Experience the thrill of a visit to the rooftop of Puerto Rico, a land of lush green vegetation, steep hillsides, and cascading waterfalls. Located at the second highest mountain in the Cordillera Central, the Toro Negro Rainforest is Puerto Rico’s highest rainforest reserve. Much less visited and about 1,000 feet higher than El Yunque rainforest. Toro Negro offers a more intimate rainforest and cultural experience with amazing views of its mountains and landscapes and the real country side.   
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To reach Toro Negro from the Metro Area requires about 90 minutes;  we drive south through the city of Caguas and up the mountains of Cayey , down to the coastal plains of the Caribbean coast to the town of Juana Díaz, where we then drive north and up the Central Cordillera through and incredible scenic mountain road to the Barrio Toro Negro of Ciales… our destination! 
The adventure takes place at a private land adjacent to the National Forest.  Acampa is the one and only company that operates in the Toro Negro region. It begins as we hike down through a coffee plantation and enter Quebrada Rosa, a  tributary of the Toro Negro River. The Quebrada Rosa is a clear, pristine and unspoiled rainforest creek. Our adventure takes us upstream, through a series of waterfalls climbs, boulders and pools. Expect to get completely wet on this adventure!! The morning hike is a real challenging and fun experience as we scramble over boulders, along the water’s edge, across pools, and up the current. Before lunchtime, we will gear up with harness, ropes and helmet to climb up a higher waterfall to a secret pool above. 
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Midday, we will enjoy lunch under a rustic roof  in the open with a view of the rainforest. This meal will be prepared by a local family and will consist of typical authentic puertorican mountain dishes. Lunch with Acampa is always served buffet-style, so you can serve yourself as much or as little as you want.
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After lunch, we will hike up through the rainforest for about 30 minutes and 600 feet of elevation, reaching the 3000ft above sea level.  During the hike up through a single steep trail you will learn about endemic and native trees, medicinal plants, toxic trees, wild orchids, survival tips and much more. But what better way to experience the rainforest than by zip-lining through it! We will make our way back to camp by a combination of short hikes and a series of zip-lines which cross above waterfalls and canyons.  You will have the opportunity to experience 6 incredible unique ziplines. The zip lines are over 125 ft. high above the waterfalls, crossing mountains, under the canopy and in the open valley , so the rides are both thrilling and stunning.   
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As an added treat, on this tour you will experience the delight of traditional Puerto Rican crops such as coffee, bananas, passion fruits, various citrus fruits and other native tropical fruits harvested right from the trees on the cultivated area of this land. Remember though that most fruits are seasonal so not all these fruits will be available on any given date.
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<i>The description above depicts an average day on the Toro Negro Rainforest Adventure. Exact itineraries of Nature Adventures are always subject to change without notice based on guides’ judgment.
<br><br>This adventure requires a “moderate+-difficult” level of fitness. You can expect to hike over sustained hills, wade through moving water, hike on slippery and uneven terrain, scramble and climb over wet rocks, and travel along steep ledges. Due to size restrictions on our harnesses and other vertical equipment, we are not able to accommodate people weighing over 230lbs and or bigger than 38 inch of waist on climbing and zip-lining elements of our tours. 


