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Shore Excursion Cruise ship Waterfalls y Buggys

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 hours 30 minutes
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Make the most of your shore excursion to the Dominican Republic by booking this private tour that takes you on a buggy adventure to some of the area’s most impressive waterfalls. When you arrive at the port, you can easily meet your private transfer. Then get ready for your private excursion to the waterfalls, where lunch, alcoholic beverages and Wi-Fi are all taken care of for you.

Ride comfortably in your private transportation from the port
Go at your own pace on this personalized private tour
Have a adventure riding buggies to the waterfalls
Tour for half a day before returning to your boat

What's Included

Lunch
WiFi on board
Private transportation
Alcoholic Beverages
Bottled water

Water shoes
Face Mouth Bandana

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

PLEASE GO TO THE MEETING POINT ONCE YOUR CRUISE HAS DOCKED AND LET YOU GET OFF , WE WILL ONLY WAIT 40 MINUTES AFTER THE CRUISE LET YOU GET OFF, PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT. THANK YOU! PICK-UPS ARE SCHEDULED AT DIFFERENT TIMES DEPENDING ON THE ARRIVAL TIME OF THE CRUISE SHIP, SO PLEASE SELECT THE SAME TIME YOUR CRUISE SHIP DISEMBARKS, THANK YOU! PLEASE IF YOUR HOTEL IS NOT ON THE LIST, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR PICK UP INFORMATION. THANK YOU!

What To Expect

Puerto Plata

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Damajagua Waterfalls

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Damajagua Waterfalls

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Damajagua Buggy

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions

Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
PLEASE READ ALL THE INFORMATION BEFORE BOOKING, AS THERE IS IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE MAKE BOOKING.
PLEASE GO TO THE MEETING POINT ONCE YOUR CRUISE HAS DOCKED, WE WILL ONLY WAIT 40 MINUTES AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF THE CRUISE, PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT. THANK YOU!
primary driver's license
Buggies are doble, so are shared by 2 people.
IMPORTANT! Kids under 8 years old, just can go to the first all.
WHAT TO BRING: Sun protection, comfortable clothing, mosquito repellent, water shoes or running shoes
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 150 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

adolfo

Great tour, great tour guide, driver and photographer ! Highly recommended to everybody. It was fun both the hike, the river and also the driving

Reviews

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Great experience and guides.

AndreaHarris, Apr 2024

What a day!! Our tour was myself, my husband and another couple we are close friends with. We were met outside the Amber Cove cruise port by our driver, guide and paparazzi at 8am. We learned some history of the are while we drove to the 7 Waterfalls part of excursion. I was excited but also super nervous about jumping off the first part to get into the river for waterfalls. I’m not gonna lie, I was shaking for awhile after. 😂 And each waterfall slide to come was also a bit scary, but I lived. And am glad I did it. We were done with the waterfalls by 10:30am and lunch wasn’t being served until 11:30am. We didn’t have time to wait around for the included lunch as we still had to drive to the dune buggy portion and be back to the port by 2pm. It was hot the fault of the men who were doing the tour. Viator should have known all the details of the places they were taking us to. At the least they should give us some money back for that. We didn’t eat until 3:30pm. After the waterfalls we drove to a small coffee making and hand carved items market. From there we went to Dune Buggies. We were given helmets and goggles (honestly they don’t provide much protection, muddy water was able to seep in from above) and then a brief instructions. Then off we went. It was bumpy and muddy. It had rained that morning so lots of muddy puddles. It was fun, but I wish they would have warned us to plug our nose when going through the big ones. I literally got a muddy sinus flush. It was painful. And the goggles lack of suction allowed the muddy gritty water to seep in your eyes. The experience would be soooo much better with good goggles and warnings about water up the nose. After the buggies, we washed off as best we could, looked through our pictures, negotiated a price and were served either a beer or a small rum and coke and then hit the road to the port. We were back with about 45min to spare. Our photographer was the star of our tour. Raul went with us for everything and captured the day quite well. We chatted a lot and found out we have the same birthday.

