Discover one of the filming locations for Jurassic Park on our Los Haitises National Park Day Trip. You'll see one of the most beautiful corners of the Dominican Republic, take a cruise across the Samaná Bay, and explore caves in the jungle. Unmissable!
Tour Options
During the booking process, you can choose between the following options:
Los Haitises National Park
We'll pick you up at your hotel in Punta Cana from 6:30 am onwards and set off for Los Haitises National Park, a unique karst landscape bathed by the waters of Samaná Bay.
When we get there, we'll board a boat to navigate through the Caño Hondo River. Watch out for the waters! On the shores rise the tangles of red mangroves until we reach the bay of San Lorenzo. In the open sea, we'll observe rocky hummocks inhabited by pelicans and earwigs.
The expedition continues to the Arena and La Línea caves, which were once used by the Taíno indigenous people. Inside, we'll see these caves decorated with indigenous pictograms and petroglyphs.
Next, we'll disembark at the Hotel Paraíso Caño Hondo, where we'll find some beautiful natural pools belonging to the hotel. You can take a refreshing dip in the pools of the Jivales River.
After this swim, you'll enjoy a delicious Dominican lunch including rice, beans, fish or chicken, tostones and avocados (when in season). To drink, you'll have soft drinks, water, and natural passion fruit, tamarindo, and cherry juices.
Afterward, we'll get into a jeep and head to the summit of Redonda Mountain, which is nestled between two lagoons: Limón and Redonda. From the top, the views of the jungle will look like something out of a fairy tale.
Finally, we'll return to the mainland and head back to Punta Cana, where we'll arrive at your hotel 10 hours after the tour.
Los Haitises National Park + Kayak
In this case, we'll follow the same itinerary previously described. However, instead of returning to the port in a speedboat, we'll return by kayak, enjoying an ecological route that will connect us even more with nature. You'll row through canals surrounded by mangroves!
It also includes the Dominican lunch mentioned in the previous option.
Los Haitises National Park + Playa Esmeralda
Want to complete the experience even more? In this case, we'll start with the activity with an exciting boat ride through the mangroves of Los Haitises National Park, exploring the canals filled with biodiversity. We'll then continue the route toward the Arena Cave and La Línea Cave, where you'll discover pictograms and Indigenous petroglyphs.
Afterwards, we'll enjoy the delicious typical Dominican lunch described in the first option. This lunch will take place in a unique natural environment within the park. What a view! The adventure will continue with a visit to Playa Esmeralda, a beach with white sand and crystalline waters. It'll be an authentic paradise! Here, you'll have time to swim and relax in this corner of the Caribbean.
We'll conclude the day trip back at your hotel between 10 and 12 hours after pickup.
Hotel Pickup
These day trips include pickup from your accommodation or hotel in Bávaro, Punta Cana, Cap Cana, and Uvero Alto.
