Dominican Republic Tropical Adventure
Overview
Discover the “Real” Dominican Republic on our multi-sport,Women Only, Small Group Adventure Tour to Cabarete. Explore the lush jungles, the sandy beaches, the dramatic mountains, the friendly culture, and the farm-to-table fresh authentic food during your 8 day trip to this tropical paradise along the north shore of Hispaniola island.
You’ll soon find that the Dominican Republic is more than All-inclusive resorts, but a mecca for adventure! You’ll travel to the countryside before hiking down into a river canyon to trek and leap from waterfalls. You’ll play in the ocean learning how to surf at Encuentro Beach. You’ll fly like an acrobat swinging from a trapeze set against a beautiful sunset. You’ll enjoy the unexpected mountain air when you whitewater raft. You’ll tour the organic farm where your included meals are sourced before hopping in a tube for a relaxing float down the river.
Every day you’ll find your body being built into a better, stronger, version of itself through playing in the outdoors. But, you’ll also have access to evening Functional Fitness classes in a tiki hut (our gym in paradise!). To balance out your epic adventures, you’ll be able to treat your body to yoga practices in a loft overlooking the ocean. No music is necessary as the the crashing waves will be the perfect back drop. Of course, you always have the option of winding down your evening with Happy Hour Mojitos watching the sunset from the beachfront bar!
Adventure Highlights
- Beach to Ocean Surf Lesson at Encuentro Beach
- Ciguapa Falls canyoning, river trekking, and waterfall jumping
- Flying on a Trapeze
- White Water Rafting in the mountains of Jarabacoa
- Organic farm tour including a picnic lunch sourced directly from the farm
- Relaxing River float with an ice cold, Presidente in hand
- Functional fitness classes in a tiki hut
- Yoga practices in a loft overlooking the ocean
- Accommodations in a beachfront Eco-Hotel with wi-fi, a pool, and a restaurant/bar.
- Meals ~ All dinners and breakfasts included from time of arrival to departure and lunches where indicated above.
- 8 days/7 nights of shared occupancy accommodations at an Eco Hotel. The rooms are simple and clean with a mini fridge, drinking water, a private balcony, a ceiling fan, bathroom, safe, and closet. The hotel is run 90% on solar power and uses collected rain water.
- Accommodation amenities include a pool, Wi-Fi, Tiki Gym, Yoga Loft, and on the Beach location.
- Meals – All dinners and breakfasts included from arrival dinner to departure breakfast and lunches where indicated.
- Two hour Surf lesson including transportation, surf board, reef shoes and all other necessary gear on Encuentro Beach.
- Ciguapa Falls hike and cascading including transportation, helmet, wet suit and all other necessary gear. Plus, an authentic Dominican lunch.
- A trapeze or aerial silks lesson
- White Water Rafting in the mountains of Jarabacoa including a yummy breakfast and lunch.
- Taino Organic Farm Tour with an farm-to-table picnic lunch.
- River Float with inner tubes
- Unlimited Functional Fitness classes in a tiki hut.
- Unlimited Yoga classes in the ocean view Yoga Loft.
- Explorer Chick tank top
- Small Group – Never more than 12 Explorer Chicks to give you a truly personal, hands-on experience
*Packages do NOT include your airfare, airport transportation, alcoholic beverages, Explorer Chick Leader Tips, or costs for additional activities.
*A passport that is valid for at least 6 months past your arrival date is required.*
*Explorer Chick reserves the option to modify trip itineraries at the discretion of your tour director as necessary due to weather, conditions, illness, injury, group dynamics, or other unforeseen incidents.
Throughout your week of adventure, you’ll have plenty of free time to relax by the beach, read a book by the pool, explore Cabarete, or grab a mojito at the bar.
Some Explorer Chicks want to fill every second of their trip with adventure, so we have hand-selected optional excursions to fill your free time.
Massage: Enjoy a massage at our hotel listening to the waves crash below.
- Relaxing: $50
- Sports: $60
Horseback Riding: Enjoy an easy ride on the beach or crank the pace and adventure with a ride through the mountains,
- Beach: $40 and does not include Transportation ($20 max)
- Mountains: $60
Sunset SUP $65 – Watch the sun set over the ocean from you SUP board in Sosua Bay
Extras:
- Circus Lessons (Trapeze or Silks) – $40
- Surf Lessons: $45
You are welcome to book as many activities as your adventurous heart desires! We will squeeze your options into our itinerary. We will let you know your schedule once we are in the Dominican Republic. The weather can change fast in the tropics and so can our itinerary. If we must cancel one of your optional excursions, we will issue you a refund in the same manner that you paid.
You will be able to book your Optional Adventures at check-out or during your trip in the Dominican Republic with your Explorer Chick Adventure Leader.
*Price does not include Tips for your Optional Adventure Guide. Tipping is not mandatory, but our Explorer Chicks enjoy the opportunity to thank their guides. Recommended 10-20%
We require a minimum of 4 Explorer Chicks for this trip. Please confirm your trip is guaranteed before booking your airfare.
Arrival: Plan to arrive anytime on your Day 1.
