Parque Nacional de las Cavernas del Río Camuy

A nicely paved and well maintain park to see natural caves. We were caught in heavy rain, which made the visit more adventurous. Our guide got us a ride to the entrance and back up because it was too slippery to hike. It was fun to see bats and the tunnels down there.

The tour guy was knowledgeable! I suggest you wear some good slip resistant shoes since the walk ways are damp or wet! Also bring some type of gloves if you choose to hold onto the rails going down the caves and back up due to bat droppings that fall on the rails! If you have any knee issues I wouldn’t recommend this tour!

Absolutely worth the trip, the cave was stunning and the walk to get there was beautiful. That said, be prepared to walk to the cave, it's about a ten/fifteen min trek down since the grounds no longer have trams. They do however have carts for the disabled/children. Bring a little flashlight but be cognizant of those around you, it's dark and slippery, lights can be blinding. And please, be respectful. When the guide says "don't touch", don't. There's a reason these rules are in place. Keep these places as pristine as we can. People in my group didn't and it's tourists like them that will ruin things for everyone else. Enjoy, tip your guides!

If you are visiting P.R this is a cool place to check out. Be ready to walk don’t wear sandals please you might slip. I witness 2 people fall. They where wearing flip flops and sneakers that are not meant for that environment. Prices $20 per person, parking $4, seniors $12 and children $12. Plenty of parking we didn’t have to wait to go in. Bathrooms are outside ( porter potty) they where clean. Bring hand sanitizer you will have to hold on to handrails in some spots. There are 9 stations (9 stops) to admire the views. They tell you don’t touch the rails in station 8 and 9. Please don’t touch the rails there’s bat poop all over the rails. If you don’t have a flash light or your phone light on you won’t be able to see the mess and touch it. I love nature I enjoyed the tour.

I was told I had to make a reservation, but when I try to make a reservation the park told me that's only for 15 people or more. I do recommend getting there early when they open. Be prepared to walk and if you get there early then the heat and sun shouldn't be to bad. Our tour guide was great. She was funny and very informational. You can tell she likes what she does. Bring water and wear sneakers. The kids had a great time. This is a must to do.

My exp: 1) There was no delay, I reached at 12:50pm and our tour started at 1. But if you reach after the tour starts, you might need to wait for an hour. 2) Very nice and humble staff. Radio is useless. Head protector and earphones they provide is shared by many tourists and good luck with that sweat smell. 3) Bat poops and no light inside cave turned to be true. You can’t avoid both as it’s slippery inside cave and by the time you realize you were holding the rails, it will be too late. 4) I took my 3 year old with me without stroller. It wasn’t that hard as I had to pick him up in few places and mostly he was able to walk. Few parents who got strollers were struggling to push it in those steep roads. 5) If this place was in USA, they would have made it like another Grand Canyon kind of location. I feel very sad for the people there who have so much beautiful locations around and terrible local govt who doesn’t maintain any of these places. 6) Toilets were modular and too bad. If you can live with all the bad and have a hunger to experience the beauty, this is one of the most beautiful places there is in PR.

We had a great time. Be early, we went before 11 am and we got a spot for 1pm. Our tour guide was excellent. Wear comfortable cloth and shoes. It's very slippery (inside the caves) and at the time we went was very hot and humid. You have to walk a lot to go down to the caves and back. Although they have transportation for people with any health condition or small kids. The caves are beautiful. You need a flashlight, we forgot that and no one told us to have or buy one. You can pay cash or with debit or credit card. Wish, more areas were opened. The tour guide explained to us that only a 15% is open due to shortage in employees due to the government economic issues. Overall is a great experience with nature. Our kids love it!

This is a nature's marvel and a must visit caverns system in Camuy Puerto Rico. The trip to the park is absolutely worthwhile. However, some disorganization was observed as the tours were running late. We arrived at 9:00 am but could not start the tour until past 11. One possible explanation is that it rained the day before and the tours were cancelled. The long walk to the caverns was worthy to be able to experience the majesty of this natural formation. The guided tour was in English and Spanish and very well explained. I highly recommend this experience but you must be there very early as entrance to the park is not guaranteed due to rain or number of visitors.