Making Memories

Pam_K, Apr 2024

Enjoyed the scenery and waterfalls. Our tour guide Alejandro was excellent. He took great photos that captured the experience. Glad a friend had told us to wear tennis shoes to the waterfalls since we had to hike up hills. Buggy ride was not worth it. We basically rode through mud puddles in worn out buggies. The beach area we drove to was very dirty. Also, there were to many people to tip throughtout the excursion. Overall waterfalls were beautiful, but would not recommend buggy ride.

Beautiful waterfalls pass on the buggy

KellieMims, Apr 2024

Guide was excellent took pictures and video on trip for us. Which we purchased at the end. Waterfalls very pretty. Buggy ride was just going through a few mud holes. At end of trip I noticed I was missing a $50 bill I put my items in lockers at both locations so not sure when it was taken so beware of your items you take. Expect to tip several people ended up with 7 people by end of tour asking for tips.

Beautiful waterfalls, fun dune buggy ride.

JEN_L, Apr 2024

This is a fun tour, our guide Jhon was kind and attentive. The waterfalls were a really cool experience, lots of walking uphill, steps, slopes etc, you are put with a large group, so patience is necessary. Lunch after the waterfalls was excellent, chicken, ribs, rice and beans. Then off to dune buggys, splashing around in water and a ride along the beach. This is a long tour, at least 6 hours, I would suggest going first thing in the morning or you will be waiting in long lines at the waterfalls and then be rushing through the rest of the day.

Best Experience!!

Kristy_S, Apr 2024

I cannot recommend Anddy tours enough! Luis and Raul were fantastic tour guides who made our experience unforgettable. From the easy pick up to the detailed instructions and information provided throughout the day, everything was top-notch. The waterfalls were a blast and the hike was manageable for all skill levels. The lunch provided was delicious and much needed after the adventure. The buggies in the countryside were an absolute highlight - be prepared to get muddy but it is well worth it! Having a private tour made the experience even more special and personalized. We felt like we were in good hands with Luis and Raul. We are already planning our next trip back with our kids and will definitely be booking with Anddy tours again. Thank you for an amazing day!

DO NOT waste your time!

William_E, Apr 2024

Extremely crowded and guide was more concerned about getting his buddy to take our pictures in order to make more money. Wasted tons of time, so much so it ran out of time and we barely were able to ride the dune buggies...maybe 15 minutes. Our entire group had to be back onboard ship by 3pm and we begged Simone to stop excursion and take us back to port. He made no attempt and was more concerned about having his partner take more photos to sell to us. Barely made it back on ship when we should have had a solid hour left according to the schedule...plus we barely rode the buggies. Viator should be ashamed to have this crew on its list of local tours/excursions.

This was one of our...

ann_H, Apr 2024

This was one of our favorite excursions we did while on our cruise. The staff, especially Albert, were amazing and made our day so much fun. They made us laugh and were really personable. Lunch was amazing and the quads were a lot of fun! Would HIGHLY recommend!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

thanks a lot for the comment, we are glad that you loved our services & we greatly appreciate your recommendations. Always We will also be pleased to welcome you on a future occasion. at your services!

Amazing and unforgettable day !

adolfo, Mar 2024

Great tour, great tour guide, driver and photographer ! Highly recommended to everybody. It was fun both the hike, the river and also the driving

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Awesome

Terra_B, Mar 2024

Simone and Ramon were awesome! We had a great time at the waterfalls and on the buggies but our two tour guides made the whole trip!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Best of the best

Yulissa_N, Feb 2024

luis and his driver wa amazing very onppint and recommendations were excellent will book again with andy tours had so much fun

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Not good when your ride starts you off late

dogboy, Feb 2024

We had a great time, even though it was raining. We had a young man they called him the paparazzi. He was really awesome the whole time. Our taxi ride showed up late. The guy that was in charge of that was very agitated but the paparazzi got taken all of our pictures made our trip fun, due to the fact that our ride did not show up until late, we only had 30 minutes on the dune buggies that was not fair, but you have to abide by the time with the cruise ships

Dominican Diamond

Kimberly_K, Jan 2024

Amazing experience! We had a blast jumping from waterfalls and then mud buggies for the grand finale..jumping into the crystal blue surf! Joseph our driver took us to a cute stop where we ground our own coffee. Phenomenal experience!!! 10 stars We had such a great time and hope to return to Dominican Republic again soon. Everyone was super friendly and helpful.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Worst Tour Ever

Stephen_G, Dec 2023

Bar none, the worst. 3 hours til the first jump, buggies never occurred. No wifi no open bar nothing

Response from Host, Jan 2024

WE REGRET for what happened that day there was a delay with the groups from all the agencies and therefore we also had a delay

GREAT EXPERIENCE!!!

