25 Jul 2024
We booked this excursion during one of the port days on our Royal Carribean Cruise! We were really unsure what to expect but it blew us out of the water!!!
You start by meeting your guide right off of the ship, it was extremely organized and well managed. Then we went on a walking tour of old San Juan where the guide provided us with amazing history! I will warn, it is about an hour and a half to two hours of walking so make sure you bring water! With that being said, we never walked for more that 5 minutes at a time so it was not strenuous.
Once we got to the end of the walking tour my husband and I were curious if it could get any better, and it did!!! We went into the cutest building (which thankfully was blasting AC) where we met Carmen, the woman who ran the second part of our tour! Carmen walked us through the significance, history, and “how to” of the mojito and Mofongo. We were each given one mojito which was delicious (you can also purchase more for only $7!!)!!! Then we were given the cooked ingredients for the Mofongo and we put it all together! It was so delicious! They also provided us with recipes so we can make it all home!
To sum up, this is a MUST DO excursion! It is the most worth it money we have ever spent! We truly felt like it was a great bang for your buck because of how much you get out of it! Thank you to all of the amazing workers for making this excursion so fun! We will keep an eye out for these in the future!