Top Things to do in Higuey
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10 Historical & Heritage Tours in Higuey That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Higuey, Dominican Republic including Private Higuey Cultural Tour from Punta Cana (Half-day), Higuey Half Day City Tour, Safari Runners La Romana, Half-Day Discovery Higuey City Tour from Punta Cana, Higuey City Guided Tour from Punta Cana, Higuey Cultural Tour from Punta Cana (Half-day), Higuey City Cultural Tour, safari city tour in a/c vehicles BY Quality Transport Service (private), Altos de Chavon City Tour, Higuey City Tour from Punta Cana (Half Day) .
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1. Private Higuey Cultural Tour from Punta Cana (Half-day)
Overall Ratings
4.3 based on 15 reviews
Come along with us to discover the closed city from Punta Cana! Higüey city, Head city of La Altagracia Province. The tour starts by taking an AC van from your hotel to go to the countryside, to visit a traditional countryside house, where you will have the opportunity of seeing the coffee and cocoa plantations, as well as the process to prepare them. Degustation of some exotic tropical fruits, coffee, chocolate and produced right there. You can also buy some organic products from them. Just after that our expert tour guide will take you to Higüey City, to know its history and culture. Once there, you will visit the San Dionisio church, with over 500 years old, built in the 1512. We will also visit The Basilica of La Altagracia church, built in the 1950 s, visited by people from all over the world.
Inclusions: Refreshments, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Local fruits, coffee and chocolate degustation, Tour guide, Private van with AC, Entrance fee to the cathedrals
Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities
Reviewed By DallasGlobeTrotter1
We used Sol Cana for private transportation from our resort to the airport. Victor was our driver and he was great! He arrived early to pick us up and was very professional. I do suggest confirming with them the day before travel. They can be called via WhatsApp.
2. Higuey Half Day City Tour
Overall Ratings
3.0 based on 1 reviews
The Higuey Half Day City Tour is a perfect excursion to meet the locals and view countryside life, enjoy historic cathedrals, visit handcraft shops and feel the nature of the Dominican Republic at its best.
Inclusions: Bottled water, Light refreshments, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions: Gratuities
Reviewed By scottdV1394EN
Just be careful. Booked a boat charter. Gave deposit $100. You can’t make this up. Go to lobby asking for where to get picked up. Looks at my ticket and asks me for the other $200 due. Taxi drive then asks me for the $200. Get to marina. Another guy asks me for the $200. There was no boat! Great learning experience. Lost the $100. But my 17 year old learned a great lesson.
3. Safari Runners La Romana
An unforgettable trip to discover Dominican culture and the lifestyle of the locals, this mountain safari will entertain all your senses. Get ready to take incredible photos of the wonderful Dominican landscape and typical local mountain villages. On this exciting trip you’ll visit a sugar cane field where you’ll see a traditional trapiche mill and learn how delicious Dominican rum is made; you can also roll unique large Dominican cigars. Next you’ll go for a horse ride then cross the western mountains to a typical local home where you can try delicious organic coffee, cocoa and tropical fruit. Enjoy a delicious Dominican buffet at the top of Anamuya mountain. Bring an end to the day with a panoramic view of the Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Cathedral, the most important in the country, and you can even take in the spectacular Bayahibe beach. Note: • The order in which the different activities are carried out, may change depending on the daily operation
Inclusions: Buffet lunch, Water, soft drinks, beer and rum, Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Chocolate and coffee tasting
Exclusions: Gratuities, Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Reviewed By Debra P
Picked up at port very promptly and greeted by driver holding sign with our name on it. Mix up about whether I had paid for one buggy or two was solved by them just taking my word that I had booked two. Buggies could have used a good cleaning. Tour guide was wonderful. The stops we made were wonderful: giving children cookies, touring a cave and the beach. While it didn’t last 4 hours, more like 2.5, it was still a great tour.
4. Half-Day Discovery Higuey City Tour from Punta Cana
Take on an half-day guided spiritual pilgrimage to the Higüey Basilica. Enjoy the elegant and beautiful architecture that will leave you breathless. Visit the St. Dionysius church. Explore the most relevant historical aspects of La Altagracia ́s recent history, spanning the past 500 years.
Inclusions: Professional English/Spanish speaking guide., Bottled water, Air-conditioned vehicle, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities, Tips
Reviewed By Mary T
CAYO LEVENTADO visit included in El Limon/ Samana tour. Beautiful beaches. Worth visiting, but on this tour basically 1hr to spend in this location which is definitely not enough. The beach is lovely, the area not too touristy and the shores shallow enough to enter for those with knee/ hip problems (in order to get out again). I would love to have spent more time here, but it is still a long way/ time from Punta Cana.
