Saona Island & Natural Pool from Punta Cana

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 18 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5ISLA SAONA

  Very professional. Always on time. Followed up with me to make sure everything was perfect. Will book again in the future.

  793yoAugust 2023via Tripadvisor

• 5Sol Cana Tours with Toni

  The excursion was great.Thanks to Toni we had a great experience and everything was amazing.We had a lot of fun.

  R5967KZalinabApril 2022via Tripadvisor

• 1Wonderful locations...Awful Tour Operator

  I booked an excursion to Saona Island for the 27th February and was told the evening of 26th that it was cancelled (and rescheduled to the following day 28th Feb) because it was a national holiday (on 27th) and the Department of Tourism had cancelled all holidays for the 27th Feb. I thought it was a bit strange (given that the said national holiday, 'Independence Day', occurs every year!!) but I gave them the benefit of the doubt, and as we were free, by pure chance, the following day (28th Feb), we decided to accept their offer to go on 28th Feb instead. When I purchased the excursion I had specified that my friend was disabled and had mobility issues and difficulty climbing stairs but did not receive any communication from 'Punta Cana Trip' informing me that the excursion was not suitable for disabled persons with those kind of impairments. The day of the 28th we got picked up by van and taken to a meeting point where we waited for almost AN HOUR for another bus to collect us. Once on the big bus it took us an hour and a half to get to the small harbour where we got the boat from. Stops were made on the way and people got on and off and joined different excursions, the guide who had shortly briefed us on the bus disappeared and other staff took over to look after us once we got to the small harbour. It took ages to board the boat! It was absolute caos! We then reached Saona Island where we were told we would have stayed for 2.5/3 hours. After just 2 hours we were told to leave. We got on the same boat we came with and then transferred onto a Catamaran. I still do not know how they managed to lift my disabled friend and transferred him from one boat onto the catamaran. We then reached the small harbour we came from and we were transferred onto another boat as the catamaran could not reach the shore, therefore my disabled friend had to be lifted again. They staff on the boat/catamaran were amazing and the star goes to them. How could the people in charge fail to mention that the excursion would have been so arduous for a disabled person with mobility issues?? Last but not least it took us over 3 hours, from the small harbour, to get back to the hotel. They were again picking up people at different meeting points and basically prioritising their own business to the expenses of customers! We felt as if we were cattle being transported from place to place!! To sum up the excursion lasted 12 hours of which only 3 were actually spent enjoying the sites (including lunch)! I am very disappointed with Viator. I have been using them for years all over the world and always have positive experiences with the tour companies they select. I think they should vet tour operators better in the Dominican Republic (we had another excursion cancelled (on 29th Feb) but that was with another tour operator)!! I would avoid 'Punta Cana Trip' as a tour operator.

  OriMarch 2020via Viator

• 5Best Saona tour.

  This Is the Best Saona tour. This Is amazing. these guys works good. The prices I payed It was best. Others companies have higher price. The staff is very professional. The food was delicious. Drinks are premium. Special thanks to Raymond the person that take care of all my reservation on line. He Is professional all Time with my request.Every moment that I ask for information about the Tours he helped me paciently. Thank you very much.

  juanmG857DGOctober 2019via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Dominican Republic, outside the cities

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 32 hop-on hop-off we list in Dominican Republic, outside the cities.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 6 of 32.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.