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Samana Bay Whale Watching Full Day Tour: Immersive Encounter with Majestic Whales from Punta Cana
3.2
6 Ratings
Samana Bay
Boasting an exotic island and a national park, this is no ordinary whale watching tour. Your Dominican adventure kicks off in Samana Bay, famed for its humpback whales. Observe – with luck – these graceful creatures at play before docking at Bacardi Island for a creole lunch followed by downtime on the beach. Rounding off the day is a tour of La Farola.
Boasting an exotic island and a national park, this is no ordinary whale watching tour. Your Dominican adventure kicks off in Samana Bay, famed for its humpback whales. Observe – with luck – these graceful creatures at play before docking at Bacardi Island for a creole lunch followed by downtime on the beach. Rounding off the day is a tour of La Farola.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Samana Bay - After everyone has been picked up from the hotels we drive to Puerto Cañita. On the way we stop for a snack of 1 sandwich, chocolate, coffee and water (Use of restrooms). When we arrive at Puerto Cañita we board the Catamaran to go to whale watching (40 minutes approximately). National drinks (soda, Cuba libre and water) are included…
- Samana Bay - After everyone has been picked up from the hotels we drive to Puerto Cañita. On the way we stop for a snack of 1 sandwich, chocolate, coffee and water (Use of restrooms). When we arrive at Puerto Cañita we board the Catamaran to go to whale watching (40 minutes approximately). National drinks (soda, Cuba libre and water) are included in the Catamaran 2H / 30 Two hours. - Cayo Levantado - Lunch and free time In the Cayo Levantado. Visit the Islet of La Farola where an amphibian reproduction project is being developed and the protected area of Mangroves and Migratory Birds of Cabo Ratón Bay (30 minutes approx.) We return to Puerto Cañita at 5PM for your return to the hotel area at approximately 06:30 P.M.
What's Included
- Roundtrip hotel transportation
- Light breakfast on Half Day Tour
- Lunch with beverages on Full Day Tours
- Whale-watching experience
- Roundtrip hotel transportation
- Light breakfast on Half Day Tour
- Lunch with beverages on Full Day Tours
- Whale-watching experience
What's Not Included
- Souvenirs and photos are not included
- Gratuities are optional and at your discretion
- Souvenirs and photos are not included
- Gratuities are optional and at your discretion
Additional Information
- Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility or expectant mothers
- If you are prone to motion sickness, please take any necessary precautions. Consult a medical professional before taking any medication
- The activity start time excludes pickup times. Please contact your Concierge for the exact pick-up time.
- Hotel pickup is available from most…
- Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility or expectant mothers
- If you are prone to motion sickness, please take any necessary precautions. Consult a medical professional before taking any medication
- The activity start time excludes pickup times. Please contact your Concierge for the exact pick-up time.
- Hotel pickup is available from most hotels in Punta Cana
- Please note that all times are approximate and subject to change
- Bring bathing gear and sunblock
- We recommend you to be ready at your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time
- Minimum of 8 pax is required
- The transfer time to the port can take up to 1,5 hours.
Location
Samana Bay
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.2
(6 Ratings)
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Carrie_f
Apr 12, 2017
The staff was the best part of this... - <p>The staff was the best part of this tour! Uncle Rocky was my favorite! The description of the tour is that you will stop at a few places to snorkel before going to the island. We did not do that at all! Considering we chose to do this excursion for the snorkeling it was very disappointing! We did snorkel off of the beach once we got to the island. There were quite a few fish which was cool, but there wasn't much for colorful coral. Unfortunately, the coral that was there was so close to the surface that people were getting hurt on it. It seems that if we had snorkeled further from the shore as the excursion was explained to do, it would not have been an issue. Food was just ok. There were women there that would do a massage fairly inexpensively and they were very good!!!! Altos de Chevon was beautiful!</p>
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Lorenh581
Feb 3, 2024
Disappointing trip - There was nothing said about visiting the island and so the whale watching ended up being 2 hrs out of a full day tour. And there was 60 people on the boat which made it impossible to see the whales.
I signed us up for a 15 person 8 hr tour and we started 1.5 hours later than they said it would start. Riding the bus for 7 hrs that day was not mentioned in the
description of the tour. Now looking at tours I believe we paid way too much for what we actually got. The driver of the boat would race over to the whales along with other boats so the whales just went down deep. Very disappointed.
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Sharon_g
Feb 1, 2024
Supposed to be a 21st birthday treat for my daughter, but ended up being a disaster - Do you not use this to operator I booked for three people for whale watching of a maximum of 15 people on the day there was actually over 30 people and we were crammed onto a boat. Our tour should’ve started at eight but the reality of it is that we were told that we had to be on the bus by 6 am and then we spent over two hours going from hotel to hotel picking up over 30 people. We pacifically paid extra for this trip because of the small group of 15
As for lunch I was told that they would be pasta as a vegetarian. I thought that would be okay but when I went to have lunch there was no pasta. I just had rice and a little bit of salad which Considering that we hadn’t eaten from six in the morning to lunchtime, the option of food for me wasn’t substantial at all.
I have figured out what this tour company does If it’s had to cancel trips due to bad weather, they just pile everybody onto a boat when the sea is calm Regardless stating on there trip only 15 persons making a small group, and also you have to pay over the odds for that privilege Have been in contact with this tour operator twice, that’s not even had the decency to contact me back. Such a massively disappointed trip. I came away, feeling totally scammed.
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