Sharks & Stingrays Encounter and Small Boat Ride from Punta Cana
3.5
15 Ratings
Punta Cana
Experience the thrill of swimming with sharks and stingrays in Punta Cana. Enjoy a fast boat ride, snorkel with tropical fish, and receive a relaxing massage. Book now!
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tour Package Punta Cana - In comfortable buses, arrive to Bavaro Beach. Refresh yourself with the rich crystalline Dominican waters. While a light boat accelerates, you will live a unique experience in Punta Cana. Practice snorkeling among multicolored fish and incredible coral reefs. Feel the great emotion of interacting with the gentle and curious stingrays and receive a relaxing massage on the back. Swim among docile nurse sharks. Always under the supervision of professional swimming guides.
What's Included
  • Small group boat tour limited to 30 participants
  • Comprehensive safety and snorkel gear provided
  • Exclusive opportunity to swim with sharks and rays due to pandemic restrictions
  • Convenient round-trip transportation included
  • Complimentary bottled water on board
What's Not Included
  • Towels
  • Sunscreen, sunglasses, facial protective masks and other personal accessories
  • Professional pictures (available for purchase)
  • Gratuities for the crew and drivers
Additional Information

Experience the excitement and enjoy a thrilling yet entirely secure journey. Everyone, from the little ones to the grownups, is welcome to partake in these amazing escapades. Delight in a small group speed boat ride and have a snorkeling adventure with vibrant, tropical fish, accommodating up to 30 people. Enjoy the immense thrill of friendly interactions with the gentle and inquisitive stingrays, and unwind with a soothing back massage. Our well-trained marine experts will always ensure your safety throughout this remarkable experience. Remember to inquire about special group discounts for groups of more than 20 people.

  • Depth of 2 to 4 meters
  • Minimum age to attend is 12 years old
  • Must be accompanied by an adult until 17 years of age
  • Speed boat capacity 12 people at a time
  • Customers who appear intoxicated may be refused service
  • Subject to change with prior notice due to weather conditions
  • Minimum height for the Stingrays Encounter: 2.6 feet
Location
Tour Package Punta Cana
Playa Bavaro
Playa Bávaro, between Melia and Lopesan Costa Bávaro Hotels, 23000 Punta Cana, DO Specifics: white beach cabin located to the west side of Jelly Fish Restaurant
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jordan_l
Nov 12, 2020
Atv trip - We ended up doing the 4 wheelers and atvs and our guide (Charley) was great and showed us a great time!
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Traveladdicted0703
Sep 17, 2019
Best Tour in Punta cana - The drop of from hotel was exacly on time. We startet with the bananaboard first. Was a lot of fun! Then we went snorceling. IT was a wonderful adventure. The Guides we're all really Kind an always thinking about our safty. The last thing we did was with a ray and then we swam in a pool with two sharks. Food and drink were us boat offered. From me this adventure gets 5 out of 5 points, especially because the guides took pictures and sent them on without us paying extra.
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Godybaroni
Sep 17, 2019
Sharks, Stingray and Speedboat - The pick up from our Hotel was smoothly and once we received, we started with a banana boat tour which we enjoyed a lot (I love it and I will do it again). After the banana boat tour we went with the Speedboat to a place for snorkling and it was really nice we saw a lot of various fishes and small stingrays. After Snorkling we went to the sharks and stingray where we tried to catch a stingray. Our guide caught one we did pictures with the stingray and stroke it to feel how it is :) After the stingrays we were swimming with the Sharks and the guide catched one which we stroke. Our guide went with us after the tour to a ressort where we enjoyed for 20 min the pool for swimming. And finally we were marooned on our hotel with the speedboat. It was a really nice experience and I can recommend this to everyone!!
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Mandi_s
Mar 14, 2023
Disappointed - The customer service was great but the shark and stingray encounter was very disappointing. It only lasted about 20 minutes and my kids only got to put their heads underwater once to see the sharks. Moreover ther was only one stingray for about 20 people. The staff of the boat seemed to try to make up for the short encounter by taking us to the natural swimming pool which was fun but the actual wildlife encounter again was disappointing.
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Matthew_f
Mar 21, 2021
Banana boat ride is a lot... - Banana boat ride is a lot of fun- wear googles if you have them! The sharks and stingrays were underwhelming. Sharks were all lying in the corner and didnt move around in mid afternoon. We did some snorkeling as well, saw lots of fish.
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Elisa_g
Aug 9, 2022
Hi there - Staff were super amazing. I wish the snorkeling was in a more confined area if the ocean. It was a bit rocky and hard to snorkel. Also we never had the opportunity to do the banana boat which was advertised
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Rhonda_w
Apr 13, 2022
The trip was very... - The trip was very unorganized. The operator wanted to cancel at the last minute and then called back to pick us up 2 hours later. We ended up having to cut our trip short to go on another excursion. The water with the sharks was dirty and the nurse sharks were huddled in a corner on the ocean floor and did not move. The presentation for the stingrays was really fun. The person did a great job.
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Jjgray2012
Mar 25, 2023
Wouldn’t recommend - This is not what you call a shark or stingray encounter. Three sharks that stayed in a dark corner. 2 or 3 stingrays that stayed hidden in the sand. The best part was the little fish wanting the bread crumbs. Then you sit on the dock for hours bc there isn’t that much to do. Not worth $300 in my opinion.
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Nika
Jun 27, 2021
If you want to party on the boat, you will have a good time - The crew is great but I would not take this tour again. Sharks and stingrays are kept in a terribly limited space, small pool constructed in the sea (3*3 meters or so) covered with the net. All 10 of us were running in that dusty pool (2-3m deep) see those poor creatures, who were hiding but they could not, of course. Stingrays usually have a poison in the end of their tale to protect themselves, but these ones were tale cut, it looked. Also the shark was big but without teeth. If I knew they keep them like that just to entertain tourists, I would never pay for this tour to support these activities, it is horribly irresponsible and these animals need to be released. I think this tour also need to have an age limit, as there was a loud music, alcohol and an adult party on the boat, which is fun, but not for kids. Snorkeling was was very limited, no corals, just a few fishes, I guess for people who did not see anything better, that is a great experience, but it was far away from the pictures on the add. This tour is more for people to party on the boat with drinks and music, but our primary goal was to experience the underwater world in Punta Cana
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P5730gejoel
Mar 31, 2023
Way less than the $200 I paid for that. - It is not as advertised. They show a kid in the water with a ray and shark swimming in front of her. REAL DEAL - they have you jump in the water on a platform, squat down, stuff the ONLY ray into your hands, click a few quick photos and your off to the sharks. Swim 100 feet, keep looking for those sharks, get to the end and there they are sleeping it the corner on top of each other. Out of the area and go snorkeling a small reef. That was OK.
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