5. Higuey City Guided Tour from Punta Cana
Our transport will pick you up at your hotel, you will start a wonderful journey of approximately one hour until you reach Higuey. The first thing you will do is visit a tobacco and sugar cane plantation, we will explain the process of your harvest and preparation. You will visit a beautiful store of souvenirs, paintings and crafts made by the owners themselves. Later we move to the basilica cathedral of higuey, you can enter to enjoy its beautiful architecture. We will then go to the higuey market where you can taste the delicious tropical fruits among other things. You will have an incredible panoramic view of the San Dionisio church, which was the place where the Virgin of Altagracia made her appearance. Upon returning we will make a short stop at the beautiful and incredible Macao beach. At the end, our transportation will take you back to your hotel.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Soda/Pop, Bottled water, Tour Guide
Exclusions: Tips, Souvenirs, Photos
Reviewed By BriyChan
Fun experience!! Staff takes good care of you. My friends and I were scared at first but staff was very reassuring. After activity you can shop for souvenirs and local food.
6. Higuey Cultural Tour from Punta Cana (Half-day)
Venga con nosotros a conocer la ciudad más cerca de Punta Cana! La Ciudad de Higüey. Principal ciudad de la Provincia de La Altagracia. Saliendo desde el lobby de su hotel, en un autobús o microbús con aire acondicionado. Nuestros guías le llevarán a través del campo para visitar una casa tradicional del campo, donde tendrá la oportunidad de ver las plantaciones de café y cacao, así como el proceso para prepararlos, y lo más importante, la cultura y estilo de vida del campo dominicano. Si desea, puede comprar allí mismo poco de café y chocolate orgánico para llevar. Seguido nos dirigimos a la ciudad de Higüey, donde visitaremos la Catedral San Dionisio, con más de 500 años de antigüedad, construida en el 1512. También visitaremos la Basílica de La Altagracia, construida en la década de 1950, visitada por personas de todo el mundo. Tendremos una parada para compras en una tienda local de suvenires artesanales.
Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Enter to the monuments all inclusive, audio guide, Professional art historian guide, Air-conditioned vehicle, Snacks
Exclusions: Gratuities
Reviewed By DallasGlobeTrotter1
We used Sol Cana for private transportation from our resort to the airport. Victor was our driver and he was great! He arrived early to pick us up and was very professional. I do suggest confirming with them the day before travel. They can be called via WhatsApp.
7. Higuey City Cultural Tour
Higuey City Cultural Experience, the perfect way of submerging yourself in the Dominican culture & religious beliefs, learning about history & local customs around one of the oldest cities of La Hispaniola “Higuey”. According to some authors, GUEY or HUIOU is the sun in the Arawakan language of the island’s native Taíno people. The name Higüey is believe to mean Land Where the Sun is Born.
Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Professional guide, Unlimited drinks (open bar), Air-conditioned vehicle, Bottled water, Lunch
Exclusions: Gratuities
Reviewed By Cosmopolitan817208
Took the tour with my wife and we both wanted to drive so we opted for the ATV vs. Buggy. Took us to a plantation with a little gig about the Cocoa (chocolate), Arabica coffee, tobacco and Macajuanna. They give you some samples and try and sell you some. I bought some cigars and they were great! Next we went to Macao beach which I also reviewed but in short it's cool. Lastly we went to a Cenote "Water cave" were you could swim in a very small beautiful cave with baby blue waters. It was quite packed though and way too many people at once in a small area in my opinion, with this happening during Covid restrictions. All in all a good time and I would recommend.
