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in 2013. On the road, Kim Beddall, Nicolas AUTHOR THANKS Warembourg, David Cruz, Gordana Stojanovic, Michael Grosberg Kris and Jill Thomas, Alan Nuñez, Melany Thanks to Carly Neidorf for putting up with my Torres, Carla Mathe, Johan Guyot, Kate Wallace, long absences and of course to my coauthor Nathalie Agramonte, Damian Irizarry and Mara Kevin Raub. And on the road to the following for Sandri. their time, guidance, insight and warmth: Patricia Suriel, Omar Rodriguez, Michael Scates, Mark Rodriguez, Tim Hall, Clare and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Jeroen Mutsarrs and Lorenzo Sanssani. Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated Kevin Raub World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Thanks to my wife, Adriana Schmidt Raub, who Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System sure does put up with a lot of travel. Thanks Sciences, 11, 1633¬44. also to my former editor at Lonely Planet, Catherine Craddock-Carrillo; my partner in Cover photograph: Cascada El Limón, crime, Michael Grosberg, who had to put up Península de Samaná; Bertrand Gardel/Alamy. with my early start; and all of the staff we lost 248 BEHIND THE SCENES THE BEHIND

Planet’s Oakland office, and Clifton Wilkinson, Simon THIS BOOK produced by the following: Williamson This 6th edition of Lonely Destination Editor Assisting Cartographer Planet’s Helen Elfer James Leversha guidebook was researched Commissioning Editors Cover Researcher Naomi and written by Michael Gros- Catherine Craddock-Carrillo, Parker berg and Kevin Raub. The Kathleen Munnelly Anita Banh, previous edition was written Thanks to Carolyn Sasha Baskett, Fredrik Divall, by Paul Clammer, Michael Product Editor Boicos Ryan Evans, Larissa Frost, Grosberg and Kevin Raub, and the 4th edition by Paul Clam- Senior Cartographer Genesys India, Jouve India, mer, Michael Grosberg and Mark Griffiths Elizabeth Jones, Nadine Lopez, Jens Porup. This guidebook Book Designer Wibowo Rusli Kate Mathews, Claire Naylor, Martine Power, James Smart, was commissioned in Lonely Assisting Editors Justin Richard Weil Flynn, Carly Hall, Kate Kiely, ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 249

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A beaches 22 Playa Rincón 9, 116, 9 border crossings 238 accommodations 228-30, Bahía de Las Águilas 10, Playa Sosúa 138-9, 31 Ázua 186 242, see also individual 194, 10 Playita 115 Comendador del Rey locations Bozo Beach 146 beer 35 189-90 activities 22, 25, 26, 37-42, Cayo Levantado 110-11 bicycling 41-2, 238, see also Dajabón 160 see also individual Costa Dorada 135-6 mountain biking Jimaní 199-200 activities Kite Beach 146 birdwatching 42, 223-4 Pedernales 197 Aguas Blancas 180 185 books 223 budget 19 air travel 236-8 Long Beach 131 Cachóte 193 bus travel 238-9, 240-1 Altar de la Patria 56 Paraíso 193 Indigenous Eyes business hours 19 Alto Velo 197 Playa Alicia 139 Ecological Park & Altos de Chavón 84 Playa Arena Gorda 97 Reserve 97 Álvarez, Julia 221 C Playa Bayahibe 91 Laguna Limón 104-5 amber 49, 71, 130, 