Small Group: Saona Island Full Day Tour

Melvin was genuinely amazing from start to finish — he truly wanted us to have the best experience and he delivered big time. Got us first at every spot so we beat the crowds and got the best views. Took loads of brilliant photos for us too, never once expecting anything in return — such a kind guy. The knowledge he’s got is unreal — explained the mangroves, the turtle sanctuary, and all the history in such an interesting, funny way that you actually listened and learned. And his crew? Just as brilliant — so helpful, funny, and kind the whole day, made it feel like we were with mates. Everything was perfect — I’d recommend Melvin and his team to absolutely anyone. Don’t think twice, book them!

This was so well organised, we loved that it was a relaxed small group, early start but so worth it, we were the first on the beach and had so much free time to enjoy as we pleased. Our tour guild Melvin was amazing, he shared his knowledge about the islands and the history was great, also spoke brilliant English, we had a free gift and free photo's. The food was delicious and constant drinks being provided. This is a must do excursion.

Amazing experience. Our tour guide was elite. Must do activity and visit this place. Wonderful time.

Great experience! Melvin was awesome and very knowledgeable. Had a great time and created long lasting memories.

Booked this excursion for my 20th wedding anniversary and me and my husband loved it! Melvin and as our tour guide and he was great! Very knowledgeable of the island and its history. He made sure everyone was taken care of and explained so many things. One of his boat helpers Diego was great too. They both were able to answer any questions we had and guided us through the experience well. The island was beautiful! The ONLY complaint I have is that when on the island the workers were very persistent in trying to sale you a massage or any of their items and it got kind of annoying. It’s a full day excursion and you are on a boat a lot of the trip but once on the island I feel it was worth it. I give not only the experience but Melvin and Diego 5 stars!

If you want to visit Saona Island, then book this tour! You will head out early morning from your pickup but the early morning is worth it as you get plenty of time by yourself at Mano Juan where you'll have a nice breakfast and visit the turtle sanctuary. Then you go to playa Abanico, and it'll be like a private small group experience as you are one of the only ones there and with reserved seating, you'll have plenty of time to enjoy the beach before having lunch. By the time the big boats and all the people start coming you're already leaving and off to the other sites where you'll look for turtles, starfish, and snorkel if you want. Tour guide Melvin and crew Otto and Diego were excellent and very professional, friendly, attentive, and made sure everyone was taken care of. Detailed history about the island and importance of mangrove tree/nature and the importance of turtle conservation were also highlighted on the tour. This is definitely the tour you want if youre headed to Saona island! When talking to other guests at our hotel about their excursions to Saona island on other tours, they wished they had taken our excursion instead! Bring water shoes and towels.

I see now why this excursion is highly rated. Everything from booking and confirmation to pick up and transportation and the excursion itself was fantastic. Our tour guide Melvin was extremely friendly and knowledgeable and made sure we had the best experience. The island is absolutely beautiful, the little side trips were a bonus and surprisingly the lunch was very good. The only downside to the entire trip was the AC in the van that took us to the marina did not work well. We sat in the back and on the way to our hotel the sun was beating down on us and we were pretty uncomfortable. Other than that, we only have good things to say. We almost canceled the excursion at one point because we didn’t want to leave the resort for the entire day. We are so glad that we did not do that because this excursion ends up being the best part of our trip to the Dominican.

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Melvin and Pedro were amazing. Both were very informative and attentive the whole time, and they made sure everyone in the group was looked after. Waking up very early in the morning was completely worth it. Highly recommend this experience!

Small group was so much better than a large group He took us to the small village to see the turtle sanctuary. He made it very personal. The Beach chairs were reserved and lunch was very good. Getting there early was key to fewer crowds. Excellent experience overall. Melvin was so kind. Give him a raise.

Seriously perfect day on this excursion. Going to the turtle sanctuary and seeing the hatchlings might have been one of the most amazing experiences of my life. We did not want a booze cruise with 100 of our newest drunk friends. We wanted a calm and soul filling beach and tour day. This excursion totally delivered. It's a little more expensive than others to the island, but totally worth the quality of the experience.