Safari Truck Excursion

[Caribbeandreamto]

This weekend I went on a Safari Truck Excursion we are selling to take some photos and better understand the tour. The excursion is a really nice experience far from the resorts where guests visit a local school/community project; pass through sugar cane fields; visit the Basilica in Higuey; visit two local ranches for a crash course on cocoa, coffee, and tobacco production. Also at the ranches, in the Cordillera Oriental Mountain Range, visitors can go horseback riding and are treated to a big Dominican buffet lunch. I really enjoyed myself.

You can read more about the tour here: Monster Truck Safari | Punta Cana Tours

Some photos:

 

[MaineGirl]

I could do without the last picture, but I love the one of the track heading off and the blue skies above...

 

[Caribbeandreamto]

Haha. Ya, the last picture is a bit ewwww. In any case, I thought it was a shot that makes you look twice.

The trip into the mountains was incredibly enjoyable.

 

[jrjrth]

~My family and I have been on another Safari tour from Bavaro that ventured into the mountains, pass by sugar cane field and Dominican School and Coffee factory and a stop for a traditional Dominican Lunch....I think this one sounds better being you actually stop at the Basilica of Higuey rather then zip past it in the bus trying to snap photos and the horse back riding is nice addition as well...

~Perhaps we will look into this tour on one of our next trips down to Punta Cana~

 

[Caribbeandreamto]

I think you'd really enjoy the excursion. I also forgot to mention that the tour ends at Playa Macao where you're given some time to take a dip.

 

[jrjrth]

~ That's where the other tour ended as well...that's always a nice way to end the day cooling off in the wave actionat Macao~


~I thought the snake guy looked familiar; we saw him as we were leaving the Coffee-Cocoa Factory....is he at the same location on your tour??

 

[belmont]

For those on the North Coast, there is a similar tour offered. A great way to spend a day.
Monster Truck Safari Dominican Republic (Dom Rep) Adventure vacation Puerto Plata Punta Cana

 

[Caribbeandreamto]

~ That's where the other tour ended as well...that's always a nice way to end the day cooling off in the wave actionat Macao~


~I thought the snake guy looked familiar; we saw him as we were leaving the Coffee-Cocoa Factory....is he at the same location on your tour??

Although I wouldn't consider it a coffee-cocoa factory, since it was just a small community who developed the produce, it may be the same person since we saw him right after tasting coffee, cocoa and some typical fruits.

 

[jrjrth]

Although I wouldn't consider it a coffee-cocoa factory, since it was just a small community who developed the produce, it may be the same person since we saw him right after tasting coffee, cocoa and some typical fruits.

~Same place...as I would not call it a "Factory" per say, as it is that small community in the campo...

 

[La Rubia]

Wow! Incredible, is the snake man Dominican? Never known one who wouldn't kill both the snake and the tarantuala immediately!

Nice looking tour, always nice to see horses in the East, where they know what leather saddles with stirrups are!

 

[Tracy]

On my first trip to Punta Cana 8 years ago I did the Monster Truck Safari, and it was from that trip I fell in love with the country!
The mountains are just as georgous as the beaches, and people really need to go explore more.