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.

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.

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.

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!

Great service and staff. Very accommodating. We were running late and they waited for usread more

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.

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

This is one of the greatest beaches in the world. Obviously a bit of a trek from PR, you have to…read moretake the ferry/plane to the island and then take a taxi up to the beach but the view is spectacular, with blue skies, blue water and soft sand. Paradise.

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.

Has to be one of the top beaches on the Island! Open from 10-4 on weekends. Couple of things to…read morenote, no bathrooms, no long pole umbrellas allowed only canopy tents, no shade areas and no concession areas. Small coolers, beach chairs are okay to bring.

While I was in St. Croix a couple months ago, this was on a lot of lists of 'Places to See' in St…read more Croix so I naturally had to go. This was probably the best beach that I went to on St. Croix. The beaches were clean and sandy. The water was great. It was also cool to see where the last scene of Shawshank Redemption was filmed. I would definitely go back to this beach.

A favorite beach for families and tourists alike! The sand is soft, the water is calm and safe for…read moreswimming, and the area is very well-kept. The bathrooms and showers are super clean, and there are lifeguards on duty for extra safety. Parking is convenient, and it's right next to the famous Luquillo Kiosks, where you can enjoy delicious local food after the beach. A perfect place to spend the day in Puerto Rico!

It was our last full day in Puerto Rico, and we really wanted to have a great beach day. To use…read morethis beach, you have to go through a gated entrance and pay four dollars to park. From that point on, it doesn't cost you anything unless you choose to spend money. It's a short walk from the parking lot to the beach. We had gotten there early, and decided to rent an umbrella and a pair of lounge chairs, which cost us $35 for the day. Considering we ended up spending nearly 7 hours on the beach, it was definitely worth the purchase price. The beach is gorgeous, and the water is rock free. It did get quite busy, but we actually enjoyed the people watching. There are vendors that walk up and down the beach, selling ice, creams and drinks, but there are also little Kioskos on the property that you can walk to easily to order hot food. At the one we visited, we got delicious slushy's, Pinchos, and empanadillas that were all delicious. We had a great time, and would absolutely go back in a heartbeat! When you leave the gated parking lot, you are literally around the corner from the Luquillo kioskos if you want to hit them up for shopping or dinner after your beach day. Makes things super convenient!