The 21-Day Best of the Dominican Republic
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The 21-Day Best of the Dominican Republic
If you can swing it, three weeks in the Dominican Republic would give you sufficient time to dive into each of the various regions. With such biodiversity in one country, you may be surprised to discover just how wide the spectrum of activities ranges. This itinerary is for someone who is active and excited to dig into the nature and culture of the Dominican Republic. It is meant only as a “highlights to hit” itinerary. If you’re traveling along and happen to fall in love with the surf scene in Cabarete, for instance, simply stop and keep surfing.
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The Taíno History Tour
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The Taíno History Tour
Before Columbus, the indigenous Taíno people were a well-organized and peaceful society living on the island. Upon “discovery,” their entire population was wiped out, but their influence on Dominican culture was not lost. Their history has come together like a puzzle put together from artifacts recovered at sites, cave drawings, and leftover cultural practices. The Taíno influence can still be heard in remnants of language that have been adopted into regular Spanish, and Dominicans still make a type of bread that has existed since Taíno days. A visitor could easily spend a week exploring just Taíno sites with some traditional beach fun along the way. This itinerary is designed for travel with a rental car and can easily be tailored to fit your personal financial and scheduling needs.
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The Beach Lover’s Guide to Paradise
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The Beach Lover’s Guide to Paradise
You: a bevy of swimsuits, sarongs, sunglasses, and trashy novels. The Dominican Republic: a plethora of dreamy beaches waiting for you to write your name in the sand. This is a winning combination for the ultimate two-week sun and sand experience—a beach lover’s tour to some of the best beaches in the country. This itinerary takes you to both all-inclusive resorts where they manicure their beaches and to wild, remote hideaway coves. Beaches in three different regions are covered here, but if you only have a week, then this itinerary can easily be tailored to just visit one or two of the regions. (read more)
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The 8-day Nature Lover’s Trek
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The 8-day Nature Lover’s Trek
The Dominican Republic has an astonishingly diverse ecosystem on two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola. Today, 25 percent of this area is protected and includes nine scientific reserves and sanctuaries and 16 national parks (three of which are submarine), covering over 12,000 square kilometers. If you don’t have enough time to explore all of the country’s mountainous highlands, pine savannas, mangroves, coastlines, sand dunes, rivers, and lagoons, following this itinerary will take you to the most diverse areas for a week of nature-loving fun. (read more)
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Adventure Sports
The topographical landscape of the Dominican Republic is an extensive and intricate one—deserts, mountains, mangroves, forests, rainforests, rivers, waterfalls; short of an iceberg or two, the country’s just about got it all covered. Because of this varied topography, the DR has bloomed into a full-force adventure tourism destination. (read more)
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