Bioluminescent Bay

As others have said, go when it’s wicked dark if at all possible! It will make your experience significantly better.

Go when it is close to new moon. We could see a bit of the bioluminescense, but it could have been better.

And do the kayaks! So much cooler (and better for the environment) than the stinky, loud boats.

The water is so much like what’s seen in Disney movies.

It’s…. strange.

i was about 9 when my family took here. Seeing the water glowing, THE HUGE FISH SURROUNDING THE BOAT GLOWING, too much for me.

As wonderful as it is to look into the water, don’t forget to look up. There is very little light pollution (to make sure we can see thebioluminescence) – so the night sky is gorgeous. It’s a wonderful place for star-gazing.

It’s been a few years, but I have been to Vieques twice. Twice also to bio bay. It’s something you absoluely have to see before it’s destroyed. Any change with nature or man made changes can endanger this spectacle of nature. If you want to photo the glow-in-the-dark organisms, you must bring a professional grade extremely high speed film. Regular cameras will not capture the image. You must swim. I must go back

this occurs elsewhere as well. it occurs in the chesapeake bay in the USA. Although maybe not consistenly, it was doing it a few weeks ago.

Oh my goodness this was such an awesome experience. Kayaking to the bay was easy considering it was upstream and once we go there it was so sweet to see the plankton light up and we got to swim around in it. But on the way back it was upstream and i was sooo tired. It was definately one of the hardest things i have ever has to do!!

I want to swim when the Bioluminescent “fishes” light up underwater, thats sure to be a great experience, I hope to plan a trip here next year.

make sure the boat tour you choose will let you get out and swim in the water- it is an unforgettable experience!