ADVENTURE SPORTS / ROCK CLIMBING / CAVING
"We are experts in offering mountain biking tours around Cabarete and all over the country. We reach places inaccessible to most tourists and take you beyond usual tours do, giving you the opportunity to discover the real Dominican Republic."
Hiking and Trecking is it a better of discovering a country than walking on it? At Iguana Mama we offer you different options for one-day hikes in National Parks and Protected Areas and the chance to trek to Pico Duarte (3,087 m), the highest mountain in the Caribbean. Be ready for a real adventure!"
Canyoning and Cascading, these are the hottest form of adventure travel today. They give Mother Nature a chance to look you square in the eyes, and say, "Let's see what you have got!"
Whale Watching Travel with Iguana Mama to beautiful Samana where between 10,000-12,000 Humpback whales journey from as far away as Greenland to mate and calve."
IGUANA MAMA Mountain Biking, Hiking & Ecological Adventures
A different way of discovering the Dominican Republic !!!
"Iguana Mama is the top adventure tour-operator in the DR" Lonely Planet
Iguana Mama is an established tour agency in Dominican Republic. We have heard nothing but good about them. Please look at their web site (http://www.iguanamama.com) and see all ecological adventures tours they have to offer. Tell them we at Colonial Zone-DR sent you!
Their business is located on Calle Principal #74 (In front of Scotia Bank)
Cabarete, North Coast, Dominican Republic
All pictures, logos, descriptions used with permission from Iguana Mama
The Dominican Republic has many adventure sports to offer the brave and daring. The country has many first class, well-developed facilities for those who have the urge to indulge themselves in those adrenalin-generating sports.
We have whitewater rafting on the Río Yaque del Norte in Jarabacoa. Great places for tubing, The most noted are on the Río Jamao del Norte, the Río Yaque del Norte and the Río Isabela where one can float down the rapids in oversized rubber tubes.
Cascading involves climbing up to the top of a waterfall and repelling down the cool falls while tied to a rope; the best places to do this are Cascada del Limón, Cascada Ojo de Agua, El Salto de Baiguate and El Salto de Jimenoa.
We dare you to try some White Water Rafting or some Cascading. Maybe a Paragliding Tour to see some breathtaking scenery. How about exploring beneath the earth in a cave or from atop a hugh rock after you have climbed to the top. Be brave. Give it a try!
Caribbean Free Flying is committed to bringing you everything you need to have the best paragliding vacation in a great adventure trip to the Dominican Republic."Our logistics and local knowledge will help you get the most out of our paragliding tours. By not needing to worry about renting 4WD vehicles, hiring drivers or wasting time searching for the most suitable accommodation, you will be able to focus on what’s really important: having fun in your Caribbean paragliding adventure!"
Why not see Dominican Republic by air also. See the island in a dream like state as the bird flies.It's a whole new world seeing it from the sky.
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Canyoning, which is the same as cascading minus the rope (meaning that practitioners climb up a river gorge and then jump into the river below), is popular at La Madajagua in Imbert and the Jarabacoa area.
Maybe you'd like to see the island gliding through the air. Try a paragliding adventure
There are many Adventure Tour Companies in Dominican Republic. Each offering something a little different.
Simon Vacher, instructor and owner of FLY VACHER, the first paragliding school in Dominican Republic, located in the mountains of Jarabacoa. They are a specialized company offering paragliding and adventure tours as well as other services for pilots. Since 1999 they have helped plenty of pilots to take full advantage of their flying vacations in this tropical paradise. For more information check out their web site.http://www.simonvacher.com
ALAS Escuela de Vuelo/Flying School.
Instructor: Ricardo Tejada
Contact 809-383-2169 Santo Domingo
If you want to discover inside the earth or on top, there is always a way to do it here in Dominican Republic. Since we do have the tallest mountain peak in the Caribbean, Dominican Republic has become a great destination for those looking to see the world from above or below.
Here is a great web site about climbing in Dominican Republic.
http://www.geocities.com/rockclimbingdominicano/
This is a picture of Richard A. De Marchena climbing at Mirador del Sur park.
Real Life and Times in the Dominican Republic
La Cueva de las Maravillas (The Cave of Wonders)
Located between the rivers Soco and Cumayasa near the place known as Boca del Soco, on the road to San Pedro de Macoris-La Romana, This cave has 10 petroglyph's shaped anthropomorphic and 472 various pictograph's. This cave includes 800 meters of underground labyrinths of which 240 meters are open to tourists. Secretaría de Medio Ambiente / The Ministry of Environment is very protective of this cave so these historical relics left by the Tainos can be preserved. They do not permit pictures as the flash deteriorates these carved images.
Open from Tuedays to Sunday 9AM to 6PM. Guided tours only in a very modern facitity. Small fee to enter.
