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Cave of Wonders

Tourist attraction

One of the Best Places To Visits in Batey El Soco


Address

Carretera La Romana - San Pedro de Macoris - KM 16, Autovía del Este, Dominican Republic

Website

cuevadelasmaravillas.com.do

Contact

+1 809-951-9009

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (2.7K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 9 AM to 4 PM
  • Saturday: 9 AM to 4 PM
  • Sunday: 9 AM to 4 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 4 PM
  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 4 PM
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 4 PM

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  • 5/5 Kalen W. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent Place for a Stop. The horses in the pasture was relaxing view. Beautiful site with shaded parking lot. free mini museum, and very inexpensive entrance fee to the caves. I was able to walk right and purchase tickets at gift shop. Tour not required, then found the tour guide spoke english and was very knowledgeable and friendly.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tobias K. 2 months ago on Google • 78 reviews New
    Eine sehr schöne Höhle, die man sich anschauen muss, wenn man in der Nähe ist. Wir sind mit dem öffentlichen Bus hin gefahren. Die lassen einen einfach vorn an der Hauptstraße raus. Eintritt in Pesos ist günstiger als Dollar und beträgt 300 DOP. Kleiner Souvenir-/ und Snackshop vorhanden. Kann man nur weiterempfehlen.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jonathan H. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place for kids! Lots of great views inside the cave, plus the iguanas were fun to watch. We also did the labyrinth (maze) which was fun too.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gary S. 9 months ago on Google
    If you have not been, this is a fantastic place to visit. I am an older guy. I had little trouble navigating their stairs and walkways. As you are approaching the cave, you see ancient coral everywhere. From when the island came up out of the ocean. The cave drawings have been preserved well. The temperature in the cave stays in the 70's but, with all the water around in the cave, it is pretty humid. Upon exiting the cave, there are areas set up to house iguanas. A LOT of them. If you wish to see the Dominican Republic from before the island was even known as Hispanola, then this place is on your list to see.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 L B. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place, nice to visit in Dominicana. People are really friendly and nice there. They speaks different languages. Taking pictures in the cave are restricted. Must visit, its nice.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ieva 2 years ago on Google
    Really impressive and beautiful cave! Tour every ~15 minutes and only for 300 pesos per person. After the cave tour you also get to see bunch of iguanas. 🦎 A must visit!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tanya 7 months ago on Google • 149 reviews
    Great, cave is beautiful and the tour was great. The only thing I was not prepared for were the severe number of mosquitoes in this place. I was bitten hundreads of times and in so much pain that it ruined the whole tour for me. I would recommend to wear a repellant beforehand as that was the thing to ruin the experience. Otherwise it was great.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael L. 3 months ago on Google • 308 reviews New
    Very good tour bilingual tour guide. English and Spanish. Big and interesting caves with a well lit smooth concrete path.many stalagmites, stalactites and pillars.

  • 5/5 B About it (. 1 month ago on Google • 97 reviews New
    Pretty impressive. The infrastructure was pretty cool, paths throughout, well lit, and easy to navigate. The tour was conducted in English. It is very approachable excursion, but there are a few flights of stairs and you are still going inside a dark, wet cave. I mention this because many elderly people were confident to take it on, but were struggling along the way. Be prepared and use the handrails.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Shertinas Travel L. 5 months ago on Google • 35 reviews
    We enjoyed this short tour. It’s always amazes me to see how rock naturally forms over time. We saw a few bats overhead (not too many), tree roots from above that came down like wires in search of water. To preserve the environment, there is a designated area where you are allowed to take pictures and videos (without a flash). Once you leave the cave, we were taken over to see the large group of iguanas. It was fascinating to see them run when bananas were tossed their way.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Banafsheh B. 2 years ago on Google
    Not bad! If you are free and have time, it is fun to see. It costs about $10 and it includes visiting the cave and seeing the iguanas. The visit would take about 30 min.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dallin R. 1 year ago on Google
    Otherworldly beauty, absolutely blew me away. None of these photos are edited at all, it really looks that insane. The infrastructure is beautiful, they've built a full floor into the small cave and a really nice set of paths through the main one, with tasteful lights and such. Tour guide was very friendly and explained some cool history. A must stop if you want to see the extremes of terrains in the Dominican Republic! Three cautions: the stairs and paths can be a bit icy/slippery, there's plenty of opportunities to bump your head, and it's a bit of a hike out.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lisa S. 1 year ago on Google
    Speechless! A MUST see excursion! Very clean facilities, with beautiful flowers and some very large Iguanas that are kept on the grounds.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Raphaelina Rodríguez G. 4 years ago on Google
    I absolutely loved it! It’s a very beautiful place. Our tour guide was amazing explaining everything and the kids understood everything. There are life iguanas, spiders and other animals. It has very clean restrooms, a tiny museum and a small cafeteria for snacks. It is a must.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lauro W. 4 months ago on Google • 26 reviews
    We walked in there quite clueless and were looking for the entrance. It wasn't easy to find but that's maybe because our Spanish is really not that great. Anyways we found our way in after some time and soon found a guided group to join. The guide gave us great extra insight into what we saw in the cave. Just a must see in the Dominican Republic I think. Afterwards we saw lots of Iguanas which they seem to breed there as well. Impressive animals! Overall definitely worth going and spending time!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ed. A. 9 months ago on Google • 152 reviews
    This cave is incredible! It's huge down there. They did an excellent job illuminating the place without taking away the darkness of the usual cave or without making look super bright. They built a walkway that's easy to see, access, and go through the entire place. There aren't many steps, aside from the ones at the start of the attraction. They also have some ancient paintings on some of the walls. I really recommend this, especially if you have kids. It's like Batman's cave, lol.

