Safari Emotion and river Chavón

Duration: 8:30AM – 1:30PM.

Highlights:

• Find out what life in this country really looks and feels like on an open Safari truck.
• Visit the huge sugar cane fields with the possibility to taste the sugar cane itself!
• Drive through the villages, visit a school and greet the children on site.
• Visit a small cigar factory where you will be shown the cigar production process with the possibility of trying it. Discover a typical ranch where you can watch how cocoa is produced as well taste the freshly made product!
• Enjoy a boat trip on the infamous Chavón River, where numerous blockbusters were filmed, such as Apocalypse Now, Rambo 2 and many others.

Full description

Enjoy the ride on an open Safari truck through the wilderness, the local villages, dusty roads and plantations! Discover the Dominican Republic for what it actually is. And trust us, it’s something completely different than what you see in the tourist areas. Our truck will first take us to the endless sugar cane plantations, where we will see how it is cut and then transported, and we will also have the opportunity to taste it. Next up – the visit to a typical Dominican village with its local school, where you can meet and hang out with the local kids, who, by the way, just love it when the tourists come to meet them, play with them, take pictures and maybe even bring them some gifts! Then we will visit a cute small cigar factory where its owner will show you how a cigar is made telling you all the secrets of his trade. You will also have the possibility of trying out local cigars accompanied by a glass of the well loved vitamin R (rum). We then stop at a typical ranch, where its owner, the hospitable señor Narciso, will show you how he makes cocoa. You can participate in this intricate process if you want to as well as taste the final product! Afterwards,  you take a boat trip on the famous Chavón River, where the blockbusters Rambo 2, Apocalypse Now, Anaconda and many others were filmed. Obviously, you will be accompanied by Latin music, alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks, dancing and good vibes! You can also take a swim in the river if you want. You will then return to your accommodation.

The price includes:

• A trip on an open Safari truck;
• Guide (multiple languages available);
• Soft drinks, water and rum;
• Cigars, cocoa, fruits and mamajuana tasting.

The price DOES NOT include:

• Tips and other extras.

What to bring:

• Swimming suits and towels;
• Money in cash in case you decide to buy some of the local cocoa and coffee products at the rancho;
• Sunscreen.