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Punta Cana Half-Day Cultural Safari with Lunch and Drinks

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Cultural Safari to Playa Macao and Higuey from Punta Cana

6 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Lunch
Alcoholic Beverages
Pick up and drop off at your hotel
Bathing in Macao Beach
Tasting of Coffee and Natural Chocolate

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

07:30 AM

Pickup details

If your hotel or meeting place is not listed, you can contact us to coordinate your pick-up. That's why you won't stay without doing your excursion!!

What To Expect

Macao Beach

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Basilica Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Higuey

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Most travelers can participate
Alcoholic beverages not served to minors
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 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.

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Reviews

4.5

109 reviews

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Half day Punta Cana tour

Denise_H, May 2024

The best part of this experience is going to the locals home to see how they survive on DR due to plantation. We saw one of the biggest church on the island so a bit of history there. Making of tobacco was also good. The only disappointment was not travelling in the truck as advertised. So be well aware with this company if you book the tour through them.

10/10!

Ivan_B, Apr 2024

Carlos y George made this tour great! They were great guides and very friendly. The activities were fun and authentic and the lunch provided was delicious. Highly recommend this tour.

amazing tour

Kay_Q, Apr 2024

Our tour guide and driver were amazing as well as our coordinator Arisleidy. Arisleidy made sure that we met with our tour guide and driver on the day of. Our tour guide was very informative and was very entertaining. We really enjoyed every activity that was included in this package. It was very nice to see the local Dominican culture. Would recommend a full day tour for more time on the beach because the half day tour did not give us enough time to enjoy the beach. We were told we could only take pictures but we did nit have the time to go in the water which was slightly disappointing as Macao Beach was beautiful. However all in all it was a very enjoyable tour. We loved the horse back riding, getting to try rolling cigars and seeing the local way of life.

Adventurous and memorable!

Shadeja_S, Apr 2024

George was an amazing tour guide! Such a packed day. Horseback riding, cigar rolling tour, time at the beach, lunch in the mountains, it was all wonderful! Definitely a good way to see more of the DR!

Worth it!

Melissa_W, Apr 2024

Great experience...definitely recommend doing this tour if you want to see many different areas of Punta Cana!

Highly Recommend!!

Angela_P, Apr 2024

Great excursion! George was great as was our driver Freddie! Friendly, professional, courteous, very knowledgable of Punta Cana! A lot of stops to see different parts of Punta Cana in 1/2 day! I loved that we didn’t spend too much time in one place! The amount of time spent at each stop was perfect! Very informative and great way to see different parts of Punta Cana without overloading you and spending entire day away from beach! It was perfect!

Amazing

Essence_U, Apr 2024

Super fun day! Completely was not expecting horseback riding to be included but it was a welcome surprise. Our girls loved it.

Fun excursion

Paul_J, Mar 2024

Love the excursion. Tour guide spoke English. Was able to see the "real dominican". Would recommend anyone who wants to experience the authentic side of the DR

I had a great time with...

Evita_F, Mar 2024

I had a great time with George and Freddy, they are awesome tour guides. I learned so much about the Dominican culture and how nice they are. This is a must do attraction, I will definitely book them again when I come back..

Great experience!

Janet_L, Mar 2024

We enjoyed the cultural tour very much! Our guide and driver made the trip enjoyable. The family that cooked for us was fantastic and the coffee and chocolate are a treasure. I purchases items and was a bit worried about customs but all items went through without incident. Nice excursion w great local folks. I definitely recommend. Janet and Hanna!

Full and fun packed day exploring punta Cana and culture!!

Linda_N, Mar 2024

This was a fun almost full day excursion! Our guide George, assistant Carla and driver Dario were very helpful! It was fun seeing and doing so much! It is a packed day going from place to place so this isn’t for you if you’re looking to just relax on the beach. Be ready to walk some. I loved being able to ride a horse for a first time. Nothing scenic but an experience if you’ve never done it before. We also got to see Macau beach which was beautiful. Bathroom stop here but it did cost money and had no toilet paper. We also got to see a cigar making company, which I’ve experienced before but for the first time was allowed to help roll a cigar! I love interactive stuff! Get your mamajuana here— best tasting one from all the other places I tried! We also got to see a small home/farm with coffee and cocao plants and learned how it’s processed. Opportunity to buy some local products here too! Bring enough cash! We also had lunch here and it was delicious! Nice little break. We also got to see the markets and a gift shop in town. There was a river visit scheduled too but our group was so exhausted that we talked our guide into opting out of it! Such a great tour group! Definitely would recommend and do again!!!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for your comments, our boys will be grateful for your comments.

DR tour

Cathleen_M, Mar 2024

George our tour guide was good. He took us to many spots. Unfortunately, their was no handicap accessible festures. Many omin my group have a hard time walking and the driver always parked far away when we made our stops. Many of us could not get off the bus to see the beach or church. Need to make your excursions more handicapp accessible. Otherwise it was a good tour.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for your comments, every day we focus on providing better services.

Enjoyed the horse back...

George_N, Mar 2024

Enjoyed the horse back ride and the visit to Macao Beach. Our tour guide was very attentive and catered well for the different needs of the group

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Grateful for your comments, our boys were happy with your visit.

Very recommended

JuanDiego_R, Mar 2024

Loved the tour, the guide was berry friendly and explained a lot of the culture in Dominican Republic, is just the perfect tour if you want to get out of the hotel for half a day and explore the culture very recommended, also the photographer Carlitos was amazing

George and Carlos were...

Rebecca_B, Mar 2024

George and Carlos were the perfect hosts! Very informative and was a fun filled whole day of fun! The group of ladies from Maryland that were with our group were a hoot! And everyone had a blast!

George was the best

LEAH_A, Mar 2024

George was the best ! Loads of FUN he showed us all the nice spots, he played awesome music on the ride

George was an amazing...

Patricia_M, Mar 2024

George was an amazing guide. He made the experience a lot of fun. Very funny and full of personality!

Family fun

Yoshada_S, Mar 2024

Amazing experience! Our tour guide George and driver Carlos were both really helpful and accommodating, which made this trip so enjoyable. Overall 10/10 would recommend this experience, activities were also really fun to take part in.

Fast paced but so interesting!

MaryJo_G, Feb 2024

While very fast-paced, we covered many of the cultural and lifestyles of the areas. Our group was a nice size, our driver and guide informative and enjoyable, and our stops were well-organized.

Punta Cana tour

Maxine_M, Feb 2024

Our driver was great but very late. Our guide tried his best to communicate with us but his English was not great The pictures of us he tried to sell us were very expensive We we’re not in BC an open vehicle we were toured in a van

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