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Bayahibe Safari Discovery

4.9 (14 reviews) 8 hours Free cancellation
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Bayahibe Safari Discovery

About this activity

Start from Bayahibe aboard a Safari truck...

A first exotic stop in the middle of the fields where you can taste sugar cane while listening to your guide tell you about the history and working conditions of the cane cutters.

You will then go to meet the cane cutters and their families, in the villages called Batey ...

Then direction the city of Higuey, with a stop on the way at a cigar factory, enough to taste some products and discover the Dominican know-how !!

For lunch you will eat at the Indio, a very unusual place in the middle of the Dominican countryside !!

On the menu Cassava, rice, plantain… and the famous river prawns !!!

After the meal you will board a barge on the banks of the Chavon River,

Let's go for a walk on the river where you can learn local dances...

For the bravest among you, you can practice Tarzan diving hanging from a liana ...

After this beautiful ride on the river, the truck will be waiting to take you back to your hotel in the Bayahibe area!

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At a glance

Duration
8 hours
Confirmation
Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Up to 20 people
People per booking
1–20
Guide
English, French, Spanish
Operated by
Quetzal Catamaran Excursions - Saona & Catalina

Ages: Children (3–12 years) · Adults (13–65 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Carbonated beverages: Soda/Pop
  • Included: Alcoholic Beverages
  • Included: Lunch

Not included

  • Not included: To buy souvenirs
  • Not included: Pictures

Itinerary

  1. Stop 1

    45 min

    You will visit Benerito Area, to see the sugar cane fields and the conditions of the sugar cane workers... You will cross a Batey (a typical village where sugar cane workers are leaving), will taste the sugar cane...

    Possibility to bring some furnitures for the children

  2. Higuey

    2 hours

    On the road of Higuey you will stop to a cigars manufacture

    Then you will visit the city of Higuey and its typical market place

  3. Rio Chavon

    2 hours Admission included

    You will eat in a tipical dominican restaurant in the middle of the sugar cane fields

    At lunch: rice, chicken, manioc, plantains, shrimps, fish...

    After the meal you will board a barge on the banks of the Chavon River,

    Let's go for a walk on the river where you can learn local dances (Bachata, merengue ...)

    For the bravest among you, you can practice Tarzan diving hanging from a liana ...

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

  • El Eden Hotel
  • Caraibidamari
  • Secrets La Romana Resort & Spa
  • Viva Dominicus Palace by Wyndham
  • Residencial Paraiso Pool
  • Hotel Villa Iguana
  • Iberostar Selection Hacienda Dominicus
  • Edificio CINDA Foundation
  • Hm Alma De Bayahibe
  • Residencial Paraiso Aparthotel
  • Hotel Bayahibe
  • Aparta-Hotel Villa Baya

and 8 more pickup points

Pick up time around 8.15am - depends where is your hotel in Bayahibe/Dominicus area

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%
  • The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Traveller ratings

4.9 out of 5 · 14 reviews
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