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28 44 77 6 What is OPETUR? e are very pleased to know Santo Domingo, offering first class cuisine 10 Dominican Republic Map 18 wthat you will visit our and housing the First City of America and 12 Recommendations Dominican Republic, where you can enjoy its 16th and 17th century monuments. 14 About Dominican Republic hospitality recognized throughout the world. Definitely the Dominicans like to receive Feel at home and appreciate the magic of 18 What to see and do their visitors and tourists. carelessly living unique experiences, in a 74 Excursions land where it may rain coffee or the moon Our country has a great variety of unique strives to shine more than normal. 84 Hotels & Resorts experiences that will make your trip 100 OPETUR Members unforgettable: from lush beaches of fine With the certainty that your vacation here 112 General Information white sand and turquoise waters, to the will be totally to your liking, we invite you Atlantic coast with one of the best areas to enjoy every day, every sunset, let your Published by the Dominican Republic Receptive Tour Operators Association82 (OPETUR). Padre Billini No. 263, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Phone: 809-682-1785 • E-mail: [email protected] • www.opetur.net in the world for wind surfing; mountains senses fly and relax. All rights reserved: The partial or total reproduction of this guide, as well as its broadcast of any kind or by any mean, including photocopying, recording or as high as Pico Duarte, the highest in the electronic storage and recovery systems, without the written consent of the editors, is prohibited. Created and Directed by: Target Consultores de Mercadeo Caribbean, from where we can jump like Looking forward to seeing you! Av. Sarasota #39, Torre Sarasota Center, Suite 401, Bella Vista, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Tel.: 809-532-2006. E-mail: [email protected] • www.targetconsultores.com birds in paragliders. We also have striking Text revision: Aralis Rodríguez Photography: Ministerio de Turismo -MITUR- Cover Photography: Rebeca Del Castillo Zouain, Dominican, Bioanalyst by trails that end in waterfalls; caves with Elizabeth Tovar profession and photographer at heart. Coordination: Yajaira Abréu Design and Layout: Luis Isidor / Q Estudio Creativo Printed by: Editora Corripio petroglyphs and a large metropolis such as President OPETUR We thank Ms. Rebeca Del Castillo for having given a photograph of her private collection. Ms. Del Castillo has won several mentions and awards in international photography competitions.

4 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 5 WHAT IS OPETUR AND WHAT DOES IT DO?

OPETUR is the Association of Tour Operators of We are the institution responsible for managing the Dominican Republic and its main objective is 90 percent of the tourists who enter the country the organization and provision of tourism services every year, to whom we provide an experience with professionalism, security and high levels of enjoyment with excellence, through the of quality, contributing to the strengthening of preparation and skills provided by our partners. Dominican tourism.

Elizabeth Tovar President Doina De Campos Vicepresident / Administrative Director Amalia Rodríguez Financial Director BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rocío Oller First Vocal 2019-2021 Minnie Maalea Second Vocal María Zobeyda Vargas Regional Director North Zone Nadya Medrano Regional Director East Zone Maria Grazia Battaglia Regional Director Romana-Bayahibe

6 OPETUR / Guide of excursions WHY HIRE A TOUR OPERATOR MEMBER OF OPETUR?

f you want your stay in the Dominican Republic i to be truly enjoyable, it is advisable to hire a tour operator that is a member of OPETUR, legally constituted and commercially recognized companies, whose operations guarantee the following: • Fast, safe and effective assistance at the time of any inconvenience or difficulty. • Rely on a highly skilled and trained staff to preserve your integrity in each activity, since the guides, vehicles and means they use have the proper operating permits granted by the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic. • Assurance that you will receive the service you have booked, and in case you decide to cancel it, your money will be refunded. • Be protected by companies that have civil liability insurance by law to cover all types of eventualities that may We advise you not to buy any service from arise. false travel agents or tour vendors, since they do not have the proper license and insurance • Because of the confidence of the to operate, even if you see that they carry an company, travel agent or wholesaler identification card. from whom you bought your vacations in the OPETUR receptive tour operator, an For this reason, when purchasing the various institution that can offer you advantages excursions that you will see in this guide, at the moment of buying excursions or we recommend you approach the counter of other service or in case you require any your hotel and buy only those offered by your information. representative or the OPETUR tour operator.

8 OPETUR / Guide of excursions DOMINICAN REPUBLIC We are a country of surprising contrasts and extraordinary diversity. Between the cold ridge of the Caribbean's highest mountain and some of the region's most beautiful beaches, you can find verdant valleys, spectacular waterfalls and torrid deserts. We invite you to discover this paradise with us.

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International Airport Ecotourism and Adventure

Local Airport Extreme Sports

National Park Museums, Culture and History

10 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 11 OPETUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PLEASANT VACATION

f you are about to make your vacation medications, anti-spasmodics, antacids, dream come true, to rest and enjoy antidiarrheals and the medication you in the heart of the Caribbean, in a use daily. i tropical Eden such as the Dominican Republic, then OPETUR gives you important 5 Always use your sunscreen, as the sun tips to make your stay memorable, as you shines brightly almost always, in order to deserve it: avoid sunburn.

1 The first thing is to make sure that 6 Upon arrival, always carry your camera you have all the necessary personal with you to capture those unforgettable documents for the trip and, above all, moments in every place you visit. that they are valid, such as passport, residence card, driving license, boarding passes and plane ticket, which you must 7 If you are traveling with children, make place in your hand luggage. sure you are staying in a hotel that has attractions for your little ones to have maximum fun; and if it's a couple, chose 2 Avoid carrying excessive luggage, so a hotel with activities that you enjoy just bring what you need to use during together. your vacation, and preferably opt for suitcases with wheels, as they are easy to handle and can provide more comfort. 8 Do not drink tap water, but bottled or purified; also avoid eating food in street stalls, only in the restaurants of 3 Pack light-colored and cotton garments the hotel where you are staying and in in your suitcase, such as skirts, loose establishments that guarantee they will shirts, unbuttoned pants, shorts, also not harm your health. cloth hats, swimsuits, sarongs, sandals and shoes as comfortable as possible, in addition to your sunglasses. Also, a small 9 Don’t carry large sums of money and backpack to take with you to the beach carry low-denomination bills, whether or if you go hiking. in Dominican peso, dollar or euro, so you can easily pay for any purchase, consumption or tip. 4 Place a medical kit with maximum protection sunscreen, mosquito repellent and bite creams in your suitcase; 10 Stay informed about any last-minute antipyretics, pain relievers, digestive event that affects the place where you will be staying.

12 OPETUR / Guide of excursions ABOUT THE DOMINICAN GENERAL INFORMATION Population: REPUBLIC 9.4 million inhabitants approximately. Official language: Spanish. Religion: predominantly Catholic, followed by the Protestant.

he Tainos were the first settlers Climate and temperatures: t of the new world. They were tropical zone with an average responsible for giving our country’s its temperature of 28 degrees Celsius original name “Quisqueya”. An ethnic group (about 82 degrees Fahrenheit). whose mode of production was based National currency: Dominican on agriculture, they had a culture that peso. highlighted their art, magical-religious Electricity: 110V to 60 cycles practices and their political organization, (110V/60Hz). grouped into cacicazgos. Area codes (telephone): for On December 5, 1492, the Spanish landlines and mobile phones 809 conquerors arrived on the island, headed by have impacted national life throughout our and 829; for mobile 849. Admiral Christopher Columbus, who pointed history, have been the two military invasions it out as “the most beautiful land that human of the United States, the first from 1916 to Taxes: The Tax on the Transfer of eyes have ever seen”, and then baptized it 1924, and the second from 1965 to 1966; Industrialized Goods and Services “La Hispaniola” or “La Española". This event also, the implacable Rafael Leónidas Trujillo’s (ITBIS) is 18 percent and in some is called "meeting between two cultures or Dictatorship, from 1930 to 1961, and the establishments, there is a 10 two worlds". April 1965 War. percent surcharge for service or It was precisely from 1965 when the legal tip. For a long time the territory was under Caribbean Sea. It occupies two thirds of the Dominican Republic began to move towards foreign domination, both from Spain and island of Hispaniola and is the second largest democracy and freedom, establishing a rule Haiti, until on February 27, 1844, National island in the Antilles, located in the center of law with a presidential regime, which Independence was proclaimed by a group of the archipelago, very close to the Tropic every four years calls the people to free The soil of our geography is quite varied of men led by Juan Pablo Duarte, in which of Cancer, so the warmth of the sun can be elections to elect the presidential, congress and full of contrasts, with an impressive Matías Ramón Mella and Francisco del truly felt. landscape diversity, which ranges from the Rosario Sánchez had a role of transcendence. and municipal authorities. Our territory occupies 48,484 square highest mountains of the Antilles, such as Together they are our three Fathers of the Geographical data: kilometers of extension with a political Pico Duarte with 3,087 meters above sea Fatherland. The Dominican Republic is located in the division of 32 provinces and a National level, to the largest lake in the West Indies, Years later, the country was annexed again to center of the Caribbean, dotted by the waters District, which is the center of the province Lake Enriquillo. There are also lush tropical Spain, until August 16, 1865, when General of the Atlantic Ocean to the north; to the of Santo Domingo, capital of the country, forests and arid semi-desert areas, and Gregorio Luperón returned sovereignty to the east by the Mona channel; to the west by the headquarters of the Government and of the impetuous Atlantic waters and calm nation with the War of the Restoration, which Artibonito river, which separates us from the other institutions that conform the Caribbean beaches, on our more than 1,500 had begun in 1863. Other great events, that the Republic of Haiti; and to the south by the Dominican State system. kilometers of coastline.

14 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 15 TIME DIFFERENCES Please find below the time difference in In the middle of the Central and North comparison to other countries: mountain ranges, the Cibao Valley, the Country Difference biggest of all, is followed by the San Juan Germany +6 / +5 Valley. We have several rivers, such as the Argentina -1 Yaque del Norte, the second longest in the Belgium +6 country and the second in the whole island, Brazil +1 after the Artibonito; as well as several Chile 0 adjacent islands, such as Saona, Catalina, Canada (east) 0 Catalinita and the small Beata, Alto Velo and Canada (center) - 1 Los Frailes islands, and 14 National Parks or Canada (pacific) - 3 scientific reserves. Colombia - 1 The country is divided into three regions: United States (east) 0 North or Cibao, which has fertile land of United States (center) - 1 great agricultural and livestock activity; the United States (mountain) - 2 Southeast, which integrates the eastern part United States (pacific) - 3 and hosts the main tourist hub of the country; Spain +6 nationalities that must apply for a visa and and the Southwest, with less economic France +6 for this you can consult directly with the development, but with a high ecotourism Netherlands +6 Dominican consulate or embassy in your potential. Italy +6 country of origin. For more information see certification within 30 days before arrival, Entry requirements to the country Japan +13 the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russia (Center / Moscow) +8 of the country: www.mirex.gob.do and a certificate of health of the animal Tourists from Europe, the United States and issued in less than 15 days. Otherwise, you United Kingdom +5 Arriving with animals Canada have the right to stay for a maximum Korea +13 would have to leave your pet in quarantine of 30 days without a visa, provided they Taiwan +12 If you want to travel with your pet you for 8 to 30 days, depending on the country have a valid passport. There are certain will have to present a rabies vaccination of origin.

16 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 17 More than 500 years of history 20 Dominican style dishes 28 Dominican folklore 34 Handmade 40 Action and emotion 44 Dream destinations 52 Conventions and events 58 Nightlife 66

WHAT TO SEE

Las Damas street, Colonial city. AND DO

18 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 19 MORE THAN 500 YEARS OF HISTORY

We are glad you have come to the Dominican Republic! It is a destination with an impressive historical and cultural wealth, with unique monuments that feature everything, from the way of life of our ancestors to the most modern expressions of Dominican culture, through the heritage that we had from

that colonial period. You will Part of the riches of our colonial monuments verify that this experience that can be found in the colonial city. will be a great luxury for your senses. From the arrival of the Admiral to our island, called Quisqueya by the Taínos and, later, La njoy a unique vacation, stepping Hispaniola or La Española by the Spaniards, on the Admiral Christopher it became the first European settlement in Columbus’s footprints, knowing America and the first seat of the Spanish e government, where they erected numerous about the culture of our first settlers, the Once you have arrived, walk through the Colonial City, also known as "The Zone", buildings to house the first institutions that Taínos; the trail of the Spanish colonizers and cobbled streets of the walled city that dot where you will know part of the expressions operated on the continent. the African heritage, three races that mixed the waters of the Ozama River, where dozens of Dominican identity. with the evolution of time, giving rise to the That is why you are in the land of primacies of enclosures erected between the 16th The Long Night of the Museums composition of the Dominican people. and where it all began. and 17th centuries are located, and the first social and cultural institutions were founded, It is an activity that brings the population Observe the monumental relics that narrate If you are wondering where to start, the closer to the historical and cultural centers the event that irreversibly marked the recommendation is to rediscover the oldest such as the first cathedral, the first hospital and is carried out in every season of the year, course of universal history, which occurred city in the New World, which is Santo and the first university in America. from 9 am to 12 midnight, with a program on October 12, 1492, when an expedition Domingo, America’s First City, and enter the Observe museums, mythical temples, that includes artistic and educational commanded by Christopher Columbus arrived most important historical epicenter of the fortresses and many other sites and activities. in the New Continent, leaving this event listed country, the Colonial City, an area declared monuments, essential to know and that will as the "Encounter of Two Worlds", also the by UNESCO Heritage of Humanity in 1992, take you to other times of our history. Colonial Fest "Meeting of two Cultures", or as some have on the occasion of the 500 years of the Historical-cultural activities It is a festival that takes place in the Colonial called it: “Discovery of America". meeting of the two cultures. City in November of each year and covers Enjoy these events that take place in the

20 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 21 Independence Park. Museum Exposition/Exhibition Address Telephone Casa de Tostado or House Exhibits and disseminates the artistic Calle Arzobispo 809-689-5000 of the Dominican Family heritage and decorative arts from the Meriño esq. Padre XIX Century XIX century and early XX century. Billini, Ciudad Colonial.

Alcázar de Colón Exhibits original pieces from Diego Plaza de España, 809-682-4750 Columbus family, son of the admiral, Ciudad Colonial. and its colonial era.

Columbus Lighthouse Monument honoring the encounter Boulevard del Faro, 809-591-1492 Museum between the two worlds and the barrio de Villa Duarte. memory of Christopher Columbus.

National Pantheon Where the remains of the heroes Calle Las Damas No. 809-689-6010 and martyrs of our homeland are 52, Ciudad Colonial. preserved.

