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Samaná Full-Day Adventure: Limon Waterfall and Bacardi Island Tour from Punta Cana
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El Salto del Limon
Embark on a thrilling full-day adventure from Punta Cana to Samaná. Sail through Samaná Bay, ride a horse to El Limón Waterfall, and visit Bacardi Island. Don’t miss out!
Embark on a thrilling full-day adventure from Punta Cana to Samaná. Sail through Samaná Bay, ride a horse to El Limón Waterfall, and visit Bacardi Island. Don’t miss out!
Duration:
12 hours, 10 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- El Salto del Limon - If flying to the Samana Peninsula isn’t your preferred mode of travel, then consider our excellent alternative: visit Samana by Bus! This option provides a fantastic substitute to flying, allowing you to experience all that Samana has to offer while only adding a few extra hours of travel time. More importantly, it reduces the…
- El Salto del Limon - If flying to the Samana Peninsula isn’t your preferred mode of travel, then consider our excellent alternative: visit Samana by Bus! This option provides a fantastic substitute to flying, allowing you to experience all that Samana has to offer while only adding a few extra hours of travel time. More importantly, it reduces the cost significantly.\n\nRather than taking a flight to Samana, you’ll embark on a roughly 2-hour bus journey to the quaint town of Canetas. From there, you’ll board a boat for the remaining 40-minute trip to Samana. Upon arrival at a secluded beach, you’ll be treated to a light breakfast. Next, we’ll head to the entrance of the country’s most spectacular waterfall, El Salto de Limon. En route, we’ll pause at a traditional Dominican home where you’ll have the chance to learn about local products and taste some for yourself, including coffee, cocoa, fresh fruit, and the notorious
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Professional guide
- Round trip transport
- Lunch Included
- Tea and coffee
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Bottled water
- Professional guide
- Round trip transport
- Lunch Included
- Tea and coffee
- Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
- Towel
- The client must be aware of their belongings, our company is not responsible for lost items.
- This tour does not have pick-up in Cap Cana or the airport area, the taxi is at the client’s expense
- This tour does not have pick-up in Cap Cana/Pueblo Bavaro, the taxi is at the client’s expense
- Towel
- The client must be aware of their belongings, our company is not responsible for lost items.
- This tour does not have pick-up in Cap Cana or the airport area, the taxi is at the client’s expense
- This tour does not have pick-up in Cap Cana/Pueblo Bavaro, the taxi is at the client’s expense
Additional Information
Embark on an exhilarating tour from Punta Cana to Samaná, where the journey begins with a motorboat ride across the stunning Samaná Bay. Experience the thrill of horseback riding to the breathtaking El Limón Waterfall, followed by a visit to the picturesque Bacardí Island (Cayo Levantado). This adventure is not to be missed!
Destinations include Samaná…
Embark on an exhilarating tour from Punta Cana to Samaná, where the journey begins with a motorboat ride across the stunning Samaná Bay. Experience the thrill of horseback riding to the breathtaking El Limón Waterfall, followed by a visit to the picturesque Bacardí Island (Cayo Levantado). This adventure is not to be missed!
Destinations include Samaná Bay, Santa Barbara of Samaná, El Limón Waterfall, and Cayo Levantado (Bacardí Island). Samaná is renowned as one of the Dominican Republic’s most iconic locations, frequently featured in films, TV shows, and reality series like La Isla de las Tentaciones.
During the tour, participants will cross Samaná Bay by motorboat and travel by Safari truck to a ranch, where the horseback journey to El Limón Waterfall begins. The path leads through a lush tropical forest to the magnificent 40-meter-high waterfall, offering a refreshing opportunity to swim and cool off.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- To climb up to Cascada Limón you can do it by horse back riding or walking (your choice) the cost of the horse is included in the price.
- This excursion has all cost included. they don’t have to pay anything extra
- This tour does not have pick-up in Cap Cana or the airport area, the taxi… 25,00 USD por reserva
- This tour does not have pick-up in Veron/Pueblo Bavaro the taxi… 25,00 USD por reserva
Location
El Salto del Limon
, El Limon
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
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(13 Ratings)
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Rgv22
Jul 3, 2025
Worth the drive to Samana! - The entire family had a great time. Although the drive was long, our guide, Carlos provided us with a lot of information about the country. Our driver Bryan, was timely and got us back safely.
