27 Jul 2025
This experience was the worst one ever. DO MOR BOOK WITH THIS AGENCY. Firstly, the driver demanded more money for a child ticket (which was already booked and paid for online). The whole drive was very long and incredibly slow. The driver will take you to a gift shop on the way where the tourists are gathered like animals with the intention to rip off more money. It fees like everyone on this trip viewed us as money bags.
We waited for more than an hour for the disgusting catamaran where again everyone was shoved on. We waited ok the heat with no water provided. The music was too loud. The personnel were not friendly. NOBODY EXCEPT A FEW TOURISTS SPEAK ENGLISH. Please don’t be deceived by a ‘guide in English’. It doesn’t exist. Noone will translate anything and there is the risk of being left in the water as no one cares or counts the people. The conditions are ridiculously bad. THE FOOD WAS GROSS WITH FLIES LANDING ON IT. It didn’t taste good. For the price you pay, they treat you like lowlifes and the price is way way too much for what you get. DISAPPOINTED IS NOT ENOUGH. These people don’t care about children or providing basic conditions for humans. This trip is why I consider the Dominican Republic worst destination visited. The snorkelling experience was ALSO DISAPPOINTING. The fish and coral do not match the pictures. Water was not clear and barely any colourful fish. THE PHOTOS ARE A LIE. Catalina is also incredibly dirty with plastic and rubbish on the beach everywhere. Incredibly lazy and careless people who just want money out of tourists but don’t bother to clean under their nose. This trip showcases the worst in the Dominican people and it will put you off travelling to the Dominican Republic. It is a SCAM -DO NOT BOOK. You will feel disgusted after.