The tour overall was enjoyable. The staff were professional and friendly. The day went smoothly starting from the bus pick up, transfer to another bus, arrival at the office, boarding a boat, snorkeling, arrival on the island for the beautiful beach, enjoying a good lunch, seeing sea stars, and returning to the hotel. The only surprise was that instead of 20 passengers in the group as promised in the tour, there were 38 passengers. Thus the boat was packed. There was barely any room for our bags and snorkeling gear. There was a seating dispute among several passengers. Some older French people thought they were entitled to certain front seats and were quite rude. I couldn't believe the staff members decided not to say anything or do anything. They probably wanted tips from both sides. But I didn't think that was right. Should they keep their promise of 20 passengers per group and act properly to stop the rude French, I would have given the experience a 5-star review.

The bus transfer to the boat has been quite long and complicated. BUT the tour itself was absolutely amazing & worth every penny. Our guide Christian was fluent in spanish, english & french. He was a very fun and patient guide. We were very happy that we were a small group as all the others boats that we saw coming looked completely overloaded. We had enough time to enjoy & explore the different spots. The tour was AMAZING & we'll always recommend it! As soon as we have the possibility to visit Saona Island again, we will only book with Dominican attitude.

Booked Saona Island Small Group Virgin Beaches Cruise Day Trip. Fantastic trip, from booking via get your guide, to Dominican Altitude contact via WhatsApp confirming booking and communications in lead up to trip. Very warm and welcoming staff at the office where we were dropped and throughout the day trip itself. Very informative with overall great vibe. Hotel pick up and drop was also very smooth. Great sights and scenery would recommend trips via Dominican Altitude.

Marina and the crew provided a great snorkelling experience. This is a smaller outfit and so it is limited to a small group. There were only 9 of us, which meant less time wasted getting in and out of the water and of course less crowded in the ocean. They were a super friendly bunch, spent time talking to each guest, and ensured we were well taken care of. I highly recommend visiting Catalina island with them if you love snorkelling!

I’m a very particular person, I looked through at least 50 Saona Islands boat tours, some less expensive, some more expansive, the reviews for this one caught my eye. I chose this one after weeks of inquiries. I instantly trusted ourselves in their hands. From start to finish we were taken care of, we felt beyond safe, each and every stop was beyond amazing, not to mention almost every boat we saw look small or overcrowded, this was by far PERFECT! The entire staff is pleasant and friendly, every stop was immaculate. I honestly could go on and on, absolutely no complaints. Amazing crew, amazing views, an overall amazing experience. Thank you again!

We had originally booked the standard small boat tour to saona island. A couple days before our trip we got messaged by the staff about a rescheduling due to bad weather forecast. We luckily agreed to the new date. After a free upgrade to the vip small group excursion we got a tour worth every penny. Really a small group (13 people) on a boat that would have fitted 20, enough shade and a great staff (friendly, informative with great englisch and always in a good mood). Seeing other boats left and right fully crowded, little to no shade we were super glade to be on this tour. Our guide Christian told us everything we could have asked for, we got nice food and free drinks as much as we liked. Every stop was worth the time (beach with turtle hatchery, secluded snorkeling beach, mangroves and starfish bay). Definitely recommend the tour, we felt taken care of the whole trip from the pickup at the hotel until the return back.

If you want a day to remember book an excursion with these guys, we had the best day of our holiday, seeing so many parts of Saona from seeing baby turtles, lunch on the beach, snorkelling, turtles in the mangrove, starfish, rum & coke, salsa. altogether a great Caribbean day. Thank-you for our memories & our great photos produced by Francisco!

Originally booked the trip as a speedboat experience to the island a few months before. Night before trip we received an email stating that the catamaran was only trip available. We agreed to the change and we were glad we accepted. We were upgraded and now had food and drink included all through the trip from the moment you arrived at the office to the moment they waved you goodbye. The whole trip was an amazing experience. Christian our guide was knowledgeable, passionate about the island. He was ably assisted by the amazing crew on the boat who kept the rum and beer flowing (soft drinks are also available). We were taken to a beautiful spot on the island where we saw the turtle nursery and then had some traditional food. You could upgrade for lobster and pina coladas for a few extra dollars. Then it was off to a beautiful beach on the island for a swim and snorkel in the coral reef. A makeshift bar was made for much needed refreshment(rum). Crew called us back on board to go to the mangrove to see some turtles which were we lucky enough to spot. Then it was off to the final stop to swim and spot star fish on the sand bank which was out of this world. Unfortunately like all good things it was time to board for the final time and head back to bayhibe. We were taken to the office to meet our transport. If you do this trip the photos taken by the crew were amazing and very cheap to purchase. An amazing day with some amazing people. Choose Dominican-attitude for you trips. A family run business who care.

Excellent family trip. Great food. Nice staff. Not too much time for snorkeling but it was perfect for us. We saw sting ray, starfish and had a good time in the beautiful water.

