Definitely recommend this excursion! We were on a cruise that stopped at the Taino Bay Port in Puerta Plata, DR for the day. I purchased through Trip Advisor and not the cruise line because it was twice the price through them. The guys picked us up right outside the port (about a 10 minute walk). The drive was approximately 30 minutes to the falls, all on paved roads. They did have us leave all our stuff (bags/towels/phones) in their van which I was a little uneasy about at first but our photographer was accompanying us the whole time and the driver locked it up. We then grabbed life vests and helmets and joined another group since there were only two of us and started the hike up to the falls. There we met Gabriel and two other gentlemen that were guiding us through the falls. Wear water shoes or sandals with thick soles! They gave us all a bottle of water and had us take breaks along the way. There were inclines, some rocky terrain, and wooden stairs (up & down) but it was a manageable hike for everyone. We even saw some cows along the hike! Werbe was our "shooter" that hiked along with us and took pictures along the way. We reached the falls and took a ladder down into the water. The water was so refreshing since we had been hiking for the last 30ish minutes. We then walked/swam through the water. There were a couple that you had to swim through b/c they were too deep to walk, but the life vest kept our heads afloat. None of the areas were fully submerged where you had to swim under water. The deeper ponds you could slide or jump into. The whole time Werbe was getting through the water with a camera and getting shots of us through out, I really appreciated that because I don't know how we were going to get pictures while doing this. It took about 45 minutes to get through the falls, the wait times to slide/jump were minimal because they did a good job of keeping the groups small. I would have loved to stay in the water a little longer but they gathered us up after everyone jumped into the last pond to start walking back. The walk back was easier than going up but they didn't give us anymore water. Luckily the waterfalls had cooled us off! We returned to base where we were led to the fresh hot buffet of food for lunch (this was included in the cost!). There was chicken, beef, rice/beans, fries, salad and pasta available. Werbe also had a cooler with water & sodas for us. We ate, and I had a nice little island cat friend hang out by my chair begging for food lol I was giving it chicken so that was my fault it hung around. We then had to head back to the port so we were driven back in the van to the same area where we were picked up outside the port. I paid an extra fee for Werbe to send the pictures and videos digitally through e-mail that I received just a few hours later. He got some great shots! We were pleased with this excursion and glad we tried it! The company is trustworthy and I thought this was a great value for a 4 hour experience.