Duarte Museum Exhibits showing the life and work Calle Isabel La 809-687-1436 of Juan Pablo Duarte, father of our Católica No.308, country, where valuable objects from Ciudad Colonial. cultural activities during a full weekend, with Caribbean, which will provide you with a his family are kept. plays, music, artistic presentations, artisanal multilingual and multisensory experience Pre-Hispanic Art Hall Exhibits about Columbian archeology. Av. San Martín esq. 809-540-7777 exhibitions and gastronomic proposals. with 2D and 4D movies, such as the short J. F. Kennedy, Edif. Ext. 235 Chu Chu Colonial film of “The Battle of Santo Domingo”. It has Pepsi. several spaces for entertainment. A train that offers visitors to the Colonial City a Trampolín Children’s In its eight halls for permanent Casa de Batidas. Calle 809-685-5551 Symbols of our history Museum exhibitions you may enjoy a display of Las Damas, Ciudad tour of the most important points of that area, our history, geography, flora, fauna, Colonial. lasting approximately 35 minutes. You can The Dominican Republic offers a wide range and technology. board it on La Católica street. of museums, most of them located in the Bellapart Museum Permanently exhibiting works of arts Av. John F. Kennedy 809-541-7721 The Colonial Gate 4D Cinema Dominican capital and the others are located of Dominican artists of the XX century. esquina Luis Lembert Ext. 296 in the different inner cities, which we invite Peguero, 5to. Piso. The first 4D cinema in the country and the you to visit: Museum of Contemporary Exhibition of different pieces of Calle Víctor Garrido 809-540-4350 Ceramics contemporary ceramics. Puello No. 130, edificio Metropolitano. Museum Exposition/Exhibition Address Telephone Santo Domingo Porcelain Museum Exhibition of a variety of porcelain Calle José Reyes, No. 809-688-4759 pieces. 6, Ciudad Colonial. National Museum of Conserves, researches and exhibits Plaza de la Cultura. 809-686-6688 History & Geography the historical heritage and national Numismatic and Philatelic Preserves and exhibit the national Calle Pedro Henríquez 809-221-9111 geography. Museum philatelic and numismatic heritage. Ureña, Edif. Banco Ext. 36-65 Central. Museum of the All about national pre-Columbian Plaza de la Cultura. 809-687-3622 Dominican Man archeology, anthropology and Amber World Museum Exhibition and documents about Calle Arzobispo 809-682-3309 ethnology. Amber exploitation. Meriño No. 452. Ciudad Colonial. Museum of Modern Art Exhibitions on modern art of major Plaza de la Cultura. 809-685-2154 Dominican artists. Telecommunications Focuses in the evolution of Calle Isabel La 809-633-3333 Museum telecommunications in the Católica Esq. Emiliano 829-378-6250 National Museum of Exhibits and disseminate our natural Plaza de la Cultura. 809-689-0106 country. Exhibits technological Tejera. Ciudad Natural History heritage. apparatus showing the evolution of Colonial. communications from prehistory up to “Museum of las Casas Preserves our heritage of history, art, Calle Las Damas esq. 809-682-4202 contemporary technologies. Reales” archeology and colonial pottery during Mercedes, Ciudad the period 1496-1844. Colonial.

22 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 23 Museum Exposition/Exhibition Address Telephone Memorial Museum for the Collects, organize, investigates and Calle Arzobispo Nouel 809-688-4440 Dominican Resistance exhibits state assets corresponding to No. 210. Ciudad the struggle of the Dominicans during Colonial. the dictatorship of Rafael L. Trujillo.

Larimar Museum Exhibits and sells Larimar jewelry, Calle Isabel La 809-689-6605 which is the national stone. Católica No. 54, Ciudad Colonial.

Cathedral Museum It shows the heritage of the Cathedral Calle Isabel La 809-682-3848 of America, as antique pieces, adorned Católica entre la with gold, pearls, diamonds and silver. casa del Cardenal- EXPERIENCES Arzobispo y la Casa Herrera-Borgellá. True happiness is here. All you need to do is Baní choose how you want to live it Perelló Cultural Center Promotes use of natural resources, Av. Sanchez Km. 2.5 809-380-3100 Our passion is to make happy moments live. educational and environmental for the Escondido, Provincia development of society. Peravia. Therefore, to ensure that all of our guests choose the hotel that’s right for them, we’ve classified La Romana our hotels by the kind of experience that are Regional Archeological Pieces of the history and pre- Altos de Chavón. 809-523-8554 lived in them: activities centered around sports, Museum of Altos de Columbian archeology, and the entertainment, cuisine, and well-being that are Chavón colonization are preserved and exhibit enjoyed by all the senses and that can make a in the eastern part of the country. holiday truly luxurious. Higüey Because true luxury is to experience happiness. Museum House of Gran Exhibits documents and items Calle San Rafael de 809-551-0118 Ponce de León regarding the life of Ponce de Leon Yuma. and his colonization campaigns in the eastern part of the island.

Museo de La Altagracia Preserves and exhibits the heritage of Av. Arzobispo Nouel, 809-554-2431 sacred art emerged around the faith of dentro de los Jardines La Altagracia Virgin. Our essence and de la Basílica de If you’re seeking Because adults The greatest history of the Dominican religiosity. Higüey. a treasure, simply know how to have happiness look around. fun, too. is when shared.

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24 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic · Mexico · Jamaica · Spain Museum Exposition/Exhibition Address Telephone

Museum Sacrum of It preserves pieces that date from the Calle Concepción, La Vega fourteenth to the twentieth century. esquina calle The oldest ones are dated between Sánchez, frente al 1300 and 1399. Parque Duarte y la Catedral Inmaculada Concepción. Salcedo

Mirabal Sisters Museum Preserves the immortal remains of Avenida Tenares- 809-587-8530 Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Salcedo, Km. 1. Mirabal and hero Manolo Tavárez Justo. Objects and documents about the life of the Tavarez Mirabal family. Moca

Museum President Ramón Exhibits the life of President Ramón Estancia Nueva, 809-577-7478 Cáceres Cáceres emphasizing his historical Moca. role, and his family and patriotic values. That is a space for cultural and educational events. Puerto Plata

Museum Fortaleza de San Historical monument where military Extremo Oeste del --- Museum Exposition/Exhibition Address Telephone Felipe pieces from XVIII and XIX centuries Malecón de Puerto Samaná are exhibited. Plata.

Whale Museum Reports about the long journey of the Santa Bárbara de 809-538-2042 Museum of Taíno Art Exhibits and disseminates the pre- Plaza Arawak, 2do. 809-586-7601 humpback whales that every year Samaná. Columbian archeology. Piso, San Felipe. arrive to the waters of the Bahia de Samaná to mate and reproduce. Museum of La Isabela Permanently exhibits Columbian and Parque Nacional de La 809-498-3534 colonial archeology of the XV century. Isabela, Luperón. Bonao House Museum Gregorio Discloses the figure of national hero Calle 12 de Julio, No. 809-261-8661 Cándido Bidó Museum Exhibits and spread the visual and folk Calle Mella esq. San 809-525-5263 Luperón General Gregorio Luperón from a 54, casi esq. Padre 809-261-9028 art of the Bonao community. Antonio. historical perspective. Castellano. Santiago Dominican Amber Exhibition of Amber jewelry. Calle Duarte, No. 61. 809-586-2848 Museum Cultural Center Eduardo Different exhibitions of plastic, Av. 27 de Febrero 809-582-2315 León Jimenes archaeological, historical arts of 146, barrio de Villa Jewish Museum Exhibition of documents, photos and Calle Alejo Martínez, 809-571-1386 Progreso. different subjects. objects of the 700 Jewish refugees Sosúa. that arrived in the country in the Museum of the Monument dedicated to the historic Calle del Sol. 809- 241-0648 1930’s during the Nazi persecution Restoration feat for the restoration of the Republic in Germany. and the 1844-1865 era. Montecristi Museum Tomás Morel Exhibits and disseminate about local Av. Restauración. 809- 582-6787 folk heritage. House of Generalissimo Exhibits documents and photos of the Av. Mella No.39. 809 579-2474 Maximo Gómez life and work of Dominican Maximo La Vega Gomez, who was a hero in the Cuban Museum of La Vega Vieja Historic site with pre-Columbian and Avenida Vieja en --- Independence together with José colonial archeology of the XV century Cutupú – Parque Martí. and remains of the ancient city of Nacional de La Vega Concepción de la Vega Real. Vieja For additional information and reservations contact a tour operator associated with OPETUR.

26 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 27 LOCAL DELICACIES

We invite you to fully immerse yourself in the rich adventure of flavors that you will live by tasting the local delicacies of Dominican cuisine. By trying each bite of the succulent typical dishes, you will enter a world of textures, smells and colors, marked by the union of three cultures that has acquired its own seal over the centuries.

lthough Dominican cuisine has You will realize that Dominicans are real Be sure to enjoy peppers stuffed with spiced ingredients are: garlic, chili peppers, onion, some similarities with others foodies, that is, we eat everything, and as sheep meat with cinnamon, a recipe that, tomato, coriander and bija plant. However, a in the Caribbean, we invite far as the cooking is concerned, we adapt like quipes and stuffed grapes made with depending on each zone, others can be added. you to a tasty challenge of knowing what the kitchens of the world in our own way, rice and goat, are of Arab influence. Also rice For instance, coconut is used to add flavor in distinguishes it from others, where joy and that's why here you will also find the main with mango and curry, a dish that we have Samaná. grace stand out as fundamental elements; international dishes represented, but in the assimilated from oriental cuisine, just like the versatility of each ingredient, the Within the ingredients and dishes that make purest Dominican style. Chinese rice or Dominican-style chofan, to part of the regional cuisines, we begin a tour harmony of the combinations, the discreet which we add our own salami. use of the spicy, the unique and forceful Dominican style dishes of the south, and there you will see that the flavors, but at the same time, pleasant to any Some foreign dishes that we make in our own The national gastronomy is a magical world corn maintains its hegemony, where they use palate, and always accompanied by a simple ‘Dominican’ way, and that you as a tourist that we suggest you discover and savor cracked corn, or as they call it colloquially, presentation and a captivating smile. can try, are the following: with your eyes closed, but you should know "caquiao corn" because it is broken. With this that, although the Dominican table shares a they prepare one of the emblematic dishes of During your stay in the territory, your taste Sushi with breaded chicken, ripe plantain and variety of recipes made with the fruits that that area, the chenchén, accompanied with will verify the versatility of traditional avocado; from our traditional coconut fish, our land and our seas give us daily, there stewed goat or any other meat with sauce. Dominican cuisine, enjoying our typical the fish with coconut and lemongrass with are regions from the country that have their There is also the stewed crab with mangú, dishes, those that we usually eat in our tamarind pearls; the gnocchi (dumplings) distinctive dishes. which is our mashed green plantains. homes, as well as those of recent creation, made with all our tubercles, especially ripe since our gastronomy, in addition to plantain, cassava, pumpkin or sweet potato, Depending on the region where you are, If you are in the south and if you have a intrinsically bringing that triple influence, with the sauce of your choice, sometimes you will find delicacies that are natural to sweet tooth, take advantage and go to the it has been evolving and incorporating the sophisticated like mushroom cream with those demarcations, although the sofrito, "capital of the sweets", which is the city of use of modern techniques, adding imported truffle, or camembert or in a simple sauce of that is, what is used to season foods, is Baní, Peravia Province, where you will enjoy products to its own preparations. local fresh tomatoes. common almost in all locations, whose basic tasting the tastiest sweets made with various

28 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 29 ingredients, especially the famous dulce de will see that their specialty is the porcupine molded and gratinated emulating the wood as the guinea pig stewed with small green leche, prepared in a cooking pot, also in syrup or wild pig, and also the goat’s toll. and accompanied by ragout of goat stew bananas, the chicken soup “to revive dead”, or pasta. There is also a variety of pasta In the province of Santo Domingo, specifically and coriander culis and tomato chutney with the Border goat accompanied by chenchén, sweets that are made with fruit fillings. in the municipality of Santo Domingo North, spicy chili pepper. The ragú is nothing more a stewed lambí, the shrimp asopao with fried In the east of the country the "Boca Chica- which integrates the area of Villa Mella, pork than our stewed goat with a uniform and green plantains and avocado, the seven meat style fish" is famous, which is fried on the crackling and sausages are their hallmark, boneless cut and the culis are simply sifted sancocho with green plantains and flour buns whole and as garnish includes tostones or accompanied with fried plantains, casabe or and separated sauces. and also the black bean sancocho. yaniqueques. Due to the Arab migrations, you boiled rations such as green plantains, small Savor the modern-style coconut fish, to which Likewise, the avocado salad, the stewed will also find there the famous quipes and green bananas or cassava. a bisque is first made and then the coconut eggplants, the mangú with scallions and cabbage fillings, called "wrapped children". Among those rich delicacies the classic is added, stewing the fish, and thus giving the “three strokes”, which are salami, fried In the northeast, especially in Samaná, "flag" stands out, composed of rice, red it a different presentation. Also try the goat cheese and avocado; a patimongo, and a leaf coconut is the protagonist of flavor, both beans and meats plus tostones (fried green croquettes, the asopao croquettes, and even cheese with guava casquitos. in savory and sweet dishes, and the iconic plantains) or salad, and also the succulent the ripe plantain dumpling with a smaller As for sweets, ripe plantains in the cauldron, food is coconut fish. As a dessert, you can sancocho (stew), asopaos, chambres, moros, shape, perhaps simulating Italian gnocchi. majarete (made with corn), sweet beans, eat the rich panecicos and cocktails, from locrios (all rice dishes), sheet cakes, and There are local delights so delicious that not roasted and fried sweet potatoes, sweet potato the inheritance of English immigration that our delicious desserts, such as sweet beans, tasting them would be almost a sin, such with pineapple, jalao and sour orange sweet. arrived in the country at the end of the 19th chacá, majarete, rice pudding, coconut century, called Cocolos. In Sabana de la Mar sweet, among others. you will find "the minutes", which are made Dominican cuisine has undergone an of fish and other seafood and are usually important evolution, as a result of certain accompanied by moro de guandules. influences that have turned it sophisticated In the Cibao region, stews are popular, and gourmet. This has happened because the such as the asopao and the sancocho, Dominican has revived the pride for each dish also the traditional roasted pork in puya, of their kitchen, turning much more towards the main dish of the Christmas dinner their roots and essences and that, added to of all Dominicans. In Montecristi, one of the good creation and design of a recipe, the villages of the Northwest Border, the plus the incorporation of modern techniques, elaboration of goat meat in all its forms has made the traditional cuisine to become stands out, a delicacy with a rich flavor, refined. This is according to the explanations since the animal is fed on wild herbs, among given by the experienced Dominican chef Ana them with oregano, which makes its meat Lebrón. acquiring a rich flavor inside. Therefore, ask As you pass through the Dominican Republic, for a stewed goat with rum and wine, or with we suggest you witness this process that the goat bacon or pipian, which is the mince of national cuisine has undergone and taste an the goat's entrails. asopao of guandules, which with the Spanish On the coast in front of the Morro, the pickled and Italian influence of the broth rice or fish and shellfish, such as the lambí and the risotto is made by adding coconut foam and lobster, stewed a la criolla, are unmatched. chips or crunchy ripe plantain. As dessert, try the famous sweet orange sour Try the chenchén prepared with a new in syrup and pasta. If you go to Dajabón you technique, which consists of serving it Fotos adicionales cortesía Chef Ana Lebrón Fotos

