The 15 Best Higuey Tours

1.Higuey Expedition Cultural & Historic Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 518 reviews · 270 minutes - 1 day · from $32Our pick

Explore Higüey, local markets, coffee and cocoa farms, horseback trails, Anamuya, and Macao Beach on a value-packed Punta Cana day tour.

“It was a great trip around cool areas, we loved everything. Danilo our tour guide was amazing! Funny, respectful, knowledgeable and spoke over 7 languages! And well, the market isn’t for the faint hearted, specially the meat butchering area. Besides that we loved this experience!!”

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2.Cultural Day Altos de Chavón – Higuey experiences

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $120Top rated

Explore Altos de Chavón, Higüey, a local market, Dominican lunch, and a family coffee and chocolate stop from Punta Cana.

“Beautiful sightseeing our guide Roman was awesome very kind spoke good English had a great day with my husband.”

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3.Enjoy Our Tours Higuey City Cultural

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · from $45

Visit Higüey’s historic churches, shop for crafts, and sample Dominican coffee and chocolate on a private Punta Cana tour.

“This was a bad experience. We booked for 2 PM, were messaged that our pickup would be 2:20 and the driver arrived at 2:40. This caused us issues with evening plans we had made based on the 2 PM time. Our driver was very nice and told Read more”

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4.Higüey Guided Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 22 reviews · 8 hours · from $75

Review of the Higüey Safari Tour from Punta Cana, with a basilica visit, Dominican lunch, river swim, ranch stop, Macao Beach, and practical warnings.

“de begeleiding was top! we zaten wel in een andere bus dan de tour aangaf”

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5.Half-day Cultural Tour in the City of Higüey

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $50

Review of Higüey’s half-day cultural tour, with horseback riding, the basilica, rural lunch, cigar making, and Macao Beach.

“Excellent value and great way to experience the country and real life of Dominican people. Tao was a great guide, very informative and friendly.”

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6.Private City Tours Higüey

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews

Explore Higüey from Punta Cana with a private driver, local market, Basilica, museum, shopping, and Dominican food and drinks.

“Not very structured. Didn't do anything as stated on the website. The one thing we found interesting was closed when we got to it.”

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7.Higuey City Tour – Visit the Basilica Cathedral

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 4h 30m · from $82

Visit Higuey from Punta Cana for the Basilica of La Altagracia, a local market, countryside views, and a practical half-day cultural tour.

“Estuve pensando cuál es la mejor calificación debido a que, Santiago el chofer siempre fue muy atento y estuvo dispuesto a platicar y llevar un viaje ameno; Sin embargo se queda en eso, más que tour es un servicio de transporte ida y regreso a Punta Cana- Higuey- Punta Cana. Supuestamente el precio es de 80USD; Sin embargo, me salió en poco más de 100 y a ese precio me parece que no cumple con un tour ya que no incluye nada más allá del transporte, no hay datos históricos o de interés y si bien el tour se realizó en un día feriado, no creo que existiera diferencia con…”

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8.Higuey discovery, coffee and cocoa tasting from punta cana

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · 6h 30m · from $45

Visit Higüey, taste Dominican coffee and cacao, roll a cigar, ride through country trails, swim in the Anamuya River, and relax at Macao Beach.

“Excursion avec anglais et allemand Un petit groupe (8) très sympathique, visites rythmées sans perte de temps. Et surtout Merci à Téo d’avoir parlé en français !”

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9.Arte, gastronomía, cultura bay Jhoraji : Higüey altos de chavón

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $120

Visit Higüey and Altos de Chavón from Punta Cana for six hours of Dominican art, faith, architecture, and local culture.

“Robinson was our tour guide and did a great job! This excursion was a great way to experience/see some cultural of the Dominican Republic. Also nice length so you are back to resort at decent hour. Exactly what we were looking for during the first time here.”

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10.exciting cultural tour to Higüey adventure, history and fun

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $85

Explore Higüey from basilica to market, Anamuya River, Dominican lunch, cocoa, cigars, and Macao Beach for $85.

“Had an amazing first hand local experience with this great tour. Our guide Danillo picked us from the hotel and we had almost 8 activities for $49 per person including horse ride, basilica tour, lunch and much more. Lunch was typical DominiRead more”

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11.Private Higuey City Tour Real Life in Punta Cana (Half Day)

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10 reviews · from $89

Explore Higuey beyond Punta Cana resorts with a basilica visit, Dominican home, farm stops, market time, and round-trip transport.

“Leider fast nur souvenirshops für Touristen angefahren. Am lokalen Markt auf den ich mich gefreut hatte, sind wir wir gar nicht gegangen, sondern nur dran vorbeigefahren. Fahrer spricht zudem kaum englisch, obwohl angegeben war, dass ein englisch sprechender tourguide dabei ist.”

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12.Private Half Day Tour in Punta Cana-Higüey with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 4 hours

See Higüey beyond the resorts on a private Punta Cana tour with coffee, cocoa, cigars, local homes, markets, and the Altagracia Basilica.

“Enjoyed a day with Erwin. Was very fun and it made us feel good to be helping out a family owned company.”

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13.Safari and Higuey Church from Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $119

Explore Dominican countryside, plantations, a rural school, Higuey Basilica, horseback riding, lunch, and a river swim from Punta Cana.

“Parfait, excursion avec toutes nos attentes réussies, surtout Le meilleur le guide Alex, très sympathique, agréable et professionnel.”

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14.Higüey Basilica & City Tour w/Local House Visit

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 7 reviews · 4 hours · from $55

Explore Higüey’s Basilica, market, museum, and a Dominican home on a four-hour guided tour from Punta Cana for $55.

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15.Higuey City Tour – A Cultural Experience From Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 7 reviews · from $73

Visit Higuey from Punta Cana for basilica views, rural stops, local culture, Macao Beach, transport, snacks, and a half-day schedule.

“Une honte, nous n'avons pas fait la totalité de l'excursion, le guide ne savait même pas de quoi il parlait. Il s'est endormi pendant l'excursion ! Le pire le guide nous a indiqué que c'était pas la peine de prendre des photos qu'il nous prendrait lui. A la fin de l'excursion il a refusé de nous donner les photos sauf contre 150$ !!!! A fuir !!! Grosse arnaque”

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