Saona Island Tour Catamaran Buffet Lunch & Full Day Trip
Isla Saona is not only a beautiful natural place, but it also has a very interesting history. For the Taínos, indigenous inhabitants of the island, it was called Adamanay. It was later, with the arrival of Christopher Columbus, when the island was renamed Bella Savonesa in honor of Michele da Cuneo, a native of the city of Savona, in Italy. Here you can also find the famous Cotubanamá cave, in which the Taino chief who bore this name was executed. Today it is another of the island's tourist centers. Saona is a movie island, and in the literal sense of the word. Some scenes from the film Pirates of the Caribbean were shot here. But if a movie forever marked Isla Saona, that was Blue Lagoon, El Lago Azul in Spanish. Thanks to the fact that it was filmed in these landscapes, thousands of people discovered Saona Island through the big screen.
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“Absolute paradise I loved it! I felt like I was in another world! Bring water because it’s beach all day!”
“I messaged them a few days before and they said they could pick me up. The day before the trip they still hadn't texted me details so I texted them that morning. They said they would get to me that afternoon. 6pm comes around and no message. The driver finally got in touch around 9pm and I had to arrange my own transportation. They said to meet at 9:45 but they didn't leave the dock until 11am. The tour website said we'd be at the natural pool for an hour and the island for 2-3 when in reality we were at the natural pool for 30 minutes and the beach for about an hour and half (30 minutes to eat). It took about an hour and a half to get to the pool and another 45 minutes to Soana. The island was beautiful but the ocean was limited because there were so many boats docked in the water. The buffet was ok at best. The unlimited drinks included cheap rum and coca cola. On the island you paid $10 USD for a pina colada. I'd say it wasn't worth the experience.”
“Not recommended! The tour operator made sure to stress to meet the driver at 7:30am and Do Not be late, only for the driver Pedro to arrive 20+ minutes late. Instructions were only given in Spanish, although the booking stated an English guide, from the driver at pick up to the guide on the catamaran it was all Spanish. Raphael was one of the guides who spoke English, when the catamaran tour guide gave instruction in Spanish, Raphael sat in the back of the catamaran on his phone, he didn't bother to translate anything. Raphael only translated when asked, English passengers were very much an after thought. All of the island history facts where given in Spanish only. I would not recommend this tour for English speakers. The lunch was advertised as a traditional Dominican lunch, it was spaghetti, penne pasta, rice and grilled chicken, not what I would consider traditional. Lastly the tour ran way longer than scheduled, this tour is advertised as approximately 8hrs, we left at 7:55am and did not arrive back at the hotel until 7:30pm, almost 12 hours.”
“If you want a nice day at the beach do NOT book this excursion. If you want to spend your day sitting in a mini bus this is the day for you. Advertised as an 8 hour excursion. We spent 11 hours in total and only 2.5 of them at the beach. Got to see four parking lots and changed buses 5 times. The boss of the drivers yelled at me when we were left by ourselves standing in a parking lot and I inquired how much longer it would be. Seriously the worst vacation experience ever!”
“Danny boy was a great guide. Loved that they had a professional photographer there to capture all the moments. Went on a good day with the sun shining and light winds. ”