Half Day Private Tour in Dominican Republic with Local Guide
4.9
95 Ratings
Punta Cana
Immerse yourself in the authentic Dominican culture with a half-day private tour. Visit a coffee, cocoa, and tobacco plantation, explore the Higüey market, and enjoy the stunning Macao beach.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Macao Beach - Macao Beach (Playa Macao) is one of the less crowded public beaches in the Punta Cana region, away from most hotels. A favorite with the locals, this stretch of white sand is considered one of the most beautiful coastal getaways in the Dominican Republic, with crystal clear waters and a beach known for its great surfing waves.
What's Included
  • Air-conditioned vehicle with onboard Wifi
  • Tour of a typical Dominican house
  • Sightseeing at the Basilica and San Dionisio Church
  • Guided visit to a plantation of coffee, cocoa, and tobacco
  • Expert local tour guide
  • Local market stop for souvenir shopping
What's Not Included
  • TIPS
Additional Information

If you’re eager to delve into authentic Dominican lifestyle, traditions, and culture, seize this wonderful opportunity. Our vehicle will collect you from your hotel for an hour’s scenic drive to Higüey. Here, your first stop will be at a plantation of coffee, cocoa, and tobacco where you’ll learn about their cultivation and processing. Explore a charming, homemade souvenir shop, followed by a visit to the stunning Higüey cathedral basilica to appreciate its architectural beauty. Experience local trade at the Higüey market, while enjoying a breathtaking view of the San Dionisio church, the site of the Virgin of Altagracia’s apparition. On our return journey, we’ll pause for a while at the stunning Macao beach to marvel at its white sands. Finally, our vehicle will return you to your hotel.

Location
Punta Cana
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jenniferr874
Mar 27, 2024
Great tour - Had an incredible tour in the Dominican Republic with Silverio! He was kind, generous, and made us feel safe throughout the entire experience. Silverio provided fascinating insights into Dominican culture and answered all of our questions. Plus, he took us to sample some authentic snacks, including delicious empanadas! We toured beautiful sites and was given a real local feel of the area.
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Valencia_r
Mar 23, 2024
Great Private Tour - My small group enjoyed this private tour. If you’re looking to learn more about the culture and how the locals live, this is the tour for you. Our driver was very friendly, courteous, knowledgeable, professional and timely.
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Micheles250
Mar 3, 2024
The personalized touch! - We thoroughly enjoyed our half day tour of Dominican Republic with our guide Edwin. Edwin communicated well prior to our trip and was on time to pick us up. He explained the tour but was very flexible to our needs. We were able to stop at a school, tour the old church and buy some snacks, which was not on the original itinerary. He was very friendly, talkative, and very knowledgeable about the sights, history, and culture of the Dominican Republic. We really enjoyed talking to him about many cultural differences between our two countries. Our driver was excellent at dealing with the traffic and motorcycles that we encountered along the way. We would highly recommend this tour to other small groups. We appreciated that it was only our group of 5 on the tour, that there was flexibility and that it was personalized.
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Melisa_h
Feb 18, 2024
Great tour!!! Edwin was... - Great tour!!! Edwin was an awesome tour guide. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Punta Cana.
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David_w
Feb 15, 2024
Fantastic - Wonderful tour. Learned a lot about the Dominican Republic. Edwin is a fantastic guide. Could not have been a better experience!!
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Abigail_l
Feb 10, 2024
Memorable experience - Edwin our driver and tour guide was exceptional! He was very knowledgeable about historical facts and presented in a pleasurable manner. The sites visited allowed us to see a very personal side of DR, especially the visit with the family!! We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone coming to Punta Cana!! Thanks Edwin!!
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Heidi_a
Feb 3, 2024
Highly recommended - This was the best tour of our visit, but the description here is inaccurate. The actual tour is better. Edwin was so courteous and a great driver providing much interesting information along the way. He has an itinerary but is willing to change it at your request. We saw a plantation that produces cacao, coffee, and vanilla. The tour includes the home, and we were blessed to meet some of the family members who were so welcoming. We also visited a cigar factory and a basilica. The rest was a drive through Higuey with Edwin providing much cultural information. This was a very interesting tour and I highly recommend it.
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Zlthomson
Jan 28, 2024
Cultural tour in DR - highly recommend - Edwin and Tina were great to see and experience a little bit of the Dominican culture outside of resort. Very friendly and knowledgeable. The tour was exactly as listed. A half day was a good amount of time. Thank you, Edwin!
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Relaxed_explorer80
Mar 13, 2024
Not trustworthy - First stop was a tourist trap gift shop in a private tour when we asked to take us to a good authentic store which they didn’t. We paid twice the prices in the place they took us as compared to prices of the same items in the airport. Then they claimed they have English speaking guides but our guide was just speaking from a script and not able to understand or answer anything if not in the script. Didn’t learn anything and overall what they showed in punta Cana just shows not much to see in punta Cana. Also day before the tour I asked whether they will pick up from the lobby, the tour operator saw the message in WhatsApp but did not answer and only in the morning 30 minutes before the tour said please come outside the resort as we cannot come to the lobby area ( they should have answered that the night before). Overall, not a very trustworthy tour operator and always looking for ways to sell you stuff from where they can earn commission.
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Randy_b
Feb 8, 2024
Book with Edwin??? - Very disappointing and misleading tour. We booked thinking we would have Edwin as our guide as he had fabulous reviews. The day before the tour our guide was switched to Tina because we wanted to keep our original booking time . Did they double book? Our tour began by Tina saying she didn’t know much…only what she was told to say. This was true of the entire trip. There was little commentary, much of the car ride she was on her phone. At the sites we were pointed to informational signs as we listened enviously to other guides talking to groups. We took the tour to learn about the culture…disappointing. The traditional “market” was an indoor roadside tourist trap selling overpriced souvenirs… not at all a “market.” The tour never stopped at the beach because of weather, it was drizzling at best. The pictures on Viator show a lunch, there was no food. We asked about it and was told it was an “option “, totally not offered the “option “ at any point. The 5 hour tour was actually 4 hours. At the church we couldn’t go in do to mass and couldn’t walk around due to “safety” albeit other tours were walking about. There was an odd confrontation between Tina and another tour operator. We gathered it was because he had a license but she did not …I won’t elaborate as it was awkward. Very disappointing experience and the whole thing was a bit shady and definitely misleading.
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