Things to Do in Punta Cana: Tours, Tickets & Day Trips
Wondering what to do in Punta Cana? Beyond the resort pool, the most-reviewed experience is the full-day Santo Domingo city tour (about $55–95) to the oldest European city in the Americas, and the highest-rated is the small-group catamaran cruise with snorkelling ($99). Around them, the favourites are the booze cruise with a sandbar stop ($59), beach horseback riding ($58), the parasailing and snorkel cruise ($140), the buggy adventure to Macao Beach ($32) and the lagoon, zipline and cenote day at Scape Park ($159). Give yourself five to seven days: beach days on Bávaro and Juanillo, a Saona Island catamaran day, a Santo Domingo day, a Scape Park or Macao buggy day and, from January to March, the humpback whales of Samaná. The beaches are all public and free — Bávaro, Macao and Juanillo cost nothing to walk onto. Below you can compare every Punta Cana tour and ticket by rating and price, with free cancellation on most.
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All experiences in Punta Cana — FAQ
What are the top things to do in Punta Cana?
By traveller reviews: the full-day Santo Domingo city tour, the small-group catamaran cruise with snorkelling, the booze cruise with a sandbar stop, beach horseback riding, the parasailing and snorkelling cruise, the reef snorkel catamaran with unlimited drinks, the family catamaran cruise, the Scape Park lagoon and cenote day, the dune-buggy adventure and Saona Island. Compare all of them below.
How many days do you need in Punta Cana?
Five to seven days. Two or three beach days on Bávaro or Juanillo, one for the Saona Island catamaran, one for Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone, one for Scape Park’s Hoyo Azul cenote and ziplines or the Indigenous Eyes lagoons, and one for a buggy ride to Macao Beach and a sunset party boat. From January to March add a whale-watching day in Samaná Bay.
What can you do in Punta Cana for free?
Every beach in the Dominican Republic is public: Bávaro Beach, Macao Beach (with its surf and fish shacks), Juanillo in Cap Cana and Playa Blanca are free to walk onto even where resorts line them. Also free: sunrise over the Atlantic from any beach, the Punta Cana Village and the Bávaro strip’s shops, watching the kite-surfers at Cabeza de Toro, the Basilica in Higüey (small donation) and the Saturday market at Los Corales. Indigenous Eyes Ecological Park charges a modest entry fee.
Do Punta Cana tours offer free cancellation?
Most experiences listed here can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before the start time; boat trips are refunded if cancelled for weather. The policy is shown on each tour before you book.