Punta Cana Dune Buggy Adventure And Amazing Water Cave

Max was awesome. Great guide and kept us in the loop all the way. The river swim was the coolest part of this trip!

Great job, we had a wonderful day. Our experience for our first ATV was awesome! Thanks for the great time, Mr Panda and his team we awesome!

Great time and experience with Alexis, totally worth it. Experience was professional and seamless, I would recommend!

very very very fun experience with my family and friends, definitely recommend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alexis was amazing!!! He was super fun, i would definitely recommend this to anybody that wants to book a buggy experience. 10/10 amazing service!

This excursion was most definitely worth it. If your all about the adrenaline. We stopped in three places. Alexa’s was very attentive and helpful. He waiting for the group and made sure we were all together.

The trip was was exilerating Alexis and team were the best. This trip is must on any trip to Panta Cana. Certainly one the highlights of our trip.

It was an awesome experience. We had so much fun and went to different spots and took great photos. The tour guide was great. Take googles and scarfs and you will get dirty

The experience was good and lovely . The beach was nice and bd overall it was fun. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking to have fun.

Alexis was great! Highly recommend, we had a great time! The photographer, taking pictures throughout the excursion was an awesome addition, especially for couples who don’t often get photos together.

This tour is amazing and so much fun from beginning to end. Macao beach is bashful and the entire crew made this trip so much fun and exciting. Our tour guide Alexis was the best. He made it fun and took pictures of our family. He is very entertaining. The crew following us on atvs to make sure we were safe at all times was also amazing. Great tour. Must do in punta Cana.

Alexis was an amazing tour guide. This trip was great! We had so much fun and the chocolate and coffee tasting was amazing.

The best tour! !!!! Our tour guide Alexis !!!! AMAZING !!! Will definitely book again when I come back !! 🤩 PUNTA CANA !!!!

Buggies were super fun, Alexis was a great driver and tour guide. Bring goggles/ glasses & a neck guard/ mask, you will get dirty!

Robert was an amazing tour guide! And so much to see! The cave and buggy were so much fun! Would recommend and do again. Food and drinks at the beach!

Robert is the best guide ever. Had a lot of fun doing the dune buggies, cave explore, and beach visit. It was well worth the money.

Had best time Alexis is the best the tour was really good. Everything was perfect and professional and understood everything

Our guide Alexis was fantastic, excellent person. we loved the ride, the views was amazing, for sure I would do again. Ty

Equipment is questionable and so are the ethics of the other vendors they partner with. We are still tying to get a refund from the beach bar they took us to. We paid on a card and when we found out they were charging and additional 25%, we paid cash and they were canceling the charge. Not happen yet so the 2 - 25.00 drinks cost us 120.00.

Our guide, Alexis? did a great job. The cart we had though had loose steering and the back tires were Bald making it hard to control. Be aware that if you use a card to pay for purchases at your stops there is a 25% tax/surcharge.

Christian was good and safe. Gave us an amazing tour. Fun buggy rides. Beach was fun. Food was amazing. The cave was afunndjd

This experience was definitely one for the books! Alexis and Panda were very charismatic and excellent guides. I really enjoyed the ride to the caves and the underwater cavern. Macao beach was really beautiful and a must-do again!

Amazing and dirty adventure. Had such a good time and beach at end was amazing. Alexi was awesome. Would do again if we come back!!! Our 12 year olds loved it!!!

The tour was amazing! Alexis was great! Very kind, helpful and funny! Must do! Would recommend over and over again!!!!!

The weather was nice, dune buggies were fun! staff were professional and accommodating. prepare for lots of mud when booking!

I really enjoyed our tour especially tour guide Alexis he was very friendly and spoke good English. It was raining but still had fun. Got completely muddy. The cave was pretty cool. Definitely cold water the street vendors get a little overwhelming. Don’t make the mistake we did. It was raining when we went to leave and we forgot about getting our souvenir We purchased one of their custom.

Alexis was a great tour guide he made it fun and made sure everyone was safe he took us to the beach , he took us to the cave and he took us to country side of dr.

Great experience , went to 3 different spots however alot of bargainers but overall was a great experience!!!!!!!!!!!

Great tour guides Camelo and Chris. Excursion could have been more adventurous. .”……………………………….. zzz…….z.zzzzzz….

The tour was amazing! The guides were very attentive to our needs and it was better than I expected! It lasted around 4 hours and a half and we got to visit a lot of places, taste puros, mamajuana, chocolate, coffee, we visited the cave and were able to swim in it and we definitely got very dirty!! It was so much fun

We loved every minute of it, best tours in Punta Cana, thanks Roberto! Mamajuana was delicious as well as their chocolates!

Ride good Alexis good but too much sellers. Macao beach is very nice with some waves. Mamajuana very good . Cave is also nice place.

This was such a great way to have a little fun l, visit the beautiful Macao Beach and see the local culture and the village of El Rancho ~ the little kids loved the candy treat bags I prepared for them 💕 Our tour guide Alexis was top notch!

Alexis and Robert looked after us despite some technical difficulties with our vehicle! VIP treatment. We loved the cave and the beach was amazing.

Is was a good experience. No complaints. I would have liked to spend more time at Macoa Playa. That was a great beach. Buggies and atv were great fun!

A couple buggy’s ran out of gas or broke down . One of the buggy was spraying gas and hot water and burned a couple back up . Dont buy the food on the beach they charged me 50$ for dry chicken and plain white rice .

The dune buggy wasn’t bad if your buggy didn’t break down. The transport there and back was hot as hell. I wouldn’t do this again.

