Full Day Cultural Tour Safari style with Lunch by the River 

Discover the best things the Dominican Republic has to offer. The pick ups in Punta Cana start between 7:30 and 9:00 am depending on your hotel.

First stop will be at a typical Dominican Ranch (Rancho Papito) where you will have the chance to experience some horseback riding and visit a cigar shop, learning about the production and the making of local cigars.

After leaving the ranch you will pass through many different local villages and you will stop in front of an elementary school and learn a bit about the Dominican school system. (If the children are in class you don’t tour the school inside, otherwise yes).

After visiting the school, we’ll continue our way passing through long stretches of sugar cane plantations, while the guide explains all the working process and the final products that are made from that.

Now it’s time to move to Higuey where you will visit the local public market surrounded by endless new tastes, smells, sights, and sounds. Have your camera ready! The local market offers better prices than the classic supermarkets so for low-income families is the place to go to buy food, clothes, etc. Later you will approach the gorgeous Higüey Basilica. Devotees from every corner of the country flock this awe-inspiring shrine. Its splendor and elegant architecture will leave you breathless.

Afterwards, you will head to “El Salto de Anamuya” Ranch, in the Anamuya Mountain, where you will enjoy a typical Dominican lunch (buffet style) and relax in a refreshing river, close to it. Menu includes rice, pasta, beef, chicken, salad, other side dishes, fruit and coffee. After lunch, while enjoying your coffee, get down and be pleased with the beautiful views of the Anamuya river. Don´t miss the chance to take some beautiful photos!

In the afternoon you will first visit a coffee and cocoa plantation. The guides will teach you about history, culture and the fabrication process of these products. The plantation is simply great with so many different samples to try! Next you will start a tour inside a typical Dominican house, learn about when it was built and spend some time with the welcoming and modest family who lives there.

Last stop – Macao Beach! A visit to the Macao Beach is mandatory! Enjoy a spectacular view and relax in the sun before heading back to your hotel. You’ll stop at Macao beach for around 45 minutes. The tour guides will keep serving drinks. While there, you’ll be approached by local people offering to sell you anything (your picture with a monkey or iguana, hats, souvenirs, palm-leaf bowls and more), be comfortable with that. You can swim as well close to the shore (we recommend you to be already in your swimsuit, because there is no place to change).

This tour will take you on a memorable adventure to experience the people and life in the Dominican Republic. If you’re looking to see how life is lived outside your country and have a day full of fun and a lifetime of memories this is one tour you don’t want to miss!!!

Hotel Main Lobby. Pick up time will be provided in the email confirmation 3 days before the tour after closing the reservations. If the reservation has been made for a closer date, we will be in touch soon.

Pick up Point

• Comfortable shoes
• Bathing suit
• Sunscreen
• Repellent
• Sunglasses
• Towel
• Hat
• Money for tips & souvenirs
• Camera

• Multilanguage Guide
• Horseback Riding (10-15 minutes around)
• Visit a Cacao and Coffee Plantation
• Visit a typical Dominican House
• Higuey Basilica and local market
• Drinks (rum, coke, sprite, water)
• Lunch buffet style by the River Anamuya
• Visit to Macao Beach 
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off

• Photos (available to purchase)
• Tips

• The order of the activities may vary.
• Not recommended for pregnant women or people with severe back problem.
• Tour available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian

In case a customer after booking a tour wants to cancel or is not more able to take part on it we will provide the full refund directly on the card used for the online reservation if the cancellation is required BY EMAIL within 24 hours before the starting of the tour.

Cancellation must be required BY EMAIL, (or by text in case) in order to have a written proof showing the exact date and time the customer asks to cancel. We will not accept cancellations by phone.

If the cancellation is required less than 24 hours before the starting of the tour due to any reasons (such as illness, change of personal circumstancesm, etc) and the customer is not able to reschedule, we will keep the deposit paid in advance or the 50% of the total price if the customers has paid in full.

In case the tour itself is cancelled due to weather conditions or other not ordinary reasons, the customer can choose if reschedule the tour or receive the full refund.

This policy DOES NOT apply for large groups of 10+ people where the cancellation is required at least a week in advance to get the full refund.