Half Day Safari Tour of Punta Cana

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Travel deep into the topical countryside of Dominican Republic on this half-day safari tour that showcases the best of this tropical island. Enjoy spectacular scenery and learn about the customs and traditions of local history as you cruise past wildlife and tropical forests. Meet a local family during a stop at a village home and pay a visit to a rural school as part of this memorable day outside the resorts of Punta Cana.

Escape the city and take a safari tour of the Dominican countryside
Visit a traditional home and rural school
Learn about local customs, traditions and ecological diversity
Tuck into a delicious Dominican lunch and complimentary soft drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off via air-conditioned vehicle is provided

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transportation in an air-conditioned van
Purified water
Soft drinks
Professional guide

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Pick up is at the hotel lobby, or specified meeting point, the day before the tour you will be notified with the exact pick up time.

Operating hours
.10:00 am

Itinerary

Basilica Cathedral Of Our Lady Of High Grace

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Higuey

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Monumento Histórico Iglesia Parroquial San Dionisio

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult

May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

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

Reviews

3.0

based on 6 reviews

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DottieGlesener, Jul 2025

If someone had shown up to take us on the tour, it might have been more than a 1. I would give it a 0 if I could. The fact that this entire day of our trip was wasted is infuriating.

Very informative. My suggestions...

Belinda M, Jul 2017

Very informative. My suggestions for travelers is to have plenty of one dollar bills because you will be making stops where children and people will be asking/expecting .

I booked this tour on line because I...

Jacqueline S, Sep 2016

I booked this tour on line because I was uncertain what tours might be available at our hotel and I had booked with Viator before for a DC trip. The biggest problem was confirming our tour time with the assigned company. Neither I or the hotel concierge could reach the assigned company at the number listed on the voucher. The concierge and the Delta representative at our Cap Cana hotel said they had never even heard of the company. This of course caused me much anxiety. The next day, I found another number for the company, CheapShuttles, DR, at their online site. We did reach them and were told to call back in 30 minutes. An air conditioned van did arrive on time to pick us up and made another pick up at a Punta Cana hotel. We were taken to another non air-conditioned open air truck were guests from other hotels were waiting. The signage on the side of the truck said Compay EcoSafari. Our tour guide Alonzo was very knowledgeable and spoke several languages as our truck contained tourists from several countries. He started discussing the tour itinerary which included items that were not listed on our half day tour. He assured us that there would be someone at one of the stops to return us to the hotel. this did happen It poured down rain on the way to the tour and the plastic window coverings couldn't keep us completely dry. Eddie the driver did a good job handling the truck as we rode through sugar canes where some Haitian workers offered us tastes of the cane, crowded Hiquey city streets and up hills as we traveled deep into the country side. We spent a quick 15 minutes at the Basilica as we were ushered along an assigned tour path. We went to a Dominican house where we had a lesson on the making of coffee and cocoa. Personally, I believe the family was only at the location for the tour and to sell some coffee, vanilla, sugar, cocoa and coconut oil. We went to a mall in downtown Punta Cana later in the week were you could find all these goods cheap

Enjoyable trip, got to see some of...

AnthonyJ_R, Jul 2016

Enjoyable trip, got to see some of the rural areas and how many of the people live. Interesting stops to see the coffee beans, cocoa beans, the schoolhouse, the church. You really go four wheeling part of the trip. A note if you go: you will see a lot of children by the schoolhouse, I wish I had some candy bars or some little packets of crackers for them.