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weekend in the DR

by dai 16 May 2012

Hi all, I'm going to Santo Domingo for work, and am going to have a weekend free. What's my best bet for beach or nature that I can get…
RE: Punta Cana

by markharf 15 May 2012

#5, is there really a daily, scheduled flight to Samana? I couldn't find it when I asked at the Punta Cana airport domestic terminal,…
Re: Where to go and what to do in the DR?

by danieldomtn 15 May 2012

Hi Voi Voi, I agree with the rest that you can better go Las Terrenas. Close to Santo Domingo there are no nice beaches. The best bet…
RE: Where to go and what to do in the DR?

by domcom 10 May 2012

I would agree that it is worth the 3 hour trip. The nearest beach to Santo Domingo is Boca Chica but I would not recommend it as a place…
RE: Where to go and what to do in the DR?

by markharf 09 May 2012

Sorry, late night post. I read Santo Domingo, but pictured Santiago. Mea culpa. There are beaches much closer to Santo Domingo than…
RE: Where to go and what to do in the DR?

by wulfruny 09 May 2012

Fata Morgana in Las Terrenas
RE: Intro to backpacking 2 week Dominican trip north side

by markharf 28 April 2012

DR1.com has far more information than Thorntree. Go there. And I know nothing of TA or Condé Nast, but they do sound more like your…
Re: Intro to backpacking 2 week Dominican trip north side

by mogundavid 27 April 2012

Hello, From Puerto Plata to Las Terrenas is about 130 miles. I traveled from Las Galeras to Sosua and found the roads to…
Re: Where to go in DR

by mogundavid 15 April 2012

Hello, It seems that since you are going from the 10th to the 14th you will have about 3 days that you are not traveling to and…
RE: Samana Pennisula.. Information and reccomendations needed.

by markharf 12 April 2012

Roads are mostly quite good. If your hubby has been riding in North Africa he'll be fine. If in West or Central Africa, he'll wonder…
Samana Pennisula.. Information and reccomendations needed.

by gossamertatters 12 April 2012

Hello All. So after help from many on this board. My husband and I have decided to plan a trip to the Samana peninsula in DR. We originally…
RE: Santo Domingo to Las Terrenas by bus

by andrea2110 11 April 2012

So I'm trying to figure out what are the times from las terrenas to santo Domingo??
sharing taxi to Las Terrenas from SDQ on April 27

by mawrobel 09 April 2012

We are going to Las Terrenas and are planning to hire a private taxi to take us from the Las Americas (Santo Domingo) Airport. Our plane…
RE: Recommendation of a destination

by giffney 23 March 2012

Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic. use Homeaway.com or VRBO.com Los Nomados neighborhood is divine. Playa Coson. Fly into El Catey airport.…
RE: Samana and Las Galeras

by giffney 23 March 2012

We just returned from Las Terrenas a month ago. We were very concerned about driving but we had no problems. The weekends you have to…
Re: Samana and Las Galeras

by monaga 15 March 2012

Depending on your level of comfort, I would suggest renting a car. There is a new highway very close to the airport in Santo Domingo that…
RE: Santo Domingo to Las Terrenas by bus

by Brigsy 10 March 2012

Good info, thanks for posting.
RE: Itinerary advice, budget travel?

by domcom 01 March 2012

Jarabacoa, Costanza - don't get that many toruists staying over night though they are popular destinations for internal tourism. You should…
RE: Itinerary advice, budget travel?

by skogorbet 01 March 2012

Thanks for the info. That answers a lot of questions. The all inclusive in Punta Cana is already booked for 3 nights, so we are committed…
Re: Itinerary advice, budget travel?

by domcom 28 February 2012

That sounds like a good plan. My comments would be - for Jarabacoa there is a Caribe Tour bus direct from Santo Domingo. There are some…
Itinerary advice, budget travel?

by skogorbet 28 February 2012

My GF and I are heading to DR end of this April. First time there for both of us. I speak a fair amount of Spanish and have traveled a…
RE: Itinerary help for 1 week in August

by domcom 22 February 2012

Punta Cana is a bit isolated which makes do something else a bit more difficult. With only a week your options are a bit limited. Santo…
RE: Good Hostels in Dominican Republic

by domcom 19 February 2012

Santo Domingo is ceratinly worth a couple of days - varios cheap options in the Zona Colonial or Gazcue. You could then take the Caribe…
RE: ease of travel in the Dominican Republic

by runwildrunfree 05 February 2012

I was in a sort of similar position over christmas and new year's ... landed in Santo Domingo, would depart from Punta Cana. After a couple…
RE: Puerto Plata

by runwildrunfree 28 January 2012

It's a fantastic country ... my favorite in the Caribbean so far from amongst the 10 or so I've been to. It's my favorite (I'm not competing…