Buggy Half Day Adventure with Cave Swim from Punta Cana
Description
This wild buggy ride through the Dominican countryside makes for a morning of adrenaline-pumping adventure. As well as rumbling through rustic villages, you’ll visit an organic farm and cool off with a swim in a cenote. There’s no better way to put a bit of oomph into your holidays. After pick-up, we’ll head to a ranch for a safety briefing and the lowdown on Terracross buggies. Don your helmet, put on your belt and give it some welly. You’ll zoom across the backwoods to the co-op farm. Your guide will tell you about and let you try traditional Dominican products such as coconut oil, chocolate tea, tobacco, rum, cocoa and, of course, the world-famous coffee. Buggy driving can be a messy business, so you’ll round up with a chance to freshen up with a swim in a cenote – a natural spring of crystal clear water.
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Itinerary
After pick-up, we’ll head to a ranch for a safety briefing and the lowdown on Terracross buggies. Don your helmet, put on your belt and give it some welly. You’ll zoom across the backwoods to the Buggy Ranch for the local product tastings. Your guide will tell you all about traditional Dominican products such as coconut oil, chocolate tea, tobacco, rum, cocoa and, of course, the world-famous coffee. Buggy driving can be a messy business so you’ll get a chance freshen up with a swim in a cenote – a natural spring of crystal clear water. Hemmed in by palm trees and washed by foamy white waves, it’s a picture of bliss. 2 ½ hour Excursion includes the following: Drive Boogie (1 hour 15 minutes) Swim in exclusive Cenota Cave ( 30 minutes ) Visit Historically recreated Taino Village and watch their show ( 20 minutes ) Learn all about and try coffee, chocolate, chocolate tea & Mamajuana. ( 15 minutes ) Macao beach stop- return to hotels *Approximate times
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Your booking includes a hotel pick-up and drop-off. You will receive a message from us informing you about the exact pick-up time and place. To be able to give you this information, it is essential that you have given us the name of the hotel where you are staying at. If you have not received the pick-up information at least 72 hours before the activity start time, please contact us. Office hours: Monday to Sunday from 6 .a.m to 8 p.m. Upon pickup, please present your voucher and photo ID in exchange for your activity. Destination Services Dominican Republic will respond within 24 hours to confirm your pickup time.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children 7 and younger are not allowed.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Drivers must be 18 or older and hold a valid driver's license.
- Hotel pickup is available from most centrally located Punta Cana and Uvero Alto hotels. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.
- You will receive confirmation of your exact tour departure time when you call to confirm your reservation.
- Alcohol and controlled substances are prohibited on this tour.
- This activity operates in most weather conditions.
- Children must be supervised by an adult (over 18 years) at all time
- Height, weight and/or age restrictions may apply
- Bring bathing gear, sunblock and a towel
- If you are pregnant, or have back, neck, joint, or muscular problems, you should carefully consider whether to participate.
- You must be able to climb and descend stairs and walk on unpaved or uneven terrain.
Reviews(22)
Terrible company. We first booked the city tour with this company. The tour itself was fine except the van did not have windows so we inhaled exhaust fumes all day. We all ended up with headaches. We tried to cancelled the buggy tour we had also booked, but they wouldn't let us. They came up with all kind of excuses ranging from you need to cancel 7 days in advance, need 76 hours notice, no can do after 5p, to need to show them a medical note. None of these people tried to help and all of them were rude once they understood we wanted to cancel our booking. Their only cancel policy is to deny cancelations at all cost. We used Destination Services at the Serenade Resort, I do not recommend them. Save yourself the headache and go with another company.
We were never picked up for our excursion. We had it scheduled through our travel agent before we left for our trip. On the morning of our excursion, we waited in the lobby of our resort and no one showed up to pick us up. We contacted destination services and rescheduled for the following day, which was their recommendation so the date and time were approved by them. No one picked us up the following day either. When we returned from our trip and started working with our travel agent on getting a refund, destination services refused to give us a refund and said we were a no-show. We would NOT recommend them due to the hassle and disappointment.
Ruined my honeymoon and still coming after me. SCAM SCAM SCAM. they cancelled my trip without my permission with less than 24 hour notice. Told me I had to contact Expedia for a refund. When expedia contacted them for approval they told expedia I cancelled my trip! I never did and have proof. I will find every way to make everyone aware of this scamming company until I get my refund.
Driving on a dirt sand road used simultaneously by other vehicles such as cars and trucks. That to say this was NOT a unbeaten, ATV path and your eyes and sinuses will collect a lot of dirt! ! Extremely, extremely dusty! Highly recommend bringing a bandana, and goggles! The facility has them for purchase but as you'd imagine, at a steep premium in their gift shop. (Wanted $20 US for the googles) The vehicles, as expected, were in battered condition, with one vehicle in the caravan that actually broke down, but what i'd expect! Arrival at the cave swim was truly the high light! Walk through a small coffee and cocoa farm with product tasting, then down a stair case into the cave and then you can walk right into the chest high, cool refreshing water! Photographers in the cave and along the travel route site ready to take those adventure photos for review and purchase at the end of the day! The photo's quality were pretty good!
Dear valued Guest, Thank you for your feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and we are glad you had an overall nice experience with us. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team
I reserved this activity by mistake in punta cana but I was in puertoplata I called to change it or get a refund but they never send my money back or change it. L
Dear Miguel, Thank you for your feedback and the time you dedicated to write it. We are really sorry to hear that this service did not meet your expectations and needs. Nevertheless, your comments really matter to our local team to improve the quality's standard service by applying the appropriate corrective actions. Thanks again for leaving your valuable opinion. Kind regards,
Great all very good interacted, they got fillet the Representative was very good friendly and respectful
Estimado cliente, ¡Gracias por comentar! Nos complace saber que tuvo una excelente experiencia con nuestros servicios. Comunicaremos a José Antonio sobre su comentario y felicitarle por su excelente trabajó. Esperamos poder servirle nuevamente en una visita futura y ayudarlo a que sea más memorable. Le apreciamos como cliente. Cordialmente,
The service was excellent from estefania, super punctual the buses very comfortablew. An unforgettable experience
Estimada Cliente, ¡Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para comentar! Estamos encantados de que haya disfrutado de nuestros servicios. Nos comunicaremos con la representante Estefania sobre su comentario, felicitándole por su excelente trabajo. Esperamos poder ayudarlo a que su futura visita a la República Dominicana sea igualmente memorable. Le apreciamos como cliente. Cordialmente,
Was a excellent experience Stephanie was a wonderful explain everything including the activities she was the best
Dear Client, Thank you for commenting! We are pleased to know that you had an excellent experience with our services. We will make sure that Stephanie is informed of your comment and commend her for her service. We hope to be able to serve you again in a future visit and help make you stay more memorable. We appreciate you as a client. With kind regards,
Darlenis jimenez was the one who organized the excursions. A very nice girl you can trust with total security. I regarding the excursions were 10 unforgettable experiences.
Estimado cliente, ¡Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para comentar! Estamos encantados de que haya disfrutado de nuestros servicios. Nos comunicaremos con la representante Darlenis sobre su comentario, felicitándola por su excelente trabajo. Esperamos poder ayudarlo a que su futura visita a la República Dominicana sea igualmente memorable. Le apreciamos como cliente. Cordialmente,
Very good tour, we had a great time. a very entertaining experience with a lot of mud!!
Estimado cliente, ¡Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para comentar! Estamos encantados de que haya disfrutado de nuestros servicios. Esperamos poder ayudarlo a hacer que su futura visita a la República Dominicana sea igual de memorable. Le apreciamos como cliente. Cordialmente,