Christine_S, Dec 2023

The waterfalls were so beautiful. We didn't just look at them, we jumped off certain points and rode slides down.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Great shore excursion!

Sharon_L, Dec 2023

Great excursion and guides were excellent at keeping us abreast of the process. Highly recommend to cruise passengers looking for something outside the ship.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

We are very pleased that you enjoyed the activity and our service. We strive to provide the best for you and yours. thank you for choosing our products and for trusting our company, we really appreciate your recommendations and we hope you see you the next time have a good day!

Energetic fun in Puerto Plata

Marian_C, Dec 2023

Absolutely the most fun and best value for money excursion from a cruise ship in Puerto Plata. Pick was on time at 10 am local time and we were dropped off around 3.30 pm local time. Waterfalls were amazing and we just loved the hike through the forest. Jumping into the falls was an adrenaline rush for sure. And then as if it couldn’t get better, the buggy ride through the countryside and beach was amazing. We got caked in mud md then swam on a secluded beach to wash off. Our guide/host Simon was amazing too. So knowledge and organized. Would highly recommend. They provide water and lunch but you have to bring your own towel etc. just do it!

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Great time, a must do tour

Marcus_B, Nov 2023

Booked this tour because all of the excursion on cruise ship were full. They provided transporation from cruise terminal and all. Shuttle driver Luis was great and very informative about city while enroute to destination with Andyys Tours. Waterfalls were amazing. Tour guide was a little dry and hardly interacted with us. Felt more like here are waterfalls, lets keep going cause we have other tours after you type feeling. But didnt change the beauty of waterfall experience, i would still recommend. Buggys were awesome too. 1st time going mudding down trails plus it rained day before so really muddy. i would do this again and recommend. great experience.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Highly recommend

Erin_H, Nov 2023

Such a fun day! Our guide Simon made sure our trip went as smoothly as possible. Marvin (MJ) our personal photographer for the day was so outgoing and made sure all the moments were captured. Our driver was very nice (forgot his nane) the hike up was a little challenging, but once you reached the top The jumps and slides were awesome, local cuisine lunch was served, and the dune buggy’s were fun! (Expect to get very muddy). Overall great day!

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Hi Dear customer, thank you for choosing our products and for trusting our company, we are glad that you had a good time with our trips and staff services. We really appreciate it and We hope you see you the next time have a good day!

Awesome unique experience

Marc_H, Sep 2023

Amazing experience hiking through canyons, jumping off waterfalls, going down natural slides, followed by a nice buffet lunch then an amazing atv adventure. Customer service was great!

Response from Host, Sep 2023

book the early time slot!

Glenda_R, Aug 2023

The description needs to be updated. This tour is not as it appears on the site. I booked the 10am slot, the day of I was told it was too late to attend. Managed to still go and was informed the tour is NOT 4 hours, it is 8 hours! So we were only able to do the LONG hike and swim in the water, we never saw the waterfall. I was informed I was going to get a refund for the buggies. I was reimbursed a total of $4 for 5 adults. Why offer an unrealistic time slot, knowing guests will not have time to do the full tour. Our driver was AMAZING! He managed to get us to the site quickly and was upfront and honest about the length of the tour. Shared we would not have time to do the buggies. He was 100% right. We barely made it back to the ship.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

We are very sorry but what happened is that your reservation was for the same day and I explained the cruise arrived at 9, you reserved for 12 and your return time was 4 in the afternoon, first of all you were not on the list and in the same way Transport was sent to you where the excursion had started a few hours and second you left very late and you were notified that you could only carry out one activity of the two reserved and that the money for the second activity would be returned to you, for which the refund was made, with you always lew we were very clear and by the way you only work with reservation made in advance but sorry for the inconvenience