The hike is worth it! - This was our second time in a month visiting with friends coming into the DR. The first trip we did the 5 mile round trip getting to El Limon from the lower waterfall. This trip we entered in from higher up and it was only 3 miles round trip and came to the waterfall from above. It was a much easier hike and would recommend either. It is pinned on the department of tourism site, and would use the company located there. reasonable rates and good guide, he even climbed a tree and brought down coconuts for our guests. Definitely a must do.

SO MUCH FUN!! - My sister and I just went to DR and this was our favorite excursion out of the 3 we did!! The reviews are very deceiving. This was an action filled day from start to finish. If you enjoy being outdoors and you’re fit this is a perfect excursion for you!! My sister and I both enjoy hiking and being outdoors. It’s an all day excursion you won’t be back until 6/7pm. My sister and I loved the whole ride to the destination because we got to see a lot of the DR countryside. We also learned so much history from the tour guide!!! Additionally they stopped at a gift shop which I think is so helpful when trying to get souvenirs for loved ones! Immerse yourself in nature and book this excursion!! (P.S this was the most beautiful beach all trip!!)

Fun Busy Day - Everything was so much fun! It was an early wake up, especially for a vacation day but completely worth it! The views, the experiences, AMAZING!

What an adventure! - Had an amazing experience. So much packed into one excursion—boat ride, open air truck ride up the mountain, horse riding, beautiful waterfall we swam under, and a relaxing beach. Be prepared for a long day—especially coming from Punta Cana, but so worth it!

Kids loved it!! 10+ in age. - We went with Road Runners and they operated perfectly. Jesus was our guide and Pina our driver. Bring $ for tipping and on the way there and back, we stopped to use the restroom and shop a little. I read lots of reviews about the horse and wanted state i felt the same at first until I realized that each horse was owned by the handler, not the ranch. Each handler is allowed 1 person, 3 times per week, on their horse(what we we told) Their horse is their everything! You will see when you drive up there and once you get there. Our guides were amazing! They helped with everything. Even holding hands for the little ones while making the long track on the stairs to the waterfall. Horses only get you so far. Make sure to tip! We had an amazingly delicious authentic meal on the ranch. My favorite part was the beach. We brought our own snorkeling gear and saw sooo many HUGE starfish, an eel, lots of colorful fish, and a pretty big crab. We left Punta Cana at 6:45 and got home at 7:30(19:30). If was a fun time.

Beautiful waterfall and beach - The waterfall and beach visit were wonderful. Be prepared to travel a long way to get there. We enjoyed learning about the DR during the ride. Bring water, it was only supplied at the end. I feel the phrase “Bacardi” is a bit misleading. You get one little drink. It’s def not a booze cruise. The buffet lunch was good but also not until later on. We were starving by time we got there so bring a bar or snack. Overall worth it to us but it was a long day.

Really lower your expectations - Highlights: waterfall (15 min), beach (1 hour 15 min) with great pina colada. Downsides: not an informative tour, not transparent on photo shoot package, long journey. As many others have mentioned, this is a very long tour (13.5 hours for us). Given the large region we were covering, I’d give them some leeway on the underestimate of time. For context, we paid USD$150 each for the tour, which is supposed to be 10 hours long and cover the following: * Day trip around Las Cañitas and Bacardi Island from Punta Cana * Catamaran tour, horseback ride, beach trip, and more * Guided tour balances informative commentary and free time * Lunch and two drinks on catamaran included * Hotel pickup and drop-off included We started the tour by driving in a van and stopping at different hotels/resorts to pick up the tourists. The first break was at a little gift shop where you can use restroom and get snacks/souvenirs. This section took about 1.5 hours. We then drove about 2 hours to get to capitán/ sabana de la mar to switch to a catamaran, which took us to el limón after a 45-min ride. No water/ refreshment was provided during this time. For such a long trip, I’d expect the tour guide to have a decent amount of knowledge about the history of country, people’s way of living, and current situation, but our tour guide seems to only say things when they came to mind, and mostly made jokes about mama Juana (local rum wine) and how guys will tell their wives they’re working while they may be out drinking and fooling around, which is not the kind of informative tour we were expecting. It was also difficult to understand him at times given the language barrier. To his credit, he was speaking to both an English speaking group and a Spanish speaking group, and warned us about the tipping request we would get at the horse riding point because of the economic situation. Overall, I think the company should provide some formal training to its tour guides—it doesn’t take that much effort, just provide them some talking points with basic information mentioned above so the tourists would learn more about this country. At the end of the boat ride we were transferred to an open air safari truck that took us to the horse riding spot. Our tour guide told us another local guide would take care of us, but in fact that “guide” was only there to take pictures, dictate the poses and interrupt us when we were trying to enjoy the view at the waterfall, which we only had 10-15 minute for, so they can sell us a package in the end. This seems like a bait and switch and we didn’t expect it with the price paid. It should’ve been made clear at the beginning and give people a chance to opt out. Since there was no real guide for the next 2 hours, we had to follow the crowd and figure out what to do next which was a little chaotic and frustrating. The horse riding portion was a round trip that took about 1 hour, and there was a bit of hike in the end to reach the waterfall (took about 10-15 min for us but we saw some older folks struggling coming back). A horse guide was assigned to each horse and spoke little English. My guide was very nice and diligent and was with me and the horse the whole time. He didn’t mistreat the horse and clearly has good relationship with it and can guide it through whistle. My partner’s guide on the other hand, had a reed. On the way back, his guide also slowed down to have a private conversation and said the tour company only paid for the horses, not the staff wages, and therefore asked for $20-25 USD as a tip. It would be nice had the tour company communicated more openly about their partnership and how much tipping should be given. A Dominican buffet was provided at the end of horse riding and the food was actually very good. After lunch (about 1 hour), we were transferred to the Bacardi island (about another hour of transferring) to enjoy the beach and a free pina colada, which was the highlight of the trip. We had about 1 hour and 15 min at the island. The trip back was long (about 4 hours via catamaran and van) but the ride was smooth. People were given a small cup of coke, which presumably covers the “2 free drinks on the catamaran”)

Bad - You can only at the waterfall for 15 minutes and they rush you to go back. So don’t waste your money doing the trip.

Waste of a journey - If you don't like travelling avoid.got picked up 7.00am .got on coach only to get on another 10 min away.then had a stop at a shop/coffee amongst other coaches.45 min stop .later arrived at boat for a qhr crossing ,then onto another jungle bus to reach the destination @11.15.... 30 min horse treck to waterfall quick swim then bk on horse to eat in at the end of the horse treck.40 min maybe, coach.bk to boat 90min stop at gin Island 1 free pinaclada.bk on boat to get coack bk to coffee shop again 15min stop.then last stop exchange coach for last 10 min bk to jewel .all in toll I would say 4hr 30min of activities and 7hrs plus of travelling. Had read a review after booking could not cancel. Man at desk said 1hr journo boat.

Very poor!! - This trip was terrible. When we realized that this place was five hours away and asked for a refund it was too late. Called the people to cancel and would not allow us to cancel. On the day of the trip no one picked us up. No phone calls or anything. Terrible representatives and no one called to apologize, but took our money and did not refund us back. DO NOT GO ON THIS TRIP!!!!