Dominican Republic · SAFARI
Good truck safaris fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Feed squirrel monkeys, taste Dominican coffee and cacao, and explore a mountain sanctuary on this family-friendly Punta Cana day tour.
“This was such a fun experience! You get to learn about Dominican culture and try coffee and chocolate. The moneys were soo much fun and they make sure you get a lot of good pics. Definitely recommend this!”
Feed friendly squirrel monkeys, taste Dominican coffee and cacao, and visit a local home on this practical Punta Cana half-day tour.
“Amazing excursion. Very well organised. Great transfer and driver and tour guide ‘Sensational’ were great! Great value for money. I really would recommend this as a must do for Punta Cana!”
Ride through the Anamuya Mountains, taste coffee and cocoa, learn cigar making, enjoy Dominican lunch, and visit Macao Beach from Punta Cana.
“It was an amazing adventure, got to see so much of the DR and see a lot of their culture, I learned a lot of things and the food was fantastic, I would recommend it to family and friends”
See Higüey, Macao Beach, local markets, cigar making, coffee, cocoa, horseback riding, lunch, and Dominican life beyond Punta Cana resorts.
“Great day, Tito ,the driver ,and Robinson ,the guide, awesome team. Robinson very knowledgeable about activities, quick look at life in the D R Good communication throughout the activities and day. Con. Alcohol beverage not supplied, but able to buy at some of the activities 😀 Everything said I would recommend, two thumbs up 👍”
Feed friendly squirrel monkeys, taste Dominican coffee and cocoa, and visit a country home on a 5.5-hour safari from Bayahibe.
“Escursione perfetta, pulmino in orario, personale gentile e professionale. Da rifare”
Review of Punta Cana’s Hacienda Tuko safari with an eight-line zipline, off-road buggies, horseback riding, meal, and hotel pickup.
“It is a long day for be prepared (8-4pm). The activities were fun and the employees did everything to make sure you were safe. Walking and climbing status are necessary for the zip line activity so be prepared. It was nice that we got to see a local beach. Our guide Jeudi was great. He gave us clear directions before arriving and had us laughing along the way.”
Review the Monkeyland and Plantation Safari from La Romana, with squirrel monkeys, coffee, cocoa, rural culture, transport, and practical tips.
“Way too much time spent hearing about coffee and chocolate. Then the hard sales pitch for mamajuana. Time from resort depart to return was 5 hours. We spend”
Review the Full Day Supreme Safari in Punta Cana, with countryside stops, horseback riding, lunch, open bar, Higuey, and Macao Beach.
“Had an awesome time!! Would love to do this again. Saw and experience Punta Cuna's culture up close. The tour guides were very tentative to make sure we had a great time!!”
See Macao Beach, Higuey, a Dominican home, local crops, cigars, and the Basilica on a flexible four-hour Punta Cana tour.
“This tour was interesting and it was eye opening to see how the people of Punta Cana live. Our tour guide was not very fluent in English and I think the tour would have been much better if he could have been able to better answer our questions and would have been talking to us throughout the driving part of the tour”
Review of Monkeyland and Plantation Safari from Juan Dolio, with monkey feeding, Dominican farm life, lunch details, transport tips, and value advice.
“The description you offered is wrong. It wasn't full day. It was half of the time they said. In addition no buffet was given. I am very disappointed because they didn't take responsibility saying: "we lied to get more clients." I ask for a refund of the food I didn't get.”
Explore Dominican culture from Punta Cana with Higüey, Macao Beach, local food, cacao, coffee, river swimming, and a small-group guide.
“It was nice, the travel agent took us through all activities in his car, we were happy about it because we didn’t have to ride in a bus and wait in lines, as groups do, and afterward he took us to Macana beach and let us stay there for a while Read more”
Punta Cana dune buggy tour with Macao Beach, cave swimming, cocoa and coffee stops, hotel pickup, and practical advice on comfort and value.
“Pickup from the hotel was a little difficult. However, the overall experience was nice. As alot of ppl said in the reviews, the locals did alot of begging which was really aggravating. There was even a little girl chasing the buggy I was in which put her in danger of me hitting her so I had to stop and the tour guide made her get back.”
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”
Review the Bayaguana countryside safari from Juan Dolio or Boca Chica, with sugarcane, coffee, waterfalls, lunch, transport, and practical tips.
“We enjoyed the trip and the stops along the way. It was a bit of a drive from Juan Dolio, but the tour guide was informative and kept us entertained between stops.”
Review of Jhoraji’s Punta Cana safari tour, with Higüey, a local market, river lunch, horseback riding, Macao Beach, and practical booking tips.
“It was the most disorganized tour I ever had. I had to hire a tour guide at Higuey since the assigned tour guide was clueless. The assigned tour guide had to decide with another one where to take us and what to do.”
Pick a coast, a boat or a river.
