Bella Mare Tour: Discover Dominican Cigars, Chocolates, Rum and Souvenirs

Embark on the Bella Mare Tour and explore the fascinating world of Dominican cigars, chocolates, rum, and souvenirs. Discover the manufacturing process, shop for authentic products, and enjoy free transportation from your resort in Punta Cana.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bella Mare store - When you visit the Dominican Republic, there are 4 things you should bring home: Cigars, rum, coffee & chocolate. Here is your chance to buy all of these items at the same time.
    A visit to Bella Mare Store is a great way to spend a few hours during your trip to Punta Cana. Not only will you be able to see, touch, smell, and taste…
What's Included
  • Tour guide
  • Two-way transportation
  • Rum, cigar, coffee, and chocolate tasting
Meal Options
  • Don Alexander Cigar
Additional Information

During the tour you will see and learn all about the manufacturing process of cigars, with a great number of cigar artisans producing 14 different cigar sizes with 5 different strengths, including mild, medium and full-body.
Dominican cigars have won multiple awards over the years. An on-site shop is the ideal place to pick up a box to take home….

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Valerie_s
Mar 23, 2023
All in one stop shop - It was easy, convenient and got a lot of shopping done in one spot! Franzois was super nice and was excited to welcome us into his “home”. My husband was there, especially, for the cigars and really enjoyed watching them being hand rolled. He was given one to light up and smoke. Even for me it smelled good! The Dominican chocolate is the best! We are going home with some chocolate bars a bag of hot chocolate latte! It’s worth the $6 to be driven there and back. And don’t forget to tip!
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Latesha_p
Feb 28, 2023
Great trip - Really enjoyed the trip! Nice selection of souvenirs. The coffee and chocolate was delicious! I would definitely recommend!
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Darrell_h
Aug 7, 2022
Pressure free shopping experience - Eddie and the entire group on this tour are awesome and super informative. They aren’t out to just sell you something, they are going to give you this history behind it.
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Darrell_h
Aug 5, 2022
Cigar Tour + - The tour was awesome and the cigars are top shelf. Eddie was an awesome guide and made me and the family feel super at ease. I’d surely do this tour each time.
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Bburlsworth
Jul 22, 2021
Not a Cigar tour, but a $5 taxi to a shopping experience - Don Alexander is a great guy. However, this excursion is nothing more than a $5 taxi ride to be sold to. It is not a cigar shop, but your typical Caribbean shop selling trinkets with an 8 foot sections of cigars that were actually made in the store, as well as fake Cuban cigars, but he is honest about them being fake. There is someone rolling cigars in the shop that you can watch, but I do not believe he speaks english. So you only get to watch him make them. Looking at the description of the tour now, I may have had expectations that were different than what they should have been. Anyways, Don will give you a free cigar that the cigar roller made, which was actually very good. And then he will proceed to sell you some cigars. He started out trying to sell me 100 cigars, which would last me many many years. I did enjoy the stick he gave me, so I purchased 25 cigars from him for $7 per and we also bought some gifts for family back home. I did smoke one cigar after I got home, and it was full strength. The rest will sit in my humidor for a while before I try another. If they are good, Don said we can order again over the phone and he will ship them to us, which I may end up doing. Just know exactly what to expect when you go. We left the resort that was 30 minutes away at 9:30 and returned back to the hotel at 12. Our resort is far away so we were unable to get trinkets and gifts anywhere else, so this was well worth it to us. This is an extremely cheap tour, so if it’s worth it to you to go, then go for it!
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Denise_p
Jul 10, 2024
Not bad for souvenirs only - The one female worker was wonderful but everything else not so much souvenirs were fine but only one place no other shops
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179willmers
Oct 12, 2024
Don't do it - This was one of my most disappointing travel experiences. The guide informed us that Belle Mare was closed when he picked us up, leading us to a low-quality shack down a dirt road and directing us to just one shop. Although there were other shops nearby, he did not give us the option to stop and explore. We missed out on the promised rum and chocolate tastings and were driven back to the resort within 30 minutes. I cannot recommend this experience, and I believe guides should be thoroughly vetted to ensure that the services promised are actually delivered. Additionally, the store featured on the website did not resemble the place we were taken to.
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215constances
Aug 30, 2023
Bad experience - This was one of the worst experiences I had on a trip - the guide claimed Belle Mare was closed at the time he picked us up & took us to a subpar shack down a dirt road & steered us to one shop. There were other shops nearby but he did not allow us to stop & browse. We did not have any rum or chocolate tasting. We were driven back to the resort within 30 minutes - very disappointing. Not recommend & guides should be vetted to ensure services are rendered. The store picture on the website did not match were we were driven to.
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Donald_p
Jul 11, 2023
Bad tour - Driver never showed up. Nobody would answer the phones. Nothing much else to say. Don’t book this tour. Avoid!
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Krystal_g
Apr 19, 2023
Horrible would NOT recommend - I’m only giving it 1 star because I have too. Nobody ever showed up. I never received a refund either
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From $6
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).