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Punta Cana Excursions

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Private airport shuttle in Punta Cana Shuttle service

Punta Cana Airport Transfers

Private door-to-door shuttle between Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) and your hotel. Meet & greet, flat per-trip pricing.

From $35 /one-way
Saona Island Catamaran Excursion Approx 11 Hours

Saona Island Catamaran Excursion

★★★★★ 4.6 (47)

Turquoise water, a waist-deep natural pool, palm-lined white sand, an open bar and a beach BBQ — all on a full-day Saona Island excursion from Punta Cana. Cruise out by speedboat, sail back by catamaran, and dance merengue at the Tiki Bar. Coming?

From $85 / person
4x4 ATV Adventure Approx 4 Hours

4x4 ATV Adventure

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)

Fire up your 4x4 and leave the crowds behind. This Punta Cana ATV adventure trades pavement for backcountry trails, a coconut farm, and the wild, palm-lined Esmeralda Coast — where the beach is yours alone. Ready to get a little muddy?

From $75 / person
Santo Domingo City Tour Approx 12 Hours

Santo Domingo City Tour

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)

Step into the oldest European-founded city in the Americas on a full-day Santo Domingo tour from Punta Cana. Wander the cobblestone streets of the Colonial Zone — a UNESCO World Heritage Site holding 500+ years of New World history — then sit down to authentic Dominican cuisine on a rare day out beyond the resort.

From $80 / person
Scape Park Punta Cana Approx 8 Hours

Scape Park Punta Cana

★★★★★ 4.7 (33)

One park, one day, your call. At Scape Park in Punta Cana Cana you build your own adventure from a menu of standouts — swim the electric-blue Hoyo Azul cenote, soar on cliff-hugging zip lines, wade into a hidden cave pool, or laze on Juanillo Beach with an open bar. Pick a few, or pick them all.

From $120 / person
Punta Cana Monkeyland Tours Approx 4 hours

Punta Cana Monkeyland Tours

★★★★★ 5.0 (4)

High in Punta Cana's Anamuya Mountains sits a leafy little sanctuary run by monkeys. Dozens of tame, clever squirrel monkeys roam free here — and more than a few will swing down for a shoulder ride, hoping you've packed a snack. An afternoon you won't soon forget.

From $95 / person
Private Yacht to Saona Island Approx 8 Hours

Private Yacht to Saona Island

★★★★★ 4.9 (28)

The ultimate experience to Saona island is on our fantastic 52′ luxury yacht. Get ready for an unforgettable tour on the Caribbean Sea with premium open bar, h’ordeuvres, breakfast and lobster lunch. Private is the way to go for Isla Saona!

Rancho Macao Adventure Buggies Approx 4 Hours

Rancho Macao Adventure Buggies

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)

Fire up your automatic buggy and hit the throttle. You'll tear across muddy Dominican backroads, taste your way through a country plantation, cool off in an underground cave river, and roll out onto wild, resort-free Macao Beach. Messy, wild, and unforgettable — the Macao Buggies way.

From $70 / person
Los Haitises & Montaña Redonda Approx 12 Hours

Los Haitises & Montaña Redonda

★★★★★ 4.9 (13)

Trade the resort strip for one of the Dominican Republic's wildest corners. Los Haitises National Park is a maze of mangrove canals, hidden Taíno caves, and jungle waterfalls in the remote northeast — a side of the country few tourists ever see, and one you'll never forget.

From $129 / person
VIP Punta Cana Buggies Approx 4 Hours

VIP Punta Cana Buggies

★★★★★ 4.3 (14)

Step up to the next generation of buggy — full 4WD with an electronic console, built for the Dominican off-road. Blast through muddy backroad trails, taste a country plantation, and cool off in a hidden underground swimming hole. The off-road's calling.

From $130 / person
Punta Cana Snorkeling & Catamaran Cruise Approx 4 Hours

Punta Cana Snorkeling & Catamaran Cruise

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)

Whether it's a day out with the whole family or just the two of you, a catamaran cruise is one of the easiest highlights of any Punta Cana trip. Glide along the clear waters off Bávaro for an afternoon of sailing, snorkeling a coral reef, and floating in a natural swimming pool — open bar and Latin beats included.

From $59 / person
Dream Sail Approx 4 Hours

Dream Sail

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)

Perfect for Groups, this 37′ Catamaran will take you Snorkeling, visit a Natural Pool, and serve you unlimited drinks! Whether you’re having your Bachelorette Party in Punta Cana, or just Traveling with a bunch of Friends! Dream Sail will be your Dream Come True!

Punta Cana Horseback Riding Approx 3 Hour

Punta Cana Horseback Riding

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)

Looking for a way to see the wild, unspoiled side of Punta Cana's coast? This is it. Whether you're a seasoned rider or have never sat in a saddle, spend a half day on horseback along miles of empty beach — just you, your horse, and the Atlantic. The perfect escape from the resort.

From $75 / person
Shopping Tour Local Markets & Souvenirs Approx 2 Hours

Shopping Tour Local Markets & Souvenirs

★★★★★ 4.0 (1)

Want to bring home a little piece of your Punta Cana vacation? This free shopping tour includes complimentary round-trip transport to one of the area's best souvenir boutiques — no pressure, no obligation to buy. Browse Larimar and Amber jewelry, Dominican rum, cigars, coffee, chocolate, and plenty of memorable keepsakes.