30 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 31 In regard to drinks, you should not leave without taking a refreshing Mabí, made from the fermentation of some fruits, one of the most famous being the Seibano Mabí and the Indian Bohuco; also, a cane guarapo, extracted from the strained juice of the sugar cane, and for those who prefer to go beyond, a mamajuana, a liquor made with rum, tree roots and other ingredients, to which an aphrodisiac effect is attributed. Among the typical food restaurants that we recommend visiting to taste each of these banquets are the following: Adrian Tropical Avenue George Washington #1. There are three others at: Avenues Independencia, Abraham Lincoln and Núñez de Cáceres. Telephone: 809-221-1764 Buche Perico Dos Mundos Calle El Conde Santo Domingo Hotel Nicolás de Ovando, calle Las Damas, Telephone: 809-686-0129 Ciudad Colonial. El Conuco Telephone: 809-685-9955 Calle Casimiro de Moya #152 Jalao Telephone: 809-686-0129 Calle El Conde, Ciudad Colonial. El Higüero Telephone: 809-689-9509 Av. Anacaona # 24, Mirador del Sur Santoña Gastro Bar Telephone: 809-947-8065 Calle Arzobispo Meriño #310 El Mesón de Bari Telephone: 809-794-5207 Calle Hostos No. 302, Ciudad Colonial. Telephone: 809-687-4091

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32 OPETUR / Guide of excursions DOMINICAN FOLKLORE of three or four musicians who play folk rhythms, and make up a "typical ensemble". During the twentieth century, merengue evolved as a result of the incorporation of other instruments and the style of several groups. Among the most outstanding exponents of this genre are: Johnny Ventura, Wilfrido Vargas, Juan Luis Guerra, Fernando Villalona, Sergio Vargas, Eddy Herrera, Milly Quezada and Miriam Cruz. Bachata Followed by merengue, bachata is a genre of great importance in Dominican folklore, Montecristi, where important exponents occupying today a high preference in popular have incorporated modern instruments and taste, both among nationals and in the Latino impregnated another style, among them Luis community based in the United States Vargas, Anthony Santos, Raulín Rodríguez and Europe. This expression, which is also and others. called "bitter music" because its lyrics tell stories of love, heartbreak and nostalgia, At present, people sing and dance a refined is considered a derivation of the rhythmic bachata with new airs and instruments Spending time thoroughly with Merengue bolero and finds its origins in the 60s, the and even merged with other genres, also the Dominicans you will realize National folklore comes to life in different result of the melancholy and spontaneity influenced with the particular seal and the that we have a folk activity full ways and one of the most authentic and of people less wealthy of the Dominican contributions of each artist, allowing it to of traditions and customs very common is the dance of merengue, a true and neighborhoods. conquer a high place in the taste of society lively, striking and worthy of ancient example of national identity, declared and a great acceptance in the world. knowing, in which there is by Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage of José Manuel Calderón has been listed as always a main protagonist, who Humanity in 2016. a precursor of the genre, and then Rafael Among the most outstanding bachateros, is the people themselves with Encarnación and Luis Segura as responsible in addition to those mentioned above, are: Its genesis dates back to the mid-nineteenth that ingenious, spontaneous for popularizing it in the early 1980s. El Chaval, Zacarías Ferreira, Luis Miguel century, and its original instrumental base spirit, cheerful, blissful Years later a new bachata emerged in del Amargue, Elvis Martínez, Frank Reyes, is composed of the accordion, the güira and and confident element that Teodoro Reyes, Yoskar Sarante, Chicho the drum, a mixture of instruments that also characterize them. Severino and Joe Veras. With the Aventura reflect the union of the three cultures, since Band (which fell apart) and Romeo Santos, the accordion comes from Europe, the drum of Dominican descent, the genre has ominican folklore, as a living from Africa, and the güira is the contribution transcended, reaching the highest level in expression of popular culture, of the Taínos. Latin and European music. finds its origins in our ancestors, The oldest style of merengue is also called Carnival transmitted from generation to typical merengue, which was interpreted d generation, a process in which basically with those same instruments and Between February and March the most some manifestations have become extinct, whose cradle was the Cibao region. That transcendent festivity of the Dominican while others have evolved according to how same music is usually called "perico ripiao", popular culture takes place, which is the they have been taken by current generations. but this name corresponds to that of a group carnival, flooding the streets of the country with excitement, color and movement to the

34 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 35 birth; on February 25, Ramón Matías Mella’s, celebrated, a cultural tradition, where the and on March 9, the day Francisco del family gathers around the table, enjoying the Rosario Sánchez was born; also on August traditional dishes of the time. On December 16, when the Restoration of the Republic is 25, Christmas Day is celebrated in an commemorated, and on November 6, the day atmosphere of harmony. of the Constitution. There are other national In different towns and communities, holidays that commemorate the battles celebrations are dedicated to the patron of fought to maintain sovereignty. the localities and include the realization of As for religious holidays, Dominicans varied activities. celebrate many because they are a highly Months of Patrons’ festivities religious and believing people. The most important, whose celebrations are marked January: Monte Plata and Punta Cana. as holidays on the calendar, are: January 21, April-May: Puerto Plata. St Altagracia’s day, the spiritual mother of May: Montecristi. the Dominican people; September 24, St Mercedes’ Day, national patron. These days July: Jarabacoa. the Catholic Church performs processions with all the parishioners. rhythm of merengue ‘dance in the street’ There is also Holy Week, celebrated in March and others. The central character of this celebration is ‘el diablo cojuelo’ (lame devil), or April, offering the opportunity for spiritual recognition for some and rest and fun for who, dressed in an overwhelming disguise February and March: Santo Domingo, others. Corpus Christi Thursday is another and with whip in hand, chase all people. Puerto Plata and La Vega. religious holiday that takes effect in the In the city of Santo Domingo, a great March: Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Salcedo month of June. carnival parade is held on the first Sunday and Azua. As part of the Christmas holidays, on of March, which takes place on George March-April: Cabral and Elías Piña. December 24, Christmas Eve dinner is Washington Avenue (el Malecón or seaside), where funny floats and parades from the September: San Pedro de Macorís. towns of the country circulate; and the National, religious and popular emblematic characters that are: "Steal the celebrations chicken", "Rebeca dies", "Califé", "Death by jeep", "The Indians", and "The Africans or Within the Dominican national holidays one Darkened". of the most important is that corresponding to the National Independence, which is A city that has a carnival tradition deeply commemorated on February 27, and that rooted in its customs is La Vega. Others includes the carrying out of several activities, are: Santiago, Bonao, Puerto Plata, Cotuí, including the traditional military parade on Salcedo, Montecristi, San Pedro de Macorís, George Washington Avenue in tribute to Punta Cana, Azua, Cabral, San Juan de la those who forged Dominican nationality. Maguana and Elías Piña. Other important national holidays are the Carnival Months birth dates of the founders of the Republic: February: Bonao, Montecristi and Cotuí. January 26, Juan Pablo Duarte’s date of

36 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 37 September: Constanza. of the sugar cane colonizers to the new October: Barahona. continent, from which a juice or molasses is extracted, which then goes through a December: Samaná and Peravia. fermentation, distillation and aging process. Beer, rum and tobacco If you like smoking a good cigar, take Three inseparable components of the advantage of your stay in the Dominican Dominican culture and folklore of the people Republic, cradle of a tobacco with an are beer, tobacco and rum. Present at every unsurpassed quality for its combustibility, party, celebration or social gathering, they aroma, flavor and color. It is a legacy of our are part of their lifestyle and history. Taínos, who used it as part of their religious rituals, for pleasure and sometimes to In these holidays, under our hot sun, you can mitigate fatigue. refresh with a "cold", a word that in popular slang is synonymous with beer, and you will find that its flavor makes it exquisite and with a well-earned international fame. Our beer culture dates back to our aborigines, who made a type of beer using corn and cassava and drinking it during their areítos or festive dances. Don’t miss the chance to taste "a drink", which is equivalent to a sip of Dominican rum, the national drink, known among the best in the world for its aroma and body quite defined. Its genesis dates from the arrival

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38 OPETUR / Guide of excursions HANDMADE What should not be missing in your luggage In the region comprising Monsignor Nouel as a handmade detail is the symbol of the (Bonao), La Vega, Espaillat (Moca), Mirabal "Dominican handmade", the famous "dolls Sisters (Salcedo), Santiago and Puerto A handmade souvenir is without faces", made of mud, whose origins Plata, a demarcation that houses the largest something that should never be date back to the province of Moca. Today number of artisans and where the country's missing in a traveler's suitcase. they can be found in different craft stores. most colorful carnivals are celebrated, such We are sure that you will not be They have no face because they represent as in La Vega and Santiago, there is an the exception, because you will Dominican culture, without a particular intense manufacture of masks with papier- want to take those objects that face, as the result of a mixture of three mâché, and also costumes in a multitude of are usually purchased to keep races. designs, shapes and colors. them as pleasant memories of We also recommend jewelry in beef horn, In the Bonao area there is the largest an unforgettable vacation and bone and coconut jícara, materials with pottery production and jar workshops, also to bring them as presents which precious purses and household which you will see on the Duarte highway; for your loved ones. To achieve objects are made. As well as those articles as well as the famous 'Santos de Palo de that goal, the Dominican that represent the national symbols in Bonao', created by a group of plastic artists Republic is the ideal destination. key chains, magnets and ashtrays, among of that province, who carve figures of the others. Dominican religiosity in wood and have In the southeast, in San Cristóbal, the use the Seal of Excellence granted to them of wood predominates, employed to carve by the Organization of Nations United for raftsmanship is one of the artistic a variety of birds. The craftsmanship of Education, Science and Culture (Unesco). manifestations that reflect the c the Puello brothers and other artisans are Bonao, together with Jarabacoa and mixture that characterizes Dominican the most famous in that regard, who have Constanza, completes those places culture, as well as the fusion of Taíno, dedicated themselves to making these Spanish and African styles, elaborated in objects. numerous motives and techniques with the made in amber, larimar and silver, which expertise of the hands of our creative and you can buy in a variety of pieces, such as Towards the north of the capital, especially tireless artisans. charms, rings, pulses, necklaces and similar in Monte Plata, there are around four garments. artisan workshops, and one of the most Here in the Dominican Republic, handicraft recognized is that of the Guillen Brothers is an expression as wide and varied as The Dominican capital is an epicenter and their famous Taíno pottery, which it is beautiful, which records important where you can appreciate and buy various claims the culture of our aborigines made differences between one province of the items in the different materials that are of clay. country and another, as well as regions used for handicraft, including -in addition of the territory that are distinguished by to semiprecious stones, such as amber and In the eastern region, in the vicinity of their own range of pieces, but all express larimar- the cow horn and pieces of bone Boca Chica, Juan Dolio and Guayacanes customs and traditions of the Dominican and wood. there are several craft centers dedicated to people. Also, pieces made of cane, cabuya, guano, manufacturing indigenous pieces with the guayacán wood; while in La Romana there A sample of this is that in Santo Domingo mud, wood, coconut, leather, fabrics, metal, are several workshops that produce painted and its three municipalities - north, east crystals, nacre, porcelanicrón and also wooden pieces, such as Bibi León. In Miches and west - as well as in San Cristóbal and elements of recent use such as materials you can find the objects of Genaro Reyes Monte Plata, which are provinces where and recycled papers, with which bottles, (Cayuco), inspired by the social reality of a large number of artisans reside, the decorative vases, wallets, bracelets and that town. handmade jewelry plays an important role, other pieces are manufactured.

40 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 41 coconut jícara, bone, cow horn and other the communities of Bahoruco and La materials, which you can buy in the Ciénaga there are several workshops that different craft shops of the city, especially manufacture these jewels and also sell to in the Pueblo Príncipe square and in Cayo the public. Levantado. In Las Terrenas you will find In Barahona, particularly in Polo, you will articles made of wood, fig tree, and coconut find factories and sales of drums, and in jícara, such as lamps, fashion and household Cabral you will find chairs and rocking items. chairs with seats woven in cane fibers, and In what is known as the Northwest Line, the manufacture of masks called cachúas, which makes up Montecristi and other decorated with waxed paper and used as provinces, craftsmanship that uses natural part of the costume of Carnival of that fibers, such as guano, used to make demarcation. recognized by its bamboo furniture árganas, baskets for animal loads, macutos As part of the evolution of Dominican crafts, manufacturing centers; while in Santiago (bags), among other objects, predominates. your eyes will be delighted in the so-called and several of its municipalities, furniture, Whereas in Santiago Rodríguez, in the nostalgic or longing crafts, which aims to chairs and rocking chairs with cane seats community of Villas Los Almácigos, you will rescue items used long ago by previous and royal palm leaves are elaborated. find chairs with cow leather seats. generations and others that identify In the community of El Pino, near La Vega, manufactured (used to make casabe). Visiting the southern region, you will also Dominicans, finely crafted and artistically dozens of decorative objects such as forks Also, in Moca you will find its famous and appreciate an extensive craft production. painted. Stores recognized with pieces and spoons, made of seedling and figs, are colorful butterflies, created with the hard If you start in Baní, you will discover that of this style are: The Workshop Creative made and sold, painted in different colors. coconut bark, material called coconut basketry is the main thing, highlighting Hands, D´Arte y Artesanías, Cayenart, In Piedra Blanca, Bonao, your eyes will be jícara, manufactured by the artisans of the the macutos and the hats, and in Villa among others. delighted with the showy hair (carpets), Arteco workshop, a three-generation family Fundación you will find a center for making If you like it, you can attend different a great artisanal attraction of scraps and business that elaborate more than 150 rag dolls. events dedicated to highlighting cloths made of polypropylene bags, created butterfly designs to be used as keychains, In San José de Ocoa there is a workshop Dominican handicrafts and the elements by more than a hundred artisan women who rings, chests, pins, rattles and many other where boxes and wooden chests are made, that are part of the national identity, beautifully combine colors. products that hold the Seal of Excellence as well as a variety of stained glass, jewelry including the National Craft Fair (FENART), In Santiago, specifically in Gurabo, there that Unesco delivers. and bamboo baskets. In the province of organized by the Ministry of Culture, is the town where the greatest amount of In Puerto Plata, you can find the renowned Azua there are centers that manufacture which is held in the Ozama Fortress. cane and cabuya objects are made, both amber mines, therefore that tourist rocking chairs with cane seats, also turned Another event is the ‘Mercadito de Ágora’, for domestic and personal use and for destination is also called the "Amber pylons made of wood, such as baitoa, held every Saturday in the Ágora Mall consumption in the agricultural activities of Coast", where there are several workshops bayahonda and guayacán, which you can square, as well as the different fairs and the region, such as hats, baskets, macutos, that make jewelry with this semi-precious see and buy on the road, specifically in the craft areas that the different shopping pannier bags, mounts and brooms, among stone, a plant resin that, when it becomes a Boquerón area. centers have. others. gem, can house prehistoric fossils of plants In Barahona, next to the community of A very popular site dedicated to the In Villa Trina, in the province of Espaillat, and animals possibly for millions of years. Bahoruco, you will arrive at the only larimar commercialization of handmade pieces is the production of carved fig objects, such as To buy and observe these jewels you can go mine in the world, a variety of pectolite the Modelo Market, with more than 150 bats, maracas and other ornaments, stands to the Amber Museum, located in the same or semi-precious stone of greenish blue small stores dedicated to these sales, out; in Moca, also in Espaillat, specifically city of Puerto Plata. color, known as the ‘Gem of the Caribbean’, located in the San Lázaro sector of the city in the community of El Higüerito, the In the northeast region, above all in Samaná, which is only found in the country. In of Santo Domingo. traditional jars, pots and burenes are you will see numerous pieces made with For additional information and reservations contact a tour operator associated with OPETUR.