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I7180lkcarlosg
Apr 19, 2025
Beautiful place - A beautiful place you can not miss the opportunity to meet him and guide them very predisposed geniuses and always at your command
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Moctek1121
Jan 24, 2024
Excellent - Everyone were nice had a great time great view. Horse ride and food. Everyone were helpful and very friendly. Hope to go again
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514beautys
Mar 4, 2022
Samana - beautiful excursion. beautiful lemon waterfall and whales a show. be impressed. very good attention
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R1729tpnormaa
Aug 3, 2021
Unique and special experience - It was a nice experience, I loved the places I went. And the guide Samuel very good person, very attentive and friendly
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Maitelafee
Aug 7, 2022
Beautiful day - We left the day of our hotel Riu the guide did not speak French and was not very friendly. Once we had taken the boat 2 small trucks took us to the horses but there were not enough places for us (family of 4). Then there is a big horseback ride to go to the waterfall but the path is very rocky, 2 people of the group fell off their horses. The waterfall is really beautiful and on the way back we had planned 5€ per guide and they were not happy at all thank you they made the head because it was not enough. Then we arrived on the island at 2:30 pm to have dinner (a little late we were very hungry), but like the scenery is magical.
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Saratk9407tk
Jan 23, 2026
Mixed experience – some amazing moments, but a few big disappointments - This trip had some memorable highlights, but there were several issues that meant it didn’t fully live up to expectations.
Firstly, the transfer time was not as advertised. It was stated as a 1.5-hour bus journey, but this was much longer. We were picked up at 6:40am and didn’t receive any food until around 2pm, despite being told drinks and refreshments would be available. We were also not offered unlimited drinks as stated.
One unexpected highlight was an impromptu whale-watching trip, which lasted about two hours and was fantastic, we were lucky enough to see three whales.
There was a lot of waiting around throughout the day. When we arrived at Bacardi Island, we only had around 30 minutes there, and around 20 of those minutes were spent queuing for the toilet. Unfortunately, this meant we didn’t really get to explore or enjoy the island before having to get straight back on the catamaran.
Once we arrived in Samaná, we went on a truck ride through the island and stopped at a small food hut in the middle of nowhere. We were only offered water with the meal, but the food itself (chicken, rice, beef stew, pasta, and fruit) was tasty, and we really enjoyed this part as it felt like a genuine cultural experience.
From there, we walked to the horses for the ride to Limón Waterfall. This was unfortunately the most upsetting part of the day. The horses were clearly malnourished and not in a fit condition to be doing a 40-minute round trip through muddy forest terrain. My partner expressed concern and asked not to ride the horse back because he felt sorry for it, but he was told this wasn’t possible due to the thick mud.
Before the ride, we were told that the “children” leading the horses relied on tips as their only income. In reality, they were mostly young adults. We didn’t have cash but were told we could tip by card. After asking other travellers what was appropriate, we paid $10 per horse leader. One of them, a girl named Elizabeth, reacted rudely and said this wasn’t enough, which left a very sour taste.
The English-speaking tour guide was friendly, but didn’t provide much information, and often we weren’t really sure what was happening.
It was a very long day (around 14 hours), with most of the time spent on buses, boats, and coaches. We only spent about 20 minutes at Limón Waterfall, which felt rushed. I would have preferred more time exploring Bacardi Island and less time in transit.
There were some great moments, but the condition and treatment of the horses was genuinely upsetting and sadly overshadowed the experience for us.
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Mogo12345678990
Jul 31, 2022
Waterfall on top! - - waterfall and beach are tops!
BUT, mistreatment of the horses (they are tired and they are constantly whipped to go faster), moreover it has not been noted that we will go horse riding during the excursion and that we have a guide for each horse. These are not paid by the company and as everything is included in the day trip we therefore had no money to pay them (we were very uncomfortable then).
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Mélissa
Aug 5, 2022
Mixed - I advise against leaving punta cana because there are more roads than visits. The guide doesn't speak French at all. And we have to pay extra to pay the people who take us to the island because they are volunteers and are not paying to take us.
After that it’s very beautiful it’s still a few things to do but no punta cana
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