Los Haitises National Park Private Full-Day Tour

The rocks here were Jurassic Park's filming location.

A private full-day tour from Punta Cana exploring Los Haitises National Park, Montaña Redonda and Yanigua waterfall, with a live guide in your choice of five languages. The tour includes hotel pickup, all park fees, lunch buffet, a natural clay spa in the river, and a non-alcoholic open bar at the waterfall — beers and rum are available for an extra cost. You'll hike rainforest, spot endangered bird species, explore Taíno caves with 950-year-old pictographs, climb to a mountain summit for panoramic views, and swim in a virgin waterfall.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Montaña Redonda and Los Haitises

• Travel 50 minutes from Punta Cana
• Enjoy panoramic views from Montaña Redonda summit
• Travel 1 hour to Los Haitises National Park
• Explore Los Haitises National Park by boat
• See unique rocks and tropical forests
• Spot endangered bird species in flight
• Visit caves with Taino pictographic paintings
• Travel 45 minutes to Rancho Salto Yanigua
• Visit plantations and learn about cocoa processing
• Explore Tarzan's Treehouse and blue amber mine
• Swim in Yanigua waterfall and enjoy natural clay spa
• Enjoy all-you-can-eat lunch buffet and non-alcoholic open bar
• Return 2 hours to Punta Cana

The Experience

The day starts with a 50-minute drive from Punta Cana through Dominican countryside, passing rice, coffee and cocoa plantations while your guide explains local culture and farming. You'll reach Montaña Redonda first — a 1,000-foot summit accessed by safari truck — where the panoramic views stretch across the island's northeast coast. From there, it's an hour to Los Haitises National Park, where you board a boat to navigate mangroves and spot the endangered Ridgway's Hawk, Hispaniolan Woodpecker, pelicans and frigate birds in flight over the landscape. The rocks jutting from the water reach 98 feet high, and you'll explore caves where Taíno people lived more than 500 years ago, seeing the handmade pictographic paintings still visible on the walls.

After the park, a 45-minute drive takes you to Yanigua, where the afternoon shifts into a different rhythm. You'll walk through more than 15 types of plantations, visit a 125-foot-tall treehouse called Tarzan's Treehouse with views down into the valley, and see the blue amber mine. Then comes the waterfall itself — you swim under it while an all-natural clay spa treatment covers your skin, and lunch is served at the edge of the water. The all-you-can-eat buffet and non-alcoholic open bar (beers available for purchase) stay open while you're there. The return drive to Punta Cana takes two hours.

This is a private tour, so your group travels alone with the guide. The vehicle is air-conditioned, and bottled water comes throughout the day. Your guide speaks English, Spanish, Italian, French or one of two other languages, depending on which option you book at checkout. Children have their own seat, and infants sit on an adult's lap. The operator asks that you eat breakfast before leaving your hotel and wear comfortable clothes and shoes for the hiking and water activities.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off from Punta Cana.
• air-conditioned vehicle for the full day.
• professional guide in your choice of five languages.
• all national park fees and taxes.
• all-you-can-eat lunch buffet at the waterfall.
• non-alcoholic open bar throughout the day.
• bottled water.
• natural clay spa treatment in the river.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Sultana Tours Dominican Republic

Is this one for you?Book this private tour if you want the full northeast coast experience — three distinct landscapes, a guide who knows the history and culture, and all logistics handled from your hotel. The 12 to 14 hours means a long day, but the stops are spaced so you're never sitting still for more than an hour at a time, and the waterfall swim and spa break up the travel and hiking.

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Top questions

What are the rocks in Los Haitises National Park, and how tall do they get?

The rocks are limestone formations jutting from the water, reaching up to 98 feet high. They're part of the park's unique landscape and were used as a filming location for the movie Jurassic Park.

Can I swim at the waterfall, and what's included in the spa treatment?

Yes, you swim under Yanigua waterfall. The spa treatment uses all-natural clay applied while you're in the river, and it's included in the tour price.

How long does it take to get from Punta Cana to the first stop?

The drive to Montaña Redonda takes 50 minutes from Punta Cana, passing through the Dominican countryside.

What birds might I see in Los Haitises National Park?

The park is home to endangered species including the Ridgway's Hawk, Hispaniolan Piculet, Hispaniolan Woodpecker and Hispaniolan Emerald, plus pelicans, frigate birds, herons and many others in flight over the mangroves.

Is lunch included, and can I get alcoholic drinks?

Lunch is an all-you-can-eat buffet served at the waterfall with a non-alcoholic open bar included. Beers and rum are available for purchase if you're over 18.

What's Tarzan's Treehouse, and where is it?

Tarzan's Treehouse is a 125-foot-tall treehouse at Yanigua with views down into the valley. You'll explore it as part of the afternoon at the waterfall site.