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Flamenco Beach — Flamenco, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, PR

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Beautiful beach! The sand was so soft and the water was refreshing and crystal clear! It is a very popular beach so it was crowded the day we went. It was $20 to rent an umbrella for the day and another $15-20 for 2 beach chairs. The water was pretty rough in one section but then if you just walk to the left a bit, it was much calmer.

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Ranked as one of the top beaches in the world, Flamenco is a postcard-perfect stretch of white sand and turquoise waters.
First thing first — reaching there is a pain — means
a) Rent a car- 50 KM- 60-70 Mins ride
b) Reach Ceiba -would suggest booking ferry tickets in advance (gets sold out quickly, especially on Weekends) 50 Minutes Ferry ride to Culebra Island
c) $5 shuttle to Flamenco beach, as its a popular beach, you will get a shared taxi outside the terminal
It takes app 4-5 hrs and then you will reach there but trust me, that beach is worth it. The moment we saw this, we were like — «wowwwwwww»
The horseshoe-shaped silver beach is indeed picture-postcard pretty, but it can get crowded on the weekends. We went there on Tuesday so there was not much rush.
It does have amenities though: the only beach on Culebra that does.
Beach is practically wave-less, which makes it ideal for snorkeling, swimming, unwinding, playing in the sand, or simply beach-bumming.
If you were to spend…

Echoing others comments, this beach is paradise. Stayed at the Villas for a week and explored the island. Beautiful clean sand , not overcrowded and beautiful water. The colors are amazing. Only drawback we found was that it tens too rain everyday for 5-15 minutes. After it ends, the sand fleas come out. Bring plenty of sunblock and bug spray.

Absolutely love this beach. Most beautiful piece of shoreline I’ve ever seen. Not crowded. The water is warm and inviting. Not a spec of trash on the beach. The end of the beach the locals call «shark cove» is a perfect place to get in the water for less abled swimmers and children. If you escape to the shade to avoid getting burned, beware of fire ants.

Beautiful beach. Lived up to the hype. Crystal clear water, white & fine sand, and perfect water temperature. One of the best beaches. We took a ferry tour to the beach. Absolutely loved the experience there. Untouched nature at its finest. This gives the feel of a Caribbean beach with clear blue water , with perfect warm water temperature. This is a must see place when visiting Puerto Rico.

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Picturesque crescent-shaped beach
Curved stretch of scenic coastline with white sand & clear water for snorkeling & swimming.

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«Beautiful beach! The sand was so soft and the water was refreshing and crystal clear! It is a very popular beach so it was crowded the day we went. It was $ to rent an umbrella for the day and another $ for 2 beach chairs. The water was pretty rough in one section but then if you just walk to the left a bit, it was much calmer.»

«Ranked as one of the top beaches in the world, Flamenco is a postcard-perfect stretch of white sand and turquoise waters.
First thing first — reaching there is a pain — means
a) Rent a car- KM- Mins ride
b) Reach Ceiba -would suggest booking ferry tickets in advance (gets sold out quickly, especially on Weekends) Minutes Ferry ride to Culebra Island
c) $5 shuttle to Flamenco beach, as its a popular beach, you will get a shared taxi outside the terminal
It takes app hrs and then you will reach there but trust me, that beach is worth it. The moment we saw this, we were like — «wowwwwwww»
The horseshoe-shaped silver beach is indeed picture-postcard pretty, but it can get crowded on the weekends. We went there on Tuesday so there was not much rush.
It does have amenities though: the only beach on Culebra that does.
Beach is practically wave-less, which makes it ideal for snorkeling, swimming, unwinding, playing in the sand, or simply beach-bumming.
If you were to spend the entire day at Flamenco, you’ll observe a spectacular show of color changes on the water, ranging from clear like glass, soft baby blue to turquoise to deep emerald green. We hit it at 2 PM, with amazing colors. also what amazed me- it’s sand. The sand of Flamenco is light, white, soft, very fine, unlike Escambron-Condado beach. perfectly landscaped shore with green rolling hills as the backdrop, lush tropical plants providing shade to visitors
While you’re there, don’t miss your chance to bump into Flamenco’s most iconic attraction, The Tank, which is a reminder of the US Navy’s occupancy of Culebra.
Food & Drink: there are 2 food trucks near to beach offering local food and drinks.
How to reach there by Car-
If you are planning to Visit Playa Flamenco and come back to San Juan then I would suggest taking route 3while going and Route while coming back. a couple of reasons for this-
1) Take Route-3. You wanna save money on toll skipping Route- (no sense paying rental company for its transponder and $/day)
2) while coming back to San Juan, take Route 3 & . Its Scenic route
3) On Route- — Pinones area which is famous for its street/roadside small/decent food joint — you don’t wanna miss if you are a foodie
or -minute flight»