Transportation costs are not included, but we will arrange for shuttles pairing you with other Explorer Chicks to save on the fare.
The airports, transfer times, approximate one-way fares are below. Fares are listed for the entire shuttle which can be shared. You will pay your driver directly.
- Puerto Plata – Gregorio Luperon (POP) – $35, Road travel time approx. 25 minutes
- Santiago – Cibao International (STI) – $100, Road Travel time approx. 90 minutes
- Santo Domingo – Las Americas International (SDQ) – $250, Road travel time approx. 2-3 hours
Departure: Plan to depart anytime on our final day.
You will receive a travel guide attached to your booking confirmation with all the information you’ll need to prepare for your epic trip!
We highly recommend training prior to your retreat. The itinerary is packed full of adventure. To get the most from your trip we recommend having a solid fitness base, otherwise you can expect muscle soreness. The Ciguapa Falls Canyoning tour includes very steep climbs that are taxing on legs. This is your biggest day with hiking into the canyon, trekking and swimming through the river, and then hiking out. It is a single track trail that can be muddy and very steep. This should not be under estimated! It is a true backcountry adventure. (And you are rewarded with the best lunch ever!). The next most challenging day is Surfing – it takes a lot to paddle back out after every wipe out. It’s earned, baby!
Please consider your ability to meet the physical demands very seriously. It is for the safety of both you and our group. All Explorer Chicks will be required to sign an Acknowledgement of Physical Demands as part of their waiver upon booking.
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Trip Price:
$2,099
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Non-Refundable Deposit: $300 due at booking to secure your spot
6 Reviews
Theresa L.
November 16th, 2016Well worth it. I’m so glad I went on this trip. I was a little nervous about whether or not I could keep up with everyone. It was an exciting and challenging adventure and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Made new friends, ate new foods and learned a lot about myself. So much better than a boring all inclusive resort.
Heather G.
November 16th, 2017Amazing adventure and so happy to have been amongst this wonderful, bad ass group of ladies!!! Nicki is an incredible tour leader/inspiration/“cheerleader”/hostest with mostest who not only embarked on this incredible journey with us but ensured we had the best experience as possible! It is soooooo nice to have had “Explorer Chick” to organize a memorable adventure such as this so we could simply enjoy all the different activities for the week!
Words cannot convey how impactful this trip was for me personally. I experienced so many “firsts” and all I can think about is what other “firsts” still await in my future!
Thank-you again to Nicki, Explorer Chick, Extreme Hotel, and the many adventure partnerships you have flourished for future adventurers!!!
Watch out because I know I will be back!!!!
Julie K.
February 24th, 2018I got to go on the DR trip back in March 2017 and I had the time of my life. Were surfing and waterfall jumping is so much fun that you want to do it over and over again.. I not only made new friends I pushed myself to do things I would have never done by myself. I have a great group of women there to help each other, I had an awesome person who was in charge of making sure everyone was happy and encouraging everyone to have fun. Nikki’s is an amazing lady and a great person who I call a friend. I’m planning on going on another trip in the future.
Cheryl J.
February 24th, 2018My trip to the Dominican Republic with the Explorer Chick Adventure CO. was INCREDIBLE!!! Nicki was a Rock Star!!! All the tours that were planned went off without a hitch and were an Experience of a lifetime. She really went above and beyond to make sure she had the Best tour operators/instructors, Badass adventures, delicious restaurants and an Awesome hotel so that we could have the BEST week ever. Every night she would prep you for the next day,so you were always very well prepared for the next adventure. It was so much fun being with a group of women encouraging and inspiring you throughout the week. I can’t wait to go on my next Explorer Chick Adventure!!!
Abbey T.
February 24th, 2018Guuuuuurl book that trip! ♀️
2016 was a bit of a rough year for me and was filled with some big life changes. To say the least I was not in a good place. I happened to come across EC randomly on the app Meetup and quickly started checking out all the adventures. I had never been out of the country before so the Dominican trip immediately caught my eye. It took me a few days, but finally decided I needed to go on this trip.
At first I was a little intimidated; I was a solo traveler on my first trip out of the country meeting up with women whom I’ve never met. But, the minute I arrived at the hotel and was greeted by a very enthusiastic Nicki that intimidation went away. This is the exact trip that I needed, and let me just say you’ll walk away feeling like such a complete BADASS!! My favorite part was probably the canyoning trip through Ciguapa Falls. It was a challenge and I loved it. I was sore the next day, but it was the good kind of sore. 🙂
I left the Dominican with new friends and feeling so empowered. This was such a great start to my 2017, and made me completely forget about my crappy 2016. Since then I’ve been on the overnight backpacking workshop to red river gorge, and I can’t wait for more EC adventures in the future!
Randi
March 30th, 2018I had an amazing trip with Explorer Chick in the Dominican Republic and can’t recommend the company enough. From the ease of booking and the attention paid to my individual needs, to the time and effort put into curating exciting, challenging and memorable experiences, each part of this trip was well planned and executed. I have no doubt each adventure offered is equally fulfilling and fun.