42 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 43 ACTION AND EMOTION

Kiteboarding', recognized for being one of Paragliding the beaches that has exceptional conditions Live this magical experience of flying over for water sports due to the strength of its the Caribbean nature in a paraglider. You winds and the height of its waves, suitable only need to walk a little until you reach the for surfing, skateboarding, windsurfing and point where, after running a little bit more, other variants. Here worldwide recognition you can ascend. Destinations to do this are: events are held every year, such as the Jarabacoa, Constanza, Bonao, Azua and San Kiteboarding World Championship, which Juan de la Maguana. brings together experienced professionals If you are a fan or lover of sports from time to time, we invite you to live the from various countries of the world. Trekking and adventure activities, take opportunity of your life in these 48 thousand Next to Cabarete is the Kite Beach, and in the If you prefer to walk through the long paths advantage of your vacation in square kilometers that Dominican geography province of Baní you will find Salinas Beach, of the Dominican countryside, just take the Dominican Republic and has, in the midst of exuberance and where you can also practice these sports. your backpack and enjoy these walks that practice those of your choice, magnificent characteristics that it possesses, will take you to know the most natural because you are in paradise like its more than 1,500 kilometers of beach, Rafting environments and interact with the people where the action and emotion its challenging mountains, among them the Sail over the fast water canyons of our rivers, who inhabit them. have no end. Pico Duarte, the highest in the Caribbean; its such as the Yaque del Norte, the largest in Diving lush forests and green valleys. the Caribbean, in Jarabacoa, and contemplate If you want to immerse yourself in the Surfing natural landscapes that your eyes will never f there is an element that is forget. You can board a raft and immediately oceanic depths that surround us, you can always present in the daily life of From the south to the east of the territory begin a fun adventure. the Dominicans, that is the sport, you will have formidable beaches at your because it is an intrinsic part of feet. You can try to tame those waves and Canyoning i the hobby of the locals, which we challenge them with the complicity of the Descend over our challenging waterfalls, recommend practicing accompanied by or wind. Among the best surfing beaches are getting wet with its crystalline and with the guidance of professional guides, Cabarete and La Puntilla, in Puerto Plata; refreshing falls until you reach the goal who will give you the instructions necessary also, Caletón beach, in Cabrera, and La of reaching the ground. Constanza and for you to have an out of series experience. Preciosa beach, in Río San Juan. Jarabacoa are the best places to do it. On the other hand, if you have an adventurous Kiteboarding spirit and you like the adrenaline rush Visit Cabarete, 'the world capital of

44 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 45 do it in any of our beautiful coasts, both in Mountain biking season is celebrated with six teams disputing Among the recognized figures that have the south, north, east and southwest and If you like to pedal, you can enjoy a route the crown. If you want to witness a ball game, delineated several of the Dominican golf enjoy the richness and beauty of marine between our mountains and appreciate the these are the stadiums you should visit: courses are Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus, Robert ecosystems, which are home to a variety of different paths you will find. In the area of Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo; Cibao Trent Jones, Gary Player, Tom Fazio, Nick species. Among the main underwater parks Constanza, you can join the ‘cyclochlor’, Stadium in Santiago; Tetelo Vargas Stadium Faldo, Nick Price and Greg Norman, among that you can explore are: La Caleta National which allows bicycle access to the different in San Pedro de Macorís; Francisco Micheli others. Underwater Park, on the southeast coast, plantations of the products grown there, Stadium in La Romana and the Julián Javier The beautiful and impressive golf courses of where the remains of the ‘Hickory’, ‘Captain crossing paved and signposted roads. In Stadium in San Francisco de Macorís. the Dominican Republic have set the perfect Alsina’ and others rest. Jarabacoa, Puerto Plata, Samaná and Punta One of the countries that has won the most stage to welcome hundreds of visitors On the east coast is the ‘Cave of our Father’ Cana you can also practice mountain biking. victories in the Caribbean Series tournaments from around the World for a rendezvous and the ship ‘Saint George’, and on Saona Rolling in the Colonial Zone has been the Dominican Republic, facing Puerto to important golf tournaments held in the Island you will find beautiful coral reefs and Rico, Venezuela and Mexico. country; such is the case of the PGA Tour The Colonial Zone is another point that you the ship ‘Captain Kidd’. In the northeast, Golf Corales which has been played twice already, in Las Galeras, Samaná, there is the Cabo can travel by bicycle and put together a and next month of March 2020 comes Cabrón National Park and El Frontón Beach, competition as a couple or as a family, while The Dominican Republic is the mecca of golf the 3rd edition, and thus consolidating the more suitable for snorkeling and for beginner you discover new things and have fun. You in the Caribbean, owning an unsurpassed Dominican Republic as the leading golf divers. In the north, in Sosúa is the beach ‘El can also take a trikke, a kind of three- quality offer with its more than 25 golf destination in the Caribbean. wheeled scooter, comfortable and easy to courses, which exceed 350 holes, 57 of Canal’, ideal for snorkeling and, moving along PGA members represent the best players Punta Rusia you will reach ‘Cayo Arena’, handle. If you prefer to roll in ‘the zone’ on a them located in front of the sea, something pair of skates, you can also do this, because unmatched to live a memorable gaming from about 24 countries, its importance an impressive coastline and famous for the is such that tournaments are transmitted colorful fish that will swim next to you. it is only a matter of choosing the option you experience and unique in contact with nature. want. to more than 1,100 million homes and On the southwest coast, both in Barahona It is the destination with the greatest translated into 23 languages for all to enjoy and on the beaches ‘Cabo Rojo’ and ‘Bahía Baseball quantity and quality of fields, designed by the passionate game of golf. de las Águilas’, in Pedernales, you will 'The ball' is what baseball is called in our famous legends of this sport, that have permeated their personal seal and have After competing in a tournament you can rediscover fabulous underwater landscapes. country, the national sport, one of the activities simply relax, share some time with friends or For the experts, there is ‘Cabo Falso’ and the that Dominicans are most passionate about, endowed them with a great category, many of them located inside or in the vicinity have lunch at the clubhouse on most of the island ‘Alto Velo’, with an interesting marine which you can confirm if you are on vacation in courses, with restaurants, bars, pro shops, life. the country during the winter, when the official of comfortable and luxurious complexes hoteliers. areas of recreation and other facilities.

46 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 47 List of golf courses: Designer: Charles F. Ankrom SANTO DOMINGO Details: it is an excellent field for all types of Santo Domingo Country Club golfer, from the beginner to the expert. Number of holes: 27 www.groupmetro.com Designer: H. N. Hansard LA ROMANA – BAYAHIBE La Estancia Golf Club La Cana Golf Club Details: this club has two fields: the Senior Number of holes: 18 Number of holes: 18 and Los Robles, the most recent, which is Diente de Perro (Teeth of the Dog) Number of holes: 18 Designer: P. B. Dye Designer: P.B. Dye surrounded by many trees, elevations and Details: his designer used the natural scenery Details: it has four holes facing the sea. sand traps. Designer: Pete Dye Details: it is one of the great favorites in the of his irregular topography to create this His 7th hole was baptized with the name spectacular field, where there is no easy hole. "golfer's purgatory", and par 3 hole 12 as Cayacoa Golf Club country. It was ranked # 8 on the list of the best golf courses in the world in the last 50 [email protected] "green island". Number of holes: 18 www.puntacana.com Designers: Jack Corrie and Frank Adames. years by Golf Magazine. www.casadecampo.com.do Ocean's 4 Details: It has a varied profiles topography Number of holes: 18 Corales Golf Course and refulgent lagoons and surroundings Designer: Maverick Golf company Number of holes: 18 of mountains with exuberant tropical The Links Course Number of holes: 18 Details: it is an impressive professional golf Designer: Tom Fazio vegetation. course that has holes in front of the sea, Details: it has nothing to envy the best fields www.cayacoagolf.com Designer: Pete Dye Details: it is a short course with greens between coconut trees and views of infinite in the world. It has seven holes facing the sea protected with sand traps, designed in the beauty. on cliffs and with shots on the water. JUAN DOLIO www.oceans4golf.com www.puntacana.com Guavaberry Golf & Country Club Scottish style with small hills and many Number of holes: 18 undulations. www.casadecampo.com.do BÁVARO – PUNTA CANA Hard Rock Golf Club at Cana Bay Designers: Gary Player and Warren Punta Espada Golf Club Number of holes: 18 Henderson Dye Fore Number of holes: 18 Designer: Jack Nicklaus Details: the designer integrated the natural Designer: Jack Nicklaus Details: official host of the DR Open and resources of the area with this field, including Number of holes: 18 Designer: Pete Dye Details: it has hosted several PGA Champions PGA Tour Latin America in 2012. The a beautiful waterfall. Tour tournaments. According to the magazine course is surrounded by impressive tropical www.guavaberrygolf.com Details: this course is located on the reefs facing the Chavón River with a breathtaking view. Its Planet Golf is # 46 among the 100 best landscapes and native fauna. fields outside the United States and the www.hardrockhotelpuntacana.com Los Marlins Golf Course 7,770 yards make it one of the longest. www.casadecampo.com.do second best in the country. Number of holes: 18 www.golfpuntaespada.com

48 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 49 Punta Blanca SANTIAGO Number of holes: 18 Las Aromas-Santiago Golf Club Designer: Nick Price Number of holes: 18 Details: its greens present a lot of movement Designer: Pete Dye and are surrounded by large natural lakes. Details: it is located between hills, offering an www.punta-blanca.com unparalleled view towards the Cibao Valley and the Yaque del Norte River. PUERTO PLATA www.lasaromasgolf.com Playa Dorada Golf Course Número de hoyos: 18 JARABACOA Diseñador: Robert Trent Jones Sr. Jarabacoa Golf Club Detalles: su vista hacia la loma Isabel de Number of holes: 9 Torres es impresionante. Tiene muchos Designer: Luis de Pool árboles de caoba, uvas de playa, almendras, Details: it is the only field located in a cayenas, cocoteros y flamboyanes. mountain tourism area, between large pine www.playadoradagolf.com forests. www.jarabacoagolf.com Playa Grande Golf Course Number of holes: 18 Catalonia Caribe Golf Club Cocotal Golf & Country Club Designer: Robert Trent Jones Sr. Number of holes: 18 Number of holes: 27 Details: its view towards the mountain Designer: Alberto Solá Designer: José "Pepe" Gancedo Isabel de Torres is impressive. It has many Details: its narrow fairways and lakes Details: it has wide fairways but the wind is mahogany trees,seagrapes, almonds, become the biggest obstacles throughout a factor that demands a lot of effort from the hibiscus, coconut trees and flamboyant trees. the course. players. www.playadoradagolf.com www.hoteles-catalonia.com www.cocotalgolf.com

Club de Golf Cabeza de Toro Iberostate Bávaro Golf Club Number of holes: 9 Number of holes: 18 Designer: Alberto Solá Designer: P.B. Dye Details: it is a small field with lots of lakes Details: this field combines the green of the and leafy trees. field with the natural stones of the area. www.hoteles-catalonia.com www.golf.iberostar.com/en

The Lakes Barceló Golf Course Cana Bay Palace Number of holes: 18 Number of holes: 18 Designer: Juan Ml. Gordillo Redesign: P.B. Designers: Jack Nicklaus & Mark Meijer Dye, 2010 Details: it is the third course of Jack Nicklaus, Details: it was redesigned by P.B. Dye, adding who respected the ecological balance of the yards to make it more challenging. It offers a region. unique experience. www.palaceresorts.com www.barcelobavarogolf.net/en For additional information and reservations contact a tour operator associated with OPETUR.

50 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 51 DREAM DESTINATIONS

Saying "Yes, I accept" on this lush There are also luxurious villas, tropical half-island of the Caribbean will gardens and elegant restaurants, which offer be an unforgettable experience everything you need and with high quality for you and your partner, since standards and, above all, that can be set one of the alternatives to have a with the trend or style you want or as future perfect wedding, as the brides spouses dream. always dream, is to celebrate it A determining factor that pays tribute to the in a place outside the homeland success and splendor of the ceremony is its itself, because it gives the planning with sufficient time, and it is for opportunity to the bride and this reason that we propose you to purchase groom and all the guests to enjoy the wedding package of the hotel that is of a honeymoon and a vacation at your convenience or, if not, hire one of the the same time. wedding planning specialists or wedding planners that exist in the country. In one case or another, this will allow the couple to be relaxed and enjoy their celebration. he Dominican Republic is ideal for your wedding or engagement Whether at the hotel or resort or if you hire t someone to organize the wedding, you will ceremony, also to renew vows or celebrate To help you discover that place to celebrate your anniversary, and you can do so in a be assigned to a coordinator who will be your wedding ceremony we propose our paradise with idyllic natural landscapes, responsible for each of the preparations, spectacular tourist destinations, located in guiding the couple in all the elements and for our geography is so varied that it offers each of our regions, possessing great beauty, from spectacular beaches with turquoise details required for the event. perfect for your wedding: blue waters, impressive colonial settings, As part of the services they offer are: the East Region green valleys and copious plains, to imposing assembly and decoration of the event, mountains that will become the best set to the selection of flowers, bridal bouquet, When you start your tour, we recommend celebrate this special occasion stopping in the near east, a destination with and frame your photographs and unique and beautiful natural attributes, videos in wonderful views. boutonniere for the groom, personalized as those in La Romana. If you want to get cake, banquet and souvenirs, photography, married on a spectacular beach, there is Here you will have at your aesthetics for the bride, spa for the couple, Bayahibe, with crystal clear waters, where disposal a variety of options honeymoon suite, among many others. you can see the most beautiful sunsets, and for that great day: hotels and If you want to learn about quality products from where you can go to the lavish Saona resorts, located in different Island or Catalina Island and stop at the tourist areas, with lounges for your wedding, the Dominican Bridal Week is held every year in the country, an event "natural pool", also called "Palmilla", to take and spaces with all comfort a refreshing bath and see the starfish. and elegance, as well as very where wedding planners, travel organizers, complete bridal packages and furniture and household goods suppliers are A must-see is Altos de Chavón, a adaptable to the budget of the present, and where you can find the various Mediterranean-style cobbled citadel erected couple. services that couples need for their nuptials on a height of the Chavón river, which houses and for their new home. the San Estanislao church, with a historic and