133, Cabarete 13, 143-53, 144-5 Playa Blanca (Boca de Laguna Oviedo 196 170, 230 Cabo Cabrón 116 Yuma) 94 Parque Nacional del animals 22-3, 223-5, see Cabral 195 Playa Blanca (Isla Beata) Este 94 also individual animals 197 Parque Nacional Los Cabrera 155-6 architecture 24, 222 Playa Bonita 126 Haitises 106 Cachóte 193 area codes 233 Playa Cabarete 146 Parque Nacional Sierra de camping 229 art galleries, see museums Bahoruco 198 Playa Cabo Engaño 97 canyoning 40-1, 173 & galleries Península de Pedernales Playa Caletón 154 car travel 239-40 arts 220-2 190-1 Playa Cofresí 137 Carnaval 17, 25, 62, 167, ATMs 232 boat excursions 17, 26 Playa Cosón 126 Ázua 186 Bávaro & Punta Cana 99 Casa de Campo 85-7 Playa del Macao 97 Bayahibe & Dominicus Casa de Francia 56, 58 Playa Detras del Morro Americanus 91 158 Casa del Cordón 56 B Cabarete 146 bachata 216 Playa Diamante 156 casabe 35 Laguna Oviedo 196 Bahía de Las Águilas 10, Playa Dominicus 91 Cascada El Limón 122, 31 Luperón 156 194, 10 Playa Dorada 135-6 cascading 40-1 Los Cayos de los Siete Bahoruco 193-4 Castillo del Cerro 187 Playa El Breton 156 Hermanos 159 Balaguer, Joaquín 211-13, cathedrals, see churches & Playa El Cortecito 97 Parque Nacional Los 221 cathedrals Playa Encuentro 146 Haitises 106 Baní 185-6 caves Playa Ensenada 158 Puerto Plata 131 Barahona 191-3 Cueva de Berna 94 Playa Entrada 156 Sosúa 140 bargaining 21 Cueva de las Playa Frontón 115 boat travel 237, 238 baseball 17, 27, 70, 85, 163, Maravillas 88 Playa Grande (Luperón) 84 218-19, 17 Cueva de San Gabriel 106 156 Boca de Yuma 94 Basilica de Nuestra Cueva del Puente 90 Playa Grande (Río San Boca del Diablo 115 Señora de la Juan) 154 Cueva del Templo 106 Altagracia 95 books 202 Playa Guibia 48 Cueva Fun Fun 100 bats 224 baseball 219 Playa Isabela 157 Cueva Penon Gordo 90 Bávaro 96-104, , birdwatching 223 98 23 Playa las Flechas 111 Cuevas de la Arena 106 coral reefs 226 Bayahibe 17, 88-95, 89 Playa Limón 104-5 Dudu Cave 154, 156 history 204, 207, 213, 214 Playa Los Patos 193 Los Tres Ojos 59 literature 220-1 Playa Madama 115 Padre Nuestro 39 Map Pages 000 music 216 Playa Popa 159 Parque Nacional El Photo Pages 000 wildlife 225 Choco 143 Playa Preciosa 154 250 Piedras Letradas 180 coffee 35 Dudu Cave 154, 156 geology 223 Reserva Antropológica festivals 198 dysentery 231 golf 41 Cuevas del Pomier 188 production 147-8, 170, 174 La Romana 85 Cayo Arena 157 Cofresí 137 Playa Dorada 135 Cayo Levantado 110-11 E Columbus, Christopher 48, economy 203, 213-14 Punta Cana 98-9 cell phones 233 59, 157, 204-5 El Corral de los Indios 187 Río San Juan 154 INDEX INDEX central highlands 44, Comendador del Rey El Lechoso 195 government 208-14 161-82, 162 189-90 guagua travel 239 El Limón 122, 31 accommodations 161 Constanza 16, 179-81, 16 Guerra, Juan Luís 215, 216 El Mogote 174 C-H climate & travel consulates 232 güiras 216  seasons 161 coral reefs 39, 224, 226 El Morro 158  food 161 Cordillera Septentrional El Punto 116 highlights 162 170 electricity 231 H travel to/from 161 Costa Dorada 135-6 Elías Piña 189-90 Haiti border crossings 238 travel within 161 Costambar 136-7 embassies 