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Saona Island highlights boat tour with buffet lunch
Activities
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
4.1/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
German
,
Spanish
,
English
,
French
,
Polish
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: Fixable
Do this because
The quintessential Caribbean Island of Saona is on the agenda for this boat tour
You'll explore the stunning coastal features of Cotubanama National Park by boat
A dazzling natural pool awaits, perfect for cooling off in the open sea, formed by sandbanks
Relaxation awaits on a tropical Saona Island beach, with a tasty buffet lunch and drinks
Your expert guide brings a wealth of knowledge about Saona Island and its diverse wildlife
What to expect
Total relaxation awaits on this full day cruise to Saona Island's dazzling shores. You'll explore this tropical daydream Caribbean Isle, soaking up the sun and the vibrant colours while you stroll along palm-shaded beaches. First up is a coastal tour of Cotubanama National Park, then you'll stop at a natural pool for a dip before heading to the beach for lunch and free time. Ramon, one of our expert guides, says, ‘Our priority is to protect our pristine environment and all the species that make Saona so special. We were the first country to protect manatees by law, and we have a turtle conservation programme here on the island, too.'After a relaxing cruise over to Saona, the sightseeing can begin in earnest. You'll cruise the shoreline of the Cotubanama National Park while your local guide points out the island wildlife. See the rocks of El Peñón, and then glide through the Catuano channel. Next, it's time to cool off in the azure water of the natural pools, formed by sandbanks in the open sea. The water is such a tempting shade of blue you won't be able to resist.Docking at one of Saona Island's fabulous beaches, you'll step off the boat for some beach time. There's the Caribbean for paddling, soft white sand to dip your toes in, and a volleyball pitch to play on. Or you could take the simplest option and just stretch out in the sun. After your tasty buffet lunch is served, there's more free time to enjoy the magical setting.
What's included
Speedboat ride
Boat cruise
Lunch
Transport
Guide
Open bar serving locally branded drinks
What to remember
Not suitable for expectant mothers or guests with back problems
Not suitable for those with reduced mobility
Bring bathing gear and sunblock
Bring a towel
Bring a hat
This experience doesn't follow our general cancellation policy. If you need to cancel, you must do so at least 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
Provider
TUI DOMINICANA, S.A.S
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Reviews
great
4.1/5
Based on
100 reviews from verified customers
J
Jan
October 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 36 years old
Great
Mitarbeiter sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit.Badestop hätte länger sein können.
G
Gill
October 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 29 years old
Average
The day was spent mostly travelling to and from the excursion. This is not made clear. The waiting around for the various transport in heavily crowded areas felt unsafe at points especially as you are usually harassed by people trying to sell you things that are either endorsed by the TUI guide or they do nothing to stop it
J
jfc
October 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 54 years old
Poor
The journey to the island was great. The crew was outstanding. The island on the other hand was terrible. The eating facility was dirty and nasty. The food was cold and not presented very sanitarily. The chicken meat was dry and the pork chops were tough. The restrooms were completely unacceptable. They were nasty, smelled gross, and lacked basic cleanliness. The small lacked hand soap and hand towels to clean up before lunch.
J
Jenny
October 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 33 years old
Excellent
C
Carlos
October 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Great
El almuerzo muy pobre y bebidas básicas
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Luis Neves
October 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Great
Overall good experience, but too many people in the island, too many boats at the same time
S
Sasha
October 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 12 years old
Great
We really enjoyed the trip once it got going. The staff and service is what let the trip down. There was no organisation when we were dropped off and were left standing and fighting for shade for an hour while the guide was coming from Punta Cana. Our return bus was also late, resulting to us being taken to a service stop to transfer. The trip itself was amazing, stunning views, but the service and staff needs improving
J
Joanne
October 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 35 years old
Great
We met some lovely people on the day trip. Really enjoyed the catamaran and speedboat. The island was a HUGE disappointment. Pebbles and rocks in the water made it impossible to swim. The island was dirty and there was lots of litter on the sand. It did not look anything like the advertisements. The food was atrocious and there wasn’t enough to go round - especially because the greedy photographer woman went up first and took massive portions. Begging for tips was too much as well.
