Travel Reference
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complete and open for play (nonguest greens fees May to October US$275, November to
May US$375) and two more on the way.
Tours
Every resort has a separate tour desk that can arrange all manner of trips, from snorkeling
and deep-sea fishing to the popular Isla Soana trip. A handful of locals set up on El Corte-
cito beach offer one-hour
snorkel trips
(per person US$25)
and two-hour
glass-bottom boat rides
(per person US$35)
to a nearby reef and
parasailing
(15min US$85)
. Most also offer
deep-sea fish-
ing trips
(minimum 4 people, 4 hours, per person US$75)
for marlin, tuna, wahoo and barracuda.
There are a few pushy kiosks near the north end of the beach, although the odds are that
you'll be approached by touts as soon as you set foot in town and on the beach. The most
popular day tour by far is the day trip to Isla Saona (
Click here
)
.
RH Tours & Excursions
( 809-552-1425;
www.rhtours.com
;
El Cortecito; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat)
If you're looking to ex-
plore the region, this tour operator offers a number of decent day trips for tourists. Popular
excursions include exploring Parque Nacional Los Haitises (US$128), boat trips to Isla
Saona (US$92 to US$118) and tours of Santo Domingo's Zona Colonial (US$77). All
trips include lunch and drinks. English, German and Spanish are spoken.
DAY TOUR
Bávaro Runners
( 809-455-1135;
www.bavarorunners.com
)
Well-established outfitter offering a range of tours,
including all-day trips taking in a sugarcane plantation, cigar museum, beach and horse-
back riding.
DAY TOUR
X Bike
( 809-758-0113;
jhsmfb71@yahoo.com
)
Need to shed some all-inclusive calories? The
friendly Joaquin can get you out of the resorts and into the mountains, with half-day
mountain-bike trips to Miches and Constanza and overnight trips to Jarabacoa. Prices start
from US$50 per person.
MOUNTAIN BIKING
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