Dominican Republic Travel Information

One of the Caribbean’s most entertaining and all-encompassing islands – thanks to world-class beaches, outstanding resorts, and friendly hosts – the Dominican Republic is also one of its best vacation values.

Prized for its professional baseball, lush countryside, handcrafted cigars, music festivals, year-round sunny weather, spectacular beaches, and friendly people, the Dominican Republic is spirited, energetic, and thoroughly entertaining.

In addition to sun, sea, and sand, the DR offers a unique cultural experience, as a colorful mosaic of Spanish, French, Haitian, and African influences suffuse the island, evident in the many historic aspects of Santo Domingo, the oldest city in the New World.

Modern Santo Domingo is a bustling, cosmopolitan capital city with great nightlife, dining, and shopping, as well as museums, ballet, opera, and world-class sports. Old Santo Domingo,

a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is full of cobblestone streets and traditional architecture – follow in the footsteps of Columbus, Ponce de Leon, and Cortez. Nearby Boca Chica fronts the largest reef-protected ocean lagoon in the Caribbean. Juan Dolio, more tranquil and less hectic, is a haven of challenging golf and excellent cuisine.

Head to Punta Cana, La Romana, Puerto Plata, and Samana to luxuriate on the beaches you’ve always dreamed about. Here, numerous lively resorts – many of them all-inclusive – invite you to indulge in virtually every water sport, from snorkeling and windsurfing, to jet-skiing and sailing.

La Romana is a fabulous resort area with some of the planet’s best golf courses as well as Altos de Chavon, a cliffside artists’ village – all part of the Casa de Campo Complex. The small fishing village of Bayahibe is ringed with resorts and white-sand beaches.

Even the most experienced traveler will find new delights in the Dominican Republic.