Puerto Plata ATV Thrill: Amber Cove & Taino Bay Off-Road

Great experience. Follow directions out of the port and ask for DSRR. I ended up the only one on my tour, only my second time on ATV but Starling and Eliezer took great care of me. Had a great ride through jungle and multiple water crossings, some paved roads through villages and great stop at plantation (warning prices for products are high) tried local coffee and hot chocolate. Then a great beach stop where I wished I could have grabbed a chair for the day. I had the most elaborate Pina colada of my life! Great excursion and got me back to Amber Cove with plenty of time to shop and enjoy amenities. Id ask next time for a beach day with transport!

It was amazing Papi and Toney were amazing, the ride was a blast, the views amazing, easy to get to from the port, very friendly. The stops were great. Bring cash for tipping, and photos/ videos. Absolutely recommend this excursion.

I did this excursion with 7 friends. It was a fun excursion and felt safe the entire time. We were transported to the area where we received our helmets and UTVs by a nice, air conditioned van. We spent time in the wooded areas driving over creeks and streams. The guides were there to supervise us the entire time. There was a front guide and a back guide. When we needed to cross a street, the guides stopped the traffic so we were safe. We also were taken to a butterfly sanctuary, a place where we were able to taste some amazing hot chocolate, wine and coffee that was grown in the area, plus we watched a man that rolled cigars for over 50 years. It was educational to learn about the plants that grow on the island. I have two recommendations to the company. The first is in the instructions provided to find the Tour Directors when leaving the ship. The directions tell you which way to go when you leave your ship and how long the walk would take. These were accurate. The thing the directions didn't include was to let you know you would actually being leaving the port area. I would have like to have known that you will walk past all the tour buses and then walk out a gate. After the excursion, in order to return to the port area, you will need to show your passport or your government id with your ship's sail and sign card. If you aren't able to walk at least a mile from ship to meeting the excursion, you probably should not do this excursion. The second thing I would think would be beneficial to know is that face mask (bandanas) and goggles are not provided unless you purchase them. The bandana cost $5.00. I'm not sure how much the goggles cost. Water and soft drinks are provided on the ride back to the port. You are able to able to shop for souvenirs, drinks (alcohol and soft drinks) at the gift shop when you stop at the butterfly sanctuary. You can also purchase the cigars that are made on site. A photographer accompanied us and took so great photos of us when driving the ATVs. You can purchase them with cash or Apple Pay. We received around 40 photos that were uploaded to our phones. We then shared the photos with our friends that accompanied us. I enjoyed this excursion and recommend it.

It was a fun couple of hours and locating the transportation company just outside of the port went smoothly with good directions. Don't expect to go fast ("gas it up") because that's not allowed so that was a bummer; I don't want to be unsafe but I like excitement. The locals at the Jungle Shop are a little aggressive with their sales tactics.

It's an ATV experience not a real tour of the sites. Could've skipped at least one spot. Did not see much. The personnel were friendly & attentive. Tour was not what we expected.

Lo and Ant took me around to various parts of the island. I was banks to see the mountains, woods, villages and beaches of the dr with a great guide. Finished off the day with an awesome ride out to a great animal exhibit that you should never pass up! One of the few excursions I didn’t feel like a tourist and felts a true experience!

Great day from 10-3 going on ATV’s through and around a river and to the beach, visiting a local shop with some butterflies and coffee, eating a lot a buffet, and visiting a bunch of squirrel monkeys. Family of four had our own big air conditioned van/bus that was very comfortable and had a cooler of free drinks. Kids (13 and 11) loved it. Photo package was a little pricey at $100, but the photos are good quality and there were lots of them. Definitely bring plenty of cash because there’s a lot of places to spend and tip. Overall excellent way to spend a day!! Sexy Papa Chullo Rosario was our driver (and owner of the company) and Tony was our photographer for the day. Tony worked hard and paid attention.

The experience was all that!! We arrived an hour late and the guides waited for us. It was a time change error. I never rode atv and oh what an experience. We drove throughout the countryside, city roads and near a beach. There were two guides, one you follow and the other the videographer. Within the 3-4 hour tour we didn't have to take one pic unless we chose to. You have to pay the videgrapher separately if you choose to keep the pics. Very reasonably priced. The excursions to see the butterflies was very informative. I enjoyed the tobacco tour. The monkeys exhibit was the highlight. Book this, you're in to a real treat.

Best excursion ever !!!! My husband had so much fun as this is his first time ride ATV 😄 the service was excellent - good transportation, and team (Mara, Manuel and Tony) are such a professional and really showed us this part of the country. Woukd recommend this to anyone for a fun asventure

Wow is all I can really say, the guides and our driver were awesome. They tailored everything to what we wanted. Wasn’t a generic group tour. We did monkeys first and they made sure our small group was taken care of by the monkey boys. We did this with a couple other tour groups already at the site so there were a lot of people and the staff was doing their best but Anthony and Marla made sure we got attention from the staff and Monkeys. Then off to the four wheelers, which was a good tour, then Anthony made it even better, taking great care of us and helping us choose the best meal at the beach stop. After our tour was over, they really went out of their way to help us find something we wanted to purchase but is hard to find. No less than 8 stops and they found it for us. The tours are generic but this company and these three really made it special. Probably the best excursion company in my 20 plus cruises that we’ve used. Thank you to; Anthony, Marla and the very famous Y Sexu Popi Chulo. The very best people on the Island.