Overview

For a true taste of Caribbean culture, look no further than this full-day bus tour of the Dominican Republic. You will visit remote villages while learning all about local products and history.

The adventure begins when your guide tells you the history of the island as we travel through cattle grazing lands and rice fields. You’ll pass a typical rural school, on your way to tour some of the island’s coffee, cocoa, and sugar cane plantations.

Head to Higüey and see the famous Basilica of Altagracia, a pilgrimage site due to its miraculous image of Our Lady, before strolling through the bustling market. Check out views of the Eastern Cordillera mountains before finishing with a stop at the beach and lunch at a local restaurant. There is also the option of a half-day tour that includes many fun moments, but skips lunch and the Basilica of Altagracia.

Whats Included?

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Official guide

Lunch: white rice, dark rice with beans, chicken creole, and salad bar.

Water.

Fresh fruits.

Transport by safari truck.

Visit to the Basilica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia

Highlights

Feel as your hair is swept away by the strong wind while galloping across amazing vistas, all leading to gorgeous countryside landscapes.

Frolic amid gigantic sugar cane fields. Go back in time and witness the traditional way of plowing the crop, evidence its transformation from cane juice to the best Dominican rum.

Master craftsmen will show you the proper way of rolling a cigar. Learn how this blessed land has produced the best tobacco.

A typical Dominican family will welcome you into their home. Learn about new customs. Seduce your palate with exotic tropical flavors.

Sign up for a lunch-buffet. An alluring gastronomic experience, where dishes created in America blend with their African roots.

Have a panoramic view of the most important church in the country

Requirements

Must sign Liability Waiver.

Bring swimming attire including towel, sunglasses and sunscreen.

Dominican Republic Cultural Tour Details

Camera in hands, get ready to capture unbelievable panoramas and typical Dominican villages, visit the largest and most important church, on the road you will see schools and famous ’’colmado’’. Drive across sugar cane and rice plantations. Learn why and how Spanish brought sugar cane culture in this island and the economic impact. See how they used a ’’trapiche’’ – wheel grinder pulled by oxen to extract the syrup of sugar cane. Ride our truck through the Anamuya mountain and have direct contact with the day to day life in the countryside.

What To Expect

A fun filled day where you will get to inmerse yourself in the Domincan Culture guided by the friendliest staff. Try fresh sugar cane juice, learn how cigars are rolled, be welcomed at a Dominican house, have a delicious typical lunch and end your day enjoying the waters of the amazing Macao Beach.

Adult (13+)

$ 90

Child (3-12)

$ 45

Infant

Free