Saona Island Excursion: A Paradise with White Sandy Beaches and Azure Waters from Bayahibe

Discover Paradise on Saona Island, where white sandy beaches, clear turquoise waters, and countless palm trees provide an unspoiled environment that vacation dreams are made of. You’ll take a catamaran or speedboat to get to a beautiful beach, plus stop for a swim in a natural pool. Lunch and an open bar are included.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Saona Island - Speedboats ride, nice oceans and shore scenery, enjoy unexplored island, lunch include, swim in the natural pool (a sand bar at waist deep).
  • Bayahibe - We make a mandatory stop at the Natural Swimming pool, between Saona Island and Bayahibe unexplored beach area. there we will have a drink in hand and swimm at waist deep waters. there was partly filmed
    Blue Lagoon Movie
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off only Bayahibe hotels.
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Transport by catamaran or speedboat
  • Buffet lunch; vegetarian option available
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
  • Pick-up at Bahia Principe La Romana
Additional Information
  • May be operated by a multilingual guide
Location
Saona Island
Cotubanamá National Park
Cancellation Policy

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

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Francescopq9908po
Mar 8, 2026
Deserved encore! - An unmissable destination with splendid stops, an impeccable organization and, not inconsiderable fact, nicely conducted: a day of real pleasure that we decided to continue after last year's experience while we were on cruise.
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B7636vdmarcoss
Feb 10, 2026
Holidays in Saône Island - I had a wonderful experience the island saona is beautiful, enjoy all the entertainment that I provide butterfly tours, the food and attention was great Gabrile is great and very attentive was always on the lookout for having a good time the people are very nice. The wonderful time I recommend
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Sightsee35516372967
Feb 10, 2026
Amazing. - Incredible beautiful day island and frankly for price it is top plus it is a small group not huge compare to other company .positive point a guide who speaks French! Great I recommend
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Veronicara7431lk
Feb 2, 2026
Birthday party in Saône - Excellent attention and management of Genesis of Scuba Caribe. It stirred us up like meeting my brother-in-law who was in Punta Cana and us in Bayahibe on the same Catamaran to celebrate a beautiful and unforgettable birthday as a family. The impeccable excursion and the dream island!
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M7847lrbruceb
Jan 31, 2026
Excellent Excursion To Soana - We enjoyed this day-long excursion to Soana Island during our week-long stay at the Secrets La Romana Resort. Pick-up from the hotel was as advertised at 9:15am and after a short ride we arrived at the Bayahibe beach area where the boats load. There were a total of 8 of us from Bayahibe area hotels and it soon became clear that we would be joining with other groups for the day. Our group leader provided our Soana Island Park wristbands and he also tied on a piece of red yarn which identified us to him. Other groups had different colored yarn to identify themselves. Communications was a bit of a challenge as our primary language is English but Spanish was the language being spoken. Let’s just say that by the end of the excursion we understood what was going on! It just happened that the day we booked was a Dominican Republic religious national holiday, so there were many local residents having a great time on their day off with us. We boarded a smaller boat from the surf line, which took us out to the catamaran which took us down to Soana. The party atmosphere started immediately upon departure, with rum & cokes, music and dancing in full swing by 10:00am. We stopped for about 45 minutes at the advertised ‘swimming hole’ before proceeding to the Soana Island Beach, arriving there about 12:45pm. We again had to transfer from the catamaran to a smaller boat in order to reach the shore. The beach was absolutely stunning! Our group leader organized chairs for us and he stayed nearby. A very authentic Dominican lunch was served at 1:00pm, which offered pasta salad, a cole slaw salad, fresh fruit, chicken, pork chops, rice & beans, a vegetarian pasta stew and bread. Soft drinks, rum & beer were available. We swam and sunned until our departure at 3:15pm. We took a speed boat directly back to Bayahibe. More rum & cokes were supplied along with frequent saltwater facials from the spray as we raced back north. Our shuttle van was waiting us at the Bayahibe beach and we were back at the resort exactly at 4:30pm as advertised. The only suggestion I could make would be that printed details in English of what to expect for the day could avoid confusion and anxiety, given the very limited English being spoken throughout the day. Some in our group were concerned in the morning as the level of organization at the beach was not what I would call ‘highly-structured’, but everything did work out fine. The value for what we paid was excellent.
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Sherry_b
Jan 27, 2026
Well organized - The pick up transportation was on time and crew ensured we got onto the right boat and then off and onto the right transportation back to our hotel The staff/crew on the boat were friendly and the lunch was good!
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798kl_rap
Jan 24, 2026
Best tour and best tour agency!! - We loved going to Saona with Katya, our tour guide. Saona island was absolutely amazing. I loved the organization of the tour, felt like they really think about the guests’ comfort.
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Boanerges_s
Jan 22, 2026
Fantastic Travel - Very beautiful place, the photographer who accompanied the tour made us bring a good memory
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Alvaro_r
Jan 11, 2026
Great way to explore the beautiful Saona Island - Overall tour experience was great! The place is beautiful, both the island and the stop at the natural pools. The crew was really friendly and going out of their way to make it a nice experience.
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Marlena_z
Mar 13, 2026
Good Times! - Enjoyed the boat ride, bottomless rum & cokes, as well as the dancing on our way to Saona Island! Good for couples, groups, & kids!
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From $69
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).