Puerto Rico is a bargain destination and vacation packages can really help you save! Not to mention relieving the stress.

See the comparisons below and you will see how a Best of Both Puerto Rico Surf and Yoga package is a great way to go!

Now airfare from the states is very reasonable to Puerto Rico. For example a plane ticket from New York to Aguadilla is around $278 round trip (about $320 with taxes and fees). From Chicago to Aguadilla would cost more like $348 (around $400 with tax and fees).

Transportation from Aguadilla to the Best of Both Adventures is included in the package. If traveling without the package you can expect a rental car to be $350 for the week, plus fuel at about $75 for a total of $425.

Lodging in Puerto Rico at a beach front villa on average will cost $150-175/ night. We will take the middle and say that you could spend $160 plus tax for a total of about $688.

What about food, everyone needs to eat! All meals are included in the 5 day - 4 night Best of Both Adventure. Gourmet meals prepared with locally grown products and a true taste of Caribbean cuisine. If you are traveling and need to eat out you can expect to spend $10-15 for breakfast, $15 for lunch and $25-35 per person for dinner. So, saying you kept it on the low end, you need to budget $50 for food each day and that does not include drinks and snacks! We better figure another $20 for that making a total of $70 plus tax and gratuity which would make about $100 per day in food and drinks!

Now, some people can come to the island and just be satisfied with sitting on the beach watching the surfers. But there are those of us watching who desire to give the sport a try. Let’s add in $100/day for surf lessons. We will then feel the need for a restorative yoga class at $20/class and how about a massage to work on the tired muscles from the surf lesson , that’s another $70. We have just added $190 without tax and gratuity!

Traveling to Puerto Rico requires no passport. No long lines passing through customs. It is one of the most economical vacation destinations and below you will find a comparison of booking a trip with Best of Both Adventures vs. traveling on your own.

Let’s make this easy and compare below:

Off the top it is easy to see that you would save over $200 with the Best of Both trip. More to consider; in the comparison the food budgeted would be restaurant meals. After 5 days of eating breakfast, lunch and dinner at a restaurant your body may be in need of a detox. Best of Both Adventure meals are carefully prepared in a healthy, delicious way to restore balance to the body. If a fair meal price comparison were to be done and you were to eat privately prepared meals you would need to add at least $200 more dollars to the budget.

The daily yoga sessions are designed to target the muscles used in surfing and to help you develop your own practice to return home with. Our instructors are trained to personally assist your needs and to help you find a yoga routine that will fit into your lifestyle. This is not something you would get from just any class!

I could go on and on about the beauty and tranquility of our villas, the friendliness of the staff, etc. But most importantly I cannot put a price value on the relationships that develop from these adventures. Some travel with friends or family and some travel alone, but each and every surf and yoga trip, new friendships develop and much is learned from sharing this experience together as women!

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Best of Both Adventures for women’s Puerto Rico Surf and Yoga trips

Have quickly become the premier destination for so many reasons.Puerto Rico experiences “summer” weather all year long. It is a perfect place to bring women together in a healthy, healing environment. Nurturing the desire to learn or improve the sport of surfing in some of the best waves in the world. Searching the soul with a beachside yoga practice and bringing it all together with healthy meals featuring some of the best food the Caribbean has to offer.  Choosing organic and local foods whenever possible.

Some of the meals from our adventures:

Quinoa Stuffed Avocado
Quinoa pilaf made with quinoa grain, chopped parsley, slivered almonds and chopped dried mango served in two avocado halves over a bed of organic greens.

Grilled Chicken with Mango Salsa and Cous Cous
Chicken breasts marinated in coconut milk and grilled to perfection served with homemade mango salsa on a bed of curried cous cous

More reasons to choose Puerto Rico: No Passport required.

Did you know that you can travel from the States to Puerto Rico without a passport? In a complicated world this makes traveling a breeze.

Surf for all skill levels.

Whether you are new to the sport or need to improve your skill. Puerto Rico offers waves all year long and lessons from skilled instructors.  Kayaking and snorkeling excursions are offered in addition to surfing or if you choose to take a day away from the waves!

Safe for travel.

Puerto Rico is a US territory. Travelers find the area safe and easy to get around. English is spoken in most areas and there is no need for currency conversion!

Great Flights.

Flights arrive daily from the east coast into Aguadilla Airport. Jet Blue www.jetblue.com  and Spirit Airlines www.spiritair.com offer great rates. Check them out today!

If you are searching for the perfect surf and yoga adventure. We have it all here in Puerto Rico!

Yoga. Yoga. Yoga!

Start the day with yoga to energize your body for surfing or to restore and relax from the previous days activities.  Afternoon sessions available to stretch and renew the body and mind!  Classes designed with the beginner in mind, yet powerful enough to challenge the experienced yogi.

Michele and I have been working hard to finalize our 2009 trip schedule, especially our winter and spring trips. We hope to have them posted on the web site by the end of June. If you are interested in one of the trips we’re repeating, you can ask us for the new dates and provisionally register for it now, knowing that you do not have to make a final commitment until we have the price nailed down. Speaking of prices- yuck!! As you can imagine, all the prices of the major trip components are going up (food, fuel, airfare, hotels etc.). We’re examining each trip for elements we can modify that will decrease the cost without impacting the quality. We are also looking at some new destinations that aren’t as affected by the weakness of the dollar or as expensive to get to, such as Costa Rica. And we’re adding a few shorter trips like Panama and our Surf and Yoga Puerto
Rico. Prices will go up, but we hope to keep the increases moderate.

So what other new trips are we working on? We’re looking at a couple of new trips in Europe including hiking in Greece and our new Tuscany trips. We only have 4 spaces left for the Oct 2008 trip Closer to home we’re planning new trips to Michigan, for amazing Lake Michigan
surfing, hiking, Yoga and a first class spa experience. We will begin the Adventure with a wine and food pairing introductory dinner showcasing some of the finest local wines and fresh foods from the amazing culinary secret area of Northern Michigan (Mario Batalli has a home here!).

Days will start with Yoga in the Legacy Art Park among White Pines and sculptures from various artists. Surfing the great lakes is a fresh water experience that you will never forget and
breathtaking views of the world famous Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore will be enjoyed from the surfboard and hikes along theplummeting sand dunes.

Where in the world is Dez and Michele

I’m off to Costa Rica to look for our next adventure, then to Santa Barbara and finally to my home in Argentina, for some amazing skiing and good Argentinian wine. I will return in time for our October Trip to Tuscany where I will personally guide you through a maze of food and wine oh, and history. Michele is busy teaching Yoga, Pilates and cooking for her gourmet food and wine store in Northern Michigan.

We still have space left on some of our summer and fall trips so if you’re thinking you would like to pack your bags and join us, we would love to see you! Dez Bartele founder of Best of Both Adventures for women for the Mind and Body

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