Saona Island Tour: Paradise on Earth with White Sand, Crystal Clear Waters, and Palm Trees

Saona Island is a heavenly oasis with pristine beachside, vivid turquoise waters, and innumerable palm trees. This scenic escape implores you to unwind. A visit to Isla Saona is a once in a lifetime experience!

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • We will pick you up in our transport to go from your hotel to Bayahibe.
  • We will board the Speedboat and begin your journey to Saona Island in the Caribbean Sea.
  • Halfway through the navigation you will have a 45-minute stop at the beautiful Natural Pool (Blue Lagoon) or sandbanks where you will be at the foot of the sea and the water only has a…
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Guided tours
  • Lunch included
  • Climate-controlled transportation
  • Alcoholic beverages
What's Not Included
  • Towels
Location
Saona Island
Cotubanamá National Park
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Maria_c
Dec 2, 2024
Wonderful Island!!! - We had a great time. They were responsible, respectful and happy people is what you find in D.R. We recommend the tour. The island was beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
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Venjournett_l
Aug 14, 2024
Fun filled day - The music, tour guides and how polite & friendly they are. The journey was entertaining and there are alot to do and see
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Crystal_s
Aug 11, 2024
Great island but it was almost 8 hour day from Breathless Resort and back - The island was beautiful, food was plentiful and good. the beach was amazing - water was calm. There was one vendor aggressive vendor who wouldn't take no for answer forms jewelry - even plain it on a females leg and refusing to remove it.
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Manoj_p
Aug 11, 2024
Natural pool was awesome - Natural pool was incredible experience. You can walk on ocean floor as water is 4-5 feet deep. Awesome experience for whole family. Take cheap sunglasses as speed boat ride can damage your sunglasses.
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Bethan_f
Aug 2, 2024
Beautiful island, good value but lots of waiting! - We were worried about this due to some of the reviews but were pleasantly surprised. It is definitely a long day, we were picked up at 7.40, had a gas station stop and picked up various other people. Didn’t get to Bayahíbe until 10, took a short walk to the port and got on the first boat at 10.30. I didn’t realise their would be so many boat transfers etc, this definitely took the longest about of time. Atmosphere on the Cataraman going there was brilliant and lots of rum and soft drinks to be had, staff were great and got everyone dancing. Arrived at the natural pool around 10.45, it was great. So lovely to swim in and was just beautiful. Got to The island itself about 1.15 and it was incredible, so beautiful and lots to see. Lunch was good, I’m a fussy eater but had enough to eat. The best pina colada ever for $10 and lots of sunbeds! Left the island at 3.30. The boat back was the longest, waiting around for people and the description said speedboat but it felt like forever and we weren’t going as quick as other speedboats. Then we had to hang around for a smaller boat to take us back to the port. All in all, arrived back to the hotel around 8pm so a 12 hour day! But would do it again for the island, just be prepared for lots of hanging around. Worth it and good value too!
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Traci_l
Sep 11, 2024
Saona Island Is Beautiful but… - The island is absolutely beautiful and breathtaking. What I didn’t like is the numerous transportation transfer from shuttle to the bus and having to wait in the rain because the bus was not there to take us back on time. I also did not like transition from one catamaran to another boat as it was a safety hazard the way they transported us as the boaTwas wet and slippery. Overall, good party vibes on the larger boat and the island is stunning.
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Sofya_l
Nov 6, 2024
Meh - We did not realize that we'd get on one boat that would take us to another boat, which turned out to be a party boat. We sat on that boat, waiting for over an hour for more people to be dropped off. It was nauseating, just sitting there and bobbing in the water. It did not say this in the trip description. I thought we were getting on a boat that would take us directly to the destination. I had requested a gluten-free meal but did not expect it and of course, there was nothing. The food on the island can best be described as, no one got sick. Mass market food, you'll get your calories but please don't expect anything that's actually good. They make it to feed thousands a day. If you have dietary restrictions, bring your own, like we did. The swimming area and the island itself are nice but definitely not something we'd do again. The beach at our resort was just as nice.
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Olgami9814lg
Oct 5, 2024
Drunk Guest in the Bus - Saona Island is magnificent but the experience with the company is not great. First, I understand we don't speak the language. It was just hard because the guide spoke in Spanish mostly. Second, The vendors especially the massage therapists in Saona Island were pushy. I came to relax but it was stressful to deal with them to the point that I just said yes so they will stop harrassing me. Last, the ride back to hotel. There was a drunk passenger in the bus who was talking loudly in Spanish then would speak in English as if he is mocking English speakers. Nobody stopped him even the staff. In fact, they enabled him by taking him to the store to buy another drink. When we got off the bus, he was forcing us to give a tip to the driver. We prepared the tip already but because we were frustrated, scared and annoyed at him, we just ran out off the bus immediately. It was a traumatic experience for me to even do another excursion in Punta Cana. We cancelled our 2nd excursion because of the incident. I know this is an isolated incident but your staff should know better. They should've stopped him for doing that. It was so disrespectful on our part. We don't deserve it. All we want was to enjoy our excursion, as what your staff always say," you're on vacation, enjoy!" but it ended so badly.
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Ernesto_g
Aug 24, 2024
Lost phone / Tlf Perdido (iPhone) - Buenas tatdes. Mira sé que es responsabilidad de uno cuidar sus objetos personales. Pero a la misma vez se supone que el personal que contratan es el correcto. A mí esposa en el tour que tuvimos, en el bus (transporte) que nos dejaba, en donde las bans nos recogía para dejarnos en los hoteles, se le quedó el celular. Y practicamente fuimos los últimos en bajarnos y cuando nos dimos cuenta de lo sucedido nos contactamos y nos dijeron que alli no había nada. Es increíble que este tipo de cosas sucedan, pues el turista es a quienes ustedes deben cuidar y fue una muy mala experiencia, porque nadie nos dio una respuesta. ENGLISH: Good afternoon. Look, I know it's one's responsibility to take care of personal belongings. But at the same time, the staff you hire is supposed to be the right one. During the tour we had, my wife left her phone on the bus (transport) that dropped us off and picked us up to take us to the hotels. We were practically the last ones to get off, and when we realized what had happened, we contacted you, and you said there was nothing there. It's incredible that this type of thing happens because tourists are the ones you should be taking care of, and it was a very bad experience because no one gave us an answer.
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Linda_k
Aug 16, 2024
Worst experience - First the excursion was canceled due to weather, however the day it was scheduled the weather was perfect. Secondly, we never got picked up for excursion and was told we didn't reschedule...after I sceenshot proof, a mere apology after screwing up our last day here.
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