Shore Excursion: Explore Waterfalls and Buggys on Dominican Republic Cruise Ship

Embark on an unforgettable shore excursion in the Dominican Republic, exploring breathtaking waterfalls and riding buggies. Book now for a unique and personalized tour experience!

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Puerto Plata - Once we have picked you up at either Taino bay or Amber cove, we will head directly to damajua park::

IMPORTANT: PLEASE GO TO THE MEETING POINT ONCE YOUR CRUISE HAS DOCKED, WE WILL ONLY WAIT 40 MINUTES AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF THE CRUISE, PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT. THANK YOU!

  • Damajagua Waterfalls - Activity 1: Damajagua Waterfalls

Embark on an exciting adventure at the stunning Damajagua Waterfalls. After a brief safety briefing and gearing up, we’ll take a guided hike through the lush tropical forest for approximately 35-45 minutes.

Our knowledgeable guide will share information about the local flora and fauna as we explore. We’ll reach a series of waterfalls where you can swim, jump, and slide down natural rock formations into refreshing pools. An unforgettable experience for thrill-seekers and nature enthusiasts!

  • Damajagua Waterfalls - Once you have come down from enjoying the waters, the waterfalls and the natural slides, you will go to the restaurant for lunch where you will find a variety of different Dominican dishes.
  • Damajagua Buggy - Activity 2: Buggy Tour

After an exciting morning at Damajagua Waterfalls, it’s time to climb aboard our rugged and fun buggies for the next leg of our adventure. These all-terrain vehicles are perfect for exploring the rugged landscapes of the pueto plata fields in an exhilarating way.

Our experienced guides will lead the convoy as we venture through picturesque off-road trails, passing through quaint villages and beautiful natural surroundings. Feel the wind in your hair as we ride along dusty trails and discover hidden gems along the way.

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • On-board WiFi
  • Lunch
  • Alcoholic Beverages after doing the Buggies activity
What's Not Included
  • Water shoes
  • Face Mouth Bandana
Additional Information

PLEASE FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH ALL THE DETAILS BEFORE RESERVING, AS IT CONTAINS ESSENTIAL INFORMATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO FINALIZING YOUR BOOKING.

We, at our firm, are committed and prepared to deliver a distinctive and deep-reaching expedition experience to all our patrons. We prioritize professionalism and have over a decade and a half’s experience in coordinating tours. Our expertise extends to a comprehensive understanding of locales and points of interest in the area. Our mission is to offer each customer an exclusive experience as they traverse through the picturesque island of the Dominican Republic.

