Dominican Heritage: Small Group Cultural Experience with Local Cuisine and Countryside Visit
4.8
17 Ratings
Higuey
Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of the Dominican Republic with a small group cultural experience. Explore the countryside, indulge in local cuisine, and learn about the country's customs and gastronomic culture. Book now!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Higuey - Our cultural tour is the best way for travelers to learn more about the Dominican Republic, its customs, its fields, and its typical food, they can also share with the people who live in the countryside, learning about their gastronomic culture and way of thinking.
    We will visit the countryside, where we will be able to tour it on horseback, then we will go to the city’s cathedral, we will know everything about it, from its beginnings, after a while we will go to the central market of the city, where we will see all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables, we will visit the ranch, there you can learn all about the country’s gastronomy, such as natural chocolate, coffee, and more.
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Private transportation
  • Tasting of coffee, cocoa, and organic vanilla
  • Horse ride
  • Visit to the Anamulla River
  • Tour of the ranch
  • Walk through the Central Market
  • Tour of the Basilica
What's Not Included
  • Bicycle use
Additional Information

The city tour is the best way for travelers to learn more about the Dominican Republic, its customs, its fields, and its typical food, they can also share with the people who live in the countryside, learning about their gastronomic culture and way of thinking.
We will visit the countryside, where we will be able to tour it on horseback, then we will go to the basilica of the city, we will know everything about it, from its beginnings, after a while we will go to the central market of the city, where we will see all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables, we will visit the river and the ranch where you can learn all about the gastronomy of the country, such as natural chocolate, coffee, and more.
This tour includes lunch and roundtrip transportation from your hotel.

Location
Higuey
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.8
(17 Ratings)
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Vanya_p
Nov 8, 2023
Amazing experience - Very interesting program with lots of items done in a short time. You can get a feel for the Dominican Republic. Robinson (our guide) was punctual, knowledgeable, good sense of humor and timing. He took very good care of us in a professional manner. Each individual (there were 6 of us) felt like we had a personal tour due to his attention. We did horse riding, cigar factory tour and learned how cacao is processed. The excursion was pleasurable and educational. Very good value. In our hotel the same excursion was double. The minivan was very comfortable and the driver also professional. The only minus is that from pick up to drop off it took 9 hours, while the excursion was slightly longer than 5 hours. Thank you Robinson! You’re awesome! From Vanya and Peter from Bulgaria
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11sasha
Sep 6, 2023
Local experience - It was a great experience traveling and experiencing the local way. Danilo the tour guide was very knowledgeable and Sandy the driver was great.
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Karlat
Aug 19, 2023
Alvin was amazing from... - Alvin was amazing from start to finish . He is the best very accommodating.. tour was wonderful . Lots of things to see . Lunch was amazing along the river . We learned a lot
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Souay170
Aug 9, 2023
Great cultural experience - Daniel and our driver was excellent on our trip. Very courteous and knowledgeable. Advising us along our trip of the different cultural things we see. It’s a great experience. Would definitely recommend it
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Ahkiel_w
Aug 4, 2023
Amazing authentic experience - From breathtaking views inside and outside of the basilica, to the markets filled with spices giving a true sense of what life is like here, to being taken back in time with tours of the coffee/ cocoa processing plant to the beautiful macoa beach as well as the amazing tour guide Sandy we rate this tour a resounding 5/5 .
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Natali_r
Jul 22, 2023
Excelente cultural immersion tour! - Teo and Alvin were the most fun and excellent tour guides. They welcomed us the real Dominican way and showed us what real Dominican life and culture is like. The tour was full of different stops and things to discover.
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Nick_b
Jul 14, 2023
Excellent learning experience and FUN - Our guide (Darwin) was a wonderful advocate for his country, and showed us so many things that even my teenage boys appreciated and would do again. This was a wonderful excursion with a very reasonable price.
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Cheryl_t
Jun 14, 2023
Excellent Cultural Day... - Excellent Cultural Day Trip with Alvin and Robinson. We had a great time and learned so much about Punta Cana. Definitely recommend this excursion and hopefully you will get Alvin and Robinson .
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Courtney_m
Sep 4, 2023
Worth it! - I had a great experience with this small groups tour. The guide was super nice and very accommodating the only thing I wish is that we could have gotten to taste some cacao ourselves instead of one that was already dried and used up. I would still recommend anyone to see this tour as it is rich in culture and history which I love
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Shirley_w
Mar 28, 2024
Mediocre tour - Mediocre excursion. I was picked up over an hour later than what was indicated. The tour guide was good about telling us what was next, but I wanted to know more about the culture and life in DR. He didn’t explain in any detail about the stops we had (chocolate and coffee farm, cigar factory). The produce market was a quick walk. I don’t even know what’s local or unique to the island. Lunch was delicious. The tour lasted 7 hours and not the listed 4 hours. Overall, I didn’t feel like I got much cultural exposures. I could have learned more by reading Wikipedia.
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