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Tours At Rancho Wendy

Tours At Rancho Wendy

Thursday 20 May 2004


Rancho Wendy is committed to offering extraordinary off-the-beaten-track adventures that fulfill your dreams. For over 14 years we have carefully created and fine-tuned our hiking, biking, horseback riding, and multi-sport vacations in the Dominican Republic, a place we call home. Our guides’ intimate knowledge of Bonao and its region guarantees you an enriching outdoors experience. Situated just 45 minutes from Santiago airport and just over an hour from Santo Domingo’s airport we are based in the central mountains of the Cibao valley.

Rancho Wendy’s first priority is serving your needs. Our desire to exceed your expectations is carried into all aspects of our trips, from planning each day’s activities and providing personalized service to ensuring your comfort and safety. Though you may not be aware of what happens behind the scenes, we are certain you will have a comforting sense of being well cared for. Whatever the activity, we go the extra mile to deliver an unforgettable experience. Fantastic mountains, biking, hiking, water sports, outdoor sports, many waterfalls, exploring for caves, horseback riding, outdoor BBQ’s and great night life.

Rancho Wendy Guided Holidays are organised in small travel groups with a leader to ensure you don’t get lost and to help make the most of your holiday. Whether you come along on your own or as part of a group, Rancho Wendy will ensure that you are taken care of. Their guided tours range from easy to a real challenge, can be arranged to suit most needs and a great way to meet new friends of all ages. The days spent cycling or hiking offers fun and freedom, and the evenings provide time to reflect and share experiences over a meal and drinks.

All inclusive Guided Tours

Guided holidays mainly use carefully researched off-road routes, giving you the opportunity to enjoy traffic-free cycling and spectacular scenery. The dates for these guided holidays are set in advance, but if for any reason the published dates are unsuitable we may be able to tailor a special guided holiday for your group.

4 Days, 3nights - Off Road

Price $ 249.00US per person, includes accommodations, breakfast, lunch, and evening meal, Bike and guide. Round trip airport transportation, Santiago airport. Dates: open 2004 open 2005 Tour: Charco Bonito

5 Days, 4nights - Off Road

Price $ 329.00US per person, includes accommodations, breakfast, lunch, and evening meal, Bike and guide.

Round trip airport transportation, Santiago airport. Return to ranch for your waterfront Dinner, campfire, dancing, and swimming. Then bed down at your waterfront campsite, or in your own private room. Tour: Village of the Dam

7 Days, 6 nights - Off Road

Price $ 409.00US per person, includes accommodations, over night Camping out at the cave, breakfast, lunch, and evening Meal, and guide. Round trip airport transportation, Santiago airport. Tour: Visions of Quisqueya

Self Guided Tours

Our Self-Guided holidays offer the flexibility to appeal to the independent traveller planning to holiday with family or friends. This means that you have the independence to start the trip on the day of your choice and the flexibility to add one or more rest days to any itinerary. You are not in a group, so you take your own time, go at your own pace and stop whenever you feel like it, whether for a cup of coffee or a browse in a souvenir shop.

4 Days, 3nights - $200.00US. Off Road, includes Accommodation, Breakfast, maps and route information.

Day 1:

This trip begins with First day arrive at the ranch explore Los Quemados a small town, located in the central mountains, get acquainted with ranch and fellow travelers. Then a short bike ride, and campfire. Then bed down at your waterfront campsite, or in your own private room.

Day 2:

Breakfast and then start your breath-taking off-road biking trip to El Chorro (this track includes crossing this river 14 times!). You will have plenty of time to stop, have your lunch and take many dips. Then continue to the town of Bonao. Tour our city of Bonao, and then head back to the ranch for, volleyball, and campfire. Then bed down at your waterfront campsite, or in your own private room..

Day3:

Breakfast and then start your breath-taking hiking trip. Swimming at Charco Bonito. Return to ranch for campfire, dancing, and swimming. Then bed down at your waterfront campsite, or in your own private room.

Day tours

Day Tours - $29.00US. Off Road, includes lunch, hiking.

Tour: Charco Bonito. Breakfast (not included ) and then start your breath-taking hiking trip. Lunch will be served. Swimming at Charco Bonito. Return to ranch for your waterfront Dinner (not included), campfire, dancing, and swimming.

Day Tours - $29.00US. Off Road, includes lunch, bike.

Tour: El Chorro. Breakfast ( not included ) and then start your breath-taking off-road biking trip to El Chorro (this track includes crossing this river 14 times!). You will have plenty of time to stop, have your lunch and take many dips. Then continue to the town of Bonao. Tour our city of Bonao, and then head back to the ranch for, volleyball, and campfire. Lunch will be served. Swimming at El Chorro. Return to ranch for your waterfront Dinner ( not included ), campfire, dancing, and swimming.

Day Tours - $29.00US. Off Road, includes lunch, hiking.

Tour: Dominican Lifestyle Breakfast (not included) and then start your breath-taking tour to many country Villages, you jump on your bikes and off-you go on your adventure. In true Dominican style, community life in and around these villages unfolds out on the street. This gives the strange passing foreigner a rare privilege of seeing and joining in the timeless pastimes of the campo, such as the drying of coffee and cacao out on the doorstep. Return to ranch for your waterfront Dinner (not included), campfire, dancing, and swimming.

Day Tours - $39.00US. Off Road, includes lunch, hiking.

Tour: Village of the Dam (also available as Self Guided Tour). Breakfast (not included) and then start your breath-taking tour to the Village of the Dam you jump into the jeep and off-you go up our road to the village of the dams. You then start your hiking to adventure. Return to ranch for your waterfront Dinner (not included), campfire, dancing, and swimming. The dramatic views along this stretch will be inspiring, as we wind our way along the range before plunging down to our river destination. You will have plenty of time to stop, have your lunch and take many dips. Then head back to the ranch for, volleyball, water front dinner (not included ) and campfire.

2 Days, 1 nights - $79.00US per person. Off Road, includes camping site, tent, breakfast, lunch, and evening meal, and guide.

Tour: Visions of Quisqueya (also available as Self Guided Tour). Breakfast then start on your 2day tour to the Taino cave, there you will camp out at the cave. The Taino Indians were the original inhabitants of the Dominican Republic.

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