52 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 53 contemplate the famous Christ of Freedom. the mid-19th century; as well as walking Nor stop walking along the Malecón (seaside) along the Malecón and visiting Pueblo and visit the historical monuments there. Príncipe, a commercial area full of shops and If you opt for a religious wedding, there is restaurants. the imposing San Felipe Apóstol Cathedral, We suggest you visit Las Terrenas and tour in the Independence Square (Central Park), the Atlantic Tourist Boulevard; also sail in the city. For a Jewish wedding, you can go by boat or catamaran to Cayo Levantado, to Sosúa, where they perform the services of recognized islet of the bay and live an Shabbat and other rites. Sosúa and Cabarete, extraordinary experience, and if you and your located 25 minutes from Puerto Plata, are partner like adventures and are in the country two interesting destinations that you can also between January and April, then don’t miss choose to celebrate your marriage. the excursion to contemplate the humpback Northeast Region whales that arrive in Samana between those months of each year to mate. It is an Following the northeast of the territory you impressive natural spectacle! will arrive in Samaná, a lavish paradise that will enchant your eyes and your spirit, with In the city of Santo Domingo numerous fascinating attractions ideal for Getting married in the First City of America elegant setting, the best spot to celebrate types, also family and other exclusive for the enjoyment of a newly married couple is an off-the-shelf experience for a couple of a romantic wedding ceremony, and where adults and others ecological, with numerous as its wonderful beaches, where you will hopeless romantics, who will feel the joy of hundreds of couples get married every year. attractions to make you live an unforgettable have the doors of formidable hotels open, joining their lives in one of the many temples There you will also find the famous experience. fit to celebrate your nuptials and enjoy your or places of high historical value like those of amphitheater, also its renowned art and If you are in the area and wish to celebrate honeymoon. the Colonial Zone. design school; Art galleries and craft shops, your nuptials in a temple, you can do so in the In the city of Samaná you have the freedom Among the churches where you can have a Taíno museum, bars and restaurants, and Basilica Our Lady of Altagracia or Basilica of to know its most emblematic assets, a royal wedding are the First Cathedral of needless to mention the breathtaking view Higüey, one of the most important religious ‘La Chorcha’, the San Pedro Evangelical America, the Church of Las Mercedes, the towards the Chavón river. monuments in the country, located just 30 Church, brought by boat from England in Dominican Convent, the Regina Angelorum As you move along the east of the geography minutes from Punta Cana. you will reach Punta Cana and Bávaro, North Region where your eyes will be captivated by the Taking northbound, you will reach a beautiful unique beauty of its more than 50 kilometers coast, the eternal “Atlantic Bride”, also known of beach, with blue-green and crystalline as the Amber Coast, Puerto Plata, with a waters, and fine white sand. Be sure to live large inventory of spectacular attractions the most romantic Caribbean experience of that make it an ideal destination for your your life: to walk with your partner with bare wedding and to experience some special feet on the shores of these coastlines and honeymoon days. It has excellent resorts and watch a majestic sunset. hotels with a great proposal of lodging and It is the main tourist pole of the country, service, including bridal packages. which hosts a wide and diverse hotel A place that you should not miss is the Cable infrastructure of great category, where Car, unique in the country and the Caribbean, you can choose the one you want for your to travel and admire an unparalleled view wedding, such as all-inclusive, boutique-style to the top of Isabel de Torres Mountain, and

54 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 55 • Birth certificate of the parties. • Two (2) witnesses at least. They cannot be family or relatives directly or collaterally until the third grade, including the parties. • If they have children in common, birth certificate (these must be previously recognized). In the case of foreigners: ADDITIONAL TO THE REQUIREMENTS INDICATED ABOVE: • Birth Certificate (apostilled and translated) Civil Registry of their country of origin • Passport, if it is in Spanish and records or residence or made before a notary or the marital status as a single person, consulate. This proof of declaration must the presentation of the certificate of be apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign singleness is not mandatory. For other Affairs of your country of origin and cases, proof of singleness, issued by the translated.

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Church and others. Different alternatives are requirements and produce the necessary hotels and restaurants with elegant wedding documents: facilities and services, located both in the For canonical (religious) marriage: Colonial Zone and in other parts of the city, which you can also take into account when • Certification of Non-existence of Civil choosing an ideal place in the Dominican Marriage, issued by the Civil Status capital. Office located within the jurisdiction corresponding to the parish. If you wish, you can hire a wedding planner, who according to your taste, style and • Textual Marriage Certificate issued by the budget will provide advice and assistance parish and legalized in the diocese. or take care of everything related to • That the civil marriage is not registered that important day. In Santo Domingo, a in the Civil Status Office corresponding to number of these companies operate, but for the parties. contracting purposes, be sure to contact your Requirements for civil marriage: tour operator receptive. • Identity card of the parties. Documents required to get married in the Dominican Republic: • Divorce certificate (if previously married). To have a wedding in the Dominican Republic • Death certificate (if it is a widower or it is mandatory to meet the following basic widow).

56 OPETUR / Guide of excursions CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS If you plan to organize a seminar or a training well as an extensive network of destination day, a business meeting, a congress or a management companies (DMC), which AND CORPORATE EVENTS specialized event, a trade fair, a presentation, operate from hotels or resorts, and can also the launch of a product or a summit, you will be hired. find modern and versatile rooms that adapt to Other advantages that we offer is the any activity, equipped with state-of-the-art strategic location of our territory, located equipment. in the center of the Caribbean, ideal for Among its facilities they offer high speed receiving visitors from anywhere in the Internet connection, sound and audiovisual world, since we have an excellent air equipment, comfortable atmosphere and sea connection and also a modern and furniture according to your meeting, telecommunications system. assembly depending on your requirement; in We have eight international airports located addition to a business center for computer in different regions of the country, covering stations, printers and other computer the main tourist destinations, including services. two terminals in Santo Domingo, and one They will also have the support of a in Santiago, Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, La multilingual staff to assist you in the Romana, Samaná and Barahona, to which language you need, both in the organization, airlines arrive from many cities of the world. logistics and in some translation. We also have tourist ports that record To offer support and advice, in the country important tourist arrivals, such as the Ports of we have the service of meeting planners, as Santo Domingo, La Romana and Puerto Plata. Choosing this half island to hold any corporate event will always be a very wise decision, because the Dominican Republic meets all the conditions that congress, convention and incentive tourism seek, with numerous advantages. Therefore, every year we host important business and personal activities that make us a mature destination with international recognition in and resorts that are located in the different the field. tourist poles of our geography Each of these spaces have the facilities and amenities that will meet your requirements and expectations, contributing to the success ne of the main benefits is that of your event, no matter if it is large or o we have a wide infrastructure small, and making sure that it meets its integrated by the halls of the big hotels and objective and is much more than a success, the different centers that the capital city but also that it is an activity pleasant for all has, such as those in the majestic hotels participants.

58 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 59 The American public will be interested in CONVENTION CENTERS knowing that the Dominican Republic is a signatory of the Tax Information Exchange Santo Domingo Facilities / Telephone Website Agreement and the Caribbean Business # Pax Initiative, establishing that business Dominican Fiesta Hotel 7 / 2,500 809-562-8222 www.fiestahotelgroup.com meetings with the United States are tax & Casino deductible for US citizens, so the country is Barceló Santo Domingo 12 / 1,500 809-563-5000 www.barcelo.com an excellent option. Catalonia Santo Domingo 18 / 4,350 809-685-0000 www.cataloniahotels.com After you finish your event or your Crowne Plaza Santo 15 / 2,927 809-221-0000 www.ihg.com/crowneplaza participation in it, you will surely want to Domingo relax a bit, and for that we recommend you Hotel Sheraton Santo 11 / 750 809-221-6666 www.sheratonsantodomingo.com know and enjoy the historical and cultural Domingo wealth that this town has; visit the museums, El Embajador Royal 9 / 1,000 809-221-2131 www.barcelo.com spend time with our people, stroll along the Hideway banks of the spectacular beaches or climb Renaissance Santo 11 / 4,530 809-221-2222 www.marriott.com/SDQGW the green mountains, dance our cadencious Domingo Jaragua Hotel music, taste the tasty local delicacies and do & Casino what never hurts, shopping, to take with you Billini Hotel 6 / 371 809-338-4040 www.billinihotel.com our beautiful crafts. Embassy Suites by Hilton 15 / 4,220 809-685-0001 www.hiltonhotels.com Santo Domingo

For additional information and reservations contact a tour operator associated with OPETUR. Hodelpa Nicolás de 7 / 740 809-685-9955 www.hodelpanicolasdeovando.com Ovando Hotel Intercontinental 4 / 476 809-683-6060 www.intercontinental.com Real Santo Domingo Holiday Inn Santo 7 / 130 809-621-0000 www.holidayinn.com/ Domingo sdqdominicana Courtyard Santo Domingo 2 / 80 809-685-1010 www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ sdqcy-courtyard-santo-domingo/ JW Marriott 11 / 745 809-807-1717 www.marriott.es Napolitano 2 / 215 809-687-1131 www.napolitano.com.do MEGA Quality Hotel Real 3 / 195 809-549-2525 www.realhotelsandresorts.com Radisson Hotel 9 / 1,020 809-541-6226 www.radisson.com Centro de Convenciones 4 / 2,656 809-987-7001 www.mirex.gob.do ADRENALINE WHAT’S INCLUDED? del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

Adrenaline is guarantee once you buckle up on our all-terrain Ensured by our guide you will drive through rural villages Centro de Convenciones 2 / 8,000 809-685-9337 www.sansouci.com.do buggy and drive to your Mega Adventure while exploring the know more about the Dominican culture! Clip on & get de San Soucí Dominican countryside, driving up and down the sand dunes at ready for 7 dynamic cables spanning over 14 platforms! the wild beaches of the north coast, feeling the ocean breeze Bavaro - Punta Cana Facilities / Telephone Website and swimming at one of our refreshing beaches. Zip Line along canopy tree tops, across a river, tropical jungle & spectacular views! Home grown organic fruit plat- # Pax ter & drinks provided to keep you hydrated along the way! Secrets Cap Cana 5 / 200 809-469-7545 www.secretsresorts.com @megaadventuresdr Westin Punta Cana 1 / 350 809-959-2222 www.westinpuntacana.com

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Dreams Palm Beach 7 / 550 809-552-6000 www.dreamsresorts.com Resort Grand Palladium Palace 7 / 500 829-200-6735 www.palladiumhotelgroup.com Resort and Spa Paradisus Palma Real 8 / 550 809-285-8005 www.solmelia.com Breathless Punta Cana 4 / 700 809-551-0000 www.breathlessresorts.com Resort & Spa Now Onyx 4 / 700 1-877-669-9953 www.nowresorts.com/onyx Princess All Suites Resort 4/ 450 809-221-2311 www.princess-hotels.com Spa & Casino: Bávaro Princess Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 12 / 3,960 809-731-0000 www.hardrockhotelpuntacana.com Punta Cana Now Larimar 8/ 886 809-221-4646 www.nowresorts.com Secrets Royal Beach 8/ 886 1-866-467-3273 www.secretsresorts.com Punta Cana Iberostar Bávaro 3 / 480 809-221-6500 www.iberostar.com Barceló Bávaro Beach 24 / 3,000 809-686-5797 www.barcelo.com Be Live Collection 1 / 325 809-686-9898 www.hotelbelivepuntacana.com Punta Cana

Catalonia Bávaro 1 / 250 809-412-0000 www.cataloniacaribbean.com Puerto Plata Facilities / Telephone Website Dreams Punta Cana 3 / 300 1-866-237-3267 www.dreamsresorts.com # Pax Resort & Spa Grand Paradise Playa 5 / 200 809-320-3663 www.amhsamarina.com Excellence Punta Cana 1 / 200 809-685-9880 www.excellenceresorts.com Dorada Gran Bahia Principe 4 / 700 1-809-552-14 44 www.bahia-principe.com Be Live Grand Marien 4 / 600 809-320-1515 www.belivehotels.com Punta Cana Iberostar Costa Dorada 4 / 1,080 809-320-1000 www.iberostar.com Riu Palace Bávaro 6 / 1,051 809-731-6823 www.riu.com Puerto Plata Village 1 / 500 809-320-1212 www.puertoplatavillage.com Iberostar Grand Hotel 2 / 178 809-221-6500 www.iberostar.com VH Gran Ventana 1 / 250 809-320-2111 www.vhhr.com Majestic Colonial Punta 7 / 594 809-221-9898 www.majestic-resorts.com Lifestyle Holidays Hotels 1 / 180 809-970-7777 www.lhvcresorts.com Cana and Resorts Meliá Caribe Beach 13 / 700 809-221-1290 www.solmelia.com La Romana - Bayahibe Facilities / Telephone Website Resort # Pax Natura Park Eco-Resort 1 / 200 809-221-2626 www.naturaparkresort.com Casa de Campo 3 / 800 809-523-3333 www.casadecampo.com.do Ocean Blue & Sand Golf 2 / 400 809-476-2326 www.oceanhotels.net Be Live Collection Canoa 2 / 320 809-682-2662 www.belivehotels.com & Beach Dreams La Romana 8 / 750 809-221-8880 www.dreamsresorts.com Paradisus Punta Cana 10 / 500 809-285-8005 www.solmelia.com Iberostar Hacienda 3 / 300 809-688-3600 www.iberostar.com Sanctuary Cap Cana 4 / 550 1-844-296-8725 www.sanctuarycapcana.com Dominicus Club Med Punta Cana 1 / 21 809-686-5500 www.clubmed.com.ar Constanza Facilities / Telephone Website Le Sivory Punta Cana 2 / 150 809-333-0500 www.sivorypuntacanaresort.com # Pax By PortBlue Boutique Alto Cerro 2 / 300 809-530-6192 www.altocerro.com

64 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 65 NIGHTLIFE

Enjoy the fullness of being in the Dominican Republic, the paradise of hospitality, but also of joy, song and laughter. No matter the moment or the circumstance, the Dominican people sing, dance and celebrate at the rhythm of merengue and bachata their triumphs and victories, as well as their difficulties, of which we always see the funny side or see the opportunity to compose a song or parody, laugh at ourselves and continue the party.

Possibly, at sunset, you will wonder what to do at night. If pyou are in Santo Domingo, you will find numerous activities to drink, which in these places can be bought at Gustavo Mejía Ricart avenue, and others have fun or share what we Dominicans call a very attractive price. in the Colonial City, also called "The Zone", "chercha", "can" or "choir", where you will To the rhythm of the relaxing spirit of the converted for over a decade into an important always have a warm welcome, a topic to Dominicans, dare to live an unforgettable entertainment epicenter during the day or the talk about, a few steps to take, something to Caribbean night that, depending on your night with options for all tastes and styles. If you arrive on Sunday, don’t miss the "chew" (eat) and a "cold” (beer) or a "drink" taste and budget, can be in a select place We invite you to discover every corner that 'Bonyé', in the Ruins of San Francisco, where (rum) to savor. like the different bars, lounges or cafes La Zona has, fun-oriented and dedicated to from 5:00 in the afternoon until 10:00 at Some popular options are the colmadones that abound in the city, full of a pleasant exalting Dominican art and culture, especially night you can dance to the beat of merengue, (grocery stores), where the folks spend time, atmosphere and an excellent service to music, theater and cinema. bachata, son or salsa, interpreted by different with no rush after work, in order to relax, distribute, dance and even sing your favorite If you opt for "The Zone", every Thursday groups, and also live and share the unlimited have a "cold" (beer), throw away stress and songs, since some are karaoke style. there are the "Jazz Nights", on the steps of enthusiasm of the hundreds of couples, talk about popular issues, such as politics, You will also find the lounge-style El Conde Street, with different presentations groups of friends and families who attend it. the ball (if it's baseball time) or the most restaurants, where before or after dinner where the sound of the saxophone, piano and An event that successfully reached its third recent gossip. you can enjoy a pleasant and relaxing drums reigns. On Fridays, you can dance to edition is the "International Jazz Restoration There are also drinks or liquor stores, where atmosphere, with a soft ambient music that the rhythm of "Santo Domingo de Fiesta", Festival", held in August on the occasion of groups of friends, couples, co-workers invites you to spend fabulous moments. in the Spanish Square, an artistic show the Restoration, taking place in the Ozama gather to "throw the blow", synonymous with A good part of them are located in the where national artists of different genres Fortress, with national and international jazz dissipating the mind, drinking their favorite central polygon of the city, specifically in participate. exponents.