M
M.c
October 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Excellent
Reps where exceptional
S
Sharon,Perth Scotland
October 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 37 years old
Excellent
Soana island was beautiful but the food was covered by flies everywhere and would be much better if the foods had lids to protect it. And the staff on boats need better training in securing boats when transferring people from one boat to another as it was quite scary trying to step from one boat to the other in the open water to be taken to the island. I even mentioned that they need to secure it better by tying ropes boats together as they would fall in water am be trapped between boats.
M
Michael
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 37 years old
Excellent
Trip stated 8 hours But went on for 12 hours in total from pick up at 7.15am to drop off 7pm
C
Colette
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 36 years old
Excellent
D
Debie
September 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With friends
- 42 years old
Excellent
S
S
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 28 years old
Excellent
Too much alcohol serving especially when someone is already drunk. It's a health and safety risk that guides should keep check on. Stay professional. Starting a excursion at 7:25 AM and not having time to eat breakfast then getting offered alcohol to the max being on sea for 4 hours no food finally reach the island starving only to come to a buffet that lacks quality, quantity and taste! Please consider more vegetarian options too not everyone eats pork! We starved not impressed.
T
Turner
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 4 years old
Average
was okay. wouldn’t recommend, only spent 2 and a half hours on the island and only got a small part of the beach. 12 hour day and only 3 hours of it spent in natural pool and on the island all together. not a lot of communication about transportation and kind of just left to figure it out on our own and left at a shop with no communication.
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NMc
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Poor
Parts of this experience was really enjoyable, the catamaran and speed boats were great and the opportunity to swim in the sea on the outward journey was amazing. However this was all overshadowed by a number of things, and I do not have enough space to detail it all but included the pick up and it was organised chaos, when we arrived at the island the buffet was poor inedible and covered in flies , just rows sun beds,on return we had to wait at least 30 minutes for the coach to pick us up.
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Tanya
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 30 years old
Great
We were told saona island has no sea weed, but I found the water full of sea weeds and water was not very clean
7
75
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
Excellent
The trip was fabulous from start to finish and Reuben our guide was wonderful. Thank you for a good day
J
John
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 20 years old
Great
Me gustó la disposición del guía para atender los requerimientos, no me gustó que lo ofrecido en el tours no se cumplió en su totalidad de acuerdo a lo pactado antes de adquirir el servicio.
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Todd
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 47 years old
Great
The transfer from hotel to port seems far to long, driver going back to same hotel twice. Shopping stops not really needed after 12 hours out. Only 2 hours spent on beach out of a 12 hour day.
E
Ella
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 5 years old
Average
The island and natural pool alone was beautiful but they don’t tell you how much time you have on the island we was there maximum an hour when it took 2 hours on boat to the island. We was made to wait an hour and a half at the part where we get the boat and when asking them what’s going on and when we was going we got shrugs of shoulders and rude replies like just wait, when we first arrived we was told 10/15 minutes. We stood in the heat no shade for so long.
D
Dufben
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 48 years old
Average
Tour guide was really knowledgeable but the meal and beach sitting was not very good..
K
KELLY P.
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 27 years old
Great
ME ENCANTÓ LA PISCINA NATURAL Y LA ISLA, EL AGUA CRISTALINA Y LA TRANQUILIDAD DEL LUGAR. PERO EL ALMUERZO NO FUE BUENO, EL SABOR Y LA MANERA COMO EXHIBIAN LOS ALIMENTOS, LAS VERDURAS NO ESTABAN FRESCAS Y EN ALGUNOS ESTANTES HABIA MOSCAS, ADEMAS ALGUNAS DE LAS PERSONAS ATENDIAN DE MALA MANERA.