In Puerto Rico national parks are like underfunded state parks, not like Yellowstone or Yosemite National Parks. I just don't want you setting your expectations too high. This park has been majorly flooded over the past 25 years from hurricanes Georges, Maria, and Fiona. It has only recently reopened 2/23 after Fiona. Check their website to be certain they are open. Currently cash only--no credit cards accepted. The park is clearly marked on the roads leading from Arecibo. Brown signs for recreation. Stop at any of the road side stands for fresh produce, pincho (skewers), or fried empanadas, etc. on your way. There is no longer a restaurant at the park. The parking is $4 per car. Tours are $18 per person, less for kids and seniors. The park itself is not fully repaired and open. Restrooms have running water. There is a snack/ice cream kiosk and a souvenir kiosk near the ticket booth. This is also the area where your group tour begins. You start with an informative film in Spanish with subtitles. The limestone cavern and sink hole offer unique daylight views from entrances. The cavern is never totally dark. There are no electrical lights working in the cavern. You will be issued a flashlight along with hard hat and recorded tour in the language of your choice. Our guide spoke both English and Spanish. There is walking involved, including steep inclines and wet slippery surfaces. Total tour time is 1.5 hours. This includes the film, tour, and walk down and back up from the cavern. The walk thru the cavern is a very short with 8 stops and ample photo opportunities. There is one view of the river inside.

Not recommended for children 5 years and younger (long walk up & down steep and slippery inclines, and very dark). A little boy was crying because he was scared. There is no signage to tell you where to park or where to go. There is no transportation from the welcome center/ticket booth to the cave entrance, and it's a 25 minute walk, one-way, with a steep incline, just to get to the cave entrance. Walking down to the entrance was not bad (although extremely unpleasant in the heat and humidity) but coming back up, with the steep incline in the heat and humidity was awful! Consider it a bonus cardio workout. I live in a hot & humid climate and the climb out was brutal for me. If I had known this I would not have done this tour! I highly recommend taking the earliest tour in the day for this reason. You can bring your own water which I highly recommend. Wear loose fitting, breathable clothes, closed toe and rubber-soled shoes. The tour guides were picked up at the cave entrance on a golf cart while the rest of us hiked up the hill in the heat & humidity. I can't believe the tour guides left visitors down at the cave entrance alone in the heat and humidity to climb the incline out. Isn't that a liability? No flashlights were provided. Bring your own or use your cell phone flashlight. Hard hats are provided, along with headphones and audio devices; however my headphones did not work, so I missed the entire narration of the tour. I've been to other underground caverns before, and there was nothing super special about this one. I Am highly disappointed and will not return again and do not recommend this tour to anyone. I'm pretty sure they do not clean or sanitize the hard hats, headphones or audio devices between use, and I turned mine in drenched in sweat. Yuck! I specially told the gal my headphones didn't work, and she said "ok" and added them to the same stack as the others for the next tour to use! Restroom facilities are port-a-potties only, with no hand wash station.

Ask for Tina and Amarelys!!! Tina the tour guide is awesome and gives all the extras. Have fun!! And after go to the bakery close by for a smile on your face. It's only 4 Mims away from there.

Great experience in nature. It's amazing what surrounds us from above and below. Much history, nature and culture. A small hike up/down transportation for anyone who cannot .

Okay, this was an incredible, fun experience. You start off on a Jurassic Park esque ride through the surrounding rain forest (no dinosaurs and 75% less Jeff Goldblum). And then its into the cave itself. The cave is just amazing, and WAY bigger than I would have imagined. There are nine stations where you can listen to an auditour, but also do listen to your guide. Ours was awesome and kept finding vinegaroons. We didn't see any bats, but the hurricane a few years ago mostly wiped them out, and I guess they haven't rebounded yet. :( Still, there were.. signs of many bats. Pro Tip, they warn you that you may get wet. You probably won't, but still be prepared. I nearly took this to mean "wear beach shoes." Don't. Wear good shoes, and make sure they're slip resistant.