66 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 67 and even an aquarium in Sambil square. If you are an art lover, we have a billboard of different hotels that are in Santo Domingo artistic and cultural activities, ranging from and in the tourist destinations, you will find If you are staying in a hotel or resort, don’t classical to popular art. The National Theater, modern casinos. stay in your room at all, we recommend that you enjoy everything you find with the shows the main hall of the country, is the one that The cinema is an entertainment that and spectacles that each night is presented. hosts the most important musical, lyrical and Dominicans like very much and here you dramatic presentations, both nationally and will find the doors open of modern cinemas If you are in Punta Cana, go around internationally. with high technology, located in shopping Cocobongo, a proposal with an unsurpassed There is also the Palace of Fine Arts and centers or malls and choose to watch a offer of nightly entertainment until almost Theater House, where numerous works good Dominican film of the many local dawn. In Puerto Plata, your appointment are exhibited with a cast of actors who productions. should be at Ocean World Bistro, a restaurant located in front of the marina, where you can are mostly Dominican. To see a musical When leaving the cinema, if you are in a enjoy a delicious dinner and then spend time or humorous show there are places like shopping center, you can choose among on the outdoor terrace or in a lounge bar, to Hard Rock Café, Scenario 360, Down the many entertainment options that the enjoy the drink of your choice. Town Center, and several restaurants that, malls have and that the Dominicans like, in addition to an exquisite dinner, always both for adults and for children. You will find In Santiago, also called the ‘Heart City’, you Then dine in one of the many restaurants offer an entertaining live show within their restaurants, café-bars, areas with artistic can enjoy the traditional car ride and tour that are in that area. It will be a memorable attractive agenda. presentations, and also a program with the periphery of the Restoration Monument. experience! If you want to take advantage of the nights varied activities, such as exhibitions, recitals, to try your luck and throw the dice, in the workshops, conferences, children's evenings, For additional information and reservations contact a tour operator associated with OPETUR.

68 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 69 Hooters Av. Winston Churchill, 809-565-4668 Grill, American RESTAURANTS AND BARS Torre Acrópolis Il Capuccino Av. Máximo Gómez 60, 809-689-8600 Italian Gazcue Jalao C/ El Conde, Ciudad 809-689-9509 Dominican Colonial Juan Carlos Av. Gustavo Mejía Ricart 809-368-5088 Spanish 7, Naco La Briciola C/ Arzobispo Meriño 152, 809-688-5055 Italian Ciudad Colonial La Cassina Av. Roberto Pastoriza 809-363-4444 Mediterranean, Italian, Europpean #504 La Dolcerie C/ Rafael Augusto 809-565-0333 International, vegetarian and Sánchez, 20 vegan options Mesón de Bari C/ Hostos 302, Ciudad 809-687-4091 Dominican Colonial Mesón Iberia C/ Miguel Angel Monclús 809-530-7200 Spanish 165, Mirador Norte Mila Restaurant Av. Sarasota #114, Bella 809-532-6452 International Vista Mitre Av. Abraham Lincoln 809-472-2713 Gourmet, wine & lounge bar 1001, esq. G.Mejía Ricart, Piantini Santo Domingo Address Telephone Specialties Neptuno's Al lado del hotel Be Live 809-523-4703 Fish & Seafood Adrian Tropical Av. George Washington 809-221-1764 Dominican Hamaca, Boca Chica (el Malecón) Nipau C/ Max Henríquez Urena 809-540-3558 International, vegetarian and Boca Marina C/ Prolongación Duarte 809-688-6810 Fish & Seafood 20 vegan options #12A, Boca Chica Outback Steakhouse Av. Winston Churchill, 809-566-5550 Fish & Seafood Boga-Boga Av. Bolivar 203, Plaza 809-472-0950 Spanish Torre Acrópolis Florida Pat'e Palo Plaza España, Ciudad 809-687-8089 Italian, Caribbean, Seafood Buche Perico C/ El Conde #53 809-475-6451 Caribbbean, Latin, Contemporary Colonial Chili's Av. Winston Churchill, 809-955-3273 Grill, American Rancho Steak House Av. 30 de Mayo, Ciudad 809-535-4817 Grill Blue Mall, Piantini Ganadera David Crockett Av. Gustavo Mejía Ricart 809-547-2999 Grill Restaurante Atarazana Atarazana No. 5, Ciudad 809-689-2900 Caribbean 34, Naco Coloonial Don Pepe C/ Manuel de Jesús 809-563-4440 Spanish Samurai C/ Seminario 57, Piantini 809-565-1621 Japanese Troncoso, Piantini SBG Av. Winstons Churchill, 809-620-1001 International El Conuco y Buche Perico C/ Casimiro de Moya 152, 809-686-0129 Dominican Blue Mall, Piantini Gazcue Segafredo El Conde 54, Ciudad 809-685-4440 Cafe boutique & lounge bar El Mesón de la Cava Av. Mirador del Sur 1 809-533-2818 International Colonial El Pelicano Al lado del hotel Be Live 809-523-6500 Fish & Seafood Sofia C/ Paseo de los Locutores, 809-620-1001 International Hamaca, Boca Chica Piantini Hard Rock Café Av. Winston Churchill #80 809-686-7771 Grill, American T.G.I. Fridays Av. Winston Churchill, 809-955-8443 Grill, American en Blue Mall Torre Acropolis

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72 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Barahona, Bahoruco and Pedernales 76 La Romana and Bayahibe 77 Puerto Plata, Santiago and Jarabacoa 78 Bávaro and Punta Cana 80 Samaná 82 Santo Domingo 83

EXCURSIONS Catalina Island.

74 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 75 semi-precious gem is extracted. Here you crystalline beaches, its lavish vegetation and can observe the process of extracting that LA ROMANA its colorful wooden houses. stone with the locals and then participate Catalina Chavón VIP: this excursion begins in different activities in the middle of the & BAYAHIBE by sailing on the Chavón river towards beautiful nature that exists there. Catalina Island, passing first through places Cachote (biosphere reserve): discover where you can dive, then arrive at the the eastern part of the Sierra de Bahoruco beautiful Catalina beach, where you will National Park and the Cachote area, a natural enjoy a delicious typical buffet and then wonder that has a cloud forest of ecotourism depart to the Casa de Campo Marina. value, where you will enjoy an extraordinary Catalina snorkeling: you will depart on a BARAHONA, view, its trails and its pleasant temperature. boat from the Bayahibe beach, arriving at Enriquillo Lake: it is the largest in the recognized dive sites that will allow you to BAHORUCO & Dominican Republic and the Caribbean appreciate the color of the fish and corals, with 265 square kilometers of extension, being the next stop at Catalina beach, where Cave of Wonders: an underground cavern PEDERNALES although its area is not constant. It is 44 after a rich Dominican buffet you will return meters below sea level with a fauna where with 800 meters in length and 25 meters in to Bayahibe. Bahía de las Águilas: it is located in a depth that stands as an important petroglyph reptiles and birds abound. There you can see La Romana and Altos de Chavón: After protected area within the Jaragua National reserve where the Tainos left their artwork. three islands or islets. visiting the city of La Romana, you must visit Park with an impressive natural beauty that Fun-Fun Cave: it is an attractive cave where Altos de Chavón, a replica of a 16th-century has allowed it to position itself within the you will discover interesting tunnels with Mediterranean town, called “The villa of most beautiful in the world. stalactites, stalagmites, petroglyphs, rock art the artists”, for the design school it has, in Rincón Lagoon: this is the second most and underground rivers and where you can go addition of an amphitheater, a museum, art important lake in the country, and perhaps hiking, rappelling and riding. galleries, a church and other attractions. the most important freshwater reservoir in Saona Island: departing from Bayahibe Ecological and archaeological path the Dominican Republic, where hundreds beach and traveling by yacht or catamaran Padre Nuestro: it is a natural reserve of birds abound, such as duck and pink through the Eastern National Park, you will belonging to the Eastern National Park, flamingos. arrive at the largest adjacent island that located in the area of the same name with an Pelempito Hole: a geological depression has the Dominican Republic, Saona Island, interesting route of almost two kilometers Oviedo Lagoon and you will appreciate its incomparable with about 700 meters deep that is amazing where you will appreciate the flora and fauna to human eyes. It is part of the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park and is home to a diversity of birds and more than 150 species of orchids. Oviedo Lagoon: the largest lagoon in the country with hypersalinated waters that connect with large mangroves, as well as being a refuge for a large number of birds and having lush vegetation. Larimar mine: the only larimar mine in the world, where this Bahía de las Águilas Saona Island Altos de Chavón

76 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 77 of the region and its varied ecosystem, and Cayo Arena: this is a paradise, a beautiful of flora and fauna and can spend time with other areas that were inhabited by the Taínos. PUERTO place of crystalline waters, white sands and families from these places. Underwater museums: in the area of La beautiful coral reefs, ideal for those who Estero Hondo Park and Los Manatíes: Caleta, on Catalinita Island, in La Romana, PLATA, want to rest, dive and appreciate the marine you will know Estero Hondo, a lagoon about there is a kind of museum that houses a wealth that has that area. 10 kilometers long and 2 kilometers wide, variety of submerged sculptures, alluding to SANTIAGO & White water rafting: navigate the rapid one of the few manatee sanctuaries on the Taíno culture or national religiosity. JARABACOA riverbed of the Yaque del Norte river in Dominican coast. You can buy allegorical Tanama Jungle Ranch: on the banks of the the town of Jarabacoa, in the middle of handicrafts, have lunch and enjoy a dip in La Chavón River is this place that represents the Central Mountain Range, experiencing Ensenada beach. a tropical jungle, with a diversity of tropical exciting sensations. Ocean World Adventure Park: it has plants, a butterfly garden, the reptile house, Funny bikes: it is an adventure exploring the largest man-made dolphin habitat, where you can see a beautiful view of the the Dominican countryside and driving a and its interactive programs promote river. funny 4x4 bike, crossing reeds and streams, the rapprochement between people and Cigar Tasting Basics: it is a tour offered visiting several communities and getting to different marine species. Visitors have the by Tabacalera de García, where you can know their way of life. opportunity to learn more about dolphins, sea enter the world of cigarettes, and thus know Tropical jeep safari: you will drive a 4x4 lions, sharks, a wide variety of fish, exotic the process of collecting the leaves, their vehicle that will take you into the beauty of tropical birds and iguanas. The experience classification, mixing and aging until they the Dominican countryside, also visiting the also includes diving in a tropical coral reef, Cable car: get on board this funicular until swimming in the pirate pool and a water become “Premium” made cigars by hand. you reach the top of the Isabel de Torres extraordinary Puddles of Damajagua with the Then you will taste a cup of coffee and cigars opportunity to climb seven of them. park with fun slides. A once in a lifetime mountain, where you will see the spectacular experience! of different kinds. view of the bay and the city of Puerto Plata. Damajagua Puddles: is a natural monument Caribbean VIP Safari: this excursion will You can combine this tour with a visit to from where 27 waterfalls sprout, from the Victorian POP: a cultural walk through the allow you to visit the largest church in the other important places, such as Fort San Damajagua River, which form crystalline historic center of San Felipe, where you will country, navigate the majestic Chavón River, Felipe, the Amber Museum and the Brugal pools within a forest, an ideal place for learn about the Victorian period that marked meet a typical Dominican house, observe a rum factory. ecotourism lovers. the city of Puerto Plata. It includes a tour colonial era trapiche, and savor a tasty lunch set with all the elements of the time and FreeStyle catamaran: dare to navigate Zip lining: an experience in which you will combines a visit to two museums. aboard a small boat. the crystal-clear waters of the Atlantic "fly" over the impressive and profuse natural Ocean aboard a catamaran, tasting a good vegetation that the Yásico Adventure park The historical Isabela and the Taíno cocktail of tropical drinks and enjoying total has, offering you an exciting sensation crafts: you will be able to know the history relaxation. enough to raise the adrenaline. of the arrival of Christopher Columbus Helicopter tour: it is a panoramic flight Buggies: riding a buggy you can rediscover over the big city that encompasses the bay Puerto Plata with the company of a guide, of Puerto Plata and its surroundings, ending and travel through several locations in with landing on a beach, for a romantic contact with pure nature; you can also buy encounter. handicrafts and taste snacks. Outback jeep safari: an experience for Puerto Plata runner: it is a tour of several those who want to know about our people areas of Puerto Plata, such as Cofresí, and our culture, since they can visit a Maimón, Palo Indio, El Toro and others, where Dominican countryside, get to know the you will appreciate the most diverse species typical houses, fruit plantations and visit a Cigar Tasting Basics mini zoo. Cable Car of Puerto Plata

78 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 79 in America on his second trip, visiting La of local people, in addition to riding to the eco-walks and walk on tree tops, enjoying Isabela, the first city founded in the New Nisibón ranch. the surroundings and the beautiful views of World. You will also receive information Horseback riding: a great experience where the place. about products of Taino origin. you will ride on the banks of the beautiful Bavarian safari runners: this excursion Las Mercedes Sanctuary: among the Macao beach and you will also enter the will allow you to visit a typical Dominican mountains of the Cordillera Central you will area's extensive forests in a fascinating house, observe a colonial era trapiche, savor enjoy the most beautiful landscapes if you contact with nature. a delicious typical lunch in buffet style and visit the “Sanctuary of Las Mercedes” in Blue hole: this is a cave endowed with great enjoy a fun horse ride. In addition to this, Jarabacoa, place of veneration to the Virgin beauty with a natural lagoon of crystalline expert cigar makers will roll a tobacco in of the Mercedes; you can also ride a horse BÁVARO & waters and intense blue that forms a cliff. front of you, and finally the paradisiacal and take a refreshing swim in the waters of After walking a path, you will arrive at this Macao beach awaits you. Salto de Baigüate. PUNTA CANA place, where you can take a good dip. Ziplines adventures: These are 12 cables, Santiago de los Caballeros: tour the Dr. Fish - Ocean Spa: live an off-the- and among them there are some of the beautiful Cibao Valley to reach Santiago and shelf experience by taking a spa on the longest in the Caribbean. Dare to compete get to know the Monument to the Heroes Road truck adventure: it is an excellent with your friends in the only parallel cable excursion to get to know the typical high seas by sailing alongside Dr. Fish, of the Restoration, the Leon Center, take a enjoying a moment of total luxury, bio- in the country, endorsed by the Association horse carriage ride through the city and enjoy communities of the region and their for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT). plantations, especially those of cocoa and pilates, massages, floating mattresses all the opportunities offered by the second with waterproof MP3, Jacuzzi in the ocean You can visit the coconut house to try fresh capital of the country. tropical fruits and also to know the lifestyle organic products and see how coconut oil is of the families that live there. and many more attractions on board a therapeutic ride on the sea. made. Four wheels & buggie trails: an Country adventure safari: it is a unique Monkeyland: You can interact closely with unparalleled adventure on a motorcycle adorable squirrel monkeys for 45 minutes, that will take you on a tour of Macao Beach, tour in the country in a monster truck 8x8 safari, in which you will cross roads, rivers as they will come down from the trees to sit where you can swim, take photos and have on your shoulder and eat from your hands. fun in the middle of a natural landscape. and cane fields, visit small towns and spend time with its inhabitants, in addition to You can taste fresh organic products, such as Aquatic tours / Bávaro splash: you will tasting Dominican coffee and a tasty lunch. exotic fruits, coffee and cocoa. use a boat to navigate the coast of Bávaro Includes boogie-boarding at Macao beach. Marinarium: It invites you to discover and enjoy the Caribbean Sea and the sun with Tree top & Eco walk zip line: live an the wonders of the marine world and coral the possibility of being able to dive into these reefs, boarding the fantastic half-day cruise, waters full of corals in different shapes and exciting experience in a zip line, where you can slide from one point to another. Also do during which you will have the opportunity colors. to swim with rays and Caribbean Festival: it is an adventure sharks. After swimming, that begins sailing the sea by boat, then you can sail off the coast snorkeling, swimming among corals and in of Cabeza de Toro and contact with the colorful marine species of Bávaro. Finally, they the area, also enjoying the atmosphere of the will make a stop in a community and savoring refreshing drinks. magnificent natural pool where you can relax in Jeep safari: an adventure aboard a 4x4 the Caribbean style. It is a vehicle that will take you to rediscover dream come true! several fields, reeds, hills and rivers and where you can learn about the way of life Santiago de los Caballeros Aquatic tours

