Haitises National Park with Paraiso Caño Hondo & Montaña Redonda
Description
Nature lovers this is definitely the tour for you! Located in the remote northeast coast of the Dominican Republic, Los Haitises National Park was established in 1976 and contains a number of different habitats and consequently has a great diversity of mammals and birds, including some rare species. Combine three different tours in one: you’ll visit the most beautiful National Park of the Dominican Republic, Los Haitises; you’ll have lunch at one of the best ecological destinations in the world: Caño Hondo; to finish you will climb the new popular photo spot Montaña Redonda and enjoy its amazing views. If you’re looking for spectacular views and unbelievable pictures this excursion cannot be missed!
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Itinerary
After picking up the customers from the different hotels in Punta Cana, we’re gonna make our way to the small village of Sabana de la Mar. Thanks to the new Miches highway, the driving time will be around 1.5 hours and on the way you will have the chance to enjoy beautiful views of the Dominican countryside. Rice, coffee, cocoa and tropical fruit plantations will catch your attention while your guide will provide a lot of interesting information regarding the Dominican culture and traditions.
On the way to Sabana de la Mar we will stop in the area of Miches to reach the beautiful Montana Redonda. An isolated 1,000 ft mountain nestled on the shoreline in the northeastern Dominican Republic, Montaña Redonda provides spectacular panoramic views for miles and miles around. It is located in Miches, in the Municipality of the province of El Seibo, and has a beautiful natural landscape and a wonderful 360 degree view.
Left Montana Redonda, after an intermediate stop of 15-20 minutes in the village of Las Canitas to use the toilets, smoke or just relax, we will continue our trip towards north, direction Los Haitises National Park. We’ll pass through the town of Sabana de la Mar facing the Samana Bay.
After around 1 hour we’ll finally reach the remote National Park of Los Haitises (bear in mind after passing the town of Sabana de la Mar we’ll continue on a dirt road to reach the park). We'll reach the dock of “Cano Hondo”, hop aboard a riverboat and ride through the winding canals of the park’s majestic mangrove forests, an ideal home for hundreds of species of birds, fish, reptiles and crustaceans. Leaving the mangrove forests, the scenery opens up into the San Lorenzo Bay with photo-inspiring views of the park’s lush outcroppings and the mountains of Samana in the distance. After around 45 minutes we’ll get back to the land. It’s now cave exploration time! You’ll visit a cave called “Cueva de la Linea”, located deeper in the forest and filled with Taino pictographs and petroglyphs that will give you a better sense of how these indigenous people lived before the arrival of Christopher Columbus. After it you will return on our boat to make your way back to the starting point of “Cano Hondo”.
At this time you must be hungry! Tuck into a delicious Dominican lunch served at the gorgeous location of Paraiso Caño Hondo. Located at the outskirts of Los Haitises National Park, Paraíso Caño Hondo is an unique Eco-lodge, ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the 10 BEST ECOLOGICAL DESTINATIONS IN THE WORLD! The complex features a number of pools built into and around natural stones that naturally form with water from the park. Lunch is served in an open buffet with a great variety of typical Dominican food and cocktails. After lunch you can take a refreshing dip in the natural pools and relax for a while before getting back to the bus to start our return trip.
For a genuine contact with the Dominican Republic’s history, culture and natural beauty, join us on this unique adventure to Los Haitises National Park. This eco-tour is the most exciting encounter that the Dominican Republic’s nature and indigenous culture has to offer. Bring your sightseeing spirit and get ready to enjoy this unforgettable journey.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
- Pick up provided from any hotel in the Punta Cana and Bayahibe area. For customers not staying in a hotel (condos, apartments, villas) we will arrange a pick up point close to their location. - Pick ups go from 6 to 7:30 am and each hotel has a different one, so this will be provided after receiving the reservation. - For reservations of only 1 person outside the Bavaro area, pick up could be NOT available. - For hotels in Miches the stop at Montaña Redonda is not included in the itinerary.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Wear comfortable clothes and shoes (preferibly tennis shoes)
- Bring bathing suit, hat, sunglasses, towel, sunscreen, insect repellent, cash for tips and shopping
- In this tour only a light breakfast is provided before lunch. Bring snacks for the day
- Order of the different activities/experiences may change
Reviews(39)
This was a beautiful excursion. Everything was perfect. From pick up to drop off everything was seamless. It was a small group, with air conditioned van, a very fun and friendly tour guide. The sights were beautiful and amazing. Worth every penny. Lunch was one of the best meals we had on this trip. My husband and I would highly recommend this tour. We would do it again without question!
