Tauro Tours & Excursions Samana

Best tour ever! Even tho i'm from Samana, Melvin and his team showed us the most beautifulest spots!I encourage everyone to take advantage of this well organized and knowledgeable group! He also does other tours. Communication is top! and he finds the most comfortable way to make this experience with it! Thank you MELVIN see you Next YEAR!!!!

I took a group of 21 women to DR. Melvin was recommended to me. We planned every excursion with him. I had numerous conversations with him via What’s app. He was always patient and very informative. Our trip was completely customized. I want to give him 10 stars. Safety came first with Melvin! He is very respectful and polite. I highly recommend him!!!

I did 3 different tours with Melvin. Wow is all i could say!!!! My family and I had such an amazing time. If you are looking for someone knowledgeable and experienced and down to earth you are looking in the right direction! On behalf of myself and my family we would like to thank Melvin for such an amazing vacation😘😍

We had a lot of fun on the tour. Thanks for that great trip Melvin.

Definitely recommend! Melvin was super accommodating for us during our trip. We ended up doing 3 excursions with them in Samana in February. #1 Whale Watching: For this excursion, you get to go on a boat to go see humpback whales! Taurotours will you pick you up at your resort, so its super convenient. We ended up getting into the wrong van (for.a different company) but Melvin got it all figured out and we were there with lots of time to spare. We got on the boat (there is about 70 other people) and headed out to the "whale sanctuary. That's what they kept calling it, but it was just really the middle of the ocean. We saw lots of whales and baby whales. We got splashed a lot on the way out and the waves were quite big. I would suggest taking some gravel before hand even if you don't usually get sea sick.Also bring a water bottle, they supply some coke and water on the boat, but not until the way back. Also there are lots of companies doing this, so as soon as a whale is spotted, all the boats start chasing towards it, which was a bit annoying. #2 El Limon Waterfall with Horse Back Riding: We were picked up at our hotel by a Tauro tour guide name Pedro (Peter) and brought out to the falls! On the drive there, Peter told us about places we were passing and gave facts about Dominican. He was great. We stopped at a Cigar Factory on the way where we could learn about the Cocoa, tea, mama Juana(their mixtures of alcohol) and some herbs and fruit. Quite interesting. You have the chance to buy souvenirs, cigars and/or the cocoa. Then we left the factory and went to farm that that has the horses to take you to the falls. You get some boots and a helmet to ride the horses and there were two men that volunteered to bring us to the falls. Our horses looked a bit sickly compared to what you would see in Canada, and the trail was rock and mud, so it was a bit uncomfortable. We rode for about 20-25 minutes and the men ran along side of us mushing the horses and explaining some plants along the way. These men are not included in the price and the expect to be tipped on top of the price that you are already paying. Once we got to the falls, there is a souvenir shop with a guy pressuring you into buy his things. Once you pass the shop, you will have to walk down about 205 stairs (the guys counted them) to get to the falls. The falls are beautiful and its worth seeing. You have the chance to go swimming under the falls, but we didn't want to swim in the freshwater, so we chose not to. Then once you are done, you get back on the horse and head back for lunch (which is included). After lunch you drive back to your resort. Its a great experience and the tour guide was really great, but if you don't like stairs or seeing horses working hard on a hike, then its not the trip for you. ATVing & Rincon Beach(The only one we did with Melvin as the tour guide) Out of all them, I would highly suggest doing this excursion, it is a bit pricey, its our favourite. Its definitely worth it. You get to take an ATV all over Samana and through all types of terrain. Some of it is driving down the road and through the towns, but then sometimes you veer off down trails and get to see all the farms and county side. We also drove up rocky, dirt hills. On the roads, we sometimes hit 40-50km/h. It was amazing! Then mid way through you drive through a small jungle and then onto Rincon beach. Its so beautiful everywhere you look and you stop for a swim and a drink. Then after you're done, you head over to a fresh water river and swim there. Halfway in, you stop at a market and learn about cocoa, tea, and such. You get to taste a bit of everything. It made for a great day! If you are going to do these tours, make sure you factor in tipping money in to the total price. If we go back, we will definitely book with Taurotours/Melvin again! :)