Higuey Tours and Tickets
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In the Dominican Republic's eastern-most province of La Altagracia Province lies the city of Higuey. A busy, bustling area that has been rapidly growing over the past decade, Higuey is also home to some must-see historical and religious sites.
The Basilica of Altagracia, a Roman Catholic cathedral that was built in 1972, serves as the city's biggest attraction. Despite its fairly recent development, the church holds a strong religious presence and is the place of pilgrimages each year. It is well-known due to its location, where a sighting of the Virgin Mary is said to have occurred. This elevated the church to high esteem, and Pope John Paul II visited the site in 1992.
The Church of San Dionisio is also a site to see, though this one holds significance due to its history. The small church dates back to 1572, making it one of the oldest churches in the Americas, and features Spanish colonialism architecture and a stately bell tower.
Higuey is also home to charming streets, restaurants and markets, all ready to be explored. Though the city may be lacking in some grandeur and sophistication, visitors can experience the city side of the Dominican Republic.
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Full Day Supreme Safari Punta Cana
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This tour allows you to see the 'real' Dominican Republic, outside the resorts. Choose from half-day or full-day tours aboard a safari truck helmed by a tour guide, driver, and bartender. Open bar and round-trip transportation from Punta Cana hotels are included; lunch included on the full-day tour.
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Safari Half Day Experience
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Experience life outside the resort in the Dominican Republic on this fun culture-focused tour. You'll be taken to a local village and taken inside a typical home to see how Dominicans live. Then, take a plantation tour and learn about important crops like coffee, cocoa, and others. End with a stop at the Higuey Basilica, where you'll be amazed by the beautiful architecture.
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$49.00
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Compay Safari & Higuey Church from Punta Cana
7
Hop aboard a safari-style truck to explore the Dominican Republic on this guided all-day excursion from Punta Cana. Travel through the countryside and stop by plantations of sugarcane, coffee, cocoa, and tobacco. Visit a traditional Dominican country house and a rural school before heading to Higuey to see the Basilica Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia, which is known for its triangular shapes.
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$89.00
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Private Higuey Cultural Tour from Punta Cana (Half-day)
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See one of the oldest churches in the Americas and tour the Basilica of Our Lady Altagracia on this popular tour of Higuey from Punta Cana. Experience the beauty of this colonial landscape and follow your expert guide through city streets, residential areas and key landmarks as you learn about the culture, people and history that make this town unique.
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$275.00
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$275.00
Price varies by group size
Higuey City Tour - A Cultural Experience From Punta Cana
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Discover this incredible tour totally outside the tourist bubble, get to know the architecture and customs of Higüey with this excursion from Punta Cana.
-We will pick you up at your hotel and just an hour later we will arrive in Higüey: the capital of the Dominican province of La Altagracia.
- We will first visit a tobacco factory. Do you know how this typical product is made? We will know the main techniques in this artisan house.
- The next stop will be the Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of La Altagracia. This modern sanctuary, located in the heart of Higüey, is consecrated to one of the most revered virgins by Dominicans.
- We will continue the excursion in the Higüey Market, where we will see the great variety of exotic fruits of its stalls.
-Then we will go to the Sanctuary of San Dionisio. Do you know the link between this temple and the Virgin of La Altagracia? We will find out!
Finally, we will go to the paradisiacal Macao beach, where we will make a brief photo stop.
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$73.00
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$73.00
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Half-Day Dominican Republic Safari Tour from Punta Cana
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Leave the beach crowds behind during a half-day excursion where you travel through the Dominican countryside in a safari truck and visit a local school, the famous Higuey basilica, and two rural ranches. Learn about Dominican culture and taste locally-grown products such as cocoa, coffee, and mamajuana. A stop at Macao Beach is also included. Plus, hotel pickup and drop-off in Punta Cana is provided.
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$65.00
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Higuey City Tour from Punta Cana (Half Day)
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Higüey City Tour, the perfect way to immerse yourself in Dominican culture and religious beliefs, learn about the history and local customs around one of the oldest cities of La Hispaniola "Higuey". According to some authors, GUEY or HUIOU is the sun in the Arawakan language of the island's native Tainos. It is believed that the name Higüey means Earth where the sun rises.
The city of Higüey is rich in cultures and traditions. Especially religious This tour will allow you to know beyond beaches and hotels. You will know more about the natives of this town and their customs. Its gastronomy and festivities. You will know how the average Dominican lives day by day. You will visit the Municipal market of the city with a mixture of colors and smells of spices, fruits and vegetables. Dare to live this unforgettable experience.