232 Ázua 186 Charcos los costs 19, 21, 232 emergencies 19, 245 Comendador del Rey 189-90 Militares 170 courses 61, 140, 147 Enriquillo 192 Dajabón 160 children, travel with 230 credit cards 232 environmental issues 226 Jimaní 199-200 churches & cathedrals crocodiles 199, 225 Estadio Cibao 163 Pedernales 197 Basilica de Nuestra Cueva de las Maravillas 88 Estadio Quisqueya 70 Haiti–Dominican Republic Señora de la Cueva del Puente 90 Estero Hondo 157 Altagracia 95 relations 202-3, 210-11, currency 232 etiquette 21 Capilla de la Tercera 213-14 customs regulations 230 events, see festivals & Orden Dominica 53 Haiti earthquake 214 cycling, see bicycling, events Capilla de Nuestra Haitian markets 160, mountain biking exchange rates 19 Señora de los 189-90, 2 Remedios 51 health 231 Catedral de la D F hepatitis 231 Concepción 171 Dajabón 160 Faro a Colón 59 Higüey 95-6 Catedral de Santiago Damajagua 14, 40, 135, 15 festivals & events 25-7, hiking 41 Apóstol 164 62, 95, 132, 148, 167, dance 215-17 Cachóte 193 Catedral Primada de 198, 215 dangers, see safety central highlands 170 América 49, 51 films 202, 218 deforestation 226 173-4 Convento de la Orden de fish 224 dengue fever 231 Las Galeras 116 los Predicadores 51 fishing 40 Díaz, Junot 221 Pico Duarte 14, 41, Iglesia Corazón de Bávaro & Punta Cana 99 Jesus 182 disabilities, travelers 177-9, 14 Cabarete 148 Iglesia de la Regina with 234 Reserva Científica Loma Puerto Plata 131 Angelorum 53 diving 24, 38-9 Quita Espuela 182 Sosúa 140 Iglesia de Nuestra Bávaro 98 San José de las Matas 169 food 21, 34-5, 36, 243-5 Señora de las Bayahibe 17, 90-1, 17 history 204-14, see also forts individual locations Mercedes 53 Boca Chica 84 Fortaleza Ozama 55 Balaguer, Joaquín Iglesia de Nuestra Cabarete 147 Señora del Carmen 53 Fortaleza San Luis 163-4 211-13, 221 Cabo Cabrón 116 Iglesia de San Fuerte de San Felipe books 204, 207, 213, 214 Isla Catalinita 89-90 Lázaro 53 130-1 Columbus, Christopher Laguna Dudu 156 Iglesia de San Miguel 53 Fuerte de Santa Bárbara 48, 59, 157, 204-5 Iglesia de Santa Las Galeras 116 58 colonization 205-6 Bárbara 53 120-1 La Vega Vieja 171 government 208-14 Iglesia de Santa Clara 53 Monte Cristi 159 frogs 225 Haiti, rule & relations Iglesia San Felipe 131 Puerto Plata 131 with Dominican Santo Cerro 170-1 Punta Cana 98 Republic 202-3, 207-8, Río San Juan 154 G 210-11, 213-14 cigars 71, 166, 182, 230 galleries, see museums & Sosúa 139, 140 independence 207-8, 210 climate 18, 25, 26, 27, 230, galleries dolphins 88, 116, 137, 224 politics 208-14 see also individual gardens, see parks & slavery 207 locations Dominicus Americanus gardens sugar industry 79, 84, cocoa plantations 181, 182 88-95, 90 gay travelers 231 162-3, 207, 209 drinks 35-6, 244-5 Gazcue 58-9, 64-5, 67-8, Taíno era 204-5 driving 239-40 70, 60 drugs, illegal 233 Trujillo regime 210-11, 213 Map Pages 000 geckos 225 Duarte, Juan US intervention 208, Photo Pages 000 geography 223 Pablo 48, 49 211-12 251 hitchhiking 240 La Romana 84-8, 86 money 19, 21, 232 Museo Jamas El Olvido horseback riding 42 La Vega 17, 169-71 moneychangers 232 Será tu Recuerdo 187 Cabarete 147 La Vega Vieja 171 Monte Cristi 158-60 Museo Nacional de Cascada El Limón 122 Lago Enriquillo 16, 199, 226 Monumento a los Héroes Historia Natural 58 Cueva de las Laguna Dudu 156 de la Restauración de la Palacio Consistorial 164 Maravillas 88 Laguna Gri-Gri 153-4 República 163 Quinta Dominica 49

