Whale Watching and Bacardi Island day trip from Punta Cana

“I absolutely loved this trip. I went with my teenage daughter. Us two girls always felt safe.They were very organized and they did not waste any time. They were quick picking people up and then they took us to a nice big spacious classy bus which took us to a boat and the ride was not that long and we saw whales it was awesome and then we went to Bacardi Island. The staff , everyone was so nice. Our main guide was Panda. He was the sweetest, so attentive, so friendly and nice. My only regret is not bringing cash because where you are going it’s sort of remote, and there aren’t any ATM machines. Once in a lifetime experience. Thank you so much for these memories!”

“Picked up early from our resort. Did a couple of bus transfers. Stopped at a little store with amazing coffee, saw beautiful whales, and beautiful beaches! Our tour guide was amazing. ”

“Three stars is a pretty generous review, but I’ve had almost a week since our excursion to recover! This will be lengthy, but please read. This excursion is a very long day. We stayed at Dreams Flora and were picked up at 6:00 am., and didn’t return to our resort until 7:00 pm. From the time we were picked up to the time we arrived at the docks, it was about 3-3.5 hours. Thankfully, the bus was very nice and comfortable for the journey. They do stop along the way for a bathroom/snack break. I definitely recommend bringing your own toilet paper because the women’s bathroom didn’t have any. I cannot stress enough that you should bring a waterproof bag, waterproof phone covers and a change of clothes. If you are stuck sitting up front (or want to sit up front), you will be absolutely soaked. I’m not sure if it was the day we were out on the water, or if it’s common, but we got stuck in the second row from the front and were completely drenched. If we hadn’t had waterproof phone covers, our phones would have been destroyed. The water sprays over the front of the boat constantly and there is no escaping. Imagine being at a SeaWorld show, minus the animals. Misery!! I 15/10 recommend taking some kind of anti-nausea medication prior to the boat ride. Again, maybe it was just the day we went, or maybe it’s common for this excursion, but the water was so choppy and the waves were intense. I took anti-nausea medication and still managed to feel completely miserable by the time we reached Bacardi Island. I ate only the rice that was offered for lunch because of how sick I felt. I believe the boat ride to Bacardi Island was between 1.5-2 hours. We stopped for 30 minutes to see the whales and were fortunate enough to see a mom and baby (the baby was very curious and came out of the water a lot). It almost felt like the tour boats were harassing the whales because as soon as they came to the surface, a boat would rush over. There were two additional boats whale watching while we were out. Bacardi Island is definitely overrated. It’s beautiful, but very busy and crowded. There are a lot of vendors, but everything they are selling is very over-priced. The ride back from Bacardi Island only took an hour (thankfully)! The guides were nice and overall, I guess it was a good experience. However, I have zero interest in repeating the excursion or riding in another boat like that again!”

“The whale watching was fantastic but would have been nice just to do that part and not the Bacardi island. Made for a long day.”

“It's a long day. We were picked up around 6am and got home around 6:30pm. Stopped at a roadside cafe for a comfort break. Coffee was OK, the facilities are a LOT to be desired, so knotted my legs for the rest of the journey (there's were much hardier ladies but they had been the most remote areas of Africa, so used comparable loos). When we got to the boat (and better loos) we were offered a drink and snack (and something for seasickness prevention) and were then on the boat about 20 mins later. The whale watching was great, from a photo opportunity but it looked like the whales were being coralled a number of times. After an hour and a half we were then taken to Bacardi Island. Gorgeous beach but wouldn't bother with the food or loos (there's us a theme here). Personally, I found the food disappointing and lack luster. The boat ride home was OK (reading other reviews which said they the music was loud, we didn't experience this). Glad we did the experience, from the whale watching point of view but wouldn't be in a rush to do it again.”