Explore the highlights of Punta Cana in a thrilling half-day off-road dune buggy adventure. The caravan-style tour is perfect as a family outdoor adventure or introduction to the region for first-time visitors. Led by a guide, you’ll visit an organic farm to taste some Dominican coffee and chocolate, swim in a cenote, and pose at Macao Beach and Farallon to capture those timeless photographs to take home.

Enjoy a half-day Punta Cana off-road dune buggy adventure
Morning or afternoon departures, plus private or shared buggy options
Small-group tour ensures personalized attention
Professional guide to both assist and share insights about the area

What's Included

Round trip transportation
Chocolate and coffee tasting
Professional Photographer

Towels
Sunscreen, sunglasses, bandanas and other personal accessories
Professional pictures (available for purchase)
Gratuities for the crew and drivers

Meeting And Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Boogies Punta Cana
23000, Punta Cana 23000, Dominican Republic
East Tourist Boulevard (BTE) in the direction of the City of Miches, when you see a crossroads where all the buggies go to the beach turn left, until you reach A Sunix Gas station , just after turning to the left and 50 meters you will see a Blue and yellow ranch, there will be the location.

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

- If your hotel is not listed or you are staying at an Airbnb, we can arrange a nearby meeting point for pickup. - We can welcome you directly at the departure ranch if you choose to get there on your own. - Pickup time and details will be advised via email 72-24 hours before the excursion.

What To Expect

Bavaro Racing Punta Cana

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Fun Run Boogies

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Los Hoyos del Salado (Cenote)

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Macao Beach

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Minimum age to drive is 18 years old
Not wheelchair accessible
Minimum age to attend is 3 years old
Stroller accessible
Must be accompanied by an adult until 17 years of age
Customers who appear intoxicated may be refused service
Time spent at the beach is approximately 20 minutes

Time spent at the water cave is approximately 20 minutes
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Water or close-toe shoes are required for safety precautions
Pregnant people are not allowed
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Traveler Photos

Featured review

Vanessa_B

Derly was a great tour guide, we had so much fun. He was very informative and made us feel comfortable.

Reviews

4.5

1,677 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

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Fun Experience

Andrea_T, Sep 2023

The entire excursion was great! Our guide Wienner and his partner were wonderful and very attentive.

Drunk and Aggressive Tour Guy

Andras_K, Sep 2023

They don’t have enough buggy’s so they force people’s to be on a quad bike The tour guy was drunk and disrespectful with women’s front of kids His name was Dave and this is the Rex Buggy Company

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Dear Customer, We apologize, this person has had an inappropriate attitude. This guide was already fired from the company. Regarding the change of Buggies for ATVs, it is not allowed to change the same client, we still apologize. We appreciate his valuable comment, thank you very much..

Honest review (long read but important)

Nicole_L, Sep 2023

I wanted to take some time to provide a very honest review. The excursion was fun and to me and my husband just enough time on the buggy’s (of course due to the heavy rain we experience day of.) However there were parts of the journey that were unsafe and/or just not completed properly like I have experienced in other buggy/ATV/4-wheeler excursions we’ve taken. First, the seatbelt on the driver side to my buggy was broken, I asked 2 times if we can change buggy’s as a safety precaution. I was informed there were no other buggy’s I can switch to so instead they just tied a knot on the seat belt so I could be strapped in… this goes to say 85% of the buggy’s are old and need tune ups (including the wheels that look to be completely peeled with no ridges.) Second, the steering wheel was extremely loose. It was almost as I had to turn the entire wheel 360 to get the buggy to turn left/right. This was tricky at first but would have been helpful if we were provided instructions by the crew on how to use their equipment. Instead we were just seated and told to get ready to leave nothing else. Lastly, on the way back from the excursion we were the last buggy on the trail and our steering wheel locked out of no where and the crew that normally stays behind the guest to ensure everyone stays together was well ahead of us. So we tried yelling to let them know we’re stuck but they were too far off to notice. We stood there for about 10-15 minutes trying to contact anyone and let them know we were stuck due to the steering wheel. Finally someone came and assisted and saw the wheel was locked and had us change buggy’s, that buggy was much worse! We ended up stopping again and switching to a 4 wheeler. We caught up with the rest of the guest and finally made it back. The head instructor John asked us if we were okay and or injured. We informed him we’re okay and went on. At the end of it all we were asked to leave a review if we wanted. To which of course I did not want to in the moment as we were upset about part (not all) of the experience. Now for the good, the length of the buggy rides were very typical to any other excursions that I’ve taken in many other countries. The best stop on our trip was the beach for sure. Although it was a little foggy because of the rain that just past. It was well worth being there and the water and beach was absolutely beautiful. The cave was very small (not like advertised in company’s post) and due to the heavy rain it was very dark with dirty water. I’m sure on nice sunny days it would look nicer. The people at each stop were for sure pushy in to you purchasing items from their shops but like John (head instructor) advise just tell them NO as items are over priced. If they don’t listen simply ignore and move on. They’ll get the hint from there. The coffee/cacao stop was informative but again products are super overpriced (I ended up purchasing the coconut oil and cacao powder in the airport for $5-7 dollars cheaper) and contained more product. So save your money and get it at duty free. The only item that was not sold at the airport was Mamawana (liqueur) that seems to be a local drink. It was pretty good so would recommend if you want it to purchase at the location (we missed out on this.) Over all, John was very nice, kept us entertained and checked in on everyone at every stop. Just wish his other colleagues/assistance were the same and assisted throughout the excursion. I also hope they tune up/fix/repair the buggy’s for their customer safety.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

We are super grateful for this important comment that will really help us a lot to change the things that are really not right. We have spoken with the company that is temporarily offering us this service and we have taken some machines with mechanical defects out of circulation. Thank you very much, this comment really puts us on alert to provide better services during the tour. We apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Great experience

Katy_B, Sep 2023

Our tour guide was fantastic and the experience as a whole was amazing, cenote was beautiful and Macao beach was lovely, the dune buggies themselves where great and we really enjoyed them you got plenty of time on them and the health and safety was really thorough at the start, we were able to both take turns at driving and the photographer got some fantastic photos, but I will say we were ripped off when we went to the coffee and chocolate tasting we had a look around and picked up 3 items, when we went to pay for them it came too $110 we had $70 cash and asked if we could pay the rest card but unfortunately our banks would not allow the transaction so we put 1 item back but didn’t receive any change resulting in us paying $70 for 2 small fridge magnets not receipt was given so it was there word against ours.

