A day of history and beautiful scenery as you take in the sights and history of Santiago, the first capital of the Dominican Republic, followed by a visit to Jarabacoa Waterfalls.
In Santiago you will visit a cigar factory where you can see them being hand rolled, and also have the chance to buy at factory prices. Also visit a ceramic factory with the ceramic, faceless dolls produced making a great souvenir of your trip.
After lunch you will head through the picturesque Dominican Alps to Jarabacoa passing through spectacular scenery of green valleys and clear streams. The waterfalls at Jarabacoa will astound you with their natural beauty as you journey by foot to the tranquil area.
This was a really nice tour and what made it the best was the tour guide, Pedro! He was so informative and although he was translating both English and German, he made sure that no one felt left out at any point. When communicating with the company to verify my accommodations they responded right away and my hotel pick up was right on time. The reason I did not give it 5 stars is because I purchased this tour because of the horseback riding, which not only did they not do, the company said they did not offer it and to contact Viator. I'm awaiting a response from Viator now.
Review by: Eric G, April 2011
I loved this excursion!! I only had 5 days (3 full days) in Puerto Plata, so I didn't really have much time to do much and I wanted to get the most out of the resort I was staying at, but this sounded very interesting. Our tour guide (Lidio...?) was really informative and funny! There were 8 of us on the trip (6 were German, so our tour was in German and English, which was good for brushing up on my very dusty German).
Review by: margaret m, November 2010
This trip was really good. The guide was really informative. The walk back up from waterfall was very hard. Also, if going horse riding make sure you have long socks on to cover your ankles
Review by: J & L, November 2010
Waterfall was beautiful, food was delicious. Downfall was we were the only 2 English speakers on the bus. And felt left out of a lot of the information that was being shared with the German speakers. Felt misinformed.
Review by: J & L, October 2010
Waterfall was beautiful, food was delicious. Downfall was we were the only 2 English speakers on the bus. And felt left out of a lot of the information that was being shared with the German speakers. Felt misinformed.
Review by: Pamela M, August 2010
i had a great time with this tour the tour guide was very nice and kept us well informed during all stops great experience!
Review by: Anonymous, Germany, July 2010
One day before the tour started we got a fax that the tour was cancelled because it was not sold out. The next day at 7 oclock we got a phone call stating that the bus to Santiago was waiting at the hotel lobby. We had 10 minutes to get out of bed and to have a wash including teeth brush and get dressed. Than we walked really fast to the bus without breakfast. We explained that the day before we had gotten a fax that the tour was cancelled and they told us sometimes that can happen. That was not a nice start for a tour. The Tour was okay but we saw not so much of Santiago, just the monuments and some streets in Santiago. That's the reason why we are disappointed in the tour.
Review by: Claudia H, July 2010
One day before the tour started we got a fax that the tour was cancelled because it was not sold out. The next day at 7 oclock we got a phone call stating that the bus to Santiago was waiting at the hotel lobby. We had 10 minutes to get out of bed and to have a wash including teeth brush and get dressed. Than we walked really fast to the bus without breakfast. We explained that the day before we had gotten a fax that the tour was cancelled and they told us sometimes that can happen. That was not a nice start for a tour. The Tour was okay but we saw not so much of Santiago, just the monuments and some streets in Santiago. That's the reason why we are disappointed in the tour.
Review by: , July 2010
One day before the tour started we got a fax that the tour was cancelled because it was not sold out. The next day at 7 oclock we got a phone call stating that the bus to Santiago was waiting at the hotel lobby. We had 10 minutes to get out of bed and to have a wash including teeth brush and get dressed. Than we walked really fast to the bus without breakfast. We explained that the day before we had gotten a fax that the tour was cancelled and they told us sometimes that can happen. That was not a nice start for a tour. The Tour was okay but we saw not so much of Santiago, just the monuments and some streets in Santiago. That's the reason why we are disappointed in the tour.
Review by: Michael George B, July 2010
Informative, wonderful location for lunch. Opportunity to see the inland scenery and people.
Review by: Michael B, United Kingdom, March 2008
Informative, wonderful location for lunch. Opportunity to see the inland scenery and people.
Review by: Michael George B, March 2008
Informative, wonderful location for lunch. Opportunity to see the inland scenery and people.
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