80 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 81 Discover Samaná: ideal to know the city SANTO and a fishing village that recreates traditional of Samaná and its most interesting places Dominican architecture. like La Chorcha, its emblematic church built DOMINGO The goat's route: it is a tour of those around 1860 after being brought in parts places visited by the dictator Rafael Leónidas from England. It also includes a visit to the Trujillo hours before his execution. Start at Whale Museum. the Dominican Resistance Memorial Museum El Limón Waterfall: this is a spectacular and touch other points of interest. waterfall of more than 120 feet high with Shopping tour: in this tour, you can buy a natural pool of crystalline waters, located everything you want to take home or as a SAMANÁ within a tropical forest, where you will ride gift after a holiday in the country, such as on steep trails. handicrafts, cigars or Dominican rum, a Catamaran and snorkeling trip: it is a Humpback whale watching: it consists of “mamajuana” or some merengue or bachata the sighting of these marine mammals that discs, among others. catamaran ride that anchors in the Farola Santo Domingo City: is a tour where you Cay, well known for its marine fauna and reach the warm waters of the Caribbean to Museum tour: an experience between the mate and reproduce between January and will know the first monuments of the New ideal for snorkeling in the middle of the World: The First Cathedral, the Columbus historical and the modern, visiting the main April of each year. In the mating process, great variety of fish in the area, then arrive Alcazar, the National Pantheon, the Ozama museums of the city and beginning in the they offer an attractive acrobatic show. at Cayo Levantado, where you can bathe on Fortress, and others of the contemporary Cultural Square with its different exhibition the beach. Snorkeling in Frontón beach and Rincón era, such as the Cultural Square, the National halls: The Museum of the Dominican Man, Los Haitises: you can enter a mangrove beach: Enjoy the opportunity to meet three Palace, the Center of the Heroes, the the Museum of History and Geography, the reserve, walk through a rainforest, visit Isla paradisiacal beaches, such as Las Galeras, Lighthouse to Columbus and many more. Gallery of Modern Art, and others that are boarding a small boat there to continue to located in the Colonial City. de los Pájaros Cay and see its migratory Santo Domingo Colonial: you can the Frontón and Rincón coastlines, where you birds and several amazing caves. appreciate the most important historical The National Zoo and the Botanical can snorkel and contemplate the colorful fish Garden: in this excursion, you will be able to Cayo Levantado: from the bay of Samaná and corals. It includes lunch. center with its first street, Las Damas, and you will leave to Cayo Farola and then monuments such as the Columbus Alcazar, know about the different species of the national continue to Cayo Levantado. On the beach, the Atarazana, the Royal Houses Museum, fauna, and the great variety and beauty of the you will be greeted with complimentary the National Pantheon, the Ozama Fortress, Dominican flora in these two interesting places. tropical drinks and you can enjoy an excellent the Cathedral and other 16th century day of sun and beach on this coastline of fine buildings. white sand. Columbus Lighthouse and National Aquarium: it is a visit to the monument that honors the meeting of the two cultures and the memory of Christopher Columbus and includes the visit to the National Aquarium, where you will see important species of Botanical Garden marine flora and fauna. Aquamundo Sambil: this is a modern aquarium that houses more than seven thousand endemic species of the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean and other places in the world. It has a creative design that El Limón Waterfall Los Haitises includes a giant coral area, a shark tunnel The goat's route

82 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 83 Bávaro and Punta Cana 86 Barahona 89 Boca Chica, Juan Dolio, La Romana and Bayahibe 89 Constanza and Jarabacoa 91 Puerto Plata, Playa Dorada, Costambar, Cofresí, Maimón, Punta Rucia, Sosúa, Cabarete and Río San Juan 92 Samaná, Las Terrenas and Las Galeras 96 Santo Domingo 98 Santiago 99

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84 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 85 BÁVARO & CHIC by Royalton Punta Cana Le Sivory Punta Cana Telephone: 809-468-0404 Telephone: 809-552-0500 PUNTA CANA www.chicresorts.com www.sivorypuntacana.com Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana Lopesan Costa Bávaro Resort Ancora Punta Cana Telephone: 809-687-5747 Spa & Casino Telephone: 809-544-2381 www.dreamsresorts.com Telephone: 809-200-2101 www.ancorapuntacana.com www.lopesan.com Dreams Punta Cana Barceló Bávaro Beach / Barceló Telephone: 809-682-0404 Majestic Colonial / Majestic Elegance Bávaro Palace www.dreamsresorts.com Grand Palladium Punta Cana Resort & Spa & Majestic Mirage Telephone: 809-686-5797 Telephone: 809-221-8149 Telephone: 809-221-9898 www.barcelo.com Excellence Punta Cana www.fiestahotelgroup.com www.majestic-resorts.com Telephone: 809-685-9880 Bávaro Princess All Suites & Resorts www.excellenceresorts.com Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana / Meliá Caribe Beach Resort / Meliá Punta Telephone: 809-221-2311 Luxury Bahia Principe Ambar / Grand Cana Beach Resort www.princesshotelsandresorts.com Excellence El Carmen Bahia Principe Bávaro / Grand Bahia Telephone: 809-221-1290 Telephone: 809-285-0000 Principe Turquesa / Luxury Bahia www.melia.com Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa www.excellenceresorts.com Principe Esmeralda Telephone: 809-551-0000 Telephone: 809-552-1444 Natura Park Eco-Resort & Spa www.breathlessresorts.com/punta-cana Four Points by Sheraton Punta Cana www.bahia-principe.com Telephone: 809-221-2626 Telephone: 809-959-4444 www.blau-hotels.com Be Live Collection Punta Cana / Be Live www.fourpointssheratonpuntacanavillage. Grand Memories Punta Cana Collection Punta Cana Adults Only com-puntacana.com/ Telephone: 809-552-1617 Now Larimar / Now Garden Punta Cana Telephone: 809-686-9898 www.memoriesresorts.com Telephone: 809-221-4646 www.belivehotels.com Gran Bávaro Princess All Suites Resort, www.nowresorts.com.mx Spa & Casino Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Catalonia Bávaro Beach / Catalonia Telephone: 809-221-2311 Telephone: 809-688-6490 Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Royal Bávaro www.princesshotelsandresorts.com www.sirenishotels.com Telephone: 809-468-0505 Telephone: 809-412-0000 www.nickelodeon.es www.cataloniacaribbean.com Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana Telephone: 809-687-0000 Ocean Blue & Sand www.hardrockhotelpuntacana.com Telephone: 809-954-7026 www.oceanbluesand.com Iberostar Bávaro Resort / Iberostar Grand / Iberostar Punta Cana & Iberostar Dominicana Telephone: 809-221-6500 www.iberostar.com

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86 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 87 Occidental Caribe Secrets Punta Cana BARAHONA BOCA CHICA Telephone: 809-476-7777 Telephone: 809-221-4646 www.barcelo.com www.secretsresorts.com Casa Bonita Telephone: 809-476-5059 Occidental Punta Cana Secrets Cap Cana Resorts and Spas www.casabonitadr.com Telephone: 809-221-8787 Telephone: 809-469 7545 www.barcelo.com www.secretsresorts.com Casa del Mar Lodge Telephone: 809-330-3395 Paradisus Palma Real Sunscape Dominican Beach www.casadelmarlodge.com Telephone: 809-688-5000 Telephone: 809-221-0714 www.melia.com www.sunscaperesorts.com Hotel Costa Larimar Telephone: 809-524-1111 Paradisus Punta Cana Tropical Princess Beach Resort www.hotelcostalarimar.com Be Live Experience Hamaca Garden Telephone: 809-687-9923 Telephone: 809-476-0770 Telephone: 809-523-4611 www.melia.com www.princesshotelsandresorts.com Hotel Guarocuya www.belivehotels.com Telephone: 809-524-4121 Presidential Suites Punta Cana The Westin Punta Cana www.hotelguarocuya.com BelleVue Dominican Bay Telephone: 809-552-0337 Telephone: 809-959-2222 Telephone: 809-412-2001 www.lhvcresorts.com www.westin.com Hotel Piratas del Caribe www.bellevuedominicanbay.com Telephone: 809-243-1140 Punta Cana Resort and Club Tortuga Bay www.hotelpiratasdelcaribe.com Whala Boca Chica Telephone: 809-221-2262 Telephone: 809-959-2262 Telephone: 809-523-4511 www.puntacana.com www.puntacana.com Hotel El Quemaito www.whalabocachica.com Telephone: 809-514-8888 Riu Bambú / Riu Naiboa / Riu Palace VIK Hotel Cayena Beach www.hotelquemaito.com Bávaro / Riu Palace Macao & Riu Palace Telephone: 809-552-1931 Punta Cana www.vikcayenabeach.com Platón Eco Lodge JUAN DOLIO Telephone: 809-221-7515 Telephone: 809-383-1836 Coral Costa Caribe www.riu.com Vik Hotel Arena Blanca www.ranchoplaton.com Telephone: 809-686-2244 Telephone: 809-331-6640 www.coralhotels.com Riu República www.hotelvikarena.com Telephone: 809-933-0101 Emotions By Hodelpa www.riu.com Vista Sol Punta Cana Telephone: 809-339-9555 Telephone: 809-221-2728 www.emotionsbyhodelpa.com Royalton Bávaro www.vistasolhotels.com Telephone: 809-221-2121 Hodelpa Garden Suites Hotel www.royaltonresorts.com Whala Bávaro Telephone: 809-688-9999 Telephone: 809-688-1612 www.hoteleshodelpa.com Royalton Punta Cana www.whalabavaro.com Telephone: 809-552-6888 Hotel Casa Hemingway www.royaltonresorts.com Zoetry Agua Punta Cana Telephone: 809-526-2203 Telephone: 809-468-0000 www.clubhemingway.com www.zoetryresorts.com/agua

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Gran Bahia Principe La Romana / Altocerro, Villas, Hotel & Camping Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville Telephone: 809-530-6192 Telephone: 809-412-1010 www.altocerro.com www.bahia-principe.com Hotel Bohio Hotel Casa de Campo & Resorts Telephone: 809-539-2696 Telephone: 809-523-3333 Catalonia Royal La Romana www.hotelbohio.com www.casadecampo.com.do Telephone: 809-947-3400 JARABACOA www.hoteles-catalonia.com Hotel Constanza Hotel Caserma Telephone: 809-539-2930 Casa Tranquila Telephone: 809-556-6072 Hilton La Romana www.micaban.bizland.com Telephone: 809-918-4065 www.hotelvechiacaserma.com Telefono: 809-221-0880 www.casatranquila.com.do www.hilton.com Rancho Constanza Isla El Dorado Telephone: 809-539-3268 Hotel Gran Jimenoa Telephone: 809 -550-9696 Dreams Dominicus La Romana www.ranchoconstanza.com Av. La Confluencia, No. 1 Telephone: 809-221-0303 Telephone: 809-574-6304 Hotel Bella Savonesa www.dreamsresorts.com Villas Las Neblinas www.granjimenoahotel.com Telephone: 829- 526-2278 Telephone: 809-221-1753 El Eden Hotel www.villaslasneblinas.com Jarabacoa River Club & Resort Telephone: 809-833-0856 Telephone: 809-574-2456 www.hoteleleden.net Villa Pajón Eco Lodge www.riverclubjarabacoa.com Telephone: 809-334-6935 Gran Bahia Principe La Romana www.villapajon.do Pinar Dorado Telephone: 809-412-1010 Telephone: 809- 574-2820 www.bahia-principe.com www.hotelpinardorado.com

Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus Rancho Baiguate Telephone: 809-688-3600 Telephone: 809-574-6890 BAYAHIBE www.iberostar.com www.ranchobaiguate.com Los Flamencos Dominicus Rancho La Aurora Be Live Collection Canoa Telephone: 849-816-8931 Telephone: 809-365-4854 Telephone: 809-682-2662 www.rancholaaurora.com.do www.belivehotels.com Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach & Palace Rancho Las Guázaras Byblos Hotel Telephone: 809-686-5658 Telephone: 809-829-630-4386 Telephone: 829-528-9360 www.vivaresorts.com www.rancholasguazaras.com

Catalonia Gran Dominicus Whala Bayahibe Rancho Oliver Telephone: 809-616-6767 Telephone: 809-833-0968 Telephone: 809-687-0864 www.cataloniahotels.com www.whalabayahibe.com www.ranchooliver.com

90 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 91 PUERTO Riviera Azul Telephone: 809-320-2278 PLATA www.rivieraazul.com Be Live Collection Marien San Marino Beach Residence Telephone: 809-320-1515 Telephone: 809-320-3008 www.belivehotels.com Sunscape Puerto Plata Hotel Condado Telephone: 809-320-5084 Telephone: 809-586-3255 www.sunscaperesorts.com

