Arena Tours Excursiones
Arena Tours Excursiones
Arena Tours Excursiones
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Sightseeing ToursDolphin & Whale WatchingNature & Wildlife Tours
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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You may enjoy wonderfull journeys with us from LAS TERRENAS on the SAMANA PENINSULA... Come & share with us and our local guides the visit of Los Haitises National Park, the trip to the impressive 40 meters high Waterfall El Limon , the Coffee & Cacao trip and and and .. from January to March the Whale Watching with Kim BEDDAL who will escort and share her experience with you about this whale ! Because we want you to live great adventures, we work with local, experienced and qualified guides !
Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
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2024
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louispjparent
Montreal, Canada7 contributions
Mar 2023
getting information and book with Isabelle and Alain was easy and pleasant.
we took the Los Haitises excursion (full day, from 8am to 5pm)
during the excursion, Alain was translating (in French) everything their Dominican tour guide was saying.
our group was mostly French-speaking but there were also Germans, for who comments were translated to English.
everything was well organized; the bus arrived on time, the boat was in good condition and the food tasty and plentiful.
Arena Tours is probably the most expensive tour operator in Las Terrenas, but we felt safe all along and were happy with our choice from start to finish.
our only comment: the lunch stop at Altos de Caño Hondo was too long; 2 hours instead of 3 would be enough.
we took the Los Haitises excursion (full day, from 8am to 5pm)
during the excursion, Alain was translating (in French) everything their Dominican tour guide was saying.
our group was mostly French-speaking but there were also Germans, for who comments were translated to English.
everything was well organized; the bus arrived on time, the boat was in good condition and the food tasty and plentiful.
Arena Tours is probably the most expensive tour operator in Las Terrenas, but we felt safe all along and were happy with our choice from start to finish.
our only comment: the lunch stop at Altos de Caño Hondo was too long; 2 hours instead of 3 would be enough.
Written March 13, 2023
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Jérôme D
1 contribution
Nov 2021 • Couples
My vzyali excursiyu v Nacional'nyi Park Los Haitises. Vse bylo na vyschem urovne. Spasibo Alanu za etot vizit, za etot autentichnyi opyt. My poobedali v super rezidencii s natural'nymi vodoemami, za znakomostvo s mestnoi floroi i faunoi. Alan ochen professional'nyi, priyatnyi. Ochen rekomeduyu.
We have taken an excursion to National Park Los Haitises. Everything was excellent. Thanks to Alain to make us discover local nature and to give us this authentic and full experience. He brought us for a pretty residence, with natural pools, where we had a lunch. We highly recommend Alain
Jérôme and Janelle
We have taken an excursion to National Park Los Haitises. Everything was excellent. Thanks to Alain to make us discover local nature and to give us this authentic and full experience. He brought us for a pretty residence, with natural pools, where we had a lunch. We highly recommend Alain
Jérôme and Janelle
Written November 29, 2021
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Mariya H
New York City, NY48 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
We did the Haitises tour and had great experience. Every part of the tour was wonderful, but the highlight for me was meandering through the islets with the boat, watching the nesting places of the pelicans and the other birds, seeing them fly above, and passing through the mangroves. The lunch was great, and soaking in the natural pools was very nice. I enjoyed the short walk by the rice fields on our way from the boat parking to Caño Hondo Ecolodge. The Ecolodge offers zipline above the hotels and the pools for additional fee, and the kids and I tried it, but in retrospect I think our time would have been better spent in the pools.
What also made the tour great was the very pleasant company - Alain, his wife, the local guide, and the people on the tour. We had a fantastic day! I definitely recommend.
What also made the tour great was the very pleasant company - Alain, his wife, the local guide, and the people on the tour. We had a fantastic day! I definitely recommend.
Written April 10, 2024
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Anna
28 contributions
Jan 2022 • Couples
We did the Los Haitises Nationalpark with them and we really enjoyed the day! Start from the booking and transportation process it all worked out easy and the family (who are the owners) are so nice and you see they love what they are doing. Same for our tour guide Carlos, a guy who speaks 6 languages perfectly and knows everything about his country. We never got a tour before with so many interesting information and also he always had some good jokes! Would definitely book again with them and can highly recommend it for everyone!
