Saona Island Full Day Tour from Punta Cana and Bayahibe - All Inclusive
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Saona Island Full Day Tour from Punta Cana and Bayahibe - All Inclusive
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Ages 0-99, max of 150 per group
Duration: 10h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English, French, Spanish
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- Round Trip transport
- Visit to Blue Lagoon or Natural Pool
- Visit to Saona Island
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Food (Lunch)
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Entry/Admission - Saona Island
What's not included- Towels
- Souvenirs
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
- Option 1Galería De Las Américas, JJQ3+274, Punta Cana 23000, Dominican RepublicWe can meet at Galleries Las America's and there will be a representative waiting to assist you.
- Option 2Carr. Bayahibe 1, Bayahíbe 23000, Dominican RepublicAsk for Armando Beach and there will be a representative waiting to assist you.
Pickup details- We offer pickup and drop off in Punta Cana/Cap Cana/Bavaro/Bayahibe and Uvero Alto
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Infant seats available
- Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 122733P30- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 150 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 122733P30
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- Caro C0 contributionsActivity was canceledThey canceled my activity and just told me to contact the provider, but I have been trying to contact someone from this platform, and no one can help me with my refund. I hope someone answers my review.Written 13 January 2025
- davidvY4063AV0 contributionsHiguey with Wester MartinezThe best guide possible, Wester Martinez, always smiling, making us feeling like we were at home and always taking care of the group. The best guide.Written 25 December 2024
- Exploration8203630 contributionsmagical caribbeanPerfect trip! a pleasant cruise on an interesting boat with a glass bottom and a very unconventional but all the more magical style of diving. The Caribbean has a wonderful underwater world that you will enjoy with this trip with the greatest satisfactionWritten 21 December 2024
- a e0 contributionsGreat customer service!Problem with hotel security, they did not allow bus to enter resort. Great customer service, they rescheduled us for next day, we will stand close to security this time :- )Written 6 December 2024
- ben_bkh0 contributionsToo much people and long wait time.Long wait before we headed to the boat, we took a smaller boat to reach the glass bottom one and it was more than packed. The glass bottom boat has nothing spectacular and there is no windows or view of the outside which made people sick. Too much people at time and long wait in the platform for a 10min dive in the scuba doo. Divers and staff were super nice during the dive but again, waisting almost 5h of your vacations for a 10min dive … I wish there was a way to do it in smaller group.Written 20 November 2024
- C66IEdavidf0 contributionsAuthentic Dominican Republic trip.Great day out with Nacho our guide and driver Freddie, Nacho was very informative and funny, great knowledge. The transport could be a bit better as open to the elements! You do get to see life away from the tourist spots. Overall would recommend.Written 11 November 2024
- condonjen0 contributionsMust do excursionThis was such a fun excursion, I was 1 of 9 people, ( a family group of 6, all adults & a mum & daughter). Pick up from Melia Punta Cana beach was seamless. A bit of waiting, we were given a life belt ring to put on, could buy a clear pouch for a mobile phone to film if we wanted & some instructions, then onto a for rig to transfer us to a larger boat & then onto another to take us to the floating platform for the main event. I am only 4 feet 11 inches so always a little worried about boat transfers but the staff are excellent! More instructions on the platform & then we took it in turns. They had 4 scuba doos and divers in the water to guide you round, take pictures & check on your welfare. 1 of the divers handed me some food to feed the fish with & boy did they like the food 😂. Plenty of soft drinks & you could snorkel from the platform for more fish sightseeing. The return journey to shore was on the glass bottom boat, saw some fish but mostly just the sandy sea bed. 3 of my fellow guests got sea sick, the rest of us were fine, but I would suggest taking a sea sickness tablet as the platform does rock! Again, the staff were kind & attentive. Back on dry land, there were toilets & you could buy the pictures taken by the divers. Mine cost £27.50 and I received them on my smart phone before we left. Smooth transfer back to my hotel. I 100% recommend this excursion, it was such fun!Written 16 October 2024
