Add-on
The best beaches on Vieques are at the end of a dirt road. Add a Wrangler to your booking and it will be waiting when you arrive.
Why a Jeep
Two thirds of Vieques is a national wildlife refuge, and the roads inside it are unsealed, rutted, and slow going after rain. A standard sedan will get you to town and to Sun Bay. It will not comfortably get you to Green Beach or La Chiva.
Caracas, La Chiva, Green Beach and the rest sit behind unpaved access roads.
Island rentals sell out weeks ahead and mean a separate queue, contract and deposit. Ours is waiting at the house - or, if it suits your flight better, at the airport when you land, at no extra charge.
Added to your house booking and paid on the same card. No second transaction.
The fleet
Both are four-door Unlimiteds, both seat five, both are automatic 4x4. The difference is how far off the pavement you intend to go.
Billet silver · Wrangler Unlimited Sahara
$125 / day
The comfortable one, and still a Wrangler. Four-wheel drive, body-color hardtop, air conditioning and a quieter cabin. It will take you down the same tracks as the High Tide; it is simply the nicer of the two for the miles in between. Take this one if you want the beaches without giving up the ride.
Hydro blue · Wrangler Unlimited High Tide
$125 / day
The one built up for it. Factory lift, 33-inch all-terrain tires, flared arches and black alloy wheels. Both Jeeps will get you there; this is the one you want for Green Beach after rain, or anywhere the track turns to rock and sand.
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How it works
| Length of stay | Rental | Cleaning | Tax 11% | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days | $375.00 | $60.00 | $41.25 | $476.25 |
| 5 days | $625.00 | $60.00 | $68.75 | $753.75 |
| 7 days | $875.00 | $60.00 | $96.25 | $1,031.25 |
When you book either property on this site, the Jeeps appear as an optional add-on before you pay. Choose one or both, and the total updates. There is no separate booking to make and no second deposit to leave.
Booking through Airbnb or Vrbo instead? Those platforms have no mechanism for add-ons, so the Jeep cannot be included. Message us after booking and we will arrange it separately - subject to availability.
Good to know
Usually at the house, waiting for you when you arrive - no counter, no queue, no second contract.
Airport drop-off is an optional service we provide, free of charge. If your flight lands early, or you would rather drive yourself from the airstrip, we will leave the Jeep waiting for you there instead. Tell us your arrival details when you book and we will set it up.
Every driver needs to be licensed and insured, and named on the rental agreement.
Additional drivers are welcome at no charge. Each one just needs to meet the same requirements and be added to the agreement before they drive, and we will take a photo of each license at handover.
Insurance works a little differently here than at an airport rental counter, and a few minutes with your own insurer before you travel is time well spent.
What comes with the vehicle. Every registered vehicle in Puerto Rico carries compulsory liability insurance through its annual marbete, the registration sticker on the windshield. That coverage is real, but it is limited: it exists to pay for damage you cause to someone else's property, up to a low statutory ceiling. It does not extend to damage to the Jeep itself, to injury, to theft, or to anything above that ceiling.
What is worth checking. Puerto Rico is a United States territory, which helps more than most visitors expect: many US auto policies and credit card rental benefits apply here just as they would in any state, where they would not abroad. Two questions for your insurer and your card issuer:
If there is a gap, your card issuer or a standalone rental policy can usually cover it, though both are best arranged before you collect the Jeep.
Anything the compulsory coverage does not reach sits with the driver, so it is worth knowing where you stand. We will walk around the Jeep with you at handover and photograph it, and do the same when you bring it back, so we are both working from the same record.
Yes - $200, held on a credit card rather than charged. It is an authorization hold placed the day you collect the Jeep and released within five business days of its return, though your bank may take a little longer to show it.
We would only draw on it for:
Most of the time none of that applies and the hold simply drops off. If we do need to deduct anything, we itemize it and send you the receipt.
Just like any normal car rental, fuel is not included in the base charge. For your convenience, we offer two ways to handle it:
The Jeep comes to you full either way. Just let us know which you would rather do.
We keep our Jeeps on Vieques, and it comes down to how the ferry works.
Vehicle space on the ferry is genuinely scarce, and those slots are prioritized for residents and for the small businesses that rely on the crossing to move goods to and from the main island. Cargo tickets are hard to come by even for people who live here, so we leave them to the people who need them.
You won't miss it. The island is roughly 21 miles end to end, and everything worth driving to is inside that.
You won't need to. Driving or parking on the beaches is prohibited on Vieques, but there is always parking very near them, and the walk is very short.
Be advised, though: towing and fines are strictly enforced, and they're expensive.
The add-on will not be offered for those dates. We can point you to rental agencies on the island, though they book up well in advance in high season.
These terms summarize the Jeep rental agreement you sign at pickup. That signed agreement is the contract for the rental.