Jarabacoa 174 Laguna Limón 104-5 Monumento Natural Dunas Taíno Park 111 INDEX de las Calderas 185 Las Galeras 116 Laguna Oviedo 196-7 music 215-17 motoconcho travel 241 Playa Limón 104 Laguna Redonda 105 festivals 27, 62, 148, 215

motorcycle travel 239-40  H-N Hostal Nicolás de Ovando language 21, 36, 242-6 58 mountain biking 14,

 courses 61, 140, 147 41-2, 14 N Hoyo de Pelempito 198 larimar 49, 71, 190, 196 155 Bávaro & Punta Cana 99 hurricanes 224 Las Caritas 199 national parks & nature Cabarete 147 hutias 224 Las Cuevas 194 reserves 225, see also mountains 223, see also parks & gardens Las Damas 55 individual mountains Indigenous Eyes Las Galeras 10, 115-19, 10 I museums & galleries 221 Ecological Park & iguanas 16, 97, 196, 197, Las Lagunas 179 Amber World Museum Reserve 97 199, 226, 16 Las Pirámides 180 49 Isla Catalina 84-5 immigration, Haitian 202-3 Las Terrenas 13, 119-26, Casa del Arte 164 Isla Catalinita 89-90 immigration procedures , 120 12 Casa Museo General Isla Saona 89 234, 236 legal matters 231-2 Gregorio Luperón Monumento Natural immunizations 231 129-30 lesbian travelers 231 Dunas de las Calderas Indigenous Eyes Ecological literature 202, 220-1, see Casa Ponce de León 96 185 Park & Reserve 97 also books Centro León 163 Parque Nacional insurance 240 lizards 225 De Soto Galería 72 Armando Bermúdez internet access 231 Los Cayos de los Siete Ecological Museum 59 173-4, 177-9, 178, 14 internet resources Hermanos 159 Fortaleza San Luis 163-4 Parque Nacional del Este activities 40 Los Delfines Water & Galería de Ambar 130 88, 94 health 231 Entertainment Park 79 Galeria de Arte Candido Parque Nacional El planning 19 Los Patos 193 Bido 72 Choco 143 Isla Beata 197 Los Tablones 173-4 Galería de Arte El Parque Nacional Jaragua Isla Cabritos 199 Los Tres Ojos 59 Greco 72 196-7 Isla Catalina 84-5 Luperón 156-7 Galería de Arte El Parque Nacional José del Carmen Ramírez Isla Catalinita 89-90 Pincel 72 177-9, 178 Isla Saona 89 Galería de Arte María del M Carmen 72 Parque Nacional La itineraries 28-33 malaria 231 Haitian Caraibes Art Isabela 157 Malecón (Santo Domingo) Gallery 124-5 Parque Nacional Lago J 65, 67-8, 70, 60 Larimar Museum 49 Enriquillo & Isla Cabritos 199 Jarabacoa 171-7, 172 mamajuana 35 Museo Alcázar de Colón Parque Nacional Los jazz music 148 manatees 88, 157, 224 49, 8-9, 206 Haitises 106, 119-20 Jimaní 199-200 mangroves 97, 106, 153-4, Museo Bellapart 61 Parque Nacional Monte 157, 226 Museo de Arte Juan Dolio 79, 82-4, 82 Cristi 158 Mano Juan 89 Moderno 58 Parque Nacional Sierra maps 240 Museo de Hermanas de Bahoruco 197-8 K marine parks 137 Mirabel 182 Parque Nacional kayaking 40 markets 72, 73, 168 Museo de la Submarino La Caleta Kidd, William 206 Altagracia 95 Haitian 160, 189-90 39, 225 kitesurfing 37-8 Museo de la Comunidad Mata Grande 179 Reserva Antropológica