8. safari city tour in a/c vehicles BY Quality Transport Service (private)
You will be able to get the oportunity on experience the best tour in punta cana, going out the resort is how you really know our real life in the dominican republic. points of visits, a local beach named macao beach still the only one for locals as all beaches areas in punta cana are taken for private resorts, tipical dominican house, look aroud, touch, make pictures, cacao and coffee plantations, process of them showded, sugar cane plantations, sigar factory en process, visit of a historical church since the 1512. sigth seen view of our local market in the city
Inclusions: Private tour guide
Exclusions: Basilica Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia entrance
Reviewed By Jennalharwick
This was by far the worst excursion I have ever been on. We spent 8 hours in the car. The listing says 2.5 hours but they made us change busses 4 times to get there and it was 5 hours there because we went way out of the way. On the way back it took 3.5 hours and we missed our dinner reservation. The itinerary says 2.5 hours there and back and a 10 hour trip total so 5 hours in the city. Nope. 8.5 hours in the car and maybe like 3 hours total for all of our stops. The different vans/busses we took were dirty and gross. They had garbage in them and one smelt really bad. Not to mention each bus was jam-packed with people. Had to sit next to someone I didn’t even know in the midst of COVID due to that. Every person on the tour spoke English, but the tour guide spoke Spanish mostly to the two people who were bilingual so we didn’t really learn very much. The tour guide left us multiple times and we were stuck waiting for him or looking for him- we found him one time and he was at a bar drinking a beer. The entire thing felt like a giant money grab. They will take any change they can get to literally force you through some attraction that costs extra money or concession stands/ gift shops, etc. We were taken from store to store with extremely pushy sales people. We were forced to wait at one store for almost 40 minutes! We were all ready to go but weren’t allowed to leave. We came to see the city- not to shop at whatever store the tour company made deals with. A few places we literally saw them hand our tour guide money for bringing us there. The food was not good either. There were only a few things at the “buffet” and they give you one tiny drink. This was such a waist of one of my last days in the DR. Had I known it would mostly been a long car trip in an uncomfortable overpacked van I would have never gone in the first place. It was a complete ripoff and the vendor refused to give a refund stating “the tour was provided as advertised in the tour description” but I can 100% guarantee you that it was not.
9. Altos de Chavon City Tour
Altos de Chavón is a re-creation of a Mediterranean style European village located atop the Chavón River in La Romana, Dominican Republic. It is the most popular attraction in the city and hosts a cultural center, an archeological museum, and an amphitheater. The project was conceived by the Italian architect Roberto Copa, and the industrialist Charles Bluhdorn.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes, Soda/Pop, Bottled water
Exclusions: Pick up in the Cap Cana area, Pick up in the Uvero Alto area
Reviewed By javiersG2899UR
Our tour guys were very professional and helpful. We were scare at the beginning but later we discovered that it was an extraordinary experience. Without hesitation you must try this !!!
10. Higuey City Tour from Punta Cana (Half Day)
Higüey City Tour, the perfect way to immerse yourself in Dominican culture and religious beliefs, learn about the history and local customs around one of the oldest cities of La Hispaniola "Higuey". According to some authors, GUEY or HUIOU is the sun in the Arawakan language of the island's native Tainos. It is believed that the name Higüey means Earth where the sun rises. The city of Higüey is rich in cultures and traditions. Especially religious This tour will allow you to know beyond beaches and hotels. You will know more about the natives of this town and their customs. Its gastronomy and festivities. You will know how the average Dominican lives day by day. You will visit the Municipal market of the city with a mixture of colors and smells of spices, fruits and vegetables. Dare to live this unforgettable experience.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle Wifi onboard, Professional tour guide, Visit to La Basilica and Saint Dionisio Catholic Church, Visit to a typical Dominican house, Visit to the coffee, cocoa plantation and cigar factory, Stop at the local market for souvenirs
Exclusions: Pictures, Souvenirs, Food & Drinks
Reviewed By matyuseniko
The whole tour is very disappointing. An expensive bad joke.We waited 45 minutes for the driver to pick us up from the hotel. The helmets are dirty, one sized. Anyway, no need to use them because you go in a line with other 35 vehicles (buggies) very slow with several stops because in every 200m min. 1 vehicle has a technical problem. You can’t see anything because of the dust cloud (they don’t let you to keep distance). At Macao beach they lead you to a bar and say “you have 10 minutes, have a drink, wine, beer or water”. After you take your drinks and sit down, they come to you and ask to pay the drinks ( the ticket seller told us everything is included in the price). For 1 bear and a glass of wine they charge you with 15$! So after you pay, you will have exactly 6 minutes to admire the Macao beach! After that, you go ( in line as goodes) to the “chocolate and coffee fabric “ with is nothing else than a bar, you get a shot of coffee or cacao with milk. And then the last stop. The cave. They let all the 80 people from the 35 buggies into that tiny space, beside of other tourist. You can’t see anything, you can not get into the water because is full of people. This is absolutely unacceptable especially in corona times. At each stop people want to sell something to you. At the end, when you would like to go back as soon as possible to the resort and enjoy your stay, you have to wait cuz they try to sell you suvernirs, go pro video, photos. It’s not an adventure, is not authentic, it is not “all included”. You better take a taxi ( it is very close to Punta Cana) or a bicycle. The buggies are anyway in very bad conditions. The whole tour is about fooling the tourists.
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