B
bradley
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Poor
the whole day was too long the lunch was inedible flies allover the waiting staff were rude the only good thing was the island itself was beautiful the trip took over 12 hurs in total it said 8 totally missold.
T
T
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 3 years old
Great
V
Vincent
September 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 47 years old
Excellent
We enjoyed it all and it was good value for money
E
Emily branco
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 6 years old
Excellent
Ruben made the experience all the better, Sanoa island is gorgeous and must visit if you go to the Dominican. Ruben our tour guide made us feel safe constantly checking on the group making sure everyone got were they needed to be. TRY THE PINA COLADA THERE AMAZING!
G
Great trip
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 50 years old
Great
Trip was amazing just a little bit too long on island
P
Pato
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 43 years old
Great
J
JW
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 29 years old
Excellent
The overall experience was amazing. The boats and the stop off on the sand bank were really good. The only negative comment is that the overall trip was over 12 hours from door to door.
J
John B
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Great
Trip by cat out and speedboat back were great, Great and very friendly on the cat Island was lovely, although much more commercial bigger than the last time I was there 12 years ago. Negatives. Food on the island was very poor and for me not eatable. No lobster as advertised on the trip spiel Not enough life jackets on the speedboat return trip Our guide was very good, but disappeared on the stop before we got back to our hotel. This resulted in several people returned to the coach late
M
Margaret Wall
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 50 years old
Average
We had to sit on yhe floor in full sun while on the catamaran. I have a bad back and we'll I dont shout it from the roof tops and actual seat out of the sun would have been sufficient. Also the toilet on the island were an absolute disgrace. I'm going on another trip to Catalina Island in the 24th and I just pray it is more comfortable.
Y
Young
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 19 years old
Excellent
E
Excellent all round
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 26 years old
Excellent
The transfer bus was lovely, the boat to island was very clean , the island itself was stunning / views / sea and the stop off for swim with huge starfish was just great. Our rep Ruben was brilliant also.
wedding anniversary
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 48 years old
Excellent
The whole trip from start to finish was an amazing day had by all well worth every penny
M
Minky
September 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 45 years old
Great
The tour itself was lovely - loved the Catamaran - great music played. Guide was very knowledgeable but didn't speak to anyone on the boat/island at all and it all felt a bit formulaic. He had to deal with an extremely intoxicated and obnoxious guest on the way home, who put us all in danger on the bus. He'd started drinking straight rum at 10am and didn't stop. It was obvious by noon that he was drunk and likely to be trouble and action should have been taken then . Food ran out at lunch too :(
B
Bruno
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 38 years old
Excellent
Le buffet ferme très vite, à peine une grosse demi-heure pour manger ! Dommage
D
David
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 6 years old
Average
Too many people crammed onto the experience
S
sheran matthews
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 42 years old
Excellent
it was amazing place loved every second of it the tour guid danny was fab made everyone feel so welcome learnt alot from him and the driver was fab aseell i have already recommended this trip to other guests
D
Dave bespoke
September 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 22 years old
Poor
Boat ride and catamaran were great guide staff and boat captains were great . Beach staff on the island were rude and moody and food was poor and too crowded . The amount of boats there was congested and not safe to swim in the sea. Toilets were very poor quality and cleanness. Would not recommend
M
martin haddon
August 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 29 years old
Excellent
L
Lucy Loo
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 32 years old
Excellent
Great value for money. A good choice for a family Saona experience that doesn’t break the bank. A full day. Our tour guide Ruben was so friendly and helpful. He made the trip special for us all.
