PUERTO RICO
DAY 1: ARRIVE & SAN JUAN
- Depart your local airport
- Arrive at San Juan International Airport
- Meet your KI Concerts tour manager
- Travel to the coastal village of Piñones and enjoy a walking tour seeing the fascinating mural wall art of the town
- Enjoy a traditional Puerto Rican lunch (depending on arrival times)
- Enjoy a scenic ocean drive to San Juan
- Check into hotel
- Relax or enjoy a swim
- Welcome dinner
- Overnight San Juan area
DAY 2: SAN JUAN
- Breakfast daily
- Sing a Mass with a possible short recital post Mass (tbd)
- Guided walking tour of Old San Juan
- Exchange program (tbd)
- Concert
- Dinner
- Overnight San Juan area
DAY 3: SAN JUAN AND RIO GRANDE
- Enjoy a Bomba workshop experiencing the traditional dance and musical style of Puerto Rico. Bomba is the first native music of the island, created in the sugar plantations by slaves more than 400 years ago
- Lunch
- Travel to the Río Grande and experience the beauty of El Yunque Rainforest, the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. and a sacred place in Puerto Rico culture. Learn about the forest's history, flora, and fauna. Enjoy hiking to waterfalls with the opportunity for a quick swim
- Relax at idyllic Luquillo Beach
- Enjoy a traditional Puerto Rican dinner
- Overnight San Juan area
DAY 4: PONCE
- Attend a traditional music workshop with local artists
- Exchange program with a local choir (tbd)
- Concert
- Enjoy a tour of a coffee plantation
- Transfer to Ponce, the “City of Music,” and see the Plaza las Delicias, the iconic Parque de Bombas, and street art on a guided walking tour
- Check into hotel
- Enjoy an evening cruise seeing the sunset and the bioluminescent bay at night
- Dinner onboard or catered island cookout (weather permitting)
- Overnight La Parguera/Ponce area
DAY 5: PONCE
- See the Salt Flats and lighthouse in Cabo Rojo
- Enjoy beach time at stunning Playa Sucia or Boquerón Beach
- Concert (tbd)
- Enjoy dinner featuring local music and dancing
- Overnight La Parguera/Ponce area
DAY 6: DEPART
- Return to San Juan
- Enjoy a guided tour of Fort San Cristobal in Old San Juan
- Transfer to the airport to begin your journey home