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For some of the people curious about this excursion, we did it through Iguana Mama last year and it was amazing! I WOULD NOT recommend this trip on your own without an experienced guide (A taxi driver in my opinion would not be considered an experienced guide. Not to mention, where would you get your helmet and life jacket from? That's an absolute necessity.) We were able to leave all our personal belongings in the van. They had clean, large changing rooms. Iguana Mama also provided a delicious Dominican buffet. Free flowing rum and mixers (even more on the ride back to port!) They also stopped at a local souvenir shop on the way. They were hand rolling cigars and there were so many choices! My biggest worry was getting back to the ship on time but they dropped us back off with an hour or two to spare! Plenty of time! Definitely worth it!!!!!

do you know the prices of the golf cart rentals?

Just received this email from Marysol tous here is what they will be offering from the new Amber Cove Cruise Terminal....

 

I am Francisco from Marysol tours.

 

Thank you for contact us and welcome to my country.

 

Yes we will do some tours, starting at the new Amber Cove cruise terminal.

 

☆ Puerto Plata city wit the Cable car, half day from 9:00 am

We visit the Rum factory, the Amber museum, the Fort San Filipe, Central Park with his church, fruit market, Malecon, cigar factory, Victorian houses where you have time for shopping.

Price is 35 u.s plus 10 u.s for the cable car fee.

 

☆27 water falls, is half day from 9:00 am and the idea is to give you plenty time to enjoy it, also if you want we can organice with meal at maimon restaurant with fish or sea food.

Price is 45 u.s per person with the water falls fee included.

 

☆ Horse back riding half day to the mountain or the beach, from 9:00 am.

Price is 45 u.s per person

 

☆Done Buggies or Quad Bike. Is half day from 9:00 am to the beach and to the mountain 1 machine for one person or 2 persons.

Price is 80 u.s

 

Please let me know if you need more imformations.

 

Also I would like to the when you will ve visiting my country.

 

Thank you and hope to meet you soon

 

Francisco

 

 

marysol tours

I read in some reviews that the jeep tours only will take you up to #7 of the 27 waterfalls. Do you know anything about it?

Altun Ha would be easy. It's close by so you could do a private excursion.

 

 

 

I went to Lamanai and took a private excursion. It's a multi-pronged event with a bus trip of 45 min or so and a river cruise of an hour or so. The site is several miles past the middle of nowhere. You'll be okay if nothing goes wrong, but you are vulnerable to the unexpected event - breakdowns, traffic jams, etc.

 

 

 

That being said, I got back fine and most people do. Lamanai is probably my favorite excursion.

Thank you!! I really wanted to go to Lamanai but since Carnival doesn't offer any excursions there and since it's so far we probably won't go in that case. That seems pretty far and since we have to tender back to the ship, Altun Ha seems like the better option. Thank you so much for your help!

If you scroll down this page just a bit, there are several current and active threads about this very question that you may find useful.

Thanks! I've already looked through all of those before posting this thread. They didn't really have the answers I was looking for. And Carnival doesn't provide a Lamani excursion so that's why I was looking for a private tour company that did and how much they charge. But thank you anyway!

I'm taking a Western Caribbean Cruise with Carnival in January. We really want to do a Mayan Ruin Tour in Belize but Xunantunich is wayyy too far. Altun Ha or Lamani both sound amazing! Which one is better? If you did go, did you go through the cruise ship or through a private tour company? How long did it take (and transportation)? Thank you!