Paradise Island & Mangroves Tour: Explore Beautiful Islands and Wildlife on the North Coast

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Sosua

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Embark on a Paradise Island & Mangroves Tour to explore the stunning North Coast. Discover turquoise waters, white sand beaches, vibrant reefs, and local wildlife. Don’t miss the chance to visit Monte Cristi National Park and experience the beauty of the mangrove jungle.

Duration: 11 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Eric Tours International - Organizing the tour
Cabarete - Pick up at the hotels in Cabarete
Sosua - Pick up at the hotels in Sosua
Puerto Plata - Pick up at the hotel in Puerto Plata.
Driving through the country side to Punta Rucia.
Playa Ensenada - At Playa Ensenada the Speed Boat is waiting to take you to Paradise Island…

What's Included

Boat ride through the mangroves
Refreshments with soft drinks and fresh fruits on the island
Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off service
Delicious lunch included
All National Park fees covered
Snorkeling equipment provided

What's Not Included

Drinks with the lunch
DVD (available to purchase)

Additional Information

Visit one of the most beautiful islands on the North Coast. Paradise Island will welcome you with turquoise water, white sand and colorful reef. Visit the Monte Cristi National Park where you can explore the mangrove jungle and see local wild life.
After being collected from your hotel in Puerto Plata, Sosua or Cabarete, make your way to Punta Rucia and…

Location

Eric Tours International

Beachway Sosua El Batey # 18

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Kimatgerstner

Apr 24, 2024

Best Excursion on the Island! - This was hands down the best excursion ever! Our crew was great! The bus ride to get there was 2 hours - but worth the wait! The "island" is actually a sand bar surrounded by a reef that you can snorkel over. Clear waters and lots of life to see. Don't think you will have it to yourself - there was about 250 people there all at once - 3 big boats each holding 50 people and about 10 or more speedboats each holding about 12 or so... but still very cool!

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Global538375

Feb 28, 2024

Great experience - must book if you're in Puerto Plata! - This excursion was amazing! The small island was pretty crowded but I couldn't fault people for wanting to visit, the water was so clear and there were so many fish to see underwater! The pick-up was on-time, the ride to the beach was smooth and the speedboat trip to the island was great! Our guide, Matias, was very knowledgeable about the island and made sure we had a great time. Snorkel gear was provided to us and we even received some bread to entice the fish! The island was about 1 KM by 2 KM - we were told that closer to summer, the island gets bigger. We passed the Mangroves and it was really cool to see oysters and crabs. I recommend this excursion to anyone staying in Puerto Plata! You won't regret it :)

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Camilla_c

Feb 20, 2024

Great experience - Great experience! The orga crew did an amazing job and the day was lots of fun. Paradise island is beautiful and the mangrove tour definitely worth it.

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Susanpe2594ei

Feb 6, 2024

Wonderful time - Fun trip. Speed boat was a lot of fun and the snorkeling was amazing. Everyone should experience this excursion while in puerto plata

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Tarannum_h

May 12, 2024

Good - It was a good experience. I wish they showed the mangroves slowly and the entire place. Overall, it was a good experience.

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Jaxon_w

May 7, 2024

Almost perfect day - This trip was so great! The bus had AC, the route guide, Mendi, somehow knew like 5 languages to be able to translate his guided tour in the bus for the people in our group from various countries (so impressive). The island was beautiful, the lunch was great, and it was just a great day. The only thing I would change is that the speed boat drivers went WAY too fast. Our group was crammed onto a speed boat and the driver wanted to show off or something because he was going fast over the choppy water and it felt like we were going to fly out of the boat. Our whole group was sore and grumpy after the boat. They should probably use a different boat company in the future. Other than that, it was perfect. Would recommend!!

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Frank9317

Mar 4, 2024

Speedboat ride otherwise the destination is worthless - Good organization, very good driver and good guide (multilingual) gave very good explanations!!! In my opinion, the effort is not worth it, the speedboat ride was great, the Isla Bonita is a sandbank overcrowded with tourists, the coral banks are dead and there were only a few fish to see, the trip to the mangroves was spectacularly fast, I would not do the tour again, too crowded

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Lisa_torres

Feb 19, 2024

Too much driving - Negatives - much too much driving! We were picked up at Cabarete, the drive was FOUR HOURS to the speedboat via small van, then large bus because of so many pick ups en route. Misleading when we were told it would be two hours there and back. The sand bar is lovely but many boats and people, so not at all as pictured. This was a 13 hour excursion (p/u 7am, drop off at 7:30pm !!) because of all the driving, with just 2 hours in the water at the sandbar. Positives - our multilingual guide on the bus was excellent, so knowledgeable! The boat was fun (but bumpy), and the snorkeling is good, plenty of things to see! I’d only recommend if you are staying close to Cayo Arena - not from east of Puerto Plata because of the distance.

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366sydneyo

Dec 15, 2023

Eh - This was a 4 hour road trip, not 1.5. It’s on a speed boat the entire way and they don’t provide chairs on the island. I wouldn’t waste a whole day on this again.

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Erikasm9570mv

Dec 8, 2023

Great Service. Terrible drinks and food! - We went to the beach club at El Dorado. Nice hotel . Very good service. Nice people. Awful food and terrible drinks. They have local alcohol and doesn't taste good at all.

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