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Buggy, Quad or Truck Safari: Which to Pick

Pick the buggy or quad if you want to drive a short outing on dirt tracks. Pick the truck safari if you prefer to ride as a passenger on a long day through the interior, with lunch included. The quad asks for a minimum of 2 people and the truck for 4.

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Duration, language, ratings and reference prices come from the Civitatis listings checked on . Check the price for your date when you book. Illustrative images.

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Punta Cana buggy

What you do
You drive a single, double or four-person buggy.
Route in the listing
Muddy tracks through hills, coffee-growing areas and villages, Atabey Water Park with an underground spring, and Macao Beach.
Who can drive
From age 18, no license required.
Children
Ages 5 to 11 as passengers, with an adult.
Minimum number of people
The listing states 1.
Food
Food is not included.

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What you do
You drive a quad bike.
Route in the listing
Sugar cane fields, farmland, Macao Beach, a home with coffee, tobacco and cacao, and Taína Cave with its spring.
Who can drive
From age 18 with a valid driving license.
Children
Ages 5 to 11 accompanied by an adult on the quad.
Minimum number of people
The listing states 2.
Food
Food is not included; there is a chocolate or Mama Juana tasting.

Punta Cana Truck Safari

What you do
You ride as a passenger on a safari truck.
Route in the listing
Sugar cane and rum, tobacco factory, cacao and coffee, the basilica in Higüey, the mountainous interior and Macao Beach.
Who can drive
You do not drive.
Children
The listing does not state a minimum age.
Minimum number of people
The listing states 4.
Food
Lunch and drinks included.

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Driving or riding as a passenger

Buggy and quad are outings where you drive the vehicle after a short briefing. The truck safari is something else: a day on the road by truck through the interior. Decide first whether you want to drive.

All three pass through Macao

The buggy, quad and truck safari listings all include Macao Beach. What changes is the rest of the day: Atabey in the buggy, Taína Cave in the quad and plantations, a tobacco factory and Higüey in the truck.

Where to look more carefully

Compare the minimum group size, the age and the food before booking. The buggy listing does not allow pregnant people to take part, for safety reasons. If you want a short outing with children, look at the other options too.

Before you go

Do I need a license to drive the quad?

Yes, the listing asks for at least 18 years and a valid driving license. Anyone who does not meet this can only ride as a passenger.

And for the buggy?

The listing asks for a minimum age of 18 and does not require a driving license.

Can children go?

On the buggy and quad, children aged 5 to 11 ride as passengers with an adult. The truck safari listing does not state a minimum age.

Which one includes food?

The truck safari includes lunch and drinks. The buggy and quad do not include food.

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