«Echoing others comments, this beach is paradise. Stayed at the Villas for a week and explored the island. Beautiful clean sand , not overcrowded and beautiful water. The colors are amazing. Only drawback we found was that it tens too rain everyday for minutes. After it ends, the sand fleas come out. Bring plenty of sunblock and bug spray.»

«Absolutely love this beach. Most beautiful piece of shoreline I’ve ever seen. Not crowded. The water is warm and inviting. Not a spec of trash on the beach. The end of the beach the locals call «shark cove» is a perfect place to get in the water for less abled swimmers and children. If you escape to the shade to avoid getting burned, beware of fire ants.»

«Beautiful beach. Lived up to the hype. Crystal clear water, white & fine sand, and perfect water temperature. One of the best beaches. We took a ferry tour to the beach. Absolutely loved the experience there. Untouched nature at its finest. This gives the feel of a Caribbean beach with clear blue water , with perfect warm water temperature. This is a must see place when visiting Puerto Rico.»

Flamenco Beach has 4.9 stars from 582 reviews.

The address of Flamenco Beach is
Flamenco, Culebra, Puerto Rico,
Culebra,
PR.

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Culebra Beach and Playa Flamenco, a top 10 world beach in Puerto Rico.

Crystal-clear turquoise waters, white sand, abundant sea life, and sunny skies make Culebra Beach/Playa Flamenco a hard place to beat.

This way to paradise

Culebra is a large island, 27km off the east coast of Puerto Rico. Today’s excursion is the best way to experience its beauty if you’re time-poor. There is a ferry, which only services the island a couple of times a day and tends to sell out, with massive queues. The other way, short of playing a pirate of the Caribbean, is to take a flight on a small plane. Either way involves minor discomfort compared with cruising on a catamaran, pina colada in hand.

The tour, run by East Wind Tours and booked via Viator picks us up at an ungodly hour (7am), from Plaza Colon (Columbus). The air is already thick with humidity and the clouds look ominous.

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The minivan does its pickup run from Old San Juan down to the hotel hot spot, Condado, a beachfront area that is home to most of the city’s tourism accommodations. The towering, multi-national chains have beautiful infinity pools and their own private beach access and casinos, but our decision to stay in a boutique hotel in the old town feels completely vindicated. I’d take wandering lazy golden streets over floating in a pool on most days.

Joining us on the trip is half of Texas and a broad representation from several Latin-American countries. The minivan passes the airport and heads inland. The landscape is fertile and a rich green. With the high-rise apartments and palm trees, it could easily be mistaken for Australia’s Gold Coast hinterland. We pass mango trees and sugar cane as the van weaves through hills and valleys on the way to the port of Fajardo.

This could get bumpy

Awaiting our embarkation is a modern catamaran with all mod cons. After being fitted for flippers, we board for the ride out to the island. From the moment the boat has exited the harbor, it’s full steam (or more likely, diesel) ahead. The captain has the pedal to the floor and the boat transforms into a roller coaster. It leaps and bounds over the extremely choppy waters, causing the passengers to giggle nervously and every so often, be thrown into the air.