Written January 11, 2022
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Sandy G
1 contribution
Feb 2024 • Family
Finally an excursion where we are not mistaken for human cattle! A big thank you to our guides: Alain (joker and clarinetist in his spare time) and Alfred (painter in his spare time)😁
A nice and relaxed atmosphere for this magnificent excursion to the Haitises National Park. We almost felt like we were with a group of friends...the professionalism of the guides as well. We will keep wonderful memories of it❤️
A nice and relaxed atmosphere for this magnificent excursion to the Haitises National Park. We almost felt like we were with a group of friends...the professionalism of the guides as well. We will keep wonderful memories of it❤️
Written February 26, 2024
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Dery
4 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
What an amazing experience! We couldn't be more satisfied than what Alain made us during our excursion. Besides that he is really charismatic and friendly, he brought a tour guide that speaks our language. I don't think I ever had such a service before. The Los Haitises tour was so spot on. We were a group of 8 and he got a boat only for us. We could see other excursions how crowded they were and I was very happy for the exclusiveness that we had. The guide shared a lot of knowledge, taking in consideration that she wasn't from the Dom. Republic. The ecolodge was the cherry on top of the ice cream. The food and the fresh water of the pools were exactly what we needed after the boat tour around Los Haitises. We will be back and for sure do another tour with Alain!
Written April 11, 2024
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irene w
1 contribution
Mar 2024 • Family
Me and my daughter spent a memorable day with Alain and his crew (1 local guide and 2 captains) on an excursion to Los Haïtises National Park by boat + Caño Hondo. The park is magnificent, the boat ride and the visit to the caves are pleasant. The buffet at Caño Hondo is very good and plentiful. The site itself is very beautiful, original with its large, super beautiful swimming pools.
Alain is very kind, friendly and funny. Its crew is professional and helpful.
In addition, Alain came to see us at our hotel the day before the excursion to give us practical information. He also helped us book a taxi for our transfer to the bus station after the tour. A big thank you to Alain!
The only pity for us was that we were unable to take other excursions from his agency (lack of time).
Alain is very kind, friendly and funny. Its crew is professional and helpful.
In addition, Alain came to see us at our hotel the day before the excursion to give us practical information. He also helped us book a taxi for our transfer to the bus station after the tour. A big thank you to Alain!
The only pity for us was that we were unable to take other excursions from his agency (lack of time).
Written March 11, 2024
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Voyage49981133717
2 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
First of all, 15 magnificent days in Las Terrenas and then a meeting, Alain, the boss of Arena Tour, a great guy and a great guide surrounded by a very competent team with whom we discovered Los Haitises and a magnificent ecolodge hotel.
I recommend without hesitation!!!!
See you next year for the whales.
I recommend without hesitation!!!!
See you next year for the whales.
Written April 13, 2024
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JustynaKal
Warsaw, Poland1 contribution
Feb 2018 • Couples
This lady is a cheater! Do not go with her!!! On friday we bought a trip to Los Haitises (extremely expensive!) which started today (Monday). Unfortunately I was really sick (food poisoning) in the night Sunday to Monday. I got up at 7 am and felt terrible. We had no idea what to do and decided to write to this lady on whats up. We wrote a message in which we wanted to cancel the trip and asked about the money return. She did not answer so we were afraid that she will not return money to us so I put myself up and even feeling horrible I decided to do the trip. We wrote her on whats up that we are going. At 8 am we were waiting in front of our hotel. We waited an hour and nobody came!!! We tried to call her but she did not answer!!! Fortunately a lady from our reception called her and it turned out that she did not read our second message because she did not have internet!!! So she saw only First message but did not respond to it! She even did not try to contact with us or check at our hotel what is happening!!! She had our room number so she should have check what is happening with us at our reception! So she went on the trip without us! What is the worst she returned us only half amount of money!!! Why? I do not understand because it was mainly her fault! She just does not care about her guests. It was horrible day not only because of my sickness but also because of this cheating lady! Choose the Flora Tours they are more reliable and responsible!
Written February 5, 2018
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You offend me, of everywhere while you cancel 1H am before allocate, then you say that you come and you are not at 8.00 am has your hotel because I had other customers in the same hotel and you were not there. The customers witness!! You are so important as I have to keep waiting everybody, just for you. You question YOU because no agency pays off this kind of attitude....
Written February 7, 2018
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1bri_zey
Liverpool, UK5 contributions
Jan 2014 • Couples
We did three tours with Arena and would definitely recommend them. The Rincon Safari took us to Rincon beach. On the way we visited a food market, a supermarket where we sampled the local foods and drinks. We also visited a small zoo which had birds and Iguanas and a short stop at the devils hole to watch a steaming Atlantic Ocean.
