Los Haitises National Park Day Trip Adventure with Montaña Redonda and Yanigua Spa 

Nature lovers this is definitely the tour for you! Located on the remote northeast coast of the Dominican Republic, Los Haitises National Park was established in 1976 and consists of a limestone karst plateau with conical hills, sinkholes and caverns, with a large area of mangrove forest on the coast. The park contains a number of different habitats and consequently has a great diversity of mammals and birds, including some rare species. Once was also home of pirate hideouts! Some of the caverns contain taino pictograms and petroglyphs. The park has become today a popular ecotourism destination and now we’ll tell you what to expect if you wanna try this tour leaving from Punta Cana. Ready?

After picking up the customers from the different hotels in Punta Cana, we're gonna make our way to our first stop, the beautiful "Montaña Redonda" (Round Mountain) in the area of Miches. Thanks to the new Miches highway, the driving time will be only 1 hour and on the way you will have the chance to enjoy beautiful views of the Dominican countryside. Rice, coffee, cocoa and tropical fruit plantations will catch your attention while your guide will provide a lot of interesting informations regarding the Dominican culture and traditions.

Montaña Redonda provides spectacular panoramic views and it's become a hot spot for visitors of the Dominican Republic. Nature lover will definitely enjoy the luscious green of surroundings that stand in great contrast with the turquoise blue water of the ocean.

It's now time to continue our trip towards north, direction Los Haitises. We'll pass through the town of Sabana de la Mar and after around 1 hour we'll finally reach the remote National Park of Los Haitises (bear in mind after passing the town of Sabana de la Mar we'll continue on a dirt road to reach the park). It's finally time to experience the ecological wonders of Los Haitises!

Reach the dock of “Cano Hondo” and hop aboard a riverboat and ride through the winding canals of the park's majestic mangrove forests, an ideal home for hundreds of species of birds, fish, reptiles and crustaceans. The ecological park of Los Haitises Ecological Reserve contains a large amount of underground water corps - 100 to 150 rivers that cross each other forming a mixture of fresh and salty water where crabs, oysters, crabs, river shrimp, and even the manatee call home. Leaving the mangrove forests, the scenery opens up into the San Lorenzo Bay with photo-inspiring views of the park's lush outcroppings and the mountains of Samana in the distance. See “Cayo de los Pájaros” (Bird Key), inhabited by brown pelicans and frigate birds. Among the flora, spot the tropical almond; the wild banyan tree, also known as the shortleaf fig; and the cupey, a dominant tree species with horizontal branches full of birds. During all this time your guide will point out the abundant birdlife and flora providing you many interesting info about.

After around 45 minutes we'll get back to the land. It's now cave exploration time! You'll visit a cave called “Cueva de la Linea”, located deeper in the forest and filled with Taino pictographs and petroglyphs that will give you a better sense of how these indigenous people lived before the arrival of Christopher Columbus. The visit lasts around 20-25 minutes and after it we will return on our boat to make our way back to the starting point of “Cano Hondo”.

It's almost time to eat. From the park we'll move direction to the region of Hato Mayor, to reach a beautiful place immersed in the Dominican nature. The transfer it's around one hour and the bus will pass again in dirt roads but once arrived at your destination you'll understand why was worth it to visit. Lunch will be served at Yanigua Spa, a small ranch deep in the region's countryside with lush vegetation and even an amazing waterfall! Enjoy a typical Dominican lunch of chicken, rice, beans, pasta, vegetables, salad, fruit and a delicious fried fish typically eaten in the local area called “Minuta”. Drinks include beer, soft drinks, water and at the end of the lunch coffee and the typical Mamajuana.

The afternoon will be dedicated to relax. After lunch we'll reach the river with the opportunity to swim in the refreshing waters, jump from the gorgeus waterfall, or apply the riverbed's curative muds to your skin. Fancy a spa treatment for free? Yes the river Yanigua has plenty of sedimentary rocks including mudstones and claystones, which have countless properties and benefits. After your swim in the cool waters, have some hot chocolate or coffee made at the ranch itself and if you fancy you can also apply for a short horseback ride around the ranch, before heading back to Punta Cana.

Hotel Main Lobby (If the customers are staying in a condo or private villa, we will arrange a pick up point easy to reach). Pick up time is different for each hotel and 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 clothing
• Bathing suit
• Hat
• Sunglasses
• Towel
• Snacks for the day 
• Camera
• Sunscreen
• Insect repellent
• Cash for shopping and tips

• Round trip transport
• Riverboat tour of Los Haitises
• Professional guide
• Lunch by the river at Yanigua Spa (Typical Dominican Lunch in open buffet)
• Non alcoholic drinks (beer available at lunch time)
• Montaña Redonda entry fee

• Photos
• Gratuities

- This tour develops for a good part of the day through dirt roads, dusty and bumpy (that's why we call it a safari-style tour) so you have to be in good physical conditions.

- For hotels in the areas of Uvero Alto, Cap Cana, Bayahibe, Juan Dolio and La Romana we require 15usd extra per person.

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.