Judía de Sosúa 138 Cabarete 13, 143-5, mausoleums 55, 56 Cuevas del Pomier 188 , Museo de la Familia 13 23 measures 233 Reserva Científica Loma Dominicana 49 Las Terrenas 121 medical services 231 Quita Espuela 182 Museo de las Casas Puerto Plata 131-2 merengue 215-16 Reservo Cientifica Ebano Reales 48-9 festivals 27, 62, 132 Verde 180 Museo del Ambar Reservo Científica Valle 105-6 Dominicano 130 L Nuevo 180, 223 La Ciénaga 179, 193-4 Mirabal sisters 212 Museo del Duarte 49 newspapers 233 La Cueva 195 mobile phones 233 Museo del Hombre nightlife 23 La Cumbre 170 Moca 182 Dominicano 58 north coast 44, 127-60, La Jagua 174 Monasterio de San Museo del Ron y la 128 Francisco 56 Caña 49 accommodations 127 252 climate & travel seasons children, travel with 230 Reservo Científica Valle emergency services 73 127 Dominican Republic Nuevo 180, 223 entertainment 70-1 food 127 basics 18-19 resorts 22, 229 festivals & events 62 highlights 128 Dominican Republic’s Río San Juan 153-5 food 46, 65-8 regions 43-4 Río Yaque del Norte 15, 173 Gazcue 58-9, 64-5, 67-8, eating & drinking 34-6 Ruinas del Hospital San O 70, 60 INDEX INDEX first-time travelers 20-1 Nicolás de Barí 56 Ocean World 137 highlights 47 internet resources 19 rum 35 opening hours 19 history 48 itineraries 28-33 distilleries 132 internet access 73

N outdoor activities 37-42 museums 49, 130 Malecón 65, 67-8, 70, 60 T-  P travel seasons 18, 25, Ruta Panoramica 170 medical services 73-4 paddleboarding 147 26, 27 safety 73 painting 221-2 plants 226, see also shopping 71-3 Palacio de Bellas Artes 59 mangroves S 106-7 sights 48-61 Palacio Nacional 58-9 Playa Bonita 126 Sabaneta 179 tourist offices 74 Panteón Nacional 55 Playa Dorada 135-6 safety 233 tours 61-2 paragliding 42, 174 Playa Entrada 156 hitchhiking 240 travel to/from 74-5, 76 Paraíso 193 Playa Grande (Río San hurricanes 224 travel within 76-7 parasailing 99 Juan) 154 road 240 walking tour 57, 57 parks & gardens, see also Playa Limón 104-5 national parks & nature Playa Los Patos 193 Santo Domingo 73 Zona Colonial 9, 48-53, reserves Playa Preciosa 154 theft 73, 115, 233 55-8, 62-4, 65-7, 69-70, 50-1 Jardín Botánico Nacional Playa Rincón 9, 116, 9 women travelers 235 59 salsa music 217 Santo Domingo Merengue Playa Sosúa 138-9, 31 Festival 27, 62 Parque Central 158 Salto de Baiguate 173 Plaza de la Cultura 58 Sención, Viriato 220-1 Parque Colón 53 Salto de Jimenoa Dos 173 Plaza España 53, 55, Silver Bank 132 Parque Mirador del Sur , Salto de Jimenoa Uno 173 8-9 11 slavery 207 59, 61 politics 202-3, 208-14 Samaná 110-15, 112-3 snakes 225 Plaza de la Cultura 58 Polo 195, 198 San Cristobal 187 snorkeling 24, 38-9 passports 234, 236 Ponce de León, Juan 96 San Francisco de Macorís Bávaro & Punta Cana 98 Pedernales 197 population 202-3 181-2 Bayahibe 17, 90-1 Pedro Garcia 170 postal services 233 San José de las Matas 169 Cabrera 156 Pelempito 198 público travel 241 186-9 Cayo Arena 157 Península de Pedernales Puerta de la Isla Catalina 85 44, 190-8 Misericordia 56 San Pedro de Macorís 85 Isla Catalinita 89-90 Península de Samaná 43, Puerta de San Diego 56 San Rafael del Yuma 