- 432yeng0 contributionsDO NOT BOOK. FRAUD!!!!!!THIS COMPANY IS A FRAUD. They never showed up to our hotel, no updates, WILL NOT REFUND. Six other people at the same hotel we stayed at were waiting on this same tour. I'm still fighting with my bank to get a refund for a service I NEVER received.Written 1 October 2024
- radhakrishnachowdary0 contributionsMust doVery friendly staff, they picked us from airbnb which was not listed. But they kept open communication entire time. The experience very satisfying.Written 17 September 2024
- jpO192SB0 contributionsWorth itDefinitely worth it. Its not too crowded and they give you enough freedom, the fishes and the marine life u see are limited thoughWritten 4 September 2024
- Tocarro_880 contributionsFunThe transportation was 1:45 minute long but most definitely had fun.My pictures came out so pretty.My dude became sea sick so they sent a little boat to come pick us up which was nice.Written 31 August 2024
- V1118XCnicoleh0 contributionsA Good Time.Always an amazing time on Boca Chica Beach. We enjoy interacting with the locals so it depends on your vibe. We stayed at Whala, which was adequate enough for a short stay.Written 14 August 2024
- 243shaneah0 contributionsYou get what you paid for...Honestly, it was.... ok for the price. The kids had fun snorkeling in the water as we waited for our turn to Scuba Dive. But as for the Scuba Diving, I just felt like we didn't really explore the water as the description states; we drove for 1 minute ,a little away from the doc, and we were mainly asked to take pictures for a majority of the time. And we only fed the fishes once just to get a picture doing so. Also, if you decide to go snorkeling 🤿 as you wait, DON'T put the mouth guards in your mouth. They only throw a little soap in the water to clean it (I learned that the hard way.) Overall, I wouldn't really do this tour again but it also was a cheap tour so I guess you can say, I got what I paid for 🙂.Written 13 August 2024
- jessec8910 contributionsI’ll never go backIt was a decent resort but the food was not good and I got sick the last day from the resort food. If you’re not tipping big service is badWritten 3 August 2024
- bestassociates0 contributionsYou Must Visit Saona IslandThis is one of the best ways to view Saona Island. The ride to and from Bayahibe is priceless. Victor our guide is funny and tremendous. The clear ocean was fairly calm which really put a smile on my face.Written 21 July 2024
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Michelle K
2 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Saona Island is of course beautiful, just like the Blue Lagoon. However, the tour consisted of a lot of waiting, especially when we were waiting for the boat that was supposed to take us to the island. The group was also much too big, so two speedboats always had to take the people to the big boat. Unnecessary waiting time and the boats were much too full. The music on the boats was also much too loud, you had to shout at the bartender so that he could understand what you wanted to drink. The tour guides were very nice and funny.
Written 7 November 2023
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Suana H
6 contributions
The speedboat was far too crowded and uncomfortable. We expected something else. The bathing lagoon was also very crowded as there were too many boats at the same time. Unfortunately we saw nothing except sand and seagrass while snorkeling. On the island of Saona it was very nice but also very crowded. The food was fine. On the catamaran were the passengers of 3 speedboats. The people who were with us on the tour created a mood. That was funny. Transfers to and from the hotel were very long as we stopped at many hotels to get even more passengers. Perhaps it would be more useful to use more cars to shorten the distance.
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Written 27 November 2024
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Vera Lucia C
Sao Paulo, SP4 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
the tour is good, because the place is wonderful, but the food is terrible. An absurd queue to get bad food, they say it's typical, but it doesn't seem like it... There's even a queue to get water... anyway, the journey back is very tiring, we left there at 5 and arrived at the hotel at eight. I wouldn't do it again and don't recommend it.
