Punta Cana countryside safari: tobacco, cigars and a local home

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Free cancellation

1/15

Duration8h

GroupUp to 22

LanguagesEN · FR +1

PickupAt your hotel

Tobacco fields, cigar masters, a mountaintop lunch and horses in the shade

This guided countryside safari from Punta Cana takes you into the Anamuya mountains by open-air truck to see how tobacco is harvested and cigars are rolled by hand, eat lunch at a pavilion restaurant, visit a local family's home, and ride horses through rural Dominican landscape. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the guide speaks English, Spanish or French.

Step-by-step itinerary

Dominican countryside safari and culture

Board safari truck from Punta Cana hotel
Drive through Anamuya mountains countryside
See horses, donkeys, hens, and bulls grazing
Learn tobacco harvesting and cigar rolling
Enjoy buffet lunch with drinks
Visit Dominican home and meet local family
Taste tropical fruits, coffee, cacao, and mamajuana
End day at Anamuya river waters

The Experience

You board an open-air safari-style truck at your Punta Cana or Bavaro hotel and head into the Anamuya mountains. The ride itself is part of the day—pastel-colored cottages dot the countryside, and you'll see horses, donkeys, hens and bulls grazing in the shade while your guide talks through what you're passing. The truck stops at a trapiche, where master craftsmen who've learned the trade across generations show you how tobacco is harvested and rolled into cigars by hand, and you get to watch the whole process up close.

Lunch happens at a mountaintop restaurant pavilion with a buffet of Dominican food, beer, rum and non-alcoholic drinks. After eating, you visit a typical Dominican home to meet a local family. They offer fresh tropical fruits just picked, organic coffee brewed that morning, pure cacao, and if you want it, mamajuana—a Dominican drink made with rum, red wine and honey. The visit is genuine; you're a guest in their space, not a photo stop.

The day ends at the Anamuya river, where you get time in the water before heading back. The whole tour runs eight hours from pickup to drop-off, and it moves at a pace that lets you absorb each stop instead of rushing through a checklist. A professional guide travels with you the entire time, and the truck's open-air design means you're not watching the countryside through glass.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off from Punta Cana or Bavaro.
professional guide in English, Spanish or French.
open-air safari-style truck for the full route.
cigar rolling demonstration at the trapiche.
buffet lunch with Dominican dishes.
beer, rum and non-alcoholic drinks.
visit to a local family home with tropical fruits, organic coffee and cacao.
horseback riding in the countryside.
time at the Anamuya river.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Runners Adventures

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to move beyond the beach and see how rural Dominicans live and work—the cigar workshop, the family home visit and the horseback riding through the countryside are the core of the day, not add-ons. The eight-hour length and open-air truck mean you're spending real time in each place instead of collecting quick stops.