Los Haitises

An Ecologically exciting adventure!

ZONES: Bávaro y Bayahibe
Excursion days available: Tuesday and Friday

Enjoy a great Ecological Adventure in the Dominican Republic through the Coastal Plains of the East-Northeast region.

Departing from your hotels in modern and comfortable buses, along the Coral Highway, crossing through Miches, Sabana de La Mar until you reach Caño Hondo.

Los Haitises, the karst formation of Haitises has an extension of 82 km, from Sabana de la Mar to Cevicos, for 26 km, south of the Bay of Samana to Bayaguana Is one of the 4 most important Karst Parks in the World, with a Rich Fauna and exuberant Flora, with endemic species of the Zone.

We start the tour by boat, through Caño Hondo, a stream that crosses the largest Mangrove in the Caribbean. Several species of Mangroves, an abundant variety of Crustaceans and Birds can be seen. On this tour we will arrive to Laguna San Lorenzo, which is surrounded by exuberant Mangrove forest and is a very important Reserve for the reproduction of fish, crustaceans and birds.

We continue until we reach the rocky part, where we visit two (2) Caverns, which have Petroglyphs and Carvings on the walls, which are the traces left by the Tainos who lived there. These caverns are inhabited by bats and other species of nocturnal birds. We will also visit several Mogotes or Atolls scattered throughout the coast that surrounds the Park, which are inhabited by dozens of species of birds.

After this Ecological tour, we go to the Hotel Paraíso Caño Hondo, to have lunch. This is an Ecological Hotel, nestled at the foot of the Mountain, it has the privilege of irrigating its pools with pure and crystalline water from a River that rises in the heart of the Park, and where we also enjoy a refreshing swim.

After lunch and the enjoyment of the nature enviroment, we take the bus and to Montaña Redonda, which we will climb to its top in a Safari Truck; This has a special location, being in the middle of two large lagoons (Laguna Limón & Laguna Redonda), with a spectacular view, appreciating both the Bay of Samana, as well as the Peninsula, a large part of the Eastern Cordillera, as well as the Atlantic Ocean.

Once we leave the Mountain, we will go to Casa Campesina, and see how the peasants live in their humble houses, to see the fruits and foods they produce. Visit Cocoa and Coffee plants, and the extraction process of the best Chocolate and organic coffee in the world.

Tour dates: Weekly on Tuesday and Friday.

Restrictions: Not suitable for  Pregnant Women, regardless of the time of gestation