Brendan

We took a ship excursion in Casa de Campo and as other reviewers may have mentioned, this is the only way to go here other than staying on the ship. Casa de Campo is a resort and there is nothing to do or see there. Also took the Saona Beach Catamaran excursion and it was the best one Donna and I booked all week. After a 30 minute bus ride to Bayahibe (bi-a-he-bay), they put you on boomerang boats out to an (approx) 80 foot catamaran for a 2 hour or so sail to a their own section of beach on Saona island. Each tour company has their own spot and while the beach wasn’t the best (lots of rocks and some sea grass) the food was terrific and the water crystal clear and warm. The sail to Saona was great – they break out the rum and Pepsi or beer for those who prefer that and the music cranks up for those who want to dance. After lunch on the beach and some time to relax or swim we boarded 5 speedboats for the ride back to Bayahibe. The ride was great and as long as people are careful getting into and out of the boats, you’ll have a fantastic time. We stopped at the ‘Pricina Natural” – a sand-bar about ½ mail off shore with waist deep water to swim in - more rum was consumed here with games in the water and a good time (with or without the rum) was had by all. The 20 minute ride back to Bayahibe was great as the D.R. coastline whizzed by. I’ve heard this tour sometimes runs the opposite way – speedboats to Sanoa and the cat back to Bayahibe – either way we had an excellent time.

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