Written 12 November 2023
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Lisa
Rockville, MD5 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
My family and I booked this excursion through the hotel we were staying at. The representative for this excursion spinned it by saying that we will be speedboating to a natural pool where we could swim for 30 minutes then off to a private island where there would be delicious food and drink. He mentioned that there would be comfortable chairs and even nice beds to lay on. Boy, was that so incorrect. the snacks on the speedboat were fruit skewers with 2 pieces of fruit that would not feed a bird. The pool was a little area with about a dozen other boats there as well dropping off passengers. After 30 minutes we were back on the boat heading for our private island. OMG, it was shared with the Windsong hotel. The buffet was not edible. Two shrimps on a skewer. The pork chops were dry, the chicken was no edible as well. The rice was okay. When I went back for more rice (carb diet), the food was packed up. No salad, fruit, or Caribbean dessert was served as mentioned. They ran out of soda. The beach was packed. The lounges were filthy and there were no comfortable beds in sight. This was very disappointing and being booked through a hotel the price was very expensive. Our mistake, shame on us. I mentioned this to the tour representative. After a couple of emails back and forth, they offered me some money back. They offered me $84. Now, there were 5 adults. I asked me if that was per person. It was not. That's okay. Because we learned a lesson. But, before you book this tour, please get the full facts. We basically spent a lot of money to be away from our beautiful resort (Secrets Cap Cana) to be miserable.
Written 11 September 2023
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Fabiola Sallo
Lima, Peru6 contributions
My visit to Isla Saona was an adventure full of contrasts. The place is absolutely beautiful, with crystal clear waters and white sand beaches that make you feel like you are in paradise. However, the intense heat was a constant during my stay, making it essential to bring plenty of sunscreen to protect me from the scorching sun.
Although I enjoyed exploring the island and relaxing on the beach, I must admit that the food did not meet my expectations. The options were limited and the quality was not up to par with what I expected. It was a bit disappointing not to be able to enjoy authentic and delicious flavors while I was there.
One of the most frustrating parts was the catamaran ride. I was expecting an exciting fun show as we sailed to the island, but instead, they focused on selling products and activities on board. I would have loved to have had a more entertaining and enjoyable experience during the trip.
Despite these setbacks, Saona Island's natural beauty and the opportunity to disconnect from the outside world were highlights of my visit. Yes, the heat was intense and the food was not what I expected, but even so, I managed to enjoy memorable moments in this paradisiacal corner. I would definitely recommend bringing plenty of sunscreen and having moderate expectations when it comes to food and entertainment on the catamaran.
Although I enjoyed exploring the island and relaxing on the beach, I must admit that the food did not meet my expectations. The options were limited and the quality was not up to par with what I expected. It was a bit disappointing not to be able to enjoy authentic and delicious flavors while I was there.
One of the most frustrating parts was the catamaran ride. I was expecting an exciting fun show as we sailed to the island, but instead, they focused on selling products and activities on board. I would have loved to have had a more entertaining and enjoyable experience during the trip.
Despite these setbacks, Saona Island's natural beauty and the opportunity to disconnect from the outside world were highlights of my visit. Yes, the heat was intense and the food was not what I expected, but even so, I managed to enjoy memorable moments in this paradisiacal corner. I would definitely recommend bringing plenty of sunscreen and having moderate expectations when it comes to food and entertainment on the catamaran.
Written 18 August 2023
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adriana j
5 contributions
Nicely done. Organisers were very attentive. No-one was left behind. This is ideal for adults, but children can enjoy the day swimming in beautiful waters.
Written 11 December 2024
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Karl M
2 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
The crew of the boat and the tour guide were extremely gracious to us. The island itself was very nice calm clear water. Overall it was an excellent experience.
Written 23 July 2022
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Kerline J
6 contributions
Everything was soo great the host was perfect and make us have a wonderful time and we didn’t have to worry about nothing.
Written 4 July 2022
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Hola! El tour pasa por Mano Juan en algún momento?, Es posible que nos dejen ahí al final del tour?
Written 6 September 2024
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