper. Good for swimmers of all strengths. I would definitely recommend visiting this beach during your stay in Vieques.

All the beaches in this area are fantastic, of course, but Playa Caracas wins with parking hahaha…read more There's a big lot here, which made driving in and out much easier than at the other beaches. But be careful! I'm not sure why we didn't see this at the other beaches we went to (Pata Prieta and La Chiva), but there were so many stingrays that came right up to this beach! Maybe it was just the time of the day (we were there around 5pm, when the tides were coming in), or we just didn't notice it at the other spots? I'm not sure, but we counted at least a half dozen coming in and swimming around in just fifteen minutes that we spent standing in the water. It put us off of wading in. A cool experience but a bit intimidating.

My favorite. Fine white sand, clear calm water with the right temperature. There are gazebos here…read moreunlike in other beaches like Playa Pata Prieta or Playa La Chiva (Blue Beach). There is also a bathroom here. I heard this beach can get crowded but when we went here at 8:30 am on a weekday, there were only 3 people there. I suggest going here early so it's not the hottest and to avoid the crowd (which I believe will still not be that many). HIghly recommended.

The walk from the main road to the beach is maybe 0.3miles (roughly 10 mins walk) - so not bad for…read moremost. It's unfortunate that from my experience, I felt I had been misinformed about Playa Negra. There was a portion of the beach that had the darker/black coloured sand. But to me, the majority of the beach was the regular colour of the sand in Vieques, and the water seemed a little rougher than along other parts of the island. What was beautiful was having a wild horse walk up to me to say hello when I first got to the beach! That was definitely the perk of my visit!

Playa Negra is a beautiful secluded beach on the island of Vieques. You do have to take a ferry…read morefrom the main island to visit this beach. At the ferry terminal, you can get a taxi that will bring you here for about $15 or so. Once you arrive at the "Playa Negra" sign, there is a short hike through a swampy region to get to the actual beach. The entire beach is not covered with black sand, only portions of it - at least the day I visited. It was not crowded at all. It was very scenic and calm!

The rocks on either side made for great snorkeling! I didn't spend too much time here and didn't…read moresee much, except for a bunch of sea urchins and this super awesome (live) giant conch. The conch was the highlight for me! The only con: lots of tiny bitey beach flies

During our tour of Vieques beaches by scooter, this was our first stop. The beaches we went to…read morewere all east of Esperanza a few miles. For most of the trip you are on paved roads, but for Secret Beach (also known as Pata Prieta), we had to stray off the paved path---a good thing. The main dirt road wasn't too bad, but then we had to turn of this road on to a smaller dirt road. This one was a little more potholed, had quite a few big rocks on it, and steep at times. I maneuvered around the rocks like Han Solo on his Millennium Falcon in an astroid field. It was an adventure just getting to Secret Beach. The parking area is at the bottom of a steep stretch of road. The lot is primitive & fairly small. I've been told that you should leave your vehicle unlocked, so that if someone is going to beak into your car, they don't have to break the window----we had a scooter, so that wasn't an issue. From the parking lot, one walks around a signed gate, and takes a short stroll to the beach. Now given its namesake, I was picturing a totally empty beach, but we saw quite a few groups here. But it wasn't super crowded, and we were definitely able to plant ourselves on a nice patch of sand out of earshot of our neighbors. The beach really is nice in that it's a small "C-shaped" cove. The sand of the beach is white and soft. The waves are fairly small and break right on the beach. This place is your mental image of a tropical beach paradise. Swimming is nice here with not many rocks/coral to worry about. I noticed on a neighboring cove west that there were more rocks. This is where most of the snorkelers were. So yeah, I wouldn't say Secret Beach is a total secret, but I'd say it's definitely worth the rough road. A solid 4.5 stars.

Easily one of my top beaches visited while in Vieques - Sun Bay Beach is picturesque, with…read moreextremely tranquil waters - idyllic for swimmers and non swimmers alike. The beach has an expansive sandy shoreline, which could have you taking a stroll along the beach for 30 minutes + in either direction. I thoroughly enjoyed swimming and sunbathing here, along the pristine turquoise waters. Watching little fish swimming by right at my feet was so relaxing and refreshing to see. Our hotel luckily provided us with beach chairs and a cooler, which came in very handy, as there wasn't an option to rent beach chairs or an umbrella. So, please do keep this in mind when visiting this gorgeous beach !!!

Beautiful beach that we had basically entirely to ourselves! Water was clean and with calm waves…read more There didn't appear to be a bathroom here. Plentiful parking.

After visiting Blue, Red, Green, Black, and Playa Grande beaches, I finished my Vieques vacation…read morewith a trip to Silver Beach. I kept thinking Blue Beach was my favorite, but upon reflection, I truly think Silver was. The pristine white sands and turquoise Caribbean waters were good for the soul. My favorite part was being able to walk quite far out into the gentle warm waves on soft white sand and still be standing with water neck high. The highlight of the vacation was getting to try so many beaches, from the western side of Green Beach, to the most eastern public beach of Silver Beach. I could have easily stayed there forever , prompting a Silver Alert...you can find me at Silver! Pack a picnic and sunscreen. Thank me later.