A
Arizpe
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Poor
Muy mala comida, ni en el barco ni en la isla tenían refresco sin azúcar y algunas personas no podemos consumir azúcar, el alimento muy limitado en variedad y en cantidad, sin opciones de snacks, muy impuntuales en el regreso barcos muy pequeños no cabíamos, el espacio en el camión es muy reducido para personas altas, bueno la estadía en la playita
D
Dad’s Travels
August 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 23 years old
Great
The day was unnecessarily long as the transfer went to so many hotels. A twelve hour day is too much with a needless stop at a souvenir shop just 20 minutes from the hotel spzone. Also there are too many attempts to upsell on the trip. $100 for photos from a very pushy photographer and $20 for a bottle of mamajuana on the coach.
A
Atria
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 29 years old
Excellent
Rohandy and Ruben were very professional. I recommend you 100%
A
AmericansRuinedIt
August 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 23 years old
Great
Really should make it clear to the larger Americans that if they need 2 seats on the boat they should pay for 2 seats instead of thinking they would be entitled to another person's seat! This kind of selfish behavior compromises safety for everyone and makes the trip uncomfortable and less enjoyable as a result.
R
RS
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 23 years old
Poor
At Soana island they immediately wrapped the lunch (15 minutes) , and were handing only one chicken piece. Boat took hours to reach the island and during bus guide was more interested in promoting souvenirs.
J
Jordan Bolton
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 17 years old
Excellent
Was a nice day out Castro was a fantastic tour Gide definitely recommend
S
sharon Edwards
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Excellent
I love ?? and enjoy every moment and I will recommend all trip to family and friends.. Big thank you ??
M
Murphy
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 40 years old
Great
Limitado en todo. Y el Intinerario no se cumplencomomlonda. O dicen Ambiente en el catamaran más servicio de mejor calidad
M
Maik
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Excellent
O
Olga Andreas Daniel
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 24 years old
Excellent
Ausflüge, Personal und das Essen einmalig...
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Twiffo
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 31 years old
Average
Loved the tour guide BJ he has a lot of patience and instructed us well about which bus and which boat he was very knowledgeable. As for Saona although the island was lovely and picture perfect I do believe the island has been spoilt by so many boats, snorkelling is pointless, as no colourful fish you would expect on a tropical island. The speed boat back was amazing and the last stop at the store made it a long but very good day which my family all enjoyed.
A
Aileen
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Excellent
Reasonable price for the activities we did plus very friendly staff. They were on time. We really had a great time.
P
PrincessBinx
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 37 years old
Excellent
An absolute must, perfectly organised, tour guide Reuben was amazing, he worked so well to keep us all informed of the day. Island is stunning, people are so friendly too. If I was to change anything, perhaps having fries/chips on the menu for lunch, not everyone enjoys rice and pasta, other than that the trip was perfect.
B
Bianca
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Great
Echt een superleuke excursie, blij dat we ons hebben laten 'overhalen' we dachten dat het erg massaal en overvol zou zijn, maar viel echt 100% mee. Catamaran was heerlijk, genoeg ruimte heel relaxt. Saona zelf is misschien een iéts te commercieel gebeuren, maar doet niet heel veel af van de ervaring. Ja er waren veel boten, maar goed aangepast aan de ruimte die er is. Ook het natuurzwembad was top. Druk, maar absoluut geen hinder van anderen. Zeker een aanrader!
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DR
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 43 years old
Excellent
Ok
B
Bex
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 21 years old
Poor
The trip consisted of mostly waiting on coaches in car parks (2 hours in total) then when we got to the port had to stand in scorching heat for 40 minutes with no shade then got put on a boat to our speed boat. No speed boats free so floated around in the ocean and got put on an overcrowded catamaran where we had to sit on the floor or stand as was already full. At Saona we were sold 3 hours on the island, again had to wait 20 mins for a boat to take us in, ended up having 1 hr 45 absolute joke
T
Ted
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 14 years old
Great
Bij het boeken gevraagd hoe lang de transfer naar de boot was met de bus. Hierbij werd aangegeven dat dit Max een uur zou zijn. Uiteindelijk zowel heen als terug 3 uur in de bus gezeten. Veel insecten op Saona zelf. Verder prima excursie
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Benjamin
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 28 years old
Poor
Partir à 7h50 et rentrer à 19h00 pour en résumé profiter 30 minutes de la “ piscine naturel" et ensuite 1h30 sur l’île de Saona! Nous avons mis pied sur l’île à 13h50 et à 15h20 nous embarquions pour la quitter! Tout en pensant que dans cette fameuse 01h30 nous avons dû manger le buffet au milieu des mouches ( une trentaine de mouches rien que sur notre table) le tout dans une odeur de crottin de cheval ! J’ai fait cette excursion avec Tui en 2008, en 2017 et cette année.