Dont bother booking this company. Their atvs and buggy broke down 5x during our trip and had to change vehicles multiple times. We didnt even get to enjoy the experience and we were rushed through every stop. We lost a phone during the activity and they didnt even bother to help, we have a feeling they found it on the atv and kept the phone for themselves. Requested a refund. We are so disappointed!!!!

I was told my pickup would be 10:30am but didn't arrive until 45 minutes later to get in a van that had no air conditioning. The buggies did not look or feel safe, the beach was nice but too many vendors. The cave was not what we expected you get to jump in and that was it no swimming in the cave. All in all the experience was not good would not recommend this company.

This is a genuine response, nothing coerced as I saw some people say they were forced to give a review. If I followed the negative reviews I would have missed out! The hustling ie people coming to sell you things or ask for money were not overwhelming at all.....Things of course were more expensive so you can simply opt to buy elsewhere but overall it was a good experience and cheaper than other ones. No mechanical issues, buggies were comfortable, some time delays as is expected with group trips but nothing major. Thanks John Carlos!

Not the company in the description, services provide by company name “El Bori” not Universal Experience. The boggy were in terrible conditions, even unsafe at some point, I understand the terrain can create damages on the equipment but even in strait pavement the vehicle was zip-sagging, tires worn down. I completely understand the type of vehicle I was getting in to but these were too bad. Another companies have way better buggies. Not doing this company again.

I really was stuck to give this three or four stars. Overall, I want to emphasize my husband and I came into it with an open mind with the expectation that there was going to be some "bumps" in the road (no pun intended). You also have to understand the DR culture and countryside and that everyone is hustling to earn money for their family. If you're aware of this understanding, then this could be the tour for you. I'll start with the Pros: 1. The dune buggies were a blast! They were the best part of the excursion. You get sent onto dirt roads. There is one part where you have to cross the main highway to get to the other side, but your tour guide will direct traffic to get you safely across. You will be taken on country dirt roads that are very rocky, but you get VERY muddy. The dune buggies sit low to the ground, so you are likely to get a lot of mud on you from it getting kicked up from the tires. If you choose an ATV, you're less likely to get mud on your body. However, if you're "country" or love mudding, definitely a plus. This is only if there is mud on the ground, of course. It did rain on our excursion; but the rain clears quickly in the DR. I will say, driving in the rain actually makes it more fun. If you bring electronics such as a camera or phone, I recommend bringing a dry bag to keep your belongings safe. I also recommend getting your own protective eyewear and a gaiter or scarf you don't mind getting dirty to protect your face. 2. The tour guides were very honest about Atabey Park and the area at the water cave. They communicated via WhatsApp and prefaced that there were persistent vendors on the tour to and from the water cave and they are not responsible for this happening, but they emphasize if you don't want to buy, then politely say "No Thank You." They were honest at recommending cash versus card due to high rates on using card. 3. They have photographers that take excellent photos and edit them quickly before your tour is over. Great for memories! Now on to the Cons: 1.) The third party wasn't truly Universal Excursions. We were instead taken to El Bori Adventures. They have their own website. To add to it, the transportation was a little disorganized -- further explained in #2. 2.) Transportation was sketchy. We were picked up at the gate outside our resort in a. regular car before taken to the main highway at a drop off point and switched to a van. This can be very nerve-wracking to tourists, especially those who live in countries where this can be not the norm. This made it very disorganized. You could imagine our relief when we saw other tourists from other resorts in the van. 3. ) The water cave was very underwhelming. It was dark and small. The water is deep, but you can rent vests for $2 USD if you're not a strong swimmer. It was also very crowded. There is a small set of steps that lead down to the cave, but it is also the only way back up. We also did not spend a full hour there. It was more like 20-30 minutes. It is probably better to go to a cenote that is reviewed from other websites or just a Google click away. 4.) You will hear that the area is a "tourist trap." Everywhere you go, there are vendors who will ask you to buy. You can haggle prices if needed, but it can be a little annoying when you're just trying to enjoy the environment. There was also a set of vendors just outside of the water cave. 5.) Macao Beach was pretty, but also, we only spent 20 minutes there versus 1 hour like Viator promised. There were also a lot of vendors there, but will leave you alone if you politely decline. There were some people who also tried to wash your feet from the stand and mud and immediately request money after washing your feet. TLDR on the hustling: Just be vigilant about everything, politely decline, and don't accept anything in your hands that you're not ready to pay for.

Had a ball. On the day we went it started raining while we was riding but it made it more of a better experience. . My boyfriend lost his chain inside the cave and one of our tour guides dived in a got it for him. We was very lucky. One con is we kept getting lost because it's so many different groups on the paths. I suggest they have flags on each buggies so everyone can keep eye on the group. We had a slow driver in front of us and her buggy kept stopping so we kept getting left. But our tour guide WIZ kept coming back for us. So that was great.

Great experience. Eric was a great tour guide. Love that this is a family business. Great ready to be dirty while having the time of your life.

Great stops and attractions. Tour guideswere really good. Everyone had a good time. Buggy had some slow moments trying to accelerate

Great adventure! L😁L love the mud bath while driving the buggies! Thank you, Chris and Louise. We would come back!

Kitson did a great job of taking care of his tour. He was incredibly honest and helped navigate us all back in a crazy storm! It was still so much fun! The cave was beautiful but the water was cold! Cover up because you are going to get DIRTY! Do not wear clothes you care about!

This buggy tour is a must do in Punta Cana! We drove around for a while and stopped at the gorgeous Macao Beach! Stunning views of the crystal clear water. Get ready to get dirty and enjoy the thrill of driving around. Definitely recommend.

We had a blast! Highly recommend this tour. We were the fast group. Lots of mud, lots of laughs. The beach was amazing. The cave was awesome. Only con was all the people constantly trying to sell you stuff. Every time you stoped they were right there in your face.