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$79.00
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Safari Full Day VIP Experience
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Enjoy fresh coffee or chocolate with the family. Real coffee and cocoa plantations and learn how they are harvested and made. Stop at a local school, meet the children and learn something about local education.
Enjoying a delicious Dominican family-style lunch at a ranch located on top of a mountain, from where they had a magnificent view of Punta Cana. Observe the local fauna. Watch the registration process by hand of the famous Dominican cigars and try one! Buy souvenirs at a Local shop where you will find local products, stories like rum, cigars, coffee chocolate, Mama Juana and much more at local prices. Watch how coconut milk and oil are produced in a small field workshop. Relax, swim and refresh yourself in the waters of the Anamuya River
This is an all-inclusive tour and open bar of water, soft drinks, rum and beer throughout the day. Your expert English-speaking guide will entertain you with interesting stories about history, culture, fauna, flora and the local way of life.
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$64.00
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Half Day Safari Tour of Punta Cana
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Travel deep into the topical countryside of Dominican Republic on this half-day safari tour that showcases the best of this tropical island. Enjoy spectacular scenery and learn about the customs and traditions of local history as you cruise past wildlife and tropical forests. Meet a local family during a stop at a village home and pay a visit to a rural school as part of this memorable day outside the resorts of Punta Cana.
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$59.00
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Real Dominican Experience Private Tour
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Learn about the history and culture of the Dominican Republic by hitting the road with a local guide. Visit typical Dominican villages, see schools and churches, drive across sugar cane and rice plantations, go horseback riding, and drive through the Anamuya mountainside to see what country life is really like here. You'll even have the opportunity to visit with a local family on their farm and coffee plantation before heading to Macao Beach.
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$187.02
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$187.02
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Dominican Safari, Half Day And Full Day ... Fun, Culture, Adventure
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Get to know Dominican culture, food and drink, natural places and famous monuments with this exciting excursion that will save you hours of reading travel guides. Enjoy an adventure for the whole family that will take you to see the basilica-cathedral of Our Lady of Altagracia, the municipal market of Higüey, as well as the sugar cane, coffee and cocoa fields. Along the way, you'll receive valuable local tips and insider information you wouldn't get any other way, and see beautiful mountain scenery that would be hard to see on your own.
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$70.00
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$70.00
Airport Transfers, Prívate Exclusive Excursions.
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Transfers Tours, Luxury Excursions, Prívate Tours, and we Organize Any Private. Tours that You Decide to do.Just Contact Trip Advisor or Viator And they Will contact us.And Every thing Will be just Hapiness. In good Profesional Hands
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Half-Day Authentic Safari and Traditional Combo
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Explore the Dominican countryside without getting lost on a cultural immersion tour from Punta Cana. After pickup from your hotel, you'll ride through rural villages in a safari truck and visit a sugar cane plantation to see the traditional rum-making process and learn how to roll cigars. Taste real cacao, coffee, and exotic fruits at a family farm, and then end your tour at Macao Beach.
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$99.00
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8 Touren in 1 - Dune Buggy / City Tour / Zipline / Pferd / Strand / typisches Haus und +
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You will enjoy one of the best tours as it is 8 in 1 experience. You have the best service from our company.
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$124.06
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Safari Tour from Punta Cana
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Our trucks are equipped with friendly professional tour guide, one BARTENDER and of course the chauffeur .
Visit the most important of this city, the city of Higuey, where you will meet the Basilica Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, we will walk around the city and will have a panoramic view of the municipal market, plus our special safari trucks take us to a private ranch a ride horses, then we will have a good time swimming in a river of crystalline waters.
Then reach our private ranch and have the opportunity to relax, enjoy a delicious typical Dominican lunch.
We will also visit a small shop purchase handcrafted gifts and simultaneously observe a demonstration of handmade cigars. Finally we end our tour on the unspoiled beach MACAO, where you can have fun swimming or using our surfboards or just relax watching the sunset in the Caribbean with a beer or a Cuba-free in his hand.
