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Escape to Isla Saona on a day trip from Santo Domingo. Swim in the Natural Pool, relax on the beach, enjoy a buffet lunch, and cruise back on a catamaran with live music and an open bar.

Highlights

• Feel the thrill of a speedboat ride across the turquoise Caribbean waters
• Swim among starfish in the Natural Pool, a waist-deep sandbank
• Enjoy a buffet lunch of Dominican specialties on the beach
• Relax on the powder-white beaches of Isla Saona, part of Cotubanamá
• Cruise back to Bayahibe on a catamaran with live music and an open bar

Description

Begin with a pickup in front of the Catedral Primada de América in the Colonial Zone (or Boca Chica), followed by a scenic 2-hour air-conditioned drive to Bayahibe. There, board a speedboat and cross the turquoise Caribbean waters for about 35 minutes to reach the Natural Pool – a waist-deep sandbank where you can swim among starfish and enjoy refreshing drinks. Afterward, continue to Saona Island, part of Cotubanamá National Park, where you’ll have approximately 3 hours of free time to lounge on powder-white beaches, snorkel vibrant reefs, explore coastal trails, or simply soak up the sun. Enjoy a generous buffet featuring Dominican specialties—chicken, pork, rice, beans, salad, fresh fruit, and more—served at around 1:00 pm on the beach. To top it all off, return to Bayahibe aboard a festive catamaran cruise (about 1.5 hours) with live music, dancing animators, and an open bar offering soft drinks and alcoholic beverages (rum/soda). Wind down your day with a comfortable AC transfer back to your original pickup point, arriving back in Santo Domingo around 8 pm.

Includes

Pickup and drop-off from Santo Domingo Air-conditioned transfer to Bayahibe Speedboat ride to Natural Pool Swimming at Natural Pool Visit to Saona Island Buffet lunch on the beach Catamaran cruise with live music and open bar Return transfer to Santo Domingo

Important Information

• Pickup is available from the Colonial Zone or Boca Chica The tour involves a 2-hour drive to Bayahibe The speedboat ride to the Natural Pool takes about 35 minutes The catamaran cruise back to Bayahibe lasts about 1.5 hours The tour returns to Santo Domingo around 8 pm

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund