Cayo Icacos Catamaran Snorkel Tour from Fajardo
Tour Highlights
47-foot sailing catamaran
The Barefoot IV, departing Villa Marina Fajardo.
45 minutes to a deserted cay
Cayo Icacos in La Cordillera Nature Reserve. No vendors, no hotels, no Wi-Fi.
Reef snorkel stop
Masks, fins and floating belts provided for every guest.
Build-your-own deli lunch
Plus piña coladas, rum punch and ice-cold sodas.
Max 44 guests
Never a 75-passenger mega-cat.
USCG-certified captain and crew
Castillo Tours has run boats from Fajardo since 1975.
Puerto Rico taxes and fees included
No surprises at checkout.
About This Tour
Skip the resort pool. Forty-five minutes off the Fajardo dock at Villa Marina, the 47-foot catamaran Barefoot IV drops anchor at Cayo Icacos — the largest cay in La Cordillera Nature Reserve, an uninhabited spit of white sand and shallow turquoise just 1.5 miles off the coast. No vendors, no hotels, no Wi-Fi. That's the point.
You'll sail east with the El Yunque ridge to your right and the Atlantic horizon stretching ahead. Once anchored, you have hours to swim, float, or wade waist-deep in water so clear you can see your own toes. A reef snorkel stop on the way back lets you spot parrotfish, sergeant majors, and the occasional sea turtle. Lunch is a build-your-own deli bar — fresh bread, cold cuts, cheeses, tuna and chicken salads, tropical fruit. The bar pours piña coladas, rum punch, sodas, juice, and water. The crew runs salsa, reggaetón, and Top 40 on the speakers for the sail home.
Castillo Tours has run boats from Fajardo since 1975. Three generations of family operators, USCG-certified, crews who have worked together for years. This is Puerto Rico the way locals do it, not the way the resort brochure describes it.
Departure Point: Villa Marina Fajardo
Check-in: 8:30 AM ·
Departure: 9:00 AM
Group Size: Shared catamaran, up to 44 guests
Boat: Barefoot IV, 47-foot sailing catamaran
What's Not Included
- Hotel transportation to Villa Marina Fajardo
- Towel service
- Gratuities (appreciated, not expected)
- Reef-safe sunscreen
- Personal coolers or glass containers (not permitted on board)
What to Bring
- Reef-safe sunscreen
- Towel
- Hat and sunglasses
- Change of clothes
- Water shoes (optional)
- Underwater camera (optional)
- Valid ID
Guest Requirements
44
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the experience starts
Cancellations within 48 hours are non-refundable
If the operator cancels for weather: full refund, or free reschedule to any available date within 12 months
Tour Itinerary
Check in at Villa Marina Fajardo — Sign waivers dockside and collect snorkel gear from the crew.
Cast off — A 45-minute sail east through the Cordillera Cays with the El Yunque ridge in view. Anchor off Cayo Icacos at 9:45 and head ashore to the white-sand beach.
Deli buffet lunch aboard — Build your own, served on deck at anchor. At 12:45 the boat repositions to a coral reef for the snorkel session, with crew in the water.
Sail home — Music and a crew-prepared fresh fruit platter on the return leg. Docked back at Villa Marina by 2:00 PM.
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From $129.00 /
1 guest
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before (100% refund).
Need last-minute flexibility? Add Flex at checkout.
Excluding processing fees
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