J
Juan
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 25 years old
Average
El destino es muy bueno, sin embargo lo ofrecido por el plan como: bar abierto, almuerzo tipo buffet, animación y recreación) no cumplieron con las expectativas. El bar abierto tanto en el catamaran como en la playa solo ofrecía ron con coca cola y de muy baja calidad, el almuerzo muy limitado y mal atendido, el sitio "premium" no corresponde a esa categoría y no lo deberías ofrecer así, el precio de las fotos excesivo y el tiempo en la isla muy poco por todos los temas logísticos. Muy regular.
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Nadia
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 32 years old
Excellent
J
Joseph
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 37 years old
Great
Obama was an amazing guide, he made sure we had the best time. The only thing I didn’t like was the amount of Spanish and French translation. I thought we were going on a trip with just British tui guests.
M
Madge
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 35 years old
Poor
The food was inedible and for the few hours on the island there was constant people offering massages. So was not a good relaxing place to go.
T
Taco Chico
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 25 years old
Poor
Une excursion inattendue… Contrairement à toutes celle que j’ai vécu chez Tui… Le voyage en autocar avec 50 personnes de 12 nationalités ce n’était vraiment pas bien, un guide qui traduit en 3 langues a chaque fois, un vrai piège à touristes. De surcroît le guide malhonnête sur la monnaie qu’il me rend pour l’achat d’une pina colada a Saona. Une vraie déception, j’espère ne jamais revivre ce genre d’excursion, ce n’est vraiment pas plaisant!
M
Meekings
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 44 years old
Excellent
Choral our guide was fantastic!
C
Ciaran
August 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 10 years old
Excellent
M
Mel
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Great
The whole trip was 13 hours not 8 hours. It took too long to get to the Island and when there, it was for 2 hours. The Island was beautiful, the sea was exceptional, food was good and boat ride to and from the Island was fun. Definitely worth a visit but 7 hours to get there was far too very long.
S
Steven
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 31 years old
Poor
Out of a 13 hour day, we only had 2 hours on Saona Island! Half the day was spent on a coach, at one point waiting for an hour for another coach to turn up and take people off our coach to take them elsewhere. The food was very basic but more importantly the toilets were absolutely disgusting! Also, bring your toilet paper or you have to but/tip for it there. Castro the guide was the only highlight of the day. The island is sadly is over subscribed for tourism.
M
Maegan
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 17 years old
Poor
La plage est belle mais forcément énormément touristique Nous avons mis plus de 4h pr y arriver et la même chose pr le retour. Moins long si vous êtes du côté de bahibay Le catamaran n en n est pas un, le buffet était dégueulasse. Retour à l hotel à 20h Vu aucune étoile de mer ds la piscine naturelle, vous les voyez depuis le bateau au départ alors qu avec une autre compagnie, il vous montre où elles se trouvent. Regardez bien le départ pr le retour, personne ne vient vous chercher
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Paul
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 44 years old
Great
A good day but a lot of travelling for only 2 hours on the island
J
Jamal and Alyssa
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 23 years old
Excellent
M
Mallo
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 36 years old
Poor
L îles de Saona n'était pas belle , il y avait plein d' algues et de gros cailloux , nous avons été très déçu car nous réservons à chaque fois avec tui . A ne pas recommander.
