Excursão a Montana Redonda (Montanha Redonda) e Praia Costa Esmeralda

Wonderful, beautiful, we loved it. A place to enjoy an unforgettable view, the food is simple but pleasant. It is important that public toilets improve, thanks

We absolutely loved this experience. Our guide’s name was Wester and he was so nice and professional and attentive. He really took care of us! We didn’t book a private tour but we got lucky that we were the only ones on ours. The Mountain View’s were breathtaking, Playa Esmeralda felt like an untouched beach. Wester made sure to get photos for us and really made me feel comfortable. The right along the country side was also beautiful. Highly recommend this tour!

10 minutes ride up and down was very bumpy but fun & memorable. Loved the whole experience. Views from the top are fantastic.

My husband and I had a great time. The views were beautiful and the people were very kind. We enjoyed ourselves.

If you are a small group of 4 or less, ask for Alex. We were fortunate to be assigned to Alex as a private tour even though we were expecting to be in a larger group. As we drove to Montana Redonda, Alex shared information about his country, answered our many questions and pointed out interesting sights along the way. He stopped along the way to buy us some cheese he said was the best on the Island, and we all agreed it was the best we had ever eaten, so much that we asked him to stop on our way back so we could buy more. We were fortunate to arrive at the mountain just as a big group was leaving so we had it almost entirely to ourselves. It is such a beautiful place with amazing views. Alex took many amazing photos of us as we enjoyed the view and played around on top of the mountain. He also had a fabulous lunch of fresh fish, chicken, salad and rice waiting for us. This was the absolutely best fish we had the entire time we were in the Domincan Republic - cooked to perfection. We also enjoyed Mama Juana and Domincan Beer. Alex also arranged for men to climb up into the mango trees and cut fresh mangos for us to take with us. Next, he took us to Macao beach. This was a bit disappointing since I went out of my way to choose a tour that went to the Costa Esmeralda but was told it will be closed for many more months as a hotel is being built in that area. I won't hold it against the tour guide but think that Viator should not be selling the version that promises Costa Esmeralda beach until it is open to the public again. Though the beach wasn't very good, we did appreciate how Alex took photos of us and encouraged us to take as much time as we'd like. We finished the tour at a shop he recommended where we found some nice items. All in all, it was a great day and I'd highly recommend booking the Mountain Redonda tour, asking for Alex if you are a small group. I'd skip the beach until Costa Esmeralda beach reopens but the mountain is well worth the price and time.

Alex was a wonderful tour guide. The food serve was spectacular. It was fresh and tasted good. The swing was added fun!

The guide was a bit late but still it was a great experience. He was very nice and the beach was amazing. Also the mountain and the view there were great! We would recommend it.

I’m writing this review with heavy heart as the driver is a cool guy and I don’t want him to get into trouble. We got picked up in a 4 seater car and on the way we were told that 2 others will be picked up. Super unsafe for the lack of 5 seatbelts / headrests. After the pickup halfway towards the Mountain passing an intersection we were told that we’d go return here to Macao beach. I took a mental note to ask about this. The mountain experience started great we got there ahead of the crowds and had a great time and the mountain top for the 4 of us. The 10:30 prawns with rice was a bit oddly timed but tasted great. Unfortunately we weren’t informed how long we had, how much we had to wait for the transfer back down. The driver chatted to the Spanish couple in Spanish and we felt we were missing out not only in conversation but information too. During the wait for the transfer I asked why we’re not going to Esmeralda beach and I was told it was because of the weather. I was sure the Macao beach would be just as nice. Unfortunately during the way back we hit a dog with the car and got stopped by the police. Macao beach was all right (not counting the 1$ toilet and the pushy sellers) but we only had 40 minutes there. We were rushed out of the water and got back into a car to go to the worst souvenir shop in PC. Terrible quality, expensive prices, pushy staff. So #2 of the 2 things to do was completely different. No going through a forest, no impressive views, no ranch, no refreshments, no coconut water and definitely no comforting moment with music and drinks. At this moment I’m trying to get a refund for more than 20% as half of the trip was completely bad. I’m sure that one travel agent is giving the job to another and then to a third one and they just combined 2 groups with different bookings here.

I really liked the trip to. Round Mountain Service is very good and we have a lot of fun I hope you guys beat it up

I loved the best view on the round mountain a very delicious meal and to the beach where we took very beautiful and relax