This was an amazing day! Lots of driving through about every terrain. Lots of stops and food! You won't go hungry!. You definitely need to be a confident standard driver! Those buggy's can move and you get highway, in town, off road, mud etc. Very scenic views and local stops and a few amazing beeches! It would be cool if they had a map of the tour you take so you can see where you have gone. Other than that this was the best excursion we've ever been on! I would do this again in a heartbeat!!!!
Review by: William K L, February 2018
You will get muddy! Bring water shoes and a poncho!!!! Excellent culture experience!!! Lunch was at a local home and was delicious _br/_ We did the full day tour and would do it again!!
Review by: Cristinucu, October 2017
Second time doing this tour;not same since the guide Mark left!The guide we had was very unpatient and rushing us at every stop we made barely had time to take pics!Also almost no explanations about the areas;and they also bumped up the price with $30 since last year!no value in this tour anymore
Review by: Thomas C, August 2017
This trip includes it all. You get some highway cruising, some beach-front driving, several miles through a palm grove along a secluded coastline, and a run through a fairly muddy and pothole infested jungle trail which the buggies make easy work of. You also get several snacks and a traditional lunch at a jungle hotel, a horeseback ride where they open up fresh coconuts for you to drink from, and to see a very secluded family's way of living far away from paved roads. The driving pace was quicker than I expected which was a pleasant surprise, but by no means reckless. You should be fairly confident in driving a standard as the description says, but only one person per buggy has to drive. Overall this is among my favorite day trips ever. You will get very dirty. You will have a very good time. HIGHLY recommend.
Review by: Shayne P, May 2017
Have to say......BEST experience of our trip!!!!!! we got to experience Punta Cana and the lifestyle in a true form. The description does not do this excursion justice. We drove on highways, beaches, back roads, villages. You name it, we did it. Got to drive our own buggy. Guide was insightful, warm, and shared all he knew about the culture of Dominican republic with us. We got muddy so prepare for this. My husband drove but I had the time of my life. Would rate this a 10 star adventure. Would do it over and over if we come back. Worth every penny spent.
Review by: Matthew F, April 2017
Fantastic!!!!!_br/_ Pick up = spot on time - easy to communicate with befor e_br/_ Explanation of buggy= we covered the basics before setting off, however YOU MUST BE ABLE TO A DRIVE MANUAL CAR or this tour will be awful for you and all others there!_br/_ Tour guide = fantastic knowledge and helpful!_br/_ A must!!!!
Review by: Kathryn B, March 2017
This was the best tour! So much fun and informative! The stops on this tour were amazing, the guide was great! Plenty of food, great pictures you can buy! I can and #39;t say enough how much fun this was! Very friendly tour company!
Review by: hchiv, January 2017
We had an absolutely wonderful time. It was so much fun to be driving all throughout the Dominican Republic countryside. We stopped at this incredibly beautiful hotel minutes from the beach, in the middle of nowhere and had a great Dominican lunch. We got totally covered in mud on the way. We loved that it went to not touristy areas. We got to see Dominican life and how beautiful the country is. Would totally do another tour with the tour group.
Review by: allan, December 2016
Charlie was great and the tour was easily the most fun tour I've done in a long time! Given we've been marooned on our resort until this trip, it gives a good perspective of what the DR is really like. If you take one thing away from this review, it's that you should not bring clothes you care about. You WILL get mud everywhere and it's unavoidable now matter how good a driver you think you might be. Even though it's mentioned in the tour info, be sure someone in your group is comfortable with driving a manual transmission...my buggy had a fussy tranny as it gave me a fair bit of trouble downshifting and I've been driving stick daily for 15 years. Charlie instructed his guy to check it out as soon as we got back, but I was stuck with it for the 100 miles. There are very reasonably priced photos available for purchase after the trip that get burned to CD I just need to find a DVD drive somewhere now.
Review by: neal3730, December 2016
totally amazing although it was just me and the tour guild I found it fun and informative and although it rained for the first 2hr I still had so much fun and it was the best trip I had that holiday and I would recommend it to anyone.
Review by: Sinhyung C, June 2016
It was awesome trip and fantastic beach. But, it was not easy for me to drive buggy and brake paddle was so stiff. I don and #39;t wanna recommend to short people because it and #39;s not adjustable seat.
Review by: Beth G, April 2016
Great Day!!!, very informative tour guide, Mark. We learned a lot about the culture and enjoyed the ride. Horseback ride was just a short 10 minute sit upon a horse eh. Great food, seeing the grocery store was interesting. I was quite nervous driving down highway in a dune buggy in traffic. But the whole tour was a great trip.
Review by: CINDY N, February 2016
Great adventure and lots of fun. Great way to see the countryside.
Review by: Tim V, July 2015
This was an EXCELLENT excursion! This was by far the best handled excursion we took the entire week, from beginning to end. This family owned business took care of everything! Transporttion, lunch, horsback riding....it all went extremely smooth! What a great excursion, this on is a must do!
Review by: vgwiz3, May 2015
The best excursion ever! I would reccomend this to everyone! You will get really dirty (duh riding an open buggy) but worth every minute! Guides were fun and so informative. They showed us more than I ever expected; the real culture of DR. This is a must do if you are planning a trip! Thank you!!!
Review by: Peter c, April 2015
This is a must do tour. lots to see throughout the island and very educational.
Review by: Jostein F, April 2015
Quite nice buggy trip, but with some improvement opportunities.
Review by: Candice K, March 2015
This trip was so great Charlie was a wonderful guide and he took us and showed us how Dominicans really live. You dont see this on your resort. You get muddy and dirty but I LOVED it We went in late Jan 2015 We had lot to eat and at Hotel La Cueva was great. It was in the middle of nowhere amazing. We were able to swim in the ocean, horseback rideshort drank coconut water in ate coconut Charlie took a bunch of pictures and videos at the end of tour asked if we wanted them we would pay 20, no pressure. I took them even though I had my own camera and am I ever glad Charlie took some great pics. Would recommend this tour to everyone.
Review by: Shaun T, December 2014
We all had a super time._br/_
Charlie is a great host and guide, made the trip very enjoyable._br/_
Don't miss out on this experience of a lifetime..._br/_
If you don't know how to drive a standard VW don't drive, just be a passenger._br/_
the views are fantastic.
Review by: Alex L, October 2014
The whole idea of driving a dune buggy around the island sounds like fun! As it should be. But not with this company. The owner/tour guide (Charlie) is a weird 2-faced guy. He talks and smiles when the group is together, but when you're alone in your buggy, he's a creep. If you go over a small pot hole, he will stop in the middle of the street and scream at you like there's no tomorrow (he's always watching) And Lord forbid your machine stalls, you will wish you never left your resort. His rude attitude takes the fun out of driving a buggy. He's miserable and does not enjoy what he's doing. And when the group gets together again, he acts like nothing happened. This negative experience can, unfortunately, be the most memorable experience of your vacation. When I was in DR, I seen other company's that also offer dune bugging. Their machines are new and look like fun driving, and I'm sure they'll actually appreciate your business. The machines at this company are old spray-painted junk that feel like they're gonna fall apart any day now. Don't waste your money and time with this company, take it somewhere where you'll actually have fun and a positively memorable experience. Don't make the same mistake we did.
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