B
Boulard Anthony
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 22 years old
Excellent
Tout était très bien ??
S
SIPPBOI662
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 30 years old
Poor
The long bus ride that you were never told would take so long, the 2 hour trip on water while others pass you by. Offer more than Rum. I know that is the favor drink here but everyone does not like it. Food service can be better, lady only give small piece of meat.
L
Loz
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 7 years old
Great
K
Kid Wan
July 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 38 years old
Excellent
All good
E
EmReg
July 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 36 years old
Excellent
Loved the whole experience, especially the catamaran journey and the clear blue sea ??
D
Dan from Canada
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Excellent
Some snacks on the catamaran would be nice.
M
M.K.
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Great
Pro: Schöne Insel, Bootsfahrten, Mittagessen auf der Insel mit anschließender Freitzeit Contra: sehr nerviger Tourguide, lange Hin- und Rückfahrt zu vielen Hotels, Pause mit Stop bei einem Shop und Aufforderung zum Kauf (Kaffeefahrt), Tour in englisch gebucht, aber überwiegend nur spanisch gesprochen, Musik auf dem Boot so laut, dass man sich nicht unterhalten kann. Kann man machen, man braucht aber viel Geduld.
C
Charlotte Thompson
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Excellent
Ruben was an excellent guide & the whole day was really enjoyable. Our only recommendation would be to have enough life jackets on the speed boat for all the passengers
S
Simone
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 34 years old
Great
Es war ein sehr schöner Tag. Guter Service und ein sehr guter Begleiter.
L
Lamia
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 25 years old
Great
--- Verspätete Abfahrt Fehlende Informationen Nicht genügend Getränke auf der Insel Nicht genügend Sitzmöglichkeiten auf dem Boot/Katamaran +++ Nettes Personal Gute Stimmung Sichere Fahrt Leckeres und reichliches Essen
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Gena
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 33 years old
Great
L’excursion en elle même est géniale mais l’ambiance sur le bateau mois festive que les autres bateaux. Et le catamaran très vieux. Déçu du catamaran.
M
Mark
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 20 years old
Average
Overall we did have a good day but there is far too much messing about with transport getting picked up then having to transfer not direct. Although the food basic it was very nice. The open bar as promised was terrible very basic just beer or cola, pouring beer into paper cups which held very little this was the worse thing on the tour even cans of beer would have been a good idea and then the queuing would have been less which was horrendous. The open bar on the boat was just rum and coke
M
Mrs A Tait
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Excellent
The trip was far too long to get to to only be on the island for 2 hours, chicken and meat was tough to eat and we were so hungry by the time we got there we felt sick as had no time for breakfast before hand, Saona island was beautiful though and glad we went but we never knew it would be most of our day travelling and we were exhausted by the end of it, but if we had known how long the travel was we wouldn’t have went and there were a few others on the trip along with us say the same
M
Mark
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 39 years old
Excellent
Main issue was the toilet on the catamaran which did not lock. Apart from this the experience itself, pick up, island drop off, food, drinks and service were all great.
R
Roy
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 44 years old
Great
Guide spoke mainly Spainish the whole trip , most of the instructions were in Spanish took 2hours to get to the dock not the 40 minutes as suggested then had just over hour on the island ,there was only rice to eat as all the food had gone .the driver of the speedboat walked up and down with his hat out fir a tip if you didn’t tip him he didn’t help you get of the boat
A
Anna
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 18 years old
Great
We originally booked the Saona supreme experience with the private beach but when we were getting picked up the tour guide was very rude and dismissive and didn’t want to communicate with us. We think he might have crossed the wrong name off and was waiting for “Jacqueline” and simply said no to us. We ended up doing the normal tour with public beach which was nice but the beach was very busy with so many boats coming and going where people were in the water that it wasn’t enjoyable
J
Jay
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 24 years old
Poor
Le trajet en catamaran était magnifique mais l’arrivée sur l’île décevante. Le guide était trop axé sur l’alcool, et les promesses d’activités culturelles n’ont pas été tenues. L’île, censée être paradisiaque, était bondée avec des chaises en plastique sur une plage pas propre,une nourriture médiocre. la sécurité laissait à désirer, surtout quand on devait changer de bateau avec des enfants. le chemin du retour, on a pu découvrir une petite plage vraiment paradisiaque ce qui a sauvé la journée
S
Sam
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 27 years old
Great
Tour guide Danny (President) was fantastic. Organised all on the trip really well, especially in busy harbour. He was very friendly and informative.
