1.From Punta Cana: Higuey Expedition Cultural & Historic Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 518 reviews · 270 minutes - 1 day · from $32Our pick

Punta Cana day trip to Higüey: basilica, coffee and cocoa, cigar factory, horseback or walking, and wild Macao Beach.

“First of all, our driver, Gervasio, was amazing! He was so patient, kind and you see he is good hearted and want you to have a good experience. We had some deceptions before that with some restaurants and services in our Punta Cana trip, so this was our last tour and I was a bit scared of booking it. In the end, it ended up being the highlight and such a good experience to our trip! We got to see a beautiful beach, have some fun doing calm horse riding, got to see the real life in a local market and learn about coffee and cocoa, and some plants. I…”

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2.Cultural Day Altos de Chavón – Higuey experiences

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $120Top rated

Cultural day from Punta Cana to Altos de Chavón and Higuey: Casa de Campo, basilica, local market, river lunch, and chocolate coffee.

“Decided to do this tour because I only had Altos de Chavon left to see since visiting DR. I had Theo as my guide and he was great. But since it was just me I was merged with another group. Beautiful views and great history. The only negative thing I have to say is about the guy with the donkey. He forcefully put the leash on that was on the donkey in my hand and forced me to take pictures. I understand tips are appreciated, but forcefully without asking if they would like to take a picture is not the way to go. I am not sure if he did…”

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3.Enjoy Our Tours Higuey City Cultural

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · from $45

Explore Higüey’s Cathedral San Dionisio (1512) and La Altagracia (1950s), plus coffee, organic chocolate, and craft shopping from Punta Cana.

“This was a bad experience. We booked for 2 PM, were messaged that our pickup would be 2:20 and the driver arrived at 2:40. This caused us issues with evening plans we had made based on the 2 PM time. Our driver was very nice and told Read more”

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4.From Punta Cana: Higüey Guided Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 22 reviews · 8 hours · from $75

A full-day Higüey safari from Punta Cana: Basilica visit, city walk, ranch horse time, river swim, lunch, cigar demo, and Macao Beach sunset.

“de begeleiding was top! we zaten wel in een andere bus dan de tour aangaf”

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5.Half-day Cultural Tour in the City of Higüey

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $50

A half-day cultural loop from Punta Cana through Higüey, Anamuya, and Macao Beach, with basilica views, local food, and cigar culture.

“Si fue muy divertido y cultural encantado de haber disfrutado el paseo y conoser parte de la República Dominicana. Punta cana”

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6.Private City Tours Higüey

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · from $250

Private Higüey city tour from Punta Cana with pickup, Cathedral Basilica visit, local market shopping, and a flexible 3–4 hour plan.

“driver tried hard but since he didn't speak english made it difficult to communicate. without communication channels all we did was see the Basilica and that was all. another local guy gave us the tour of the Basilica so we wound up tipping the viator driver and the local side hustle guy”

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7.Higuey City Tour – Visit the Basilica Cathedral

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 4h 30m · from $82

Half-day Higuey from Punta Cana to see the Basilica Virgen de La Altagracia and a real local market, with air-conditioned comfort.

“Wadman was a great guide, lovely to see authenic culture”

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8.Higuey discovery, coffee and cocoa tasting from punta cana

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · 6h 30m · from $45

Higüey and Anamuya culture day trip from Punta Cana with basilica visits, markets, river lunch, coffee/cacao tasting, cigar rolling, Macao Beach.

“Je remercie Théo pour son professionnalisme, moi qui ne parlais pas anglais ni espagnol, il parlait français, c’est incroyable. Merci à lui pour cette journée inoubliable.”

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9.Arte, gastronomía, cultura bay Jhoraji : Higüey altos de chavón

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $120

Punta Cana day trip to Higüey’s basilica and Altos de Chavón, with pickup, small groups, and guided culture for about 6 hours.

“Robinson was our tour guide and did a great job! This excursion was a great way to experience/see some cultural of the Dominican Republic. Also nice length so you are back to resort at decent hour. Exactly what we were looking for during the first time here.”

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10.exciting cultural tour to Higüey adventure, history and fun

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $85

Higüey culture tour from Punta Cana with Altagracia Basilica, markets, mountain swim, lunch, cigar-making, Macao Beach.

“Great Guides and a good way to learn about the culture. I highly recommend this experience. It was an early morning, but with it.”

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11.Private Higuey City Tour Real Life in Punta Cana (Half Day)

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10 reviews · from $89

Half-day Higuey tour from Punta Cana with Basilica visits, a typical home stop, and coffee-cocoa-cigar country sights, plus market time.

“This tour was wonderful, they picked us up on time, the tour guide was courteous, the stops were interesting, the people at the gift shops were not pushy, we felt safe at the tour stops. The only reason I gave 4 stars in stead of 5 is we asked for an English speaker and he did not, other then that I definitely recommend”

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12.Private Half Day Tour in Punta Cana-Higüey with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 4 hours · from $250

Private 4-hour Higüey culture tour from Punta Cana with a local guide: cigar workshop, coffee-cocoa tasting, market views, and Altagracia Basilica.

“Edwin was very engaging. We really enjoyed our trip through the countryside and getting to know Dominican Republic besides our time in the resort. Would highly recommend Edwin to anyone.”

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13.Safari and Higuey Church from Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $119

All-day safari truck trip from Punta Cana to sugarcane, coffee and cacao farms, a rural school, ranch life, and Higuey’s triangular basilica.

“The day was really varied in activities, we got to see a good glimpse of Dominican culture. We covered an extensive plantation tour, visit to a school, baseball academy, church, a ranch where we did horse riding and had lunch and Macao Read more”

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14.Higüey Basilica & City Tour w/Local House Visit

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 7 reviews · 4 hours · from $55

4-hour Higüey tour with the Basilica of Our Lady of Altagracia, local market, La Altagracia museum, and a Dominican house visit.

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15.Higuey City Tour – A Cultural Experience From Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 7 reviews · from $73

Higuey City Tour from Punta Cana: hotel pickup, Basilica and church visits, a countryside plantation stop, and a Macao Beach finish.

“Professionally on time for both pick up and return in our hotel. Courteous tour guide and would respond to questions as neutral as possible by simply stating facts and real experiences of the countryside people. The tour was a Sunday so theRead more”

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