This was a very nice nature trip. A trip to see some caves and a good challenging walk with plenty of fresh air. Since hurricane maria hit, they have not had the trolley service so this is a full walking tour. It took about 90 minutes round trip and that is including all the stops to take pictures and staying away from the spiders on the walls of the cave. Worth the trip and gives you a nice excuse to go and get some food after to find the calories you lost on the walk. Amy was our tour guide and she was pretty awesome, full of information and kept checking in everyone often. This is probably something I would visit once and maybe once again if I was to bring someone else but maybe not a repeat visit on my own. Couple of tips: Strollers... don't do it. The path is very slippery and steep inclines in some areas and I saw some people struggling to keep control of their stroller while trying to keep themselves from falling at the same time. If your kid can walk, have them walk, if it is a baby, it may be better. Wheelchairs... crazy to try but I guess everything is possible. I just wouldn't recommend it. Only reason I mention those two is because the signs at the entrance make you think it is ok to do the trip with either and it really is not a good idea. It is not worth slipping and breaking a hip just to see the caves. IMO. May be worth a concussion but not breaking a hip, that may be a little too much.

Seeing the caves was a nice experience. Before heading to the caves, you watch a short video, get a hard hat and audio device where you can listen to the historical facts about the caves. There used to be trolleys where they drive you up but they no longer have them so you need to walk the whole way there. Heading to the caves, you are walking down so it's pretty easy. Going back you're heading up which is quite a workout! But there are places with seats along the way if you need a break to catch your breath. Our tour guide "Amy" was really knowledgeable and kind. The whole trip took about an hour and half so we weren't rushed and had plenty of time to take pictures. It is recommended to wear sneakers because in the caves, it's wet so the floors get really slippery.

This was such an incredible experience. The tours are small due to covid but that was fine. The cave is HUGE and very fascinating. Our tour guide, whose name I do not remember, was great and showed us more than the guided tour did. You do need to make reservations in advance, so make sure to call ahead and wear non-slip shoes. This means sneakers/tennis shoes/whatever you call them or even hiking shoes that can get wet. I wore my Allbirds that do have decent traction but I think my hiking boots may have been better to avoid any slippage.

Tuvimos que esperar por varias horas (3) para luego cerrar el lugar a las 4pm con turistas ahí esperando para ser recogidos por un largo rato. Entonces darte cuenta que habías dejado perdido un artículo. Te notifican que lo vieron pero estaba perdido porque no podían abrir la puerta de donde estaba guardado. Porque el supervisor vivía a dos horas del parque. No pierdas tu dinero en este lugar. Esta carísimo para lo que es y pobre servicio. No lo vale! Coral Longo

Really cool caves previously home of the Tenio Indians. The views are breathtaking from inside the cavd, the bats are awesome, and the overall experience was great. $4 parking, $18 per adult entrance fee. Worth the trip. Now, I want to find the water caves!

After 3 1/2 years of being closed, I'm so thrilled this place is open again. It's the second largest cave system in the world according to their website. My kids enjoyed this historical and important treasure on this island. Sad that hurricane Maria led to lots of damage including the loss of bats but hopefully they will come back. The floor at the caves an be slippery so it's important to wear comfortable shoes that can get wet and are not slippery. Lots of walking as they don't seem to have the trolleys anymore. They took great precautions during this pandemic.

Drove hours out of the way on a weekday and told you must have a reservation. Even though all literature states no reservation required. Go ahead and try to call any of the numbers listed, ha! It's a scam, don't waste your time (or gas).

Showed up at 130 to explore the caves and were turned away being told they closed already for the day when it was clearly stated they closed at 3pm. A long drive for us just to be sent away an hour and a half before closing