M
Mr Friel
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 42 years old
Excellent
The tour guide Messa was amazing
A
Anna
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 26 years old
Poor
The tour guide basically vanished on the island-no info.No snacks during the travel to and from island. We were packed like sardines on the catamaran and the speed boat. There were hundreds of people on the Saona Island , hard to take photos, seaweed and trash on the beach. Nothing like advertised! We got soaked wet on the speed boat ride back from the island, then thrown in the cold bus. We were miserable. Then, the tour guide decided to take a 45 min stop at an overpriced shopping center..
U
Uwe und Monika
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Average
Wir haben auf der Insel 45.00 Minuten auf das Boot gewartet ohne Informationen des Reiseführer Er sass bei den Anderen und hatte keine Zeit um genau Angaben zu gehen schade. So hätten alle noch länger Baden können oder auf der Liege bleiben können.aber ohne Informationen kann der Kunde nicht anfangen Schade.
R
Ross
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Average
Little info given about amount of travel and pick ups 13 hour trip - kept waiting all the time Not enough seats in boat herded like cattle Flies all over food Drinks on island served in small paper cups- if asked for top ups staff demanding tips Massage ladies a rip Off
D
Deborah black
July 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 30 years old
Poor
Kids really looking forward to speedboat journey which didn’t happen as one engine not working any journey took 2 hours. Boat staff drinking alcohol at the bar witnessed . Limited drinks at bar as in one type of alcohol and soft drink. No seating space on boats all packed in with no room. Really enjoyed sand banks and beach on Denis island. Toilet facilities disgusting. Food ok but put of with flies. Staff very pushy to sell pictures you don’t want in that waking you up from sunbathing to buy
P
Pascal ma
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 43 years old
Great
Guide super Les zones de snorkeling: aucun poisson et eau trouble
O
Ortansa
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 46 years old
Poor
It was the worst experience ever we spend 13 hour on our experience 7:00 till 20:00 peck up from our hotel Riu Republica at 7:00 by the driver Julio who was very professional and helpful by coach with 50 persons family with kids who were two infants arrived time at the boat transfer at 10 we spend on the boat 2 hours at the natural lake 30 minutes we had lunch at 14:30 the food was poor drink just small and we spend only 1:30 minutes on Saona Island whit beach full of vendors and dirty toilets
J
John
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 11 years old
Great
We were informed transfer to the port would be 1 hour 15 mins and the same on the way home. Transfer was almost 3 hours both ways. Too long and not as sold to us. The actual excursion, island, boat trip all great. Do not stop at service station on way home. Too late. People are tired. Blatant money making extortion scheme. Ridiculously over-priced items.
B
Benny
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 25 years old
Excellent
Heel fijne uitstap. Leuke sfeervolle tocht op de catamaran, fijne tussenstop in de “natural pool”, lekkere lunch en meer dan voldoende vrije tijd op een toplocatie, en een snelle boottrip terug. Het overstappen telkens van boot naar boot was iets minder, maar dat gaat waarschijnlijk moeilijk anders. We hadden er zelf geen last van, maar voor de oudere mensen in de groep was dit toch niet simpel. Vanuit Punta Cana was het wel 2 uur op de bus op en 2 uur terug, maar dat hoort erbij :-)
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