The 6 Punta Cana History Tours to Book First

1.Half Day Dominican Republic Cultural Tour : Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,862 reviews · from $60Our pick

Leave Punta Cana’s resorts for Higüey, where you’ll visit the basilica, local market, a ranch, Anamuya River, a cocoa and coffee farm, cigar workshop, art school, and Macao Beach. Expect guides such as Robinson, Franklin, or Tito, a Dominican lunch, hotel pickup, and a day that often runs 7 to 8 hours.

“It was a very nice tour not too long and you get to enjoy every spot of the tour. Our tour guide Robinson was great and had great energy to keep the tour interesting. I would highly recommend.”

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2.Higuey Expedition Cultural & Historic Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 518 reviews · 270 minutes - 1 day · from $32

Leave Punta Cana’s resorts for Higüey, mountain roads, farms, and Macao Beach. Depending on your chosen option, you’ll ride horseback, visit the Basilica, browse a local market, taste coffee and cocoa, eat Dominican food, and learn cigar-making. Guides such as Teo and Danilo lead in English, Spanish, French, or German.

“The tour was super and gave us a great understanding of the culture and lifestyle. It was fun and educational. Our driver was amazing explaining things as we drove. He even gave us some local plantain to try. Overall a wonderful experience.”

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3.History and Culture Tour with River Swim

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 275 reviews · 5 hours · from $31Best value

Spend about five hours beyond Punta Cana’s resorts with a local guide such as Robinson, Francisco, Wester, or Franklin. Visit a farm, taste coffee and cocoa, see Higüey’s basilica and market, eat a Dominican lunch by the Anamuya River, watch cigars being made, and finish at Macao Beach. Transport, drinks, and several stops are included.

“It was wonderful ! Our guide was very helpful and really invested in showing us the culture of Republica Dominicana! I recommend 100% !!”

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4.Historical Santo Domingo Day Trip from Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 176 reviews · from $95

Spend about 11 hours traveling from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo with an art historian guide. Visit the Colonial Zone, Alcázar de Colón, Santa María Cathedral, Three Eyes National Park, and key city landmarks. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, monument entries, headsets, and a Dominican buffet lunch are included.

“We enjoyed this tour a lot. Only thing was the guide was talking a lot which was abit too much. He started talking the entire way and back which was abit too much.”

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5.Discover Santo Domingo: Colonial History, Monuments & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 73 reviews · 11 hours · from $81

Spend 11 hours traveling from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo by air-conditioned coach. Walk the Colonial Zone, see Diego Columbus’s Palace, the National Pantheon, the first cathedral in the New World, Three Eyes National Park, and the Columbus Lighthouse. A Dominican buffet lunch and hotel pickup are included.

“Buen tour, buen guía. El almuerzo no me gusto mucho, pero bien en relacion al precio del tour. La excursion en sí buena, a ratos un poco tediosa por los tiempos de espera, pero en general buen tour, recomendable”

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6.Punta Cana Cultural Tour History and Traditions Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 20 reviews · 8 days · from $53

Leave your Punta Cana hotel for Higüey, the Basilica, a Dominican market, a crafts workshop, and a local home or factory where you can see coffee, cocoa, tobacco, and cigar making. You will also ride horses, swim at the Anamuya River, eat typical food, and finish at Macao Beach with a Spanish, English, or French-speaking guide.

“Great value for money. Stops were short but productive. Transport time was way too long. Review before booking. Transport was a safari type truck and not an air conditioned vehicle. Value for money was outstanding but the transport was long. This is a day tour and not a half day as advertised. Ended up paying for a cab back from last stop to save the back ache and journey in old safari truck.”

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