This IMHO is the best beach in Vieques. It's also the last beach, not quite the - end of the road…read morewhen your in the park on the south end of the island. It's totally worth the extra few minutes drive though. It's not well marked on the Vieques tourist map - its marked as 'platita'. Like most of the beaches this one has no services at all. And like all the beaches its a quick walk from the car, through the mangroves to the sand. The times we have been there it's never been crowded - like maybe a dozen people over a 1/2 mile long beach. This beach has the whitest sand of any of the beaches you can get to on Vieques. In addition to this, there is a small beach where some locals have stacked up some pretty cool rocks. When you first get there, it looks like this small beach is kinda far and you have to swim. Not the case. The water is hip deep and you can walk wade over to the little beach. The beach its self it flat & shallow, no real waves, the water seems to be a little warmer because of how shallow it is, good for snorkeling, good for kids. A must see if you are going to the beaches in Vieques. Orchid Beach / Playa La Plata GPS: 18.117971, -65.375744

After visiting Blue Beach and Red Beach, it was only fitting to explore Green Beach. The drive from…read moreIsabel II took about half an hour and the roads got a bit rough and muddy as I got closer. It was fun to see so many island horses along the drive, plus a Great Blue Heron and sand crabs. The coral and sea shells are abundant on this deserted beach in the most Western area of Vieques. The gnats are horrendous and they bite! I kept applying a generous amount of Deet free bug lotion and it helped keep them at bay. The water is refreshing and the brown sand is full of pebbles and shells. I suggest water shoes if you visit, as there are rockier and coral areas that are difficult to maneuver.

This place is so otherworldly and beautiful! While I'm sad that it's not freely open to public,…read morethat's honestly a good thing since the planktons are so fragile. We definitely want to protect and preserve the best (literally) bioluminescent bay in the world, right? So yeah, you can only visit through tour groups. The one-hour tours will definitely feel too short (cries), and you're not allowed to get into the water. Our guide told us that swimming was prohibited since (I think) 2008? I forget the exact year she said. Anyway, some tips if you want them: 1. DEFINITELY only choose tours that use clear-bottom kayaks! Trust me, seeing the water light up and streak along the bottom of the boat was like mini galaxies exploding. It reminded me of the Disney Space Mountain ride. You are missing out if you don't do this. 2. Try to go at or around new moon. Although, even if it's full moon, I'm not sure if this matters if the moon doesn't appear until, say, well after midnight anyway? Hmm... 3. The tours are popular, especially around new moon, so book early! 4. wear water shoes. The walk from land to the kayak in water was sandy and rough on the feet. 5. look for fast streaks of light in the water; those are the fish darting around, super cool to see!! 6. our guide did mention that while this place has bioluminescence year-round, the maximum activity is during summer months. Do what you will with that. This was definitely highlight in our Puerto Rico trip!

I've been twice, once about ten or so years ago, and then yesterday. Both times were incredible, as…read moreit's supposedly the best bio bay in the world due to its conditions (shallow, a consistent current of the Caribbean sea that flows inward which maintains its high concentration of the bioluminescent plankton). The first time we went, way back when, we were allowed to swim in it. But a few months later there was a shark attack, because the bay also serves as a nursery where mama sharks like to come give north. So now the standard is that there is no swimming, and this time we just kayaked which I much preferred. It was simply AMAZING and my favorite part was sticking my hand in and pulling it out to see all the glowing plankton still on it. Some tips: we went with Vieques Kayak Tours (I think) and had no complaints. I think it was something like 60$ per person and it was worth it. I wouldn't pay more than that. The guide was knowledgeable and the kayaks had clear bottoms. If it's raining, don't be deterred- it actually makes it much prettier. FYI- upon getting into the kayak and the entrance of the water it is very muddy and yucky, and the mud contains sulfur which has a terrible smell. So consider wearing water shoes or something like Chacos, or else you go barefoot.

This is a super old, super large tree. Great for some photos or for a quick place to stretch…read more There is a picnic area, a short walk across the parking lot to the beach, and there is a children's playground nearby. There was a small pavilion with info on the tree and its history. While here we also saw a large heard of horses in the nearby field. This wont be a destination thing to do, but you can definitely stop by en route to your next thing for a couple of photos. Oh, be careful if you touch the tree. It has spikes on the limbs!

Really cool 375+ year old Ceiba tree. This is a great place for some pictures :)read more

This beach is AHHHMAZING 10/10…read more So thankful and grateful I was able to spend an entire day here at this beach on the island of Culebra Sand is soft, water is clear and not too cold Entrance is $2, you can rent a chair and umbrella, there is a lifeguard on duty There are vendors selling drinks, food and souvenirs This was a day well spent!

Such amazing blue waters. I see why it's voted the prettiest beach in the world. Also has…read morefacilities and kiosks. $2 to enter. And a few more dollars to park.