96 108-26, 109 Las Galeras 116 Puerta del Conde 56 Sandino, Augusto César accommodations 108 218 Las Terrenas 120-1 Puerto Plata 129-35, 130 climate & travel seasons Santiago 162-9, 164-5 Monte Cristi 159 Punta Cana 13, 43, 108 accommodations 164-6 Playa El Breton 156 96-104, 98, 2, 5, 212 food 108 Puerto Plata 131 Punta Rusia 157-8 activities 163 highlights 109 drinking & Río San Juan 154 history 109-10 entertainment 167-8 Silver Bank 132 travel to/from 110 Q food 166-7 Sosúa 139 travel within 110 Quedagh Merchant 206 history 163 solenodons 224 Pérez, Maritza 221 shopping 168 Sonido del Yaque 175 petroglyphs 88, 90, 106, R sights 163-4 Sosúa 137-43, 138 180, 199 radio 233 tours 164 Spanish language 21, 36, phonecards 233 rafting 15, 39, 172-3, 15 travel to/from 168-9 242-6 pick-pocketing 73, 233 rap music 217 travel within 169 sports 37-42, see also Pico Duarte 14, 41, 177-9 individual sports reggaeton 217 Santo Domingo 43, 46-77, Pico Isabel de Torres 129 sugar industry 79, 84, religion 202, 203 47, 50-1, 54, 60 planning, see also 8-9, 11 162-3, 207, 209 Reloj del Sol 56 individual regions accommodations 46, museums 49, 130 reptiles 225 budgeting 19, 21, 36, 228 62-5 plantation tours 99 Reserva Antropológica calendar of events 25-7 climate & travel surfing 38, 126, 145-6 Cuevas del Pomier 188 seasons 46 Reserva Científica Loma courses 61 Quita Espuela 182 Map Pages 000 drinking & nightlife 11, T Reservo Cientifica Ebano Taíno people 111, 204-5 Photo Pages 000 69-70 Verde 180 taxi travel 241 253 teleférico (Puerto Plata) Samaná 112 vegetarian travelers 34 websites, see internet 129 Santiago 164 visas 234 resources telephone services 233 Santo Domingo 61-2 Vodou 202 weights 233 Templo de las Sosúa 140 volunteering 234-5 whales, snorkeling Américas 157 travel to/from with 132 theft 73, 115, 233 Dominican Republic whale-watching 11, 25, 38, time 233-4 236-7 W 106, 111-12, 224, 11 INDEX wakeboarding 146-7 tipping 21 Haiti 238 whiskey 35 walking, see hiking tourist cards 234 travel within Dominican white-water rafting 15, 39, walking tours 57, 57 172-3, tourist information 234 Republic 237-41 15  T-Z tours trekking, see hiking water, drinking 231 wildlife 22-3, 223-5,  see also individual Bávaro 99 Trudille 197 waterfalls 226 species Bayahibe 91 Trujillo, Rafael Leónidas Aguas Blancas 180 windsurfing 40, 121, 146 Cabarete 147-8 163, 187, 210-11, 221 Cascada El Limón 122, women in Dominican Dominicus Americanus 91 books 202, 213 31 Damajagua 14, 40, Republic 203 Jarabacoa 174 Tubagua Plantation 135, 15 women travelers 235 Las Galeras 116-17 Eco-Village 170 Salto de Baiguate 173 Las Terrenas 121 turtles 26, 116, 196, 224-5 TV 233 Salto de Jimenoa Z Monte Cristi 159 Dos 173 Península de typhoid 231 zip-lining 139-40 Salto de Jimenoa Zona Colonial 9, 48-53, Pedernales 191 Uno 173 Pico Duarte 177-8 55-8, 62-4, 65-7, V weather 18, 25, 26, 27, 224, 69-70, 50-1 Punta Cana 99 vaccinations 231 230, see also individual Sabana de la Mar 106 Valle del Tétero 179 locations 254 NOTES ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 255

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