Comments on: Saona Island Day Trip from Punta Cana

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:54:08 +0000

Hi Maria, if you have a rental car, I’d advise choosing the Sheraton Four Points as your pick up point. You can park your car across the street from the hotel at the Punta Cana Village parking lot. You’d be dropped off at the same hotel and then you can drive back to your apartment at Serena Village. Here are the driving directions on Google maps: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Serena+Village+Punta+Cana,+Punta+Cana/Four+Points+by+Sheraton+Puntacana+Village,+Boulevard+Primero+de+Noviembre,+Punta+Cana+23300/@18.596266,-68.4313299,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8ea8ebbe23d05de3:0x63d022a38b33ee4a!2m2!1d-68.3733535!2d18.6179983!1m5!1m1!1s0x8ea892291e12042d:0xc945207885bb91f1!2m2!1d-68.37294!2d18.559315

By: Maria Brown

Maria Brown — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:59:01 +0000

Hi, we are staying in Serene Village Apartments where would we be able to catch the bus from?

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:12:10 +0000

Please follow this link to see the distance from your hotel to the town of Bayahibe where you will be boarding the boat: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Puerto+de+Bayahibe,+Parqueo+Principal,+Los+Melones,+Bayahibe/Barcel%C3%B3+B%C3%A1varo+Beach+-+Adults+Only,+km+Punta+Cana,+Avenida+Barcel%C3%B3+1,+Punta+Cana+23301/@18.564896,-68.7544685,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8ea8aa46b076cb8f:0x95fa71a5727ca786!2m2!1d-68.8405617!2d18.3689524!1m5!1m1!1s0x8ea8ecc141b4de87:0xc1a9012d0c5050ab!2m2!1d-68.400676!2d18.66778

You can expect to be on the bus for around 2 hours, accounting for restroom stops. The catamaran is large enough so that seasickness is not a real problem. Please note that you will be traveling on a small boat to get from the pier to the catamaran. The speedboat, on the other hand, does move quite a bit but it goes fast enough to counteract some of the motion sickness. I suffer from mild motion sickness and I find slow-moving boats to be worse. I’d recommend taking some Dramamine or ginger candy, which cruise passengers swear by for motion sickness.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:26:19 +0000

We are staying at Barceló Bavaro Beach, can you tell me how long the bus ride would be? And also, curious if the speed boat or catamaran ride are enjoyable for someone prone to sea-sickness?

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:40:47 +0000

Hello Bri, this tour does not have a minimum age to participate and children under the age of two travel for free. Please be advised that there are no car seats available though. Also, I’d recommend planning your children’s clothing and protection for a lot of sun hours and intensity.

By: Bri Cantu

Bri Cantu — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 03:09:11 +0000

Would a 15 month old or 2 month old be welcome on this excursion?

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 01:51:41 +0000

Hola Kendra, please note that the price shown on this page is already a discounted online price. I hope you have a fantastic birthday! =)

By: KENDRA

KENDRA — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:58:34 +0000

I would like to take this tour the morning of my birthday.

By: KENDRA

KENDRA — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:57:45 +0000

I will be arriving July 11th and the 12th is my birthday is a discount included?

By: Piotr P

Piotr P — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 23:36:15 +0000

Me and my partner booked a trip to Saona island yesterday. Reading the reviews we thought it was going to be best trip of our lives. Unfortunately we were very much mistaken!
It took us two hours to get to catamaran embarkation spot from the moment we were picked up (8am). Coach trip included compulsory souvenir shopping stop which we found overrated, overcrowded and mainly overpriced! We then got to the beach where we embarked catamaran. Pushy vendors of all sorts of things all the way.
Catamaran cruise took two hours and was the best part of the excursion. There was rum , music, dancers, plenty of entertainment and of course lots of opportunities to have “professional” photos taken.

We then got to the island which, itself, was beautiful and been told that we only had 2h15 mins there to spend! Lunch was provided but it was not impressive. Food stacked for hours in the heat with flies everywhere you looked! They then ran out of fruit which was later topped up. Never mind, we thought.
Where we ate and on the beach as well, place was just full of flies! Toilet facilities were dirty with hardly any running water to wash your hands! Health and safety at its lowest!
We had nice coconut juice though and enjoyed ourselves after all.

On the way back there was a stop at natural swimming pool where you could take photos with starfish (paid for of course!). It turned out that surprisingly starfish were only around the trip organiZers and staff! We thought it was fake anyway.

After 20 mins in the water we were told we were heading back to our coach. That’s it for $188 per couple! I think we could expect more than that! I forgot about constant request for tips by the tour staff!

Read original review on Tripadvisor: https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g147293-d10131638-r417509477-IHeartDR-Punta_Cana_La_Altagracia_Province_Dominican_Republic.html#