Dominican Republic Tour: Culture and Cuisine

Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of the Dominican Republic with a small group cultural experience. Explore the countryside, indulge in local cuisine, and learn about the country’s customs and gastronomic culture. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Higuey - Our cultural tour is the best way for travelers to learn more about the Dominican Republic, its customs, its fields, and its typical food, they can also share with the people who live in the countryside, learning about their gastronomic culture and way of thinking.
    We will visit the countryside, where we will be able to tour it on…
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Private transportation
  • Tasting of coffee, cocoa, and organic vanilla
  • Horse ride
  • Visit to the Anamulla River
  • Tour of the ranch
  • Walk through the Central Market
  • Tour of the Basilica
What's Not Included
  • Bicycle use
Additional Information

The city tour is the best way for travelers to learn more about the Dominican Republic, its customs, its fields, and its typical food, they can also share with the people who live in the countryside, learning about their gastronomic culture and way of thinking.
We will visit the countryside, where we will be able to tour it on horseback,…

Location
Higuey
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Anonymous
Jul 4, 2024
Must Tour in the DR - Great guide & staff. Friendly and informative Robinson is an excellent guide good knowledge of the local culture
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Vanya_p
Nov 8, 2023
Amazing experience - Very interesting program with lots of items done in a short time. You can get a feel for the Dominican Republic. Robinson (our guide) was punctual, knowledgeable, good sense of humor and timing. He took very good care of us in a professional manner. Each individual (there were 6 of us) felt like we had a personal tour due to his attention. We did horse riding, cigar factory tour and learned how cacao is processed. The excursion was pleasurable and educational. Very good value. In our hotel the same excursion was double. The minivan was very comfortable and the driver also professional. The only minus is that from pick up to drop off it took 9 hours, while the excursion was slightly longer than 5 hours. Thank you Robinson! You’re awesome! From Vanya and Peter from Bulgaria
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11sasha
Sep 6, 2023
Local experience - It was a great experience traveling and experiencing the local way. Danilo the tour guide was very knowledgeable and Sandy the driver was great.
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Karlat
Aug 19, 2023
Alvin was amazing from... - Alvin was amazing from start to finish . He is the best very accommodating.. tour was wonderful . Lots of things to see . Lunch was amazing along the river . We learned a lot
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Souay170
Aug 9, 2023
Great cultural experience - Daniel and our driver was excellent on our trip. Very courteous and knowledgeable. Advising us along our trip of the different cultural things we see. It’s a great experience. Would definitely recommend it
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Ahkiel_w
Aug 4, 2023
Amazing authentic experience - From breathtaking views inside and outside of the basilica, to the markets filled with spices giving a true sense of what life is like here, to being taken back in time with tours of the coffee/ cocoa processing plant to the beautiful macoa beach as well as the amazing tour guide Sandy we rate this tour a resounding 5/5 .
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Jaime
Nov 28, 2024
Long but fun cultural tour - It was interesting to see many different places around Punta Cana. Robinson was an excellent guide but the day was longer than we anticipated. We really enjoyed the typical house and information on chocolate and coffee beans but would have been very happy to skip cigars.
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Courtney_m
Sep 4, 2023
Worth it! - I had a great experience with this small groups tour. The guide was super nice and very accommodating the only thing I wish is that we could have gotten to taste some cacao ourselves instead of one that was already dried and used up. I would still recommend anyone to see this tour as it is rich in culture and history which I love
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Shirley_w
Mar 28, 2024
Mediocre tour - Mediocre excursion. I was picked up over an hour later than what was indicated. The tour guide was good about telling us what was next, but I wanted to know more about the culture and life in DR. He didn’t explain in any detail about the stops we had (chocolate and coffee farm, cigar factory). The produce market was a quick walk. I don’t even know what’s local or unique to the island. Lunch was delicious. The tour lasted 7 hours and not the listed 4 hours. Overall, I didn’t feel like I got much cultural exposures. I could have learned more by reading Wikipedia.
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Tomorrow_h
Aug 30, 2024
NOT FOUR HOURS!! - BEWARE TIME!!! This is a full day tour not four hours! I booked. This thinking it was a half day and we would be back, but no they said four hours to get you to book. By the time you realize it’s not a half day tour it’s too late. Also, it is not a small group. There were three vans of people we were forced to go place to place with. It got to the point where our group had to band together to get our driver to take us back to our hotel. I will say horseback riding was fun, seeing the culture, making cigars was cool, but taking us to a beach they we did not ask to go to just to be swarmed to buy things was a big red flag for me. This tour does not have all the details, fine another tour! Save your money and most important save your time.
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