Half-day Historical and Cultural Safari: Small Group Blue Cave Exploration

Embark on a half-day historical and cultural safari in the Dominican Republic. Explore the Blue Cave, visit a horseback riding ranch, the basilica of Higüey, a local market, and more. Enjoy a delicious lunch by the Ana mulla river and learn about coffee, cocoa, and Mama Juana production. End the tour with a swim at Macao beach. Book now for an unforgettable experience!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Higuey - You will be able to know the culture of higuey, you will visit the bacilica, where they will introduce you to the religion of this country, shops, rivers and beaches
What's Included
  • Visit Macao Beach
  • Taste local flavors - coffee, vanilla, cocoa, fruits
  • Enjoy typical Dominican food and snacks
  • Convenient transportation provided
  • Explore a Dominican market
  • Traverse the Anamuya River
  • Discover Cueva Azul
  • See the Basilica of Higuey
What's Not Included
  • Hotels located in the areas of Cap Cana pay a supplement of US$ 15 extra. Payment must be in cash
Additional Information

This outing is highly suggested for enthusiasts of history, culture, and the great outdoors, brought to you by certified and highly skilled guides, who aim to make your journey an extraordinary adventure. We’ll kick-start our trip at a ranch offering horseback riding, followed by a visit to the Higüey basilica, and a trip to the market where locals vend their farm produce. We’ll then partake in a mouth-watering meal of local cuisines by the Ana mulla river, before heading over to a traditional home where coffee, cocoa, and Mama Juana are cultivated and refined. Our excursion will also take us to a tobacco factory and an art school. We wrap up at Macao beach, where you’re free to take a dip, before we return to your lodgings.

Location
Higuey
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Nicolae_a
Aug 20, 2024
A nice experience! - Vasili our best guide made us be a part of Dominican history and life. Very knowledgeable and provide a lot of info! Very helpful! The day was nice! Many thanks!
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Jared_c
Jul 16, 2024
Stop looking for excursions and book this one. - Such a great excursion!!! Definitely book if you want to dive head first into Dominican culture. Cave, horseback riding, waterfall, local market, cigar rolling, church, and top it off with a visit to a real local restaurant (food was better than the all inclusive). Carlos and Karla were exceptional local guides that made sure we had everything we needed to stay hydrated and comfortable. The title says small groups, the host makes it feel private. Five is the max stars but this excursion is definitely worth ten. Would be my top recommendation.
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Kevinpp4605uu
Jul 9, 2024
Overall positive review - Carlos was amazing. Excellent customer service and good vibes during this excursion. They recorded a whole video and took pictures. On the way back to the hotel they let us know the amount for the videos and photos. The price was very fair and we saw the video was nice so we paid for the pictures as well assuming that in good faith they would be also be good. We unfortunately did not see or receive the professional photography taken by the photographer and she made it known that she had a camera issue and couldn’t recover the photos even though she had been taking photos the whole 4 hours we were together. They said they would go to fix the camera issue right away and then send it to us later via WhatsApp. They they proposed to take us back to the beach to re-do it in an attempt to make it up to us. Unfortunately we had other plans that day after we finished the excursion and had to leave to go back to America the next morning. Short story short the photographer was not professional and courteous in handling back end of fixing her mistake. But I’m the end, they did give us a half refund on the videos & pictures we had bought. Which in the very least was fair. Overall the excursion experience with them was very good and I would highly recommend it. Just make sure to see all of the pictures before buying it. Definitely a good family or group experience
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Jeremiaho120
Jul 5, 2024
Amazing cultural experience! - The excursion was great! Had an amazing time, Carlos was a great tour guide and made the experience one to remember! Definitely recommend you won’t regret it just experiencing the culture!
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Z5262udbrittanyb
Jun 24, 2024
Fun City Tour! - My small group booked the city tour through Travel Service Punta Cana. It was. A private tour and we had an amazing time. Carlos was an amazing tour guide. He took us to Macao Beach for fun in the sun and horseback riding, went to a cigar factory where we were able to make our own cigars, ate authentic Dominican food at a restaurant, & visited various other locations including a tour of a Dominican house, the market and a church. He also documented our experience and provided a video at the end of the day. We are so glad that we booked this excursion!
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Robinkevy02
Jun 10, 2024
Highly recommend DR cultural safari - The half day safari tour with kayg was a great experience. It was a private tour with judt my husbabd and i so it was really special. We went to Macao Beach, beautiful white sand, waves and horseback riding on the beach. Went to a cigar factory and watched cigars being made. Went to the old Dominican country side a d Carlos took us to a house to showe us how the dominan people live, grind coffee and cocao ( natural chocolate) i actalky brought some natural chocolate to taje home. Fi ally we went to the oldest church in DT DR. beautiful church with ca dle lighting ceremony, let stop was dominant lunch. They have a photographer during the trip to capture memories. Definitely worth it. I got the video and pictures. Very professional safe, highly recommended Regards Robin Houston TX
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Khala_b
May 7, 2024
Great time - The tour was just great. Carlos and Gorge did a great job. They gave great information and even went out they way to make a few extra stops.
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Carinav809
Apr 21, 2024
Loving Experience - A very cool passage, the food, the atmosphere, the river, everything was excellent, our guide, he has a lot of knowledge of the island and everywhere he took us, safe and well informed, I recommend that you take this excursion
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Jaybk6010bj
Jul 25, 2024
Good Experience - My family and I had a great time. Carlos was nice and accommodating to our time restraints and tried his best to get us back in time. I would say that the 6am option was not truly available, however, this may be because there wasn’t enough passengers, so we had to join the next tour time. Our tour was a bit different and I think this was due to our time restraints. I’d also like to note that my two small children were me and my boyfriend (ages 1 and 4years old). We went horseback riding on the beach, which was nice. We visited the cigar factory and were able to get free samples to take home. When visiting the river we did not have time to go in the water, but I did not see anyone else in the water while we were there. Visiting the Dominican home was nostalgic! It reminded me of when I use to visit my paternal grandmother’s house back in St Vincent and the Grenadines as a child. It was nice seeing my daughter experiencing this and she interacted with the young girl on the land. My boyfriend and Carlos picked some mangoes from the trees and he absolutely loved it! We visited the church but mass was taking place so we couldn’t explore inside, which was fine. The only note I will give is to bring toilet tissue or wipes if you want to use the bathroom on the stop. The restaurant was cute and we had the entire place to ourselves. There was a little miscommunication when it came to the food but everything was situated and fixed. We did not have enough time to go to the market nor back to the beach for a swim, due to us having previous engagements. Another note to bare in mind is that the driving time is not included in the trip time. So depending on where your hotel is located, add an extra hour each way for driving and possible traffic just in case.
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Victoria_g
May 30, 2024
For some, but not for all - Our tour guide was awesome. He made it interesting even though his English was not very good. we helped translate to the other two people in the group. However, I could do without this experience. Maybe it’s for some people but not for us. I think out of everything the “cigar factory” was the best part because we were able to make our own cigars and take it with us free. It def is a cultural tour, you see the real DR and how people live.. it does give you a new perspective of the country.
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