The tour was not bad and worth seeing but in terms of organisation it is really poorly organised. This means that a tour that could be done in 8 to 9 hours takes 12 to 13 hours because of the organization and that then in a tour in 4 different languages the same is told
Hallo Claudia, es tut mir leid zu hören, dass Ihnen die Tour nicht ganz so gut gefallen hat. Es handelt sich um eine Gruppentour mit Gästen aus verschiedenen Hotels und mit unterschiedlichen Sprachkenntnissen. Unsere Tour wird als 12-stündige Tour in vier Sprachen angeboten. Punta Cana ist sehr groß, und die Organisation mit all den Abholungen und Rückfahrten ist nicht ganz einfach. Unsere Reiseleiter geben sich jedoch größte Mühe, allen Gästen gerecht zu werden. Was Sie sich wünschen, ist leider nur im Rahmen einer privaten Tour möglich, nicht in einer Gruppentour wie dieser. Viele Grüße, Claudio
A very enjoyable trip from start to finish, the food at the resort was amazing. Great staff and quite knowledgeable. No complaints, definitely our favorite Excursion with our family of eight.
Great to know you had a good time! This is one of our favorite tours as well! take care, Claudio
We took the excursion with Susie as the tour guide she was very engaging . The tour was very long but very informative and interesting. Angel was a rookie bus driver that was passed by a 3 legged blind dog. He didn’t drive like a typical Dominican. Which made the day longer.
Hi David, thank you for sharing your experience! Los Haitises is definitely a long day trip but totally worth it! best, Claudio
A full tour. The journey from Bavaro to there gets a little long, but it is worth it, the last stretch is a bumpy road that becomes eternal... The excursion through San Lorenzo Bay and the Caño Hondo River is very entertaining, the caves entertained thanks to the explanations of the guide. The right lunch on a beach, visit the pools of the hotel paraiso caño hondo of 1h approx, but more than enough and finally the round mountain, the climb to the top by 4x4 bus discovered, a whole experience and on top the typical swings and very good views of the place. A very complete and entertaining day.
Nos gusta saber que el tour te gusto'! La excursion al parque nacional de Los Haitises es sin duda una de las mejores que se pueden hacer saliendo de Punta Cana. Gracias por confirmar! Claudio
We originally booked to go to Cano Hondo for lunch but were informed prior to the tour that we will be going to Salto Yanigua Ranch. The ranch ended up being our groups favorite stop from the tour. We really enjoyed our tour guide Joel as well. You could tell he enjoyed sharing his knowledge and what he did. Even though we were gone all day it went by so fast and didn’t feel rushed. I also liked that it didn’t feel over crowded. Would definitely go again and recommend.
We visited Los Haitises, Montaña Redonda, and Paraiso Caño Hondo. The tour includes breakfast and lunch. The tour guide, Nathan spoke in 3 languages (spanish, english and french) he gave all the information (that's amazing) for our benefit. We liked so much the tour that we will recommend it to our friends!
Really authentic trip . Long road trips but a lot packed in to the day & well flagged up as such. Great service from Claudio & the team . Booked direct ( rather than Tui /broker ) much better price !
Thank you Adrian for your kind words! Glad you had a good time visiting Los Haitises National Park! Next year Man City again Premier League Champion! Claudio
We booked this tour and were excited about it but got a call 2 days before saying there were not enough people booked to be able to do the tour. The tour guide offered an alternative day but we had another excursion that day. They then offered an alternative tour on the same day which we did attend. That tour was very similarly except had a different lunch stop. Overall, it was frustrating to not get the tour we booked but the one we took was still good. The alternative tour did not include lunch cocktails, but the food was cooked over an open fire which was delicious. I’m giving 3 stars mostly because we never got to take the actual tour we booked. But I do give credit to the operator in working hard to find a solution that worked for us in the end. It was as a VERY long day but the Mount Redonda stop, the national park with Mangroves and the cave stop are definitely work seeing.
Hi Betty, thank you for sharing your impressions! Unfortunately the other version of the Los Haitises tour was not available that day but we're glad you could still enjoy the alternative one and have a good time. Saludos! LPC Tours staff
Great adventure away from everything commercialized. The REAL Dominican Republic. Loved all the stops. Our tour guide Miguel spoke 3 languages. Lots of history and education but the "raw" experiences made this trip the highlight of my vacation. There is alot of driving from punta cana because the forest is so remote, but I didn't mind as it was enjoyable to take in the scenery and look at all the small towns along the way. Lots of stops to break up the trip. AWESOME TOUR.
Hi Karl, thank you for your review. Yes the tour of Los Haitises Natural Park is one of the best we offer and allows you to see parts of the country not crowded by tourists. I'm glad you had a good time with us. kind regards, LPC Tours staff