After about half an hour of joyriding, the seas calm as the catamaran enters a beautiful, blue bay. A quick safety briefing and it’s men and women overboard. The catamaran has been customized for diving and there’s easy access to the water from the platforms at the stern. This first stop is directly above a reef and the visibility is amazing.

There are colorful parrotfish, wrasse, angelfish, and plenty of breeds we can’t translate. It’s a real treat. For the lazy and unfit (we fit both categories), there’s an optional buoyancy vest, meaning you can float uninhibited and enjoy the view.

The ultimate bar – in the waters of the Caribbean

For those needing a breather, the bar is open and there’s an unlimited supply of free (included in the price) rum punch and pina coladas. The crew actually serves you off the back platform, turning the catamaran into an amazing swim-up bar, which when partnered with the buoyancy vest makes it the ultimate bar. Imagine the sheer joy of floating in the pleasant, blue Caribbean.

After about two hours of snorkeling (or chugging rums, depending on your idea of fun), it’s on to the main attraction, Flamenco Beach. This is what sealed the deal for me when choosing Puerto Rico as our destination. Rated the third best beach in the world, it’s as close to a Corona beer ad as you can get.

The Americans liked it so much, they used to use it as a munitions range in WW2 and there are still the rusted hulks of Sherman tanks half-buried in the white sands further around Flamenco Bay.

The catamaran anchors in the shallows. It’s about a 500m swim to the shore. The boat is a regular visitor and the locals are waiting. There are literally hundreds of dart and trevally swimming around, anticipating the free bread the crew dump to get the snorkelers excited. Swimming slowly and slightly menacingly around the back of the school is local big boy, Godzilla, a morbidly obese grouper. In amongst the shoal is a stingray, keeping a low, but an ever-present profile on the bottom.

It’s an easy swim to the beach and several of the groups have loaded up on bags of beer for their beach party. At $3 a can (not included in the price), the local brew, Medalla is refreshing and light, more like an Aussie lager than an American beer. Adding to the festive atmosphere, a group of day-trippers is blasting reggae tunes out of a boom box.

Playa Flamenco

Out on Flamenco Beach, this Culebra beach really lives up to the hype. The waters are as brilliantly blue as the sand is glowing white. Despite a recent hurricane that has wrought havoc on the palm trees, it’s still as inviting as ever. One of the fascinating features is the array of graffiti-covered tanks. These US war machines were used for naval practice in the 40s and 50s and remain to this day.

Back on board, lunch is served. There’s a blend of cold-cut meats, cheeses, salads, loaves of bread and snacks. It’s light, but there’s plenty to go around and to satisfy the hungriest sunburnt munchies. That being said, sunburn is no laughing matter. In between the hours of snorkeling, sunning and drinking, I somehow managed to get absolutely roasted – possibly worse than I ever did back in Australia. The never-ending winter rendered me as desperate for the sun as an English backpacker. Returning to Old San Juan for birthday dinner and cocktails, it has been the most amazing day. Up there with our wedding.

If you get a chance to visit Culebra, you will not be disappointed with this option.

Bernie and Jess Watt are Australian travel bloggers living in NYC. Check out more travel ideas across the Caribbean.

WHAT?

An all day trip with all you can eat and drink package, two snorkels and the chance to chill on one of the world’s top 10 beaches, Flamenco Beach.

WHERE?

It’s to the east of San Juan, accessed by boat from Fajardo.

HOW?

To make life easier for ourselves we took a Viator tour. It was only about $115 for the cruise, transport and unlimited food and cocktails. Beers were $2 each.