We had a great time with Dominican Attitude. Our guidebs were great with the kids. We had a 3 and 6 year old with us snorkeling. We were let off of the cruise late which cut into our tour, however, the guides made arrangements to ensure that we still got to at least see all of the stops on the tour. I wish we had more time to see the turtles and starfish, however, the excursion was great. The pictures don't do the islands visited any justice. I'm defined going to try again flying into the area.

will not visit this island again. I have traveled far and wide throughout the Caribbean and I have always found something that would bring me back, but my day 2 experience with Dominican Attitudes tours was the worst. Our transportation driver picked us up at the Coral Costa Carib resort on time and drove us for 80 minutes and never said a word in Spanish or English to us, he watched/listened to youtube for the full drive. Upon arrival we were the only Americans and only Black people on the full 20 people tour including the guides. Our guide Justine told us (group of 3) to get in the family buggy at the back (there were 2 others that were assigned to the dominant culture of French and Belgium people. The buggy we were given was trash, it would not drive so we were left behind while all others proceeded. We then were transferred to another which had a flat tire, we were then transferred again to have an engine failure. No other had vehicle had an issue and after the final engine failure our guide left us with the others and said she felt we would be fine with strangers. We finally arrived after our breakdown we were last in the shower and last to eat when we were told by Marianna to sit at an isolated table with the drivers who were also black and then said “I am sitting there also”. Marianna also was rude as fudge when it was time to get on the boat, yelling only at the three of us to get our stuff so that we could leave, NO ONE ELSE had gotten up from the table. All conversation was in French only. We paid $428.00 USD to take this full day of hell and literally left with no guide including is in anything except directives. We will not come to the DR again. When any group of people tour there should be a guide that will include everyone in the conversation and share the details of the island in all languages or let people know that there will not be translators for specific languages. Terrible tour if you do not speak French do not take this tour. If you are Black do not take this tour. If you are Black and speak English definitely do not take this tour. Waste of $428 and 9 hours.

I have traveled the world extensively, many countries, many cultures. This was the absolute worst tour I’ve been on. I paid $500 for my black American family to go on this tour, we were the ONLY black people on this entire tour. When we arrived we were immediately told we had to be at the very back. The buggy did not work, it had obvious mechanical issues (visibly cut wires, broken steering wheel, would not drive above 10mph) but we were told it was fine and to get over it. Then the person helping with seatbelts physically grabbed my leg and moved it against my will as well as my mother’s arm to move her out of the way. As the buggy part of the tour went on we experienced THREE mechanical failures that put even further behind everyone and the tour guide left us behind. When we finally got back with the rest of the group after having a tire burst, and 2 engine failures, we were able to shower and get all of the caked on mud off. Then we joined the group for lunch where we’re told by the company to sit at an isolated table that was far away from the rest of the group. It was completely segregated. This is literally the worst experience I’ve had on any vacation or any of my travels. They did not listen to any of the very legitimate issues we had and kept passing us off like we were dirt. I will never recommend Dominican Attitude Excursions to any Black person or anyone that does not condone outright racism. 6 hours of being left behind, ignored, and treated as less than. This tour was a Time Machine back to slavery rather than fun excursion to experience. $500 wasted to be treated as 3/5ths of a human. Do not ever waste your money here.

My wife and I had 4 days in Bayajibe, with lots of jet lag… but we really wanted to discover the area and the Caribbean experience together. We found Dominican Attitude on the internet with perfect reviews on TripAdvisor, Justine got in touch with us over WhatsApp and an hour later our day trip was planned for our last day in Dominican Republic. OK, so we had the boat to ourselves, with Justine as the host, Gregorio as first mate and life of the party, and Capitán Patrón (I forget his name but he’s the Captain you want for any trip- cool as ice). We snorkeled, saw a friggin’ blowfish, a school of barracudas, starfish, a turtle, tons of other fish, corral, beautiful birds… we had fresh fish on Isla Catalina, we saw La Romana from the river, Casa de Campo and the Chavón river. 8 hours went by in a flash. It’s the best decision we could have made. Merci Justine and thanks again for absolutely everything. We will never forget this day with you and your team.

Such a wonderful day! Well organised trip. Even when we got a puncture it was sorted quickly without fuss. Our guide Christian and his team made it a special and enjoyable day packed full of facts, fun, food and laughter. Photos taken of the experience were brilliant too. A very memorable day

You should book this trip instead of the P&O organised one. The payment is taken a couple of days before you arrive in case you need to cancel. Speedboat ride was great with fabulous beachside scenery in the way to Saona. Snorkels, masks and fins provided. Stops include the turtle incubation nursery, a Caribbean barbecue on the beach and private beach stop for coral reef snorkelling (about 200m from beach edge). Also stopped at Mangrove to see turtles and stingrays in the sea and at Natures Garden to go padding amongst starfish, plus stopped mid sea to feed some friendly birds birds. It has more stops than P&O organised tour, full of fun and excitement and the hosts are very hospitable and the free rum on tap! Only take this trip if you enjoy drinks on tap, dancing and laughs all day. Got back at 5pm in plenty of time for boarding. Justine, El Capitan and the crew took good care of us all day.