The trip was a fair price compared to similar trips. It was a 12.5 hour day that included mostly travel. We took a boat where our seat did not have any shade in both directions, to and from the island. On the way home we chose to sit on the floor to protect us from the sun. We were offered glasses of water and soda on the boat. On the island the only chair available was broken and there was no shade. It was very hot. The staff on the island ran out of water to drink while we were there. We snorkled for about 40 minutes, the current was strong so it kept pushing us away from the boat.

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.

I mistakenly booked this for a trip out of La Romana but this operator doesn't pick up in that area. Still waiting on my refund after contacting them and realizing my mistake.

Stayed at Ocean ElFaro. We booked our excursion threw our Air Transit Rep at our Hotel. $124. US each adult. Feb 13th. Catalina Island tour, snorkeling, paddle boarding , kayak on a beach with breakfast and lunch. We started out being picked up with two other people to catch a bus which took us to this restaurant to be loaded on a catamaran . Breakfast was a bun and a drink. Half our bus was loaded on a catamaran while the other half of our bus waited, 1 hour and half . The tour guide kept saying 5 more minutes. When a new boat showed up it was NOT a catamaran at all but a small boat . For loading we had to jump over 2 other boats to get on this small boat that was to take us snorkling. It was very slipper and people were falling, they packed us in this smaller boat, There was NOT enough life jackets for everyone. The boat was overloaded and on the trip we had 25 foot waves ,very rough on a small boat, people got sea sick. I brought my own snorkling gear. But the gear they had was terrible lots of complaints from people. We only had around 15 min to half hour of snorkling. While talking to the first load on our bus who loaded the catamaran they had 1 hour more . On the island because we were so late no chairs for us. No paddle boarding too rough for kayak also. From the larger boat to get to and from the island you loaded like a fishing boat, which had NO life jackets. We were loaded so many times off and on. They said we would all go back on the large catamaran which was nice, but by this time everyone was so mad. We stopped now for lunch/dinner at the same restaurant and had an outdoor BBQ. Then loaded our bus. This tour company was not organized at all no one new which bus to get back on. The tour guide should of apologized for the boat and mix up. I travel every year and this was by far the worse excursion ever. The air transit rep at our hotel told us this was a one hour trip to Catalina Island this was NOT true. Waste of money. Would like a refund.... DO NOT recommend this tour. Very unsafe. We booked this thru our Air Transat representative at our Hotel Ocean El Faro. I left a long note to this rep before we left with our cell number on it and we never heard a word from him.

Panda was great! We had a great time doing the half day excursion. Pools were lovely! Dune buggies were a lot of fun.

Overall great experience . Buggies snd cave swimming were awesome . Wish we got more muddy but the final show was engaging

” Passion paradise Adventures” , Punta Cana, Dominican Republic this provider is: Tribble unorganized, careless, and untrustable. Never recommended Unverified provider which cannot enter the resorts, so they have to pick you up outside of resorts

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!!

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

So overall good day and fun. The cave you go in on the beginning of the trip is beautiful and you can swim there, definitely worth it. Then there is tiny village where they talk about coffee and cocoa and some sampling of the products, we have done it on different tour so wasn't much invested this time, then there is local people dressed up and showing tribal dance which was kind of cool to see. Then the buggy ride, if you get the low fully open one you will get absolutely covered so be prepared to get filthy lol its good fun, but glasses doesn't cut it and you'll end up not being able to see, so I suggest bring or buy goggles,and clothes you will no longer wear for the rest of the trip... Its not a long ride on the buggies and you'll end up on Macao beach where you can wash yourself off, the beach looks dodgy with lot of people trying to sell you stuff so just mind your business and stick with the group. Also on the road while driving you'll see some real DR and the poor lifestyle, kids and women with babies begging for money, running after the buggies, they are harmless but it's hard to watch, breaks your heart, on the other hand it makes you realize how lucky we are.... I think it was good fun, if you're ready to get dirty do it!

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.

So disappointed!! We booked this excursion on 2\17/22 for Saturday 4/2/22. We were so excited to experience Catalina Island. The driver never showed, when I was finally able to reach the number listed, I was informed that the excursion was only available on Sundays and Tuesdays. Today is Saturday. Requested a refund through trip advisor. 😭

*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.

So, we did this adventure as a family. I would like to say it was fun. I would however, like to leave a few tips on here.... 1. If you are in the 2 seat buggie, buy the goggles, and please prepare to be covered with red clay from your head to your feet! Seriously! There is nothing on you that will not be covered with muddy water, 2. The vehicles that hold more people, are lots of fun, and you dont get filthy! 3. The cave is the best! You only get a very short time there. I wish there was an option to bypass the fake, tribal dance, and chat about local coffee. No offence, it just was not something we were interested in at all. 4. Something really hard, that I think you should prepare yourself for is, there are children of all ages and sizes, that chase your buggie as you are driving. Women, holding babies were running after us, begging for money. Its heartbreaking. Its anywhere you drive on this excursion. It was an learning experience for sure for my children about other peoples lives. 5. EVERYTHING is expensive if you use a debit card. 16% of your total bill is what you are charged:-) 6. The beach they take you to at the end, is not pretty, and there are people all over the beach trying to sell you stuff. Stick to the cave and actually driving the buggies. There was a lot of stopping and some of the carts did not work so well.

Bad because y’all took 250 from me for 5 people and didn’t give me 3 buggies and I told them they said you guys pay them only 150 for my 5 people