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Travel portal TripAdvisor published a list of the most wonderful beaches in the world. According to numerous reviewers, the first place went to the coast of Brazil.
Bay of Sancho (Baia do Sancho), located on the picturesque island of Fernando de Noronha, off the coast of Fortaleza, was recognized as the most beautiful beach in the world. According to one of the visitors, «the heavenly landscape seems like a mirage.» Second place went to the representative of the Caribbean — Grace Bay, on the island of Providenciales, in the British Overseas Territory of Turks and Caicos, the existence of which has recently become known to tourists and investors. The Italian representative closes the top three: Rabbit Beach (Rabbit Beach) on the island of Lampedusa. nine0099
The sandy beaches of Cuba, Puerto Rico and Australia took places in the top ten. European destinations also rank well, with the Balearic Islands rounding out the top five, while the Greek island of Elafonisi, southwest of Crete, is in tenth place.
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2. Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
3 Rabbit Beach, Lampedusa, Italy 9009nine
4. Playa Paraiso Beach, Largo del Sur, Cuba
5. Playa de Ses Illetes, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain
6. Anse Lazio, Praslin Island, Seychelles
7. White Beach, Boracay, Aklan Province, Philippines
8. Flamenco Beach (Playa Flamenco), Culebra, Puerto Rico
9. Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
10. Elafonisi Beach, Elafonissi, Greece
11. Camp’s Bay Beach, Camps Bay, South Africa
12. Radhanagar Beach, Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
13. Woolacombe Beach, Woolacombe, UK
14. Siesta Beach, Siesta Key, Florida, USA
15. West Bay Beach, West Bay, Honduras
16. Cayo de Agua, Los Roques National Park, Venezuela
17. Playa Manuel Antonio, Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
18. Nai Harn Beach, Rawai, Thailand
19. Sharm El Luli, Marsa Alam, Egypt
20. Iztuzu Beach, Dalyan, Turkey
21. Playa Paraiso, Tulum, Mexico
22. Diani Beach, Diani Beach, Kenya
23. Eagle Beach, Palm/Eagle Beach, Aruba
24. Ngapali Beach, Ngapali, Myanmar
25. Maunganui Beach, Maunganui, New Zealand

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See also: 21 best beaches in the world according to National Geographic magazine.

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9. Eagle Beach (Eagle Beach, Aruba)

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8. Horseshoe Bay Beach (Southampton Parish, Bermuda)

Like other sandy beaches in Bermuda, Horseshoe Bay is covered with soft pink sand. Here you can swim and enjoy your holidays all year round. Near this secluded place there are 8 hotels and mini-hotels.

7. Lopes Mendes Beach (Ilha Grande, Brazil)

Ilha Grande Island is located not far from the noisy Rio de Janeiro, however, it is famous for its seclusion and conducive to a relaxing holiday. The best time to visit is from December to March. There are more than 60 small hotels within walking distance from Lopes Mendes Beach. nine0011

6. Playa de las Catedrales (Ribadeo, Spain)

The beach itself and the views of the Atlantic Ocean are magnificent. The best time to travel to the beach located in the northwest of Spain is July and August. There are more than 25 hotels near Playa de las Catedrales.

5. Playa Flamenco (Culebra, Puerto Rico)

White sand, blue crystal clear water and palm trees begging for a postcard. You can relax on the Flamenco beach of Culebra Island all year round, and you can stay in one of the two dozen hotels nearby. nine0011

4. Baia do Sancho (Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil)

This beautiful beach can be reached either by boat or via winding and dangerous stairs. But the combination of golden sand and emerald water is worth it. Tourists from all over the world come here all year round. Nearby there are more than 50 hotels and mini-hotels.

3. Whitehaven Beach (Airlie Beach, Australia)

Closes the top three Top 10 best beaches in the world a strip of pure white sand at the edge of transparent blue ocean water. You can relax here all year round, there are 35 hotels of different levels of comfort nearby. nine0011

2. Grace Bay (Providenciales, Caribbean)

White sand and warm turquoise waves await tourists all year round. There are about 50 hotels and private pensions not far from the well-maintained beach. It has everything for a romantic getaway, but fans of active entertainment will also find entertainment to their liking.