Dolphin Encounter Approx 4 Hours

Dolphin Encounter

★★★★★ 5.0 (4)

Meet a dolphin up close with no swimming required. Standing on a submerged platform, you and a small group spend 50 minutes with a single dolphin — a kiss, a fin shake, a belly rub — while a trainer explains how they live and what they eat. It's the gentlest way to get face-to-fin, and ideal for families and non-swimmers.

From $120 / person
Dolphin Explorer Approx 4 Hours

Dolphin Explorer

★★★★★ 4.6 (7)

Get in the water for the full swim: 50 minutes with a dolphin in a spacious dolphinarium, sharing kisses, fin shakes, a belly rub, a belly ride and a boogie-board push across the water. Professional photographers capture every moment while you make a memory that lasts a lifetime.

From $155 / person
Dolphin Royal Approx 4 Hours

Dolphin Royal

★★★★★ 4.5 (6)

The top-tier dolphin swim: two dolphins instead of one, a smaller group of no more than 10, and a full hour in the water. Ride a dorsal fin, get launched by a foot push, and share kisses and belly rubs — the most intimate, memorable dolphin experience in Punta Cana.

From $199 / person
Dominican Winter Baseball Approx 6 Hours

Dominican Winter Baseball

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)

David Ortiz, Pedro Martínez, Albert Pujols — and today's Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Manny Machado. The Dominican Republic produces baseball legends like nowhere else. Catch a Dominican Winter League game with the Toros del Este and you'll see the country's true passion up close — what locals simply call *pelota*.

From $135 / person
Samana Day Trip Approx 12 Hours

Samana Day Trip

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)

Can't pick just one excursion? Samaná is practically three in a day — an open-air safari truck, a jungle trek (or horseback ride) to a 170-foot waterfall, and a catamaran out to the postcard island of Cayo Levantado. Add a home-cooked Dominican lunch and it may be the fullest day the country has to offer.

From $169 / person
Salto la Jalda Waterfall Hike Approx 10 Hours

Salto la Jalda Waterfall Hike

★★★★★ 5.0 (4)

Hike or ride horseback to Salto La Jalda — the tallest waterfall in the Dominican Republic — on an 8-mile trail through cacao forest and river crossings deep in the Miches mountains. It's under a two-hour drive from Punta Cana and a world away from the resort strip.

From $179 / person
Country Safari Cultural Adventure Approx 8 Hours

Country Safari Cultural Adventure

★★★★★ 4.8 (14)

Want to actually understand the country you're visiting? We'll pick you up in an open-air safari truck and head deep into the Dominican countryside — cacao, coffee and tobacco farms, a local village, historic Higüey, a home-cooked lunch, and a lazy hour on Macao Beach. It's a full-day crash course in real Dominican life.

From $95 / person
Whale Watching from Punta Cana Approx 12 Hours

Whale Watching from Punta Cana

★★★★★ 5.0 (3)

For two months each winter, thousands of humpback whales gather in Samaná Bay — and it's one of the best places on earth to see them. This full-day Whale Watching trip from Punta Cana rolls several excursions into one: a scenic bus ride, a boat out onto the bay, the whales themselves, and time on Cayo Levantado (Bacardi Island). Season runs January 20 – March 30; next window opens January 2027.

From $159 / person
Cap Cana Sunshine Cruise Approx 4 Hours

Cap Cana Sunshine Cruise

★★★★★ 5.0 (4)

We'll collect you from your resort and whisk you off to the private grounds of southern Cap Cana — a world of swaying palms, shallow crystal-clear water, mangrove forests and hidden lagoons. There, along the shore of one of the Dominican Republic's most celebrated beaches, a VIP catamaran outing is waiting for you.

From $89 / person
Cap Cana Juanillo Beach Club VIP Approx 8 Hours

Cap Cana Juanillo Beach Club VIP

Set sail from the largest, most luxurious marina in the Caribbean aboard a roomy double-decker catamaran, and cruise the glowing turquoise coastline of Cap Cana. Snorkel a reef, walk a sandbar in the open sea, lunch on a white-sand beach, and swim a hidden cenote — the ultimate Cap Cana day.

From $189 / person
Catalina Island & Altos de Chavón Approx 12 Hours

Catalina Island & Altos de Chavón

★★★★★ 4.9 (9)

Isla Catalina lives in the shadow of famous Saona — and that's precisely its charm. This little uninhabited island is wrapped in white sand and some of the brightest coral reefs in the Dominican Republic, reached by a lively catamaran from La Romana. Spend the day snorkeling, feasting and lazing on the sand, then wander the cobbled lanes of Altos de Chavón on the way home.

From $109 / person
Safari Adventure Half Day Approx 5 Hours

Safari Adventure Half Day

Is learning about the country you’re visiting important to you? If so, then we want to introduce you to the Dominican Republic. We’re picking YOU up in an open air safari truck heading for the Dominican countryside. You’ll learn about local produce, customs and the Dominican way of life. When time doesn’t permit the full day option, join us for half the day and an unforgettable experience.

From $54 / person