アンバーコーブ-タイノベイ 7 ダマハグア滝 + 地元の食べ物

You have to walk through the port terminal to outside the exit gate, which is about a 15-minute walk. We were met by Daniella from DR Prime Tours. We sat in front of the Port Police station and waited for the rest of the guests. Once everyone was together, we walked over to the enclosed air conditioned 10-person van. We met our driver, William, and then “Chocolata” (paparazzi / photographer). It was about a 30 to 40-minute ride to the falls, with a short stop to drop-off people for the dune buggy excursion. William was great because as we approached the parking lot, there was a large tour bus ahead of us. One of the workers told William to park with the tour bus and that would be our group. William refused and dropped us off with a smaller group. Upon our arrival we walked to the lockers, life vest and helmet area. The lockers are free and good size. I had a medium sized backpack that fit in it with room to spare. They zip-tie the locker key to your vest. You are required to have some type of water shoe, if not, you can rent them for about $5.00 USD. Whatever type of shoes you have, make sure they have a good sole, you will be walking over a lot of rocks. Now starts the march, yes, I said march. First you cross over a ravine, via a metal bridge. Then you come to the jungle. Lots of trees, wild life (wild chickens, nothing dangerous) and exotic fruits (Limoncillo - slimy flesh and leaves a chalky aftertaste), beautiful. Now, the part that doesn’t get mentioned is it is about a 45-degree angle walk up the “stair” path to the summit. Your guides will tell you, it is “only” five Dominican minutes to the summit, which translates into you have 30 minutes of walking ahead of you. They stopped a couple of time at rest areas to allow you to catch your breath. Note: There is no water provided on the trip up, make sure you bring enough to hydrate. Once you finally reach the summit (no water bottles allowed past this point), it is about a 5 to 10-minute walk down to the falls. This fluctuates between 90-45 degrees on the way down. It does get crowed at the mouth of the falls and everything kind of really slows down. We were told September is not their busy season, so I could only imagine how slow it can get during the summer months. Once at the narrow opening to the first of the falls, you walk through COLD water which gets progressively deeper. Guys watch your privates as it is shockingly cold. The first natural slide is a curve into a deep pool of water. You have to swim to the end where it gets shallow enough to stand up. The second natural slide is a double curve and the water is just as deep. Next is the first jump which is an 18’ drop (it gets pretty crowded). You can either jump into the water or take the natural slide down. They tell the guys to cross your legs to protect your private parts, but my wife said the girls should do the same to prevent water intrusion. The last cliff jump is 20’, but there is also a natural slide or a wooden latter to get to the bottom if you don’t want to jump. We jumped both cliffs. I don’t like heights, but jumped both and it was great. At this point we were done and helmet/vest are off. There is plenty of time for pictures and videos. You then have a 10 to 15-minute walk back to the starting point. This is where good soled shoes come in to play. We walked through a rocky ravine, jungle, rocky ravine, jungle, rocky ravine, jungle (that was not done by mistake, it was back and forth) and then back over the bridge to the starting point. It is worth mentioning, the whole time “Chocolata” was there taking our pictures and videos on his GoPro. We loaded up and headed to our lunch spot. On the way there I would like to thank William for his defensive driving skills. Driving in the Dominican Republic is crazy. As we were coming around a blind corner, some moron was trying to pass a truck. The car started flashing his lights and William came to an abrupt stop, thus avoiding a head-on crash. We arrive at Topic Gourmet, a small mom and pop place on the side of the road, for a 30-minute lunch. It was a small buffet with fried chicken, pork chops, plantains, salad with salsa dressing and beans with rice. We were provided with a soda or beer with our meal. It was delicious and full of flavor. My wife is a foody, with a love of Spanish style foods and she was impressed by the amount of flavors. Afterward, we arrived at the “plantation”. It was a small spot where they showed us coca pods, tobacco leaves and a monster mango tree. They hand rolled their own cigars and they have two gentlemen show you how they create one. There is a small shop with cigars, jewelry, hand crafted items, coffee and snacks. Now we headed back to the ship, it was about a 10 to 15-minute drive back. On the way back, “Chocolata” downloaded all the pictures and videos he had obtained onto my wife’s phone. It was approximately 150 pictures and videos for $65.00 USD. My wife was shocked; she was expecting $200.00 USD. My wife even told "Chocolata” he should ask for more, he just smiled and said he did not want to rip-off his customers. What impressed my wife is that he did not just take pictures and video of us. He also captured the beauty of the jungle and of the water fall formations. We want to thank Viator / DR Prime Tours for the great experience. Not a bad excursion for $60.00 USD each. Danellia, thank you for all your knowledge and pointing out all the various spot on our trip and your friendliness and smile. “Chocolata”, thank you for the great videos and pictures. You were very friendly and always had a great ear to ear smile. William, thank you for your driving skill and friendliness. Sidenote: Do not get “Chocolata” and “Choco-latte”, also known as “Blondie” confused, they are two different people.

William our Driver, Freddy our tour guide, and The SHOOTA. Were some of the best. Took great care of us and one heck of a deal for $60! Pictures were high but they are just optional! Zero complaints from me!

Seriously though, DR Prime provided the most amazing experience. My husband and I were with Daniela, Chocolate Paparazzi, and William The Drive. AKA the dream team. They were excited and waiting for us just outside the taxi exit, very easy to find. Chocolate is the MAN! He has so much cool knowledge and captures the most gorgeous pictures. The smaller group made a huge difference for us; there were only 6 compared to the massive cruise groups. The lunch was delicious, it was everything you needed to refuel after the falls and more! The plantation was a fantastic addition, and has a lovely gift shop. Book with them for the best time!! Very communicative, answers emails quickly even after the tour if you have questions!

What a fantastic experience. The tour guides baby monkey fish and kailen were very knowledgeable and hilarious! Transportation was great. The food and other parts were out of this world. The photographer aka (chocolatte) not his real name was hands down the funniest most entertaining one there. Treated my kids like they were his own family. I can give this excursion enough praise. Best one I've been on yet

We had an incredible experience with this tour. The staff was amazing and everything was perfect. Very organized and professional. They picked us up and dropped us off at the cruise port on time. We enjoyed the waterfalls, authentic Dominican lunch, and the tour of the farm. I highly recommend this excursion and would book it again. AMAZING!!!!

We had an absolutely incredible adventure at the Damajagua Waterfalls with DR PRIME TOURS! While there is a scenic hike up to the falls, it is completely doable because the guides pace everything perfectly and take plenty of helpful breaks along the way. My daughter had the absolute time of her life, and the entire staff was incredibly professional, warm, and friendly from start to finish. To top off an already perfect day, the local buffet food was so incredibly delicious—I will definitely book with them again next time we are in the Dominican Republic!

Staff were amazing. Lots of walking/hiking. The steps were intense too! We enjoyed the water slide and jumps. The the was AMAZING! The last stop was a great mis of culture of shopping!

This was breathtaking experience going down the falls , enjoying local food and bus ride . The guides crew was very helpful to our group where some were scared and few did not know swimming.

Very friendly and kind service they were excellent with the food with the photos and with the touring of the waterfalls.

I want to say it was awesome and truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. That said, be prepared, it's not just a waterfall tour. It's a fairly strenuous hike uphill through the jungle before you get to enjoy the waterfalls. The guides are great and give you water and frequent breaks to catch your breath. Our day was also very crowded, which took away from the experience a bit. Plan on spending about 4 hours total from start to finish. Overall, if you're up for some adventure and don't mind the hike, it's definitely worth doing at least once.