Punta Cana: Dominican Flavors Guided Day Trip
RD$125.00
Join a cultural tour and series of tastings on a guided day trip from Punta Cana with hotel transfers. Learn how tobacco, chocolate, and Dominican rum are made, and sample some along the way.
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The Dominican Flavor tour begins with an in-depth tour of the cigar factory that follows the path of tobacco leaves from the fields to the packaging of premium handmade cigars. After entering the factory, your tour guide will show you all the different types of wrappers and folders from across the region that are used to make Vega fina premium handmade cigars. Follow the journey of the cigar manufacturing process where you can see staff hard at work, grouping, rolling and finally packing facilities. End the tour with a visit to the mega-cigar store where you’ll find the most premium Vega Fina cigars, as well as other world-renowned brands..
Then without leaving the square, we are going to visit the chocolate factory chocopunto and observe live through a glass each of the steps necessary for the manufacture of a chocolate of excellent quality. Then you will go to the tasting area where you will receive samples of chocolates, as well as spirits, punches and cocoa-based ice creams that they also manufacture.
We continue exploring the cave of Wonders where we can contemplate the incredible rock formations it houses. In its geological formation, coral formations and animals that inhabited the place at the end of the Pleistocene predominate.
You can also appreciate the hundreds of petroglyphs, pictograms and engravings created by the Taino Indians, who inhabited these caves about 800 years ago. However, excavations have found archaeological remains and human bones dating back 4000 or 5000 years.
Additional information
Highlights | Visit Chocolate Factory- Tastings included Visit to Cave of the Marvels Visit to Rum Factory |
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Free cancellation | Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund |
Reserve now & pay later | Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today. |
Duration 5.5 hours | Check availability to see starting times. |
Live tour guide | English, Spanish, German, French |
Pickup included | Pick up will be at hotel lobby entrance or hotel established excursions meeting point |
Includes | Transport in comfortable, air-conditioned buses to and from Punta Cana-Bavaro, Bayahibe-La Romana hotels Entrance and guided tour Fabrica Vega Fina (Approximate tour duration of 30 minutes) Entrance and guided tour Choco Museum (Approximate tour duration of 30 minutes) Entrance and guided tour to the Caves of Wonders (Approximate tour duration of 45 minutes) Entrance and guided tour Barcelo Rum Factory in San Pedro de Macorís (Approximate tour duration of 1h 15m ) Guide Taxes |
Not Includes | Gratuities Souvenirs |
Not suitable for | People with mobility impairments |
Important information | What to bring Comfortable shoes Sun hat Hat Sunscreen Comfortable clothes Not allowed Intoxication Alcohol and drugs Know before you go This excursion has been created exclusively to enjoy the true typical Dominican flavors. We will start with a visit to the Vega Fina cigar factory, considered one of the best premium cigars in the world. We continue the tour visiting Chocopunto, a chocolate factory where you can observe live through a glass each of the steps |