John was an excellent...

Nicol_E, Sep 2023

John was an excellent tour guide, however I think the overall tour is too short. You only have about 20 minutes at each location. I’d rather spend more time at the locations then driving around in the buggy. You can’t ride fast in the buggy’s or pass anyone as you’re driving on main roads. It’s more of a family friendly activity than thrilling.

Sent kids they had a...

Brianna_K, Aug 2023

Sent kids they had a blast, the adventure for them was trilling and seanary was lovely the tasting of dr chocolate and coffee was a plus

So much fun!

Luigi_A, Aug 2023

Our tour guide was name was John and he was amazing, very professional, kind and respectful. He paid attention to detail and made sure that we were safe. He really made the experience pleasurable.

Amazing ! So careful and...

Thalia_S, Aug 2023

Amazing ! So careful and made sure to keep us safe at all times from scammers and people with bad intentions. Very fun and very affordable0

Amazing

Starr, Aug 2023

John, the tour guy was Amazing!!! The experience wss wonderful. We did get extremely dirty while enjoying the moment.

OK at Best

Brady_F, Aug 2023

This excursion was OK at best. The vehicles used were old and tired. The guide we had was disinterested in his job and at one point argued on a tour stop with a vendor who was informing the group of some Dominican history and goods. The pickup from hotel and drive to venue took an hour and twenty minutes— a little long, but the return trip went much quicker when they appropriately arranged trucks by hotel locations.

Dune buggie excursion

mathew_v, Aug 2023

Winner was an amazing tour guide! Gives you plenty of time at each stop. He also keeps you away from the vendors at the beach which can get very pushy and warns you about their tactics. He also knows which places to go to first when they will be less busy! Overall great experience and would do it again!

Thumbs up with lots of Adventure!

Lupe_V, Aug 2023

Great time for all ages. Great photos and would do it again anytime. Our tour guide John was top notch highly recommend him.

Not worth it

jjs3408, Aug 2023

The dune buggy kept dying out, the the brake line was leaking, ultimately we had to use an ATV. I didn't want to use that, I wanted the dune buggy. I'm going to request a refund!

Response from Host, Aug 2023

We apologize for the inconvenience. We only suggest a change from a buggy to an ATV when we see that the buggy is completely not working properly, and we do this in order to ensure customer safety.

Service par excellence

VIMBAI_D, Aug 2023

Had so much fun Our tour guide Derly was excellent, he was engaging, patient and above all professional! The photographer OMG! He was excellent captured everything! Love the photos Would love to do this again!!

Best experience ever!

q7nst2pffy, Aug 2023

Deryl was so great at his job. The tour photographer also did his thing. I would recommend doing this tour over any other tour.

Dune buggy ride between product sales

Steve_c, Aug 2023

The guys who were pushing the sales of the overpriced products for extra profits are too pushy. The buggy ride would have been better if they did all produce sales at the end.

Great experience

Danielle_J, Aug 2023

Our tour guide was very nice as well as the locals. We were unable to complete the trip because my friend got sick … but everyone was so nice and helpful ! I will warn that the local shops near the cenote a ridiculously priced. 2 bracelets my friend bought on the shopping tour we went on the prior day for $4 each. The guy wanted $10 each for them. So be careful!

Had so much fun

Vanessa_B, Aug 2023

Derly was a great tour guide, we had so much fun. He was very informative and made us feel comfortable.

We had an amazing time...

Angela_N, Aug 2023

We had an amazing time and our guide Kitson did a fabulous job of keeping us together and safe. Would highly recommend this adventure with Kitson as your guide.

You get dirty

kacee_c, Aug 2023

There’s a lot of pan handling especially with kids can be annoying and pushy but we did give money to the children tour seemed rushed because it didn’t start on time and it seemed like everyone just wanted us to spend money and Upcharges us at every stop yu get super muddy so wear old stuff they charge 60$ to e-mail the pictures smh other places I’ve done send them for free

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Hi Kacee. If there is rainwater on the ground, then, of course, you will get dirty because of the mud puddles that form when the water hits the ground. You are told to put old clothes on in your reservation voucher for this particular reason. Why would that surprise you? Honestly, it is what a lot of people look forward to when going out on buggy tours. Just like I inform all of my travelers when they go out on tour with me, the locals like to sell souvenirs, fresh coconuts, and other drinks along the way. But none of our customers are forced to buy anything. Just telling them ´´No´´, is enough for them to leave you alone. Another important aspect about tours that all travelers should understand is that in no tour are the pictures free. On perhaps 99% of the tours that are done in Punta Cana, if pictures are taken, then they will be available for purchase. The prices may variate, but this is a common fact as to how tours are conducted here in Punta Cana and the same in most places around the world. The prices may variate, but this is a common general fact as to how tours are conducted in Punta Cana and the same occurs in many of the other tour destinations across the world. We appreciate you coming. Thank you for your review.

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