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Saona Island Tour: Explore Coral Reefs and Relax on Beaches
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96 Ratings
La Romana
Embark on a Saona tour designed exclusively for Arvia P&O passengers. Explore the authentic and less touristy side of the island in a small group with passionate and professional guides.
Embark on a Saona tour designed exclusively for Arvia P&O passengers. Explore the authentic and less touristy side of the island in a small group with passionate and professional guides.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- La Romana - Transportation will be waiting for you at the taxi stand, at the cruise port exit, where all participants from the same ship as yours will gather. The driver will take you to our office in Bayahibe, the starting point of the excursion.
- Bayahibe - You will arrive at our office in Bayahibe where you will hace coffee, water, bathroom…
- La Romana - Transportation will be waiting for you at the taxi stand, at the cruise port exit, where all participants from the same ship as yours will gather. The driver will take you to our office in Bayahibe, the starting point of the excursion.
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Bayahibe - You will arrive at our office in Bayahibe where you will hace coffee, water, bathroom and we will present your guide for the day.
And you will go at our power boat. - Cotubanamá National Park - Embark on a small group adventure to explore Saona Island, starting at the Penon with a English-speaking guide sharing historyabout the Tainos natives and the mangroves.
- Catuano - Our first stop will be on Saona Island, at Catuano Beach. We will spend 20 minutes at this beautiful site, perfect for snorkeling with fins, mask, and snorkel. Some can relax on the boat, while others can snorkel, according to their preferences.
- Saona Island - After these wonderful moments, we will board the boat again to head to SAONA Beach, where a Dominican lunch will await us. Once the meal is finished, grab a hat and sunscreen for a swim in the turquoise waters of Saona Island. You will have about 1 hour to enjoy the beach, take incredible photos, and nap by the water’s edge.
- Palmilla - In beauty, we will end with the famous natural pool where we can spot immense starfish (note: it is forbidden to touch them), have a drink in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, and enjoy a magical and unforgettable moment.
- Bayahibe - Return to the Bayahibe port with unforgettable memories, where your transport will be waiting to take you back to the La Romana port.
What's Included
- Lunch
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Beer and rum
- Carbonated beverages
- Snack
- Lunch
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Beer and rum
- Carbonated beverages
- Snack
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses (Photos, souvenirs…)
- Transportation from La Romana port : $15.USD per person
- Personal expenses (Photos, souvenirs…)
- Transportation from La Romana port : $15.USD per person
Additional Information
Get ready for a unique adventure on Saona Island! Join us for an experience away from the crowds, where you can explore the underwater world of Catuano’s coral reef, relax on the white sandy beach of Playa Dichosa, and admire the splendid natural pool with its giant starfish.
Our excursions are small-scale, and our guide is passionate about what he does,…
Get ready for a unique adventure on Saona Island! Join us for an experience away from the crowds, where you can explore the underwater world of Catuano’s coral reef, relax on the white sandy beach of Playa Dichosa, and admire the splendid natural pool with its giant starfish.
Our excursions are small-scale, and our guide is passionate about what he does, giving explanations all day long.
We’ve been working with cruise ships for many years now, so we have the necessary experience.
Location
La Romana
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
4.9
(96 Ratings)
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Ndavis2013
Jun 16, 2024
Great choice. - Excellent family trip. Great food. Nice staff. Not too much time for snorkeling but it was perfect for us. We saw sting ray, starfish and had a good time in the beautiful water.
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O4717ssmoniquem
Jun 3, 2024
Amazing! - We had a great time with Dominican Attitude. Our guidebs were great with the kids. We had a 3 and 6 year old with us snorkeling. We were let off of the cruise late which cut into our tour, however, the guides made arrangements to ensure that we still got to at least see all of the stops on the tour. I wish we had more time to see the turtles and starfish, however, the excursion was great. The pictures don't do the islands visited any justice. I'm defined going to try again flying into the area.
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Andy
May 7, 2024
saona island - We had a more than perfect day!! Thanks to an incredible team, our day on Saona Island was superb! Magnificent places in a small community to be able to make the most of it!!
A caring team!!
Thank you for this unforgettable stay!!!
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Susanf210
Feb 24, 2024
Fabulous - Such a wonderful day! Well organised trip. Even when we got a puncture it was sorted quickly without fuss. Our guide Christian and his team made it a special and enjoyable day packed full of facts, fun, food and laughter. Photos taken of the experience were brilliant too. A very memorable day
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Keefman
Feb 23, 2024
A+++ YOU MUST BOOK THIS TRIP!! 5* - You should book this trip instead of the P&O organised one. The payment is taken a couple of days before you arrive in case you need to cancel.
Speedboat ride was great with fabulous beachside scenery in the way to Saona. Snorkels, masks and fins provided. Stops include the turtle incubation nursery, a Caribbean barbecue on the beach and private beach stop for coral reef snorkelling (about 200m from beach edge). Also stopped at Mangrove to see turtles and stingrays in the sea and at Natures Garden to go padding amongst starfish, plus stopped mid sea to feed some friendly birds birds.
It has more stops than P&O organised tour, full of fun and excitement and the hosts are very hospitable and the free rum on tap! Only take this trip if you enjoy drinks on tap, dancing and laughs all day.
Got back at 5pm in plenty of time for boarding.
Justine, El Capitan and the crew took good care of us all day.
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Shane_a
Jan 17, 2024
Soana island trip - Fantastic day out and the crew really looked after us. Plenty of rum and spirits me beautiful stops along the way. Recommend
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Marineln6350ee
Nov 6, 2023
Amazing ❤️ - This team is at the top! We took the excursion to the island of Saona with Marina (my son fell in love with it and had the best day of his vacation thanks to her, a big thank you to her), Christian (with an undeniable knowledge of the nature, history and always available for the slightest question about the Dominican Republic) and the whole team (sailors, photographer and of course the captain) and it was simply magical for my partner and my 3 year old son , small group, very friendly, with places where there are few tourists (seeing small turtles saved by locals, snorkelling, swimming among starfish in natural pools, excellent food with possibility lobsters caught of the day...) music, vitamin, joy and good humor guaranteed. And the icing on the cake is that they speak French! 😉 I 200% recommend this human-sized team who made us leave with stars in our eyes and the desire to come back and see them
Thanks to them.
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11olgaa
Oct 22, 2023
Great trip - The trip was great, amazing views over the Caribbean and Atlantic. Very enthusiastic guide and great boat. Saona island is truly beautiful place and we were lucky to see some newborn turtles in Mano Juan
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Brunobh5388ok
Oct 17, 2023
Saona Excursion - Excursion to Saona with Dominican attitude. Definitely the best day of our stay. Warm welcome, attentive to people, multilingual guide, great atmosphere throughout the excursion, excellent local meal, unusual meeting with people from the island and vitamin supplies offered all day. A big thank you for these good times, I recommend 200%.
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Sephirin
Jan 29, 2024
Saona from Bavaro. Hotel Impressive - Superb beaches and places but if you can, choose a small group. Book independently, not through the hotel. It's harder to find, certainly, but certainly more pleasant. There were 50 of us in our group, but we saw small boats with 4 to 10 people on them. Much more mobile and with more personalized service, I think the experience is much nicer.
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