what a blast... kenny is so crazy... they should include him in a movie on the back of the truck. he was so funny...he made the trip worth while.. he was very imformative, it was interesting to see how the natives live...and to see the kids who walk 3 miles to get to school, in class... bring school supplies for them they can use them.art supplies too. lunch was great,and to end the trip we boogie board in the ocean .in waves so big... it was a lot of fun

We decided to do the Outback Safari tour on Monday, Feb 9th. The reason why we did the tour was the fact that the weather was not good in the area with lots of rain and wind. It seemed like something fun to do to pass the day by keeping our mind off the weather. It turned out we were so glad we did this tour. Hector our driver and Alex our tour guide were nothing but professional. They took us aboard a big truck with cushioned benchs and seat belts. Alex taught us so much history of his home country of DR. Hector did an awesome job of navigating the hills of the mountain. We visited a local home and school. If you have a chance at going on this tour bring notebooks and pencils for the school. They will let you persoanlly give the school supplies to the teacher. They discouraged us from giving anything directly to the children as this will encourage begging. We toured a coca/ coffee plantation where we could buy coca, coffee and vanilla. We also visited a place where they demonstarated how to make the local ailment tonic "MaMa Juana". The lunch was a spread of mostly Domican dishes. We finished the tour with a swim or boogie board at the beach. I would difinetly recommend this tour to everyone.

a great adventure for any ages, our guide Jessie was fantasic and had everyone involved. Our daughter was the center of attention and was involved and she enjoyed it as did her 2 brothers

We were in Puerto Plata from Jan 1-8. Mid-week we went on an excursion with Outback Safari. It was likely a combination of factors - great tour guide Kenny, sunny weather, reliable driver JJ, cold beer, and all Canadians on our truck - that made the excursion so fun for us. We booked online with Hola Tours before heading to Puerto Plata which was good, but it was a few bucks more than simply booking with the tour desk at the resort.

Parts of the ride were bumpy, but with Kenny talking away we hardly noticed it. This excursion takes you into the depths of the area and gives you a chance to see how it really is outside the fancy DR resorts.

One highlight of this excursion was the boogie boarding on Cabarete beach.

Remember to pack school supplies, toothbrushes, medicine, etc. for the children in the villages you drive through - we didn't know to do that and wish we had.