At Rincon beach we had a wonderful lobster and chicken lunch. Its a beautiful beach with a breathtaking background of forests and mountains. We also had an excellent day visiting Los Haitises National Park well worth the visit. An afternoon at Cano Hondo hotel followed for lunch and a chance to relax and also a chance to swim under cascading waterfalls. Our final trip was a half day whale watching tour which was really well organised. We sailed aboard a boat with marine biologists giving all the information, we were also lucky to see not only a number of humpback whales but also dolphins, really pleased. Thankyou once again Patricia and Johnson, hope to see you again in the future, Brian and Pat from England
At Rincon beach we had a wonderful lobster and chicken lunch. Its a beautiful beach with a breathtaking background of forests and mountains. We also had an excellent day visiting Los Haitises National Park well worth the visit. An afternoon at Cano Hondo hotel followed for lunch and a chance to relax and also a chance to swim under cascading waterfalls. Our final trip was a half day whale watching tour which was really well organised. We sailed aboard a boat with marine biologists giving all the information, we were also lucky to see not only a number of humpback whales but also dolphins, really pleased. Thankyou once again Patricia and Johnson, hope to see you again in the future, Brian and Pat from England
Written February 9, 2014
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Thank you very much Brian and Pat for your comment, it was a pleasure to meet you and to make you share this wonderful island. Friendly Johnson and Patricia
Written March 17, 2014
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Russian question.
Хотим посетить национальный парк. Заказать лодку. Сколько это стоит и как связаться?
Written June 9, 2018
hi, when and how many people ?
Written June 12, 2018
What was the cost for this excursion?
Written February 22, 2018
For what excursion ?
Written February 23, 2018
I will be in Las Galeras one week and than have to change the place to Samana for doing some trpis like National Park of Haities , Bacardi Island ,El Limon and whales watching
I don't know where I should to stay for doing all of this !
Can I did them from Samana or only from Las Terrenas?
Each day (4 last days) i want to do something diffrent .
The most important is to know IF whales watching always start from Samana or IF there are whales watching excursions even from Las Terrenas or Las Galeras .
Written January 23, 2017
The departure of boats for whales is made since the port of Samana. For Haitises or waterfall since Samana, or Las Terrenas.
Written January 23, 2017
Is there a price discount for children? Ages 5/7.
Written January 12, 2017
Hi, yes for the children untill 11 years, it is half price for all excursions
Written January 12, 2017
When is the best time of year to see the humpback whales?
Written April 3, 2016
I asked this question of Kim, the whale expert. Any time December to March. To see the mothers with babies later is better. To view the more active males trying for mates then Jan, Feb is better, although these continue.
I got to see a mother calf pair, the baby was only a few days old but quite active.
Written April 4, 2016
Buongiorno Arturo, sì è la strada del caffè, tutti i giorni in mezzo giornata. Partenza 8.30 ritorno 14 h. La tarrifa è di 60 us$p/p y pranzo.
Written November 15, 2015
Bonjour,
J'aimerais faire des excursions avec vous mais je ne sais pas comment procéder. Je serai au El Portillo à partir de ce vendredi (20 mars). À partir de là, faut-il nécessairement que je me rende à votre agence en taxi à Las Terrenas pour faire les réservations ou y a t-il une autre façon de faire?
Merci!
Mélanie Boutin
Written March 17, 2015
Ok merci!
Option 1: Si je prends un taxi... que dois-je demander au chauffeur pour qu'il se rende à votre agence? Arena Tours de Patricia?
Est-il possible aussi que je me rende avec un gua gua (dont je ne sais pas trop ce que c'est)?
Option 2: Si je me rends à partir de la plage, y a t-il un "indice" ou un point de repère qui m'indiquerait que je suis rendu proche du village, proche de votre agence? Aussi, rendu au village de Las Terrenas, comment trouver votre agence (je précise que je ne parle pas espagnol)? Avez-vous une adresse spécifique ou je demande autre chose (comme Arena Tours, par exemple)?
* Je n'aime pas me sentir perdu dans un pays qui n'est pas le mien :-)
Je prévois me rendre à votre agence ce dimanche... serez-vous ouvert?
Merci pour vos infos, c'est très apprécié.
Mélanie
Written March 18, 2015
J'aimerais savoir si vous proposez une navette depuis Grand Bahia El Portillo? Aussi acceptez-vous le paiement par cartes de crédit? Est-ce que l'observation des baleines entre le 23 et le 30 mars est encore une période propice?
Merci! Ginette
Written March 14, 2015
Bonjour Ginette, et merci pour votre intérêt.
Je fais l'excursion des baleines avec Kim Beddall jusqu'au 27 Mars, il y en a encore beaucoup... Pour toutes les excursions, je viens vous chercher à votre hôtel de Portillo, et je n'ai pas la carte bancaire.
Je reste à votre disposition, cordialement. Patricia
Written March 14, 2015
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