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$65.00
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$65.00
Half Day Private Tour in Dominican Republic with Local Guide
3
If you are interested in knowing how Dominicans really live, their customs, their culture, do not forget to take advantage of this great opportunity. Our transport will pick you up at your hotel, you will start a wonderful trip of approximately one hour until you reach Higüey, the first thing you will do is visit a coffee, cocoa and tobacco plantation, we will explain the process of their harvest and preparation. You will visit a beautiful souvenir shop, made by the owners themselves, later we will move to the cathedral basilica of Higüey, you can enter to enjoy its beautiful architecture. Then we will go to the Higüey market where you can see the local commerce among other things, you will have an incredible panoramic view of the church of San Dionisio, which was the place where the Virgen de la Altagracia made her appearance. Upon returning we will make a brief stop at the beautiful and incredible Macao beach to admire its white sands, at the end our transport will take you back to your hotel.
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$120.00
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$120.00
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Full Day Cultural Tour in Dominican Republic
1
Visit the most important of this city of Higüey, where you will know the stories of this area, you will visit the historical monument of the Parish Church of San Dionisio, you will also visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Altagracia, we will see the city and we will have a panoramic view of the market municipal, we will visit a typical ranch, where you will enjoy a delicious typical Dominican lunch.
You will have a beautiful horseback ride with panoramic views in a farm and a beautiful forest, we will enjoy a beautiful bath in the Anamuya river with beautiful crystalline waters.
You will also know the sugar cane plantations where you can taste this delicious plant and will have an explanation of its use.
We will visit a typical house where you can see how tobacco, coffee, cocoa and typical Dominican chocolate are made.
We will enjoy a ZipLine where you will feel an adrenaline rush and you will be able to fly up to 60 feet from the ground enjoying panoramic mountain views.
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$110.00
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$110.00
Higuey Half Day City Tour
1
Get to know the unique spirit of Higuey during this half-day tour from Punta Cana. See what life is like in the Domincan countryside and visit the city's historic churches, San Dionicio Church and the Basilica of La Altagracia. Meet some locals and get the opportunity to visit shops where local handicrafts are sold for souvenirs. Round-trip transportation from Punta Cana is included.
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$60.00
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$60.00
Higuey Half Day Safari Tour
1
See the highlights of Higuey on this half-day tour of Punta Cana. With a guide in the lead, learn about the city's history and culture through insightful commentary while visiting the Higuey Basilica, La Altagracia, and the Higuey Marketplace. All entrance fees and round-trip transportation from Punta Cana hotels included.
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$75.00
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$75.00
Higuey Shopping Tour from Punta Cana
1
Spend the day in Higuey without the hassle of renting a car on this day trip from Punta Cana. Get a better picture of the day-to-day life of Dominican citizens while exploring the city of Higuey with a guide, who will provide insightful commentary. Highlights include the famous Basilica of Higuey and some free time to explore the shops on your own.
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$39.00
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$39.00
Half Day Dominican Safari for all Family
1
Our excursion is to see how the Dominicans live in the countryside and the city, learn from our culture and know several places and different types of seasonal fruits.
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$49.00
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Half-Day Discovery Higuey City Tour from Punta Cana
Leave the beach crowds behind and explore Higuey’s religious highlights on a half-day sightseeing excursion from Punta Cana. Enjoy easy transportation in an air-conditioned coach and visit the Higuey cathedral and the San Dionisio church. Admire the beautiful architecture and learn about La Altagracia's 500-year history. Your tour includes entrance fees and hotel pickup and drop-off in Punta Cana.
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$59.00
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$59.00
Bayahibe Countryside Safari from La Romana
5
Immerse yourself in Dominican country life during this 8-hour safari from La Romana. Learn about sugar cane harvesting and production, including the process to make it into the country's famous rum. Visit Nuestra Sra. de Altagracia Catedral and take a horseback ride through the lush landscape. Buffet lunch and round-trip hotel transportation included.
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$85.00
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$85.00
Higuey City Guided Tour from Punta Cana
1
Our transport will pick you up at your hotel, you will start a wonderful journey of approximately one hour until you reach Higuey.
The first thing you will do is visit a tobacco and sugar cane plantation, we will explain the process of your harvest and preparation. You will visit a beautiful store of souvenirs, paintings and crafts made by the owners themselves.
Later we move to the basilica cathedral of higuey, you can enter to enjoy its beautiful architecture. We will then go to the higuey market where you can taste the delicious tropical fruits among other things.
You will have an incredible panoramic view of the San Dionisio church, which was the place where the Virgin of Altagracia made her appearance. Upon returning we will make a short stop at the beautiful and incredible Macao beach.
At the end, our transportation will take you back to your hotel.
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$130.00
per group
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$130.00
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