Our tour to Saona Island and Altos de Chavón stands out for offering a unique and complete experience that combines nature, culture and entertainment. What sets us apart is the opportunity to explore two of the Dominican Republic's most iconic destinations in a single day, allowing travelers to immerse themselves in the country's rich history and natural beauty.
In Altos de Chavón, travelers will marvel at Mediterranean architecture and discover the region's rich cultural history at the Regional Archaeological Museum, as well as enjoy stunning views of the Chavón River and explore the School of Design and art gallery.
On Isla Saona, participants will be able to relax on paradisiacal beaches, explore coral reefs full of marine life and enjoy authentic Dominican cuisine. Our commitment to sustainability and respect for local biodiversity ensures a responsible and enriching experience.
Posted By : alessiabenedettap
Saona island is definitely beautiful. But I have to be honest and say that I was disappointed by the tour...Out of a 12 hours tour, we only stayed in Saona 2 hours. We arrived there were 30 min late and the 2 hours also included the lunch.
I would not call that a tour focused on Saona.
I think transportation was very very inefficient. We had to change bus twice on the way to the island, and the same on the way back. Similarly, we had to change boat twice on both ways. For every change, it took forever to collect people. Especially because we were many and from several different hotels. At every step there was also additional time wasted with guys going around to get tipps and to sell additional things. On the way back, even once we reached Punta Cana, it took for me 1 hour to be left to my hotel, because we were 10 on the second bus, belonging to different hotels. And at each hotel, the guy would bring the people inside to the lobby (in most hotels this is an additional 5-10 minutes drive).
This inefficiency and plenty of waste of time is not so important in a vacation lasting 1 month, but in a 1-week vacation one would like to enjoy every single hour, and wasting time like this was extremely upsetting for me. While I understand that organizing a tour with people from different hotels is difficult, it must be their job to find solutions and make the trip smooth, minimizing the time waste, and ensuring that people can actually enjoy the destination. For me for instance, if I have to travel for 10 hours to reach a place, I would like to enjoy it for at least 3-4 hours. And in any case I am sure that those 10 hours could become 7 or 8 with a better organization. We really wasted time at many points.
Finally, the worst thing: I was undecided between Saona and Catalina tours. I preferred Catalina because I love snorkeling and because it is closer, so I would have enjoyed more time at the beach. I decided to go to Saona for only one single reason: the advertisement that we would have gone to a place to see starfishes. However this did not happen in the tour. So starfishes watching was false advertisement, and of course extremely upsetting for me, since I gave up snorkeling in Catalina because of the starfishes highlight of the Saona tour. Jackson afterwards gave me as a motivation that from November till March they are not allowed to show starfishes. Fine, understandable from an environmental viewpoint, but if this is the case then showing such a stop on the itinerary on the website is a false advertisement.
To conclude: was Saona island beautiful? yes. Was it worth the 10 hours trip to reach it and come back, staying there 2 hours only? Not at all.
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Posted On : 2023-12-26 13:38:55 
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