Dominican Republic · SHOPPING TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 shopping trips justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the pool.
Taste aged Dominican rum, sugar-cane juice, and local pairings at Oliver and Oliver in Punta Cana, with hotel transfers included.
“My husband, brother, and I booked this tour last minute the day before, as we had bought a bottle of Oliver & Oliver rum the last time we were in the Dominican Republic back in 2016 and wanted to get some more. These rums are not widely Read more”
Taste four award-winning Dominican rums with chocolate and cheese, learn the solera method, and shop at Oliver & Oliver’s Punta Cana outlet.
“Amazing experience! Felix was brilliant and even though I’m not usually a rum lover, learning how to properly taste each rum and how the tastes change depending on the barrels they’re aged in and the food they’re paired with etc. was fascinating! We even got some extra cigar tasting at the end of the day too. Highly recommend to anyone!”
Sample Dominican cigars, rum, coffee, and chocolate on a three-hour Punta Cana outing with hotel pickup, tastings, and shopping.
“Not a good experience at all. Bought 4 pair of earrings and had I not looked the man only put one earring in each bag seems very shady.”
Cook Dominican chillo al coco with local ingredients, Taino food traditions, tastings, hotel pickup, and a shared meal in Punta Cana.
“Fun couple of hours learning how to cook a traditional Dominican Republic dish - great tutoring from the resident chef -- even the most culinary challenged could do this!!!! Helped along by a couple of glasses of chilled white wine! ( or a beer)”
Review of Punta Cana’s $13 shopping tour, with hotel pickup, local crafts, cigar, coffee, chocolate, Mamajuana, and practical booking advice.
Punta Cana shopping tour with Don Lucas cigars, Dominican rum, cocoa, coffee, larimar, amber, and souvenirs, with hotel pickup.
“This is a great excursion, practically free! From pick up to drop off was smooth. Wonderful tour and loved interacting with the people! The ONLY thing I would want to change is to have more time to savor and enjoy.”
Review of Punta Cana’s Bella Mare shopping tour, with rum, cigars, coffee, chocolate, Larimar, souvenirs, pickup, and practical buying tips.
“All of the items were more expensive than the ones here at my hotel. And didn’t offer anything more.”
Make cacao balls and chocolate bars in Punta Cana with hotel pickup, local chocolate lessons, tastings, and a Taino-inspired shop.
“Our teacher was amazing! He was kind, knowledgeable, fun and made the whole experience thst much better. It was clean, well organized, and wr got lots of chocolate plus learned during the whole process. A must do in Punta Cana.”
Tour Don Lucas cigars, taste Dominican rum, coffee, and chocolate, then shop for souvenirs with round-trip transport for $5.
“We were picked up by one Driver dropped off. We had no coffee or chocolate tasting, then picked up by another driver and dropped off, but we did get to shop.”
Punta Cana shopping tour review covering local crafts, larimar, amber, cigars, coffee, chocolate, Mamajuana, transport, value, and drawbacks.
“I paid for a shopping trip and was dropped off at a cigar place and no vendors. The driver took us to blue mall and I had to get an uber back to my resort. ( I had to pay more money).”
See everyday Punta Cana beyond the resorts, with coconut water, empanadas, coffee, cocoa, Macau views, and an artisan market.
“Just embracing the culture and seeing their way of life first hand. There was a sense of beauty in the chaos.”
Shop Punta Cana’s cigars, rum, coffee, chocolate, larimar, and souvenirs with hotel transfers for just $6 per person.
“Really enjoyed the trip! Nice selection of souvenirs. The coffee and chocolate was delicious! I would definitely recommend!”
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.”
Review of Punta Cana’s $5 souvenir tour, with cigars, rum, coffee, chocolate, hotel pickup, shopping tips, and key drawbacks.
“I reached out to this vendor to arrange pick up at least 6 days before the scheduled event so I make appropriate arrangements however communication was lacking. When I spoke on the communication errors the day before he blamRead more”
Explore Punta Cana crafts, jewelry, textiles, woodwork, and ceramics on a three-hour World Mart tour with pickup and a local guide.
“This was such a fun exciting experience…be sure not wear anything good or you will get mud all over ..try to wrap your hair or take your wig off before going if you don’t want mud in it lol…our private driver Louis was so nice I definitely recommend”
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