This unique experience to Saona Island offering for a small groups of 14 pax, following all protocols, with a very personal services.
In our experience we visit places not visited by the masses, we will take you to the town of Mano Juan, the only places inside the island where theres people leaving in a small community. Here we will know a community leader who run the turtle conservation area, we will have the time for learn about Turtle and how important they are for the planet. In Mano Juan, we will serve you a breakfast, with sandwiches, juices and fruits.
After Mano Juan Beach, We will be visiting a secret location beach, with beautiful landscapes, white sands beaches, perfect beach for jump in the water and enjoy the Caribbean Sea of Dominican Republic.
After we will continue to the famous Abanico Beach, here we will enjoy a private self service buffet lunch with Dominican Food. After lunch we will continue to Palmilla Beach to The Natural pools to see star fish.Snorkeling
Posted By : Mark_B
The tour consisted of, as I recall, a boat ride to Saona Island where the first stop there was Mano Juan (small sole village with turtle sanctuary) then a remote beach. Then away to mainland Dominica Republic to a nature reserve where in low tide we handled starfish, then away to the start point with the opportunity to swim with a school of colourful fish in a reef there.
The guide was Melvin and he was engaging from the very start; introducing himself with a very brief icebreaker and letting the party introduce themselves and where they are from. He then proceeded with, as he surmised, a 500 year history of the island in 10 minutes. I had known a bit about Haiti and its situation but he delved down on the way the island was later split into two and that Haitians can commute there without no real restrictions.
The food was great and family prepared. One of the party asked if Melvin enjoyed being a guide, as it was evident to all, and he confirmed so. Indeed he joined us in the sea on two stops.
For each stop Melvin gathered us around and briefed us fully about the situation there. He deliberately got us to the stops before the large parties arrived, with their catamarans and music, so we could enjoy beaches etc in solitude and value as a small party.
Once the tour was over and the party was being dropped off, he shared photos via airdrop and the bus’ Wi-Fi.
Overall a very good day. And a very good guide.
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 16:32:28 
Posted By : Julie_N
What an amazing trip!! It’s long (6 am - 6pm for us), but well worth the island tour with Melvin. We went with 2 kids (4 and 7 year old) so it was a bit long for them but they did fine. I loved that we got to the different parts of the island before the massive crowds arrived so that was a big plus. Lunch was delicious and plentiful! Melvin and his crew provided great personal service with wonderful kindness and warmth. Thanks Melvin! He is full of knowledge and I loved learning about this history of the country and culture. I highly recommend this tour, please book, you won’t regret it!!
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Posted On : 2024-06-27 17:04:24
Posted By : Seraya_J
100% recommend this excursion! A small group not too busy just perfect ! Seen a lot of this island ! The food/drinks that was included was good organized ! The price was worth it ! Melvin is excellent ! Will recommend if you getting motion sickness quick to take it right before the excursion starts the boat ride going and going back can be rough ! But we enjoyed it !
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Posted On : 2024-06-27 15:12:59
Posted By : Ahmed_B
Excellent trip . Highly recommended. Very friendly and genuine staff . Totally made my experience very plesant. Pick up and drop off was on point. Melvin was really knowledgeable and genuine .
Highly recommended if you are looking to explore Soana island in a calm yet a fun way !
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 17:07:44
Posted By : Nicole_S
Honestly, I never write reviews but this was worth it to me. This was by far the best thing I did all vacation. Yes, I was picked up early, it's a little bit of a drive to the boat from where I was staying in punta cana and the ride over to Soana was 35 minutes from where you launch the boat but...
We were the first to the island with beautiful scenery and no one around. We visited multiple beaches and took the most beautiful pictures before the crowds came in. I wasn't smushed on a boat with a giant crowd and treated like cattle. It was a glorious experience with a small group, we learned about Turtles, we sipped pina coladas from pineapples we had our own roped off section of the beach so when the crowds did come no one was in our area. The lunch at the beach was so cute. On the way back we visited the mangroves and saw at least 7 Turtles swimming. We got to hold starfish and snorkel where we saw a multitude of different fish. Our guide was knowledgeable and very kind and just so much fun. Our driver was nice and so were the people we drove us on the boat. We went with my father, my mother in law and father and law and 2 children 4 and 11.
A+ would do again..
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Posted On : 2024-06-22 13:10:44
Posted By : Jillian_H
Amazing day from start to finish. So well looked after all day.
Picked up at 6am and back to hotel about 5.30pm. Air conditioned mini bus with wifi for transfers.
A long day but so worth it.
Breakfast and lunch provided. Drinks included all day.
First to every beach so ideal time to take photos whilst quiet. 3 beach visits plus a star fish and snorkling stop.
Guide took photos all day and then sent everyone them free on drive back via airdrop or WhatsApp
Speed boat was amazing.
Brilliant day
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Posted On : 2024-06-19 07:00:21
Posted By : Ethan L
This was perhaps one of the most beautiful and historically informative tours I’ve ever been a part of. Melvin was incredibly insightful and walked through every aspect in sequence of what was happening next. We were the FIRST people at every island and it couldn’t have made for a better experience. Bring your go pro… But Melvin takes awesome pics with all the angles!!
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Posted On : 2024-06-18 17:08:02 
Posted By : Rebecca_D
Amazing experience!!! We beat all the other boats to the private beaches by almost an hour and we had a much smaller group. Melvin took us to multiple beaches on Saona island and grilled lunch for us himself - it was so good! He stopped multiple places for us to snorkel and even took pictures for us that he airdropped to us for free. He provided detailed history on Saona island and the DR. If we come back to DR we are definitely booking with him again!! Picked us up at our resort and the ride had wifi 👍🏼
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Posted On : 2024-06-17 17:07:27
Posted By : Natalie_E
This was an impeccable experience. No time wasted, every detail considered, from creature comforts like a bathroom stop to the absolute brilliance of sourcing and serving local fish as part of our delicious lunch. Worth every penny and then some.
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 21:42:00
Posted By : Kayci_H
Melvin was very knowledgeable and intentional in planning and guiding this trip. I loved his 10 minute history class and how the tour revolved around sustainable tourism. This excursion has a lot more built in than the regular Saona Island ones. I cannot recommend this excursion enough!!
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Posted On : 2024-06-13 09:27:01
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