From our secluded ranch in Macao, it's time to size up your Buggy before we tear through remote farmland. These narrow, secluded country roads offer a safe haven for deep pools of Mud. At first, you may try and avoid the filth, but soon you'll give into the muck. Everyone does eventually.
Stop 1: Visit a sleepy country plantation for an intro on some of the Dominican Republic's most sought after produce: cacao, coffee, tobacco and Mamajuana Stop 2: Descend into a picturesque cave (cenote) replete with a subterranean river perfect for swimming. Jump in, cool off and wash off!
Posted By : Amesones
This 1/2 day adventure lasted from 11:35 until 4:30. It was an excellent adventure. Not too slow and not to quick. Our guide -choco-banana was excellent. During the buggy ride, there was clear and present supervision throughout. We stopped to try D.R coffee, cigars and visit a cultural environment. We were given lunch, a traditional chicken, beans with rice, plantains and salad. We stopped at a cenote, a place to swim. After lunch, we had time to go swim at a waterfall. They have showers to remove all the mud from the buggies. The prices for excursion pictures are priced high but you can buy them individually. Overall, we had fun and would definitely return for more.
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Posted On : 2023-06-18 20:08:34 
Posted By : Arianna_O
First time and it was lots of fun. Started recommending it wherever I was asked. Honestly didn't expect so much fun from the driving to the mud it was all fun.
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Posted On : 2023-05-25 00:31:46 
Posted By : W1273GVpatriciam
Panda was great! We had a great time doing the half day excursion. Pools were lovely! Dune buggies were a lot of fun.
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Posted On : 2022-10-19 19:18:48
Posted By : Rachel T
Overall great experience . Buggies snd cave swimming were awesome . Wish we got more muddy but the final show was engaging
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Posted On : 2022-10-05 18:07:52
Posted By : jenic245
This excursion was so much better than I thought it was going to be. Charlie was our guide and he was very professional and helpful. He addressed the group and let us all know the rules and what to expect. Charlie and the other workers did an awesome job of keeping the group together and ensured everyone's safety! Definitely an incredible experience!!
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Posted On : 2022-07-25 22:54:04
Posted By : adavies74
A trip purely to try and get you to spend more money
This trip was all about taking you to places to buy things , 10 mins on a beach so no time to go in the water but full of local vendors harassing you
10 mins at the cave and all the rest just shops ,
Local village is just an empty theme park with actors doing a 5 minute dance looking totally disinterested
Save your money for the boat trips they are amazing
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Posted On : 2022-06-14 09:27:57
Posted By : Ross_G
Great buggy experience, fun lots of mud this time!
Only downside they are a bit too pushy with the cigar sales
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Posted On : 2022-05-10 18:47:06
Posted By : Kk4659
We booked this trip and thought it would give us a chance to see other parts of the island but it was a well worn route designed to try and get tourists to spend money at set stops.
There was little time at the cave and beach which in the end we were grateful for as we were hassled none stop to go in the shops/bars etc even after politely declining numerous times.
The buggies were unsafe, the brakes and steering were not suitable for the road yet part of the tour took us on roads which we found extremely dangerous just travelling to and from the tour base in a minibus. There was numerous people along the route having issues with buggies not working.
One buggy in the group in front of us set on fire! Luckily no one was in it when we passed it,vehicle maintenance seems to be optional!
There was no information from the guides about the areas we stopped in. We had to watch for when our group moved off as no one told us how long we would have at the stop and we felt we could just end up left behind.
The time spent off road was fun and you do get extremely dirty which is what we expected. The experience was just spoilt by being hassled to buy things. To be honest don’t waste your time or money do your homework as there is much better ones out there with top notch buggies unlike the death traps we were in. We booked through the rep at the hotel thinking this would result in the safest/best experience, unfortunately not.
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Posted On : 2022-05-04 21:19:57
Posted By : Vctor_D
The most memorable part was the part where they kept us for hours trying to sell us products before we even saw the buggies, then when it was time to ride out they informed us that "due to it been the weekend" we would not do the Macao Beach part of the tour, which is the key part of the tour. They then took us around in circles until 40 minutes expired. Do Not Book with these people. They will say tour starts at 1:45 PM and to be ready at 12:45, but they will not pick you up until 2:30 PM. You won't ride a buggy until 4 PM and you will go back to your hotel very pissed after 7 PM. You will have wasted an entire day that you could have enjoyed at the pool or the beach or doing whatever else you wished. I was not the only one that left that place very disappointed.
I have taken the buggy tour before and it was great, but this one company, this last one. DO NOT BOOK. You will regret it.
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Posted On : 2022-04-24 18:09:55
Posted By : blaizem2022
*PICK A DIFFERENT EXCURSION*
This experience is not designed to be improved. You are paying for a tourist trap. Your first stop is a gift shop. The salespeople were nice, but they told me I would be charged $50, but I was charged $75. Not a big issue but I hope others are aware and convert the total if using a card. The "buggies" are ruff. The gas and brakes petals had mechanical issues for the people I went with. The ignition is two exposed wires spliced together, and my engine died while driving, as did others. Each location you stop at has a short time span and you never truly get to enjoy it due to consistent solicitation.
One important aspect of this excursion is that many young children will run up to your convoy while you drive through different neighborhoods. It is up to you about what you do, but I appreciated their hustle and made sure to tip each of them. However, they offer a flower in exchange for the tip and my girlfriend ended up with a bad reaction on her skin due to the flower. So, don't refrain from giving them money, but be careful with the flower.
In the end, I give this experience two stars because it did what it advertised, kinda. Personally, the experience felt like I lost a day of vacation because the time could of been spent better elsewhere. My recommendation is to look into other options and spend the money on something more memorable.
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Posted On : 2022-03-08 00:27:12