  • 5/5 Diana P. 1 month ago on Google • 33 reviews New
    Awesome cave. I was surprised about the size and it so well kept. Stalactitas and stalagmites. Lot of Taino culture. Jeroglífico are so simple compared to other ones in Latin America. Facilities are so clean and it has a very nice gift shop. I loved watching the huge iguanas outside.

  • 5/5 Orlando R. 1 year ago on Google
    Our wonderful tour guide Franklin was very knowledgeable about the caves, including its geological, and cultural history. Due to the majesty of this place, I consider the price of admission low for the invaluable experience obtained. The grounds are well maintained, there's free parking, clean restrooms, a small convenience store, and giftshop. Our guide provided excellent customer service and if your guide offers great service as well, remember to tip generously. Plan to spend about an hour here.

  • 5/5 Nancy L. 5 months ago on Google
    We did this as part of a tour from the cruise ship. The cave was amazing and well worth the stop.

  • 5/5 Scarly E. 11 months ago on Google
    It is a extraordinary beautiful cave. Not a lot of American tourists but well worth the trip. Very educational and staff very friendly, staff speaks many languages including English. It was quite a treat and especially because it was practically empty so we received personalized tour of underground caves with beautiful Taino pictorials and natural stone formations. Our tour guide Roberto was very knowledgeable, accommodating and helpful. They also have a large Iguana reserve. The place itself is very well maintained and beautiful.

  • 5/5 Pierre C. 7 months ago on Google
    Lovely cave with early taino art. Risk of tripping off unseen steps. Cave crabs. Endangered Iguana kept in filth outside

  • 5/5 Juan M. 11 months ago on Google
    It was amazing experience. The tour was in Spanish. The caves are amazing.

  • 5/5 Rahul R. 1 year ago on Google
    A must see attraction left out by many visitors visiting punta cana

  • 5/5 Kenneth C. 9 months ago on Google
    Simply amazing experience well worth visiting. Great collection of Taino pictographs.

  • 5/5 Harrington B. 1 year ago on Google
    The experience was very informative and beautiful. The temperature of the cave was a little hotter than normal as outside temp rose.

  • 5/5 Valerie I. 1 year ago on Google
    Ancient caves in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Artwork by indigenous people that lived there. Magnificent experience, highly recommend. Also iguanas sanctuary at the end of the tour.

  • 5/5 Toni Leigh M. 1 year ago on Google
    A short tour but worth it...it's amazing.

  • 3/5 Isaac Elias Acosta R. 2 years ago on Google
    The cave are impressive but the guide was no so cool and he only speaks Spanish, and inside of the cave you can't take pictures.

  • 5/5 Lacey F. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful place. Cool place. Great service. Can't drink or eat though or smoke. Be prepare to have a good time!

  • 4/5 Carmen J. 1 year ago on Google
    Gigantic caves. Well lit and well kept.

  • 5/5 Chels B. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place to check out and learn a few things about the areas history . You cannot take photos inside the cave however it was still a good experience with the educational tour its about 30 mins for $10usd not bad at all!

  • 5/5 Liza Z. 2 years ago on Google
    Really interesting place, unique huge cave, park with dozens of iguanas 🦎 an a LABYRINTH - it’s a something 😅 Honestly we did cheat finding a route to that palm. It’s pretty complicated.

  • 5/5 Flavio P. 2 years ago on Google
    Really nice environment, the experience is about 1 hour long but it is totally worth it

  • 3/5 Reverend G. 3 years ago on Google
    It is not allowed to take pictures inside the caves, even without a flash. A great tour guide that speaks English that gave us a wonderful tour of the cave system and the iguana area.

  • 5/5 Jorge R. 2 years ago on Google
    Very well organized. Beautiful. Worth the money. The labyrinth is a MUST!

  • 5/5 Jose R. 2 years ago on Google
    This is definitely a good place to visit if your ever in the Dominican Republic, and definitely a good workout

  • 5/5 Álvaro Delgado S. 2 years ago on Google
    Between San Pedro and la Romana. Free parking. Quiet place, big, nice. You can buy tickets there. Toilets, little shop, front desk. Offers short horse rides, interesting maze to spend some time and patience, iguana place, little show room explaining history of the place and the caves. Now elevator is no working so you have to climb stairs to enter and exit. It's like 5 floors more or less. Once inside there is a road. No photos inside and no touch stalagmites. Very wet and very nice. It's about 30 minutes tour. The guide speaks English and Spanish. Recommended and quite cheap.

  • 5/5 Artem N. 2 years ago on Google
    Such a beautiful place. Very recommended to see!

  • 5/5 Sol Luis C. 2 years ago on Google
    A beautiful underground labyrinth with easy access to all areas. Be aware of humidity. Also, a healthy physical condition ir recommended for the ascend aspects (return) from the cave, it is a stiff climb, many step, build your cardio prior to visiting for a more enjoyable experience.

  • 5/5 Brian G. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place. Even when no pictures can be taken inside the cave, the experience was awesome. I loved the beauty of the premises and the maze is a nice addition.

  • 5/5 Jessica G. 2 years ago on Google
    This was a gem to find! We had a blast here. We visited the cave, the maze and road horses. They have a little shop with snacks and drinks that accepts cash and card. You can also pay the tickets with US dollar, Dominican peso & credit card. We took sandwiches and water for food because you walk a lot & it was very hot. Everyone was very friendly and helpful! We would definitely go back again.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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