  • This tour includes approximately a 35-40-minute hike.
  • PLEASE GO TO THE MEETING POINT ONCE YOUR CRUISE HAS DOCKED, WE WILL ONLY WAIT 40 MINUTES AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF THE CRUISE, PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT. THANK YOU!
  • primary driver’s license
  • Buggies are doble, so are shared by 2 people.
  • IMPORTANT! Kids under 8 years old, just can go to the first fall.
  • WHAT TO BRING: Sun protection, comfortable clothing, mosquito repellent, water shoes or running shoes
Location
Puerto Plata
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Shari_b
Aug 5, 2024
Best tour ever! - This was the best excursion I’ve ever been on. Easy to locate tour guide, great directions and communication, clean, AC shuttle van; fun and informative operator. The waterfall Jim and slide was incredible, but the buggy ride was the best. So fun. Mackenzie the photographer was so fun, helpful and kind.
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Keisha_p
Jul 19, 2024
Adventurous Thrilling Fun & Beautiful - We had a great time with this adventure. The hike takes a while but it was still beautiful nevertheless. Our tour guides and photographer were awesome as well. Our lunch was also delicious. They kept us safe and entertained the whole trip. 😀
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John_e
Jun 10, 2024
Perfect for Cruisers, never needed to worry about time. - Tour guides gave detailed instructions on how reach them as soon as you disembark. The van was new & A/C cooled Everyone on your tour is typically from your cruise so there's no concern about not making it back in time, or being left due to disembark delays. 15min Drive to buggys for 1.5hrs then 20 min drive to an intense 30 min Waterfall hike to the 7 waterfalls, which take 1.5hrs to jump/slide (REALLY FUN!). Then homemade authentic Dominican buffet made by locally owned restaurant just outside Damagugua park entrance. Then back to Taino Bay for the ship. It took about 6.5-7hrs, was well organized & operated!! Highly Recommend!!!
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Lisa_b
May 28, 2024
Don’t miss this excursion - My husband had a hard time climbing the falls. And we fell a bit behind however, two of the guides stayed with us and took us all the way up to the waterfalls. Richard and Sammy, we cannot thank you enough for everything that you did getting us up there. Jumping and sliding down the different waterfalls was amazing. It is a blast to do the waterfalls and the dune buggy in the mud was so much fun.. Hint.. wear dark t-shirt or dark bathing suit, you will be covered head to toe in mud. one of the best excursions we’ve done in a long time.
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Marcia_k
Jun 6, 2024
Wonderful experience! - The waterfalls were beautiful but we only got to see 3. The walk to get to them was a little tough in parts but the guides were very helpful. We really enjoyed the experience and we are glad we went! The buggies were a lot of fun but very messy!!!! Our clothes may never recover 😀
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Andreaharris
Apr 26, 2024
Great experience and guides. - What a day!! Our tour was myself, my husband and another couple we are close friends with. We were met outside the Amber Cove cruise port by our driver, guide and paparazzi at 8am. We learned some history of the are while we drove to the 7 Waterfalls part of excursion. I was excited but also super nervous about jumping off the first part to get into the river for waterfalls. I’m not gonna lie, I was shaking for awhile after. 😂 And each waterfall slide to come was also a bit scary, but I lived. And am glad I did it. We were done with the waterfalls by 10:30am and lunch wasn’t being served until 11:30am. We didn’t have time to wait around for the included lunch as we still had to drive to the dune buggy portion and be back to the port by 2pm. It was hot the fault of the men who were doing the tour. Viator should have known all the details of the places they were taking us to. At the least they should give us some money back for that. We didn’t eat until 3:30pm. After the waterfalls we drove to a small coffee making and hand carved items market. From there we went to Dune Buggies. We were given helmets and goggles (honestly they don’t provide much protection, muddy water was able to seep in from above) and then a brief instructions. Then off we went. It was bumpy and muddy. It had rained that morning so lots of muddy puddles. It was fun, but I wish they would have warned us to plug our nose when going through the big ones. I literally got a muddy sinus flush. It was painful. And the goggles lack of suction allowed the muddy gritty water to seep in your eyes. The experience would be soooo much better with good goggles and warnings about water up the nose. After the buggies, we washed off as best we could, looked through our pictures, negotiated a price and were served either a beer or a small rum and coke and then hit the road to the port. We were back with about 45min to spare. Our photographer was the star of our tour. Raul went with us for everything and captured the day quite well. We chatted a lot and found out we have the same birthday.
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Pam_k
Apr 26, 2024
Making Memories - Enjoyed the scenery and waterfalls. Our tour guide Alejandro was excellent. He took great photos that captured the experience. Glad a friend had told us to wear tennis shoes to the waterfalls since we had to hike up hills. Buggy ride was not worth it. We basically rode through mud puddles in worn out buggies. The beach area we drove to was very dirty. Also, there were to many people to tip throughtout the excursion. Overall waterfalls were beautiful, but would not recommend buggy ride.
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Kelliemims
Apr 26, 2024
Beautiful waterfalls pass on the buggy - Guide was excellent took pictures and video on trip for us. Which we purchased at the end. Waterfalls very pretty. Buggy ride was just going through a few mud holes. At end of trip I noticed I was missing a $50 bill I put my items in lockers at both locations so not sure when it was taken so beware of your items you take. Expect to tip several people ended up with 7 people by end of tour asking for tips.
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Catherine_m
Jul 24, 2024
Not what we expected - This was not what we expected at all. We thought we would be riding dune, buggies and looking at waterfalls and maybe swimming in the pool below the waterfall. Never dreamed that we’d be hiking up a mountain and then becoming the waterfall ourselves! You rated this is moderate activity level and I am in good shape and it was very strenuous for me and extremely difficult for my partner. We were so exhausted we had our guide take us back to the ship and not even do the buggy excursion. You might want to put a better description of what actually is included in this excursion so people reading it are aware of the intensity of it.
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Betsy_m
Jun 18, 2024
Disappointed with the Buggies - This experience consists of two parts, one is a view of the waterfalls and the other is a buggy ride. The first part is a very nice place, but poorly planned, as the experience could be much better and I explain, They make large groups and the walk is long so instead of being able to do the walk in 20 min you end up doing it in an hour in the heat, humidity and with mosquitoes (which no one tells you to bring repellent). Also no one explains that you have to wear watershoes until you get there, to get another couple of dollars to rent shoes in bad conditions, wearing proper and comfortable shoes greatly enhances the experience. The second part is terrible and I would not recommend it to anyone, it turns out that it is a 60 min boogie rally, or at least that is the description, however when you get there, they just make you go through a pool of smelly mud, about 300 mts several times, then you go to the beach to remove the stinky mud and your experience is over. There is no dune trip along the beach or anything similar as description said.
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