Hotel El Palacio VH Atmosphere Adults Only Telephone: 809-261-0942 & Beach Club www.hotelelpalacio.com Telephone: 809-320-1200 MAIMÓN www.atmospherehotel.com Playabachata Resort Iberostar Costa Dorada Telephone: 809-320-1010 Telephone: 809-320-1000 Viva Wyndham V Heavens www.playasenator.com www.iberostar.com PLAYA Telephone: 809-261-8699 www.vivaplayadoradaresort.com Senator Puerto Plata Spa Resort Portofino Hotel & Lounge DORADA Telephone: 809-320-4000 Telephone: 809-586-2889 Blue Bay Villas Doradas www.senator.com www.hotelportifinopop.com Telephone: 809-320-3000 COSTAMBAR www.bluebayvillasdoradas.com Sunshine Hotel Villas Jazmin Telephone: 809-586-1771 Telephone: 809-970-1010 Blue Jack Tar www.villasjazmin.com Telephone: 809-320-3800 Tubagua Plantation Eco Village (Yásica) www.bluejacktar.com Telephone: 809-696-6932 COFRESÍ www.tubagua.com Casa Colonial Beach & Spa Telephone: 809-320-3232 Lifestyle Holidays Hotels and Resorts Villa Carolina www.casacolonialhotel.com Telephone: 809-970-7777 Telephone: 829-908-2200 www.lhvresorts.com www.villacarolina.hostel.com Gran Ventana Beach Resort Telephone: 809-320-2111 www.granventanahotel.com PUNTA RUCIA

Grand Paradise Playa Dorada El Paraiso Ecolodge Telephone: 809-320-3663 Telephone: 809-320-7606 www.grandparadiseplayadorada.com www.paradiseisland.do

Emotions Playa Dorada by Hodelpa Punta Rucia Lodge Telephone: 809-320-6226 Telephone: 849-858-8400 www.hodelpa.com www.puntarucialodge.com

92 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 93 SOSÚA New Garden Kite Beach Velero Beach Resort Telephone: 809-571-1557 Telephone: 809-571-0878 Telephone: 809-571-9727 www.newgardenhotel.net www.kitebeachhotel.com www.velerobeach.com

Sea Horse Ranch L' Agence Real Estate Viva Wyndham Tangerine Telephone: 809-571-3880 Telephone: 809-571-0999 Telephone: 809-571-0402 www.see-horse-ranch.com www.agencerd.com www.wyndham.com

Sosúa By The Sea Boutique Beach Milenium, Luxury Beach Resort & Spa Resort Telephone: 809-571-0407 Telephone: 809-571-3222 www.cabaretemillennium.com www.sosuabythesea.com Ocean Manor Beach Resort Sosúa Ocean Village Telephone: 809-571-0581 Telephone: 809-571-2625 www.oceanmanorresort.com www.sosuaoceanvillage.com SeaWinds at Punta Goleta Victorian House Telephone: 809-571-0150 Telephone: 809-571-4650 www.hotelseawinds.com www.sosuabayresort.com The Fountains at Cabarete CABARETE Telephone: 809-706-9883 Casa Linda Telephone: 809-571-1190 Areca Apart Hotel www.casalindacity.com Telephone: 809-571-0632 www.arecahotel.com Casa Marian Beach & Reef - Amhsa Marina Casa Maravilla Ecolodge Telephone: 809-571-3535 Telephone: 809-221-7415 www.casamarinabeachhotel.com www.cabarete-ecolodge.com

Gansevoort Playa Imbert El Magnifico Telephone: 809-571-3000 Telephone: 809-571-0868 www.gansevoorthotelgroup.com www.hotelmagnifico.com

Habi Dominicana Grand Laguna Beach Telephone: 809-571-3970 Telephone: 809-571-3447 www.habidominicana.com www.grandlagunabeachdr.com RÍO SAN JUAN

Natura Cabana Boutique Hotel & Spa Hotel Villa Taina Bahía Príncipe Telephone: 809-571-1507 Telephone: 809-571-0722 Telephone: 809-226-1590 www.naturacabana.com www.villataina.com www.bahia-principe.com

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Aligio Apart-Hotel & Spa Telephone: 809-240-6755 www.aligiohotel.com

Cosón Bay Hotel and Residences Telephone: 809-562-7666 www.cosonbay.com

Cosón Bay and Residence Gran Bahía Príncipe Samaná Telephone: 809-562-7666 Telephone: 809-538-3434 www.cosonbay.com www.bahia-principe.com

Clave Verde Grand Paradise Samaná Hotel The Bannister The Peninsula House Telephone: 809-240-5490 Telephone: 809-538-0020 Telephone: 809-503-6363 Telephone: 809-962-7447 www.claveverde.com/es www.amhsamarina.com www.thebannisterhotel.com www.thepeninsulahouse.com

Dominican Tree House Village Guatapanal Beach Resort Hotel Villa Serena Xëliter Vista Mare 829-542-3005 Telephone: 809-240-5050 Telephone: 809-538-0000 Telephone: 809-562-6725 www.dominicantreehousevillage.com www.guatapanal.com.do www.villaserena.com www.xeliter.com

El Portillo Residences Hotel Alisei Hotel Restaurante Atlantis Xëliter Balcones del Atlántico Telephone: 809-540-4201 Telephone: 809-240-5555 Telephone: 809-240-6111 Telephone: 809-240-5011 www.elportillocondoresidences.com www.aliseihotelspa.com www.atlantishotel.com.do www.balconesdelatico.com.do

Garden Hotel Lomita Maravilla Hotel Bahía Las Ballenas La Dolce Vita Residence Viva Wyndham V Samaná Telephone: 809-240-6345 Telephone: 809-240-6066 Telephone: 809-240-5069 Telephone: 809-240-6600 www.lomitamaravilla.com www.bahia-las-ballenas.net www.ladolcevitaresidence.com www.vcollectionresorts.com/vsamana

Gran Bahía Principe Cayacoa Hotel Las Cayenas Las Galeras Village Telephone: 809-538-3131 Telephone: 809-240-6080 Telephone: 829-944-8499 www.bahia-principe.com www.lascayenashotel.com www.lasgalerasvillage.com

Gran Bahía Príncipe Cayo Levantado Hotel Playa Colibrí Luxury Bahía Principe Cayo Levantado Telephone: 809-538-3232 Telephone: 809-240-6434 Telephone: 809-538-3232 www.bahia-principe.com www.playacolibri.com www.bahia-principe.com

Gran Bahía Príncipe Portillo Hotel Todo Blanco Sublime Samaná Hotel & Residences Telephone: 809- 538-3443 Telephone: 809-538-0201 Telephone: 809- 240-5050 www.bahia-principe.com www.hoteltodoblanco.com www.sublimesamana.com

96 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 97 SANTO Holiday Inn Santo Domingo W&P Santo Domingo Telephone: 809-985-1011 Telephone: 809-535-9722 DOMINGO www.holidayinn.com www.wp-hotels.com Hodelpa Nicolás de Ovando Weston Suites Hotel Antiguo Hotel Europa Telephone: 809-685-9955 Telephone: 829-567-8888 Telephone: 809-285-0005 www.hodelpa.com www.westonsuiteshotel.com www.antiguohoteleuropa.com Napolitano Hotel & Casino Hotel Plaza Florida Aparthotel Plaza Colonial Telephone: 809-687-1131 La Esperilla Telephone: 809-687-9111 Crowne Plaza Santo Domingo www.napolitanohotel.com Telephone: 809-412-1212 www.plazacolonial.com.do Telephone: 809-221-0000 www.crowneplazasantodomingo.com Royal Hideaway Hotel Barceló Santo Domingo Telephone: 809-221-2131 Telephone: 809-563-5000 Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Casino www.barcelo.com www.barcelo.com Telephone: 809-562-8222 www.dominicanfiestacasino.hotelsone.com Hotel Real Intercontinental Billini Hotel Santo Domingo Telephone: 809-338-4040 El Beaterio Telephone: 809-683-6060 www.billinihotel.com Telephone: 809-687-8657 www.elbeaterio.com www.ihg.com/intercontinental Catalonia Santo Domingo JW Marriott Hotel Santo Domingo Telephone: 809-685-0000 El Señorial Centro Comercial Blue Mall www.cataloniacaribbean.com Telephone: 809-687-4367 www.elseñorial.com Telephone: 809-807-1717 SANTIAGO www.marriott.com Casas del XVI Aloha Sol Telephone: 809-688-4061 Embassy Suites by Hilton Santo Domingo Quality Hotel Real Aeropuerto Santo Telephone: 809-583-0090 www.casasdelxvi.com Telephone: 809-685-0001 www.hotelembassysuites.com Domingo Telephone: 809-549-2525 Hodelpa Centro Plaza Courtyard by Marriot Santo Domingo www.realhotelsandresorts.com Telephone: 809-581-7000 Telephone: 809-685-1010 Hotel Aladino www.marriot.com/SDQCY Telephone: 809-567-014 www.hotelaladino.com.do Radisson Santo Domingo Hodelpa Garden Court Telephone: 809-541-6226 Telephone: 809-612-7000 Hotel Boutique Palacio www.radisson.com. Telephone: 809-682-4730 Hodelpa Gran Almirante www.hotel-palacio.com Renaissance Jaragua Hotel Telephone: 809-580-1992 Telephone: 809-221-2222 www.hodelpa.com Hodelpa Caribe Colonial www.marriott.com/SDQGW Telephone: 809-688-7799 Los Jardines www.hodelpa.com Sheraton Santo Domingo Telephone: 809-276-8222 Telephone: 809-221-6666 www.hotellosjardines.com.do www.sheratonsantodomingo.com

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BAHÍA TOURS COLONIAL TOUR & TRAVEL

Address: Calle Carmen No. 127, Plaza Colonial. Las Terrenas, Samaná Address: Arzobispo Meriño No. 269, Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo Telephone: 809-979-1564 / 809-873-0673 Telephone: 809-688-5285 / 809-682-0964 Contact: Henri Vergnes / Emeric Leroux Contact: Maria Grazia Battaglia y Tony De León E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.bahia-tours.com Website: www.colonialtours.com.do / www.colonialtours.biz Facebook: www.facebook.com/BahiaToursDMC Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColonialTour&Travel Twitter: @Colonialtours We offer personalized services to our clients, both for the business tourism sector (MICE), and for individual tourism. We are distinguished by kindness, professionalism and admiration for the country, with more than We have 25 years of experience in the market and operate in all destinations in the country, with special 20 years of service dedicated to the DMC (Destination Management) and MICE (Meetings, Incentive, interest in Samaná, where we have our main office. Congress and Events) segments, with special focus on European and Latin markets. Our goal is to offer innovative and exclusive products, proposing customized events and trips. We are located in Santo Domingo, Bayahibe, Punta Cana and Samaná, where we operate with excellence with an offer based on beach tourism and resorts, cultural tourism, adventure tourism and ecotourism, and multi-destination in combination with Cuba and Puerto Rico.

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DS VOYAGES GO CARIBIC

Address: Av. Gustavo Mejía Ricart 146B, 2do. nivel, Ensanche Julieta, Santo Domingo Address: Plaza Turisol, Av. Luis Ginebra 55, Puerto Plata Telephone: 809-472-6589 / 809-541-8095 Telephone: 809-586-4075 Contact: Denise Reyes Estrella Fax: 809-586-4073 E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Zobeyda Vargas Website: www.ds-voyages.com E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: ds Voyages Instagram: ds_voyages Website: www.gocaribic-rewe.com

We are a receptive tour operator that specializes in multidestination, offering circuits on the whole island: We are a receptive tour operator with more than 25 years in personalized service. ´´ONE ISLAND, TWO COUNTRIES´´, (including Haiti), in ecotourism, historical and magical religious experiences, which promotes the rich cultural heritage of the two countries. Let us be your platform of options for each of your different desires for vacation. We also offer trips to Cuba ´´HAVANA AUTHENTIC´´, exalting its incredible historical and cultural beauty, Our services include: with departures every week to this beautiful island, a destination of peace, fun and security. • Reservations at all hotels in the world with very competitive rates. We have more than 25 years of experience in the market. • Transfers from the different airports in the country. • Assistance at all airports with highly qualified personnel in their own language. Our services: • Charters flights throughout Europe with our Air Berlin airline. • Transfers • Organization and logistics of • Cultural circuits • Organization of circuits throughout the Dominican Republic and the world. • Receptive tourism thematic groups • Hotel reservation • We have offices in the different tourist poles of the country, and much more. • Excursions • Language circuits for students • Specialized in excursions and • Incentive groups and teachers hotel reservations in Haiti.

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IBERDOM SRL METRO TOURS

Address: Av. 27 de Febrero No. 305, Evaristo Morales, Santo Domingo Address: Av. Luperón #10, Esq. Independencia, Santo Domingo Telephone: 809-566-4011 Telephone: 809-544-4580 Contact: Valentina Leiro Contact: Verónica Roque E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.iberoserviceinternational.com Website: www.metrotours.com.do

We are specialized in the management of a wide variety of tourist services, among which we can Founded in 1982, Metro Tours has established itself as one of the leading travel agencies in the market. highlight hotel reservations, organization of incentive groups, circuits, excursions, transfers, services for Our agency has been recognized throughout its trajectory for excellence in sales and service for multiple cruise lines, as well as the preparation of packages for agencies retailers with the mission of providing franchises. value to their customers through our different proposals. Our services include: We focus on the international & local market, operating in the main tourist poles of • National and international excursions • Transfers Dominican Republic: Punta Cana, La Romana, Juan Dolio, Boca Chica, Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata and • National and international hotels • Cruise ships Samaná. From our beginnings, we have characterized ourselves by offering services with high quality • Groups, events and conventions • Charters standards, focused on satisfying our public and fulfilling their expectations. • Outbound packages • City tours Our values are customer orientation, lead by example, teamwork, respect, integrity and safety. • Travel insurance • Corporate rates • Air tickets

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Address: Hotel Royalton Punta Cana Address: Calle "C" #32, Reparto Esteva (Piantini), Santo Domingo, República Dominicana Carretera Playa Arena Gorda, Bávaro, 23301, Punta Cana Telephone: 809-565-3500 Telephone: 809-552-0943 Fax: 809-565-1221 Fax: 809-552-0658 Contact: Elizabeth Tovar Contact: José Aparicio E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.turenlaces.com Website: www.nexustours.com Facebook: turenlaces Facebook: www.facebook.com/nexus.tours.activities Twitter: turenlaces

Honesty, seriousness and responsibility are the pillars where our work philosophy rests. The overall quality and complete satisfaction of our customers' expectations are the goal of our services. With presence in 47 destinations and 15 countries, in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Our experience of more than 25 years in the meetings industry consecrates us as experts in the Our commitment is to provide a quality service to our customers and the general public: organization of congresses, conventions and incentives as well as fairs and exhibitions. • Transfers Our vision is quality and creativity, understanding customer expectations and developing along with • Excursions unforgettable experiences. • Representation services Our operations include DMC services (Total destination experience). • Hotel reservations Associated with: • And much more!

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TURISSIMO CARIBE EXCURSIONES DR VIAJES BOHIO

Address: Avenida Estados Unidos #50, Bávaro, La Altagracia Address: Calle Benito Monción No. 161, Gazcue, Santo Domingo Telephone: 809-552-0900 Telephone: 809-686-2992 / 786-427-8050 / Whatsapp 809-604-3943 Contact: Mitchell Musa Banks, GD Contact: Boni Canto Rondón E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.turissimo.com Website: www.viajesbohio.com

A large part of our success lies in the ability to offerWe are a receptive excursions tour operator and with over 35events years of experience for serving groups with dedication of to our all ages and sizes in a personalized way. individual customers and specialized in incentive and convention groups. We have years of experience working with private groups, therefore, we know that offering tours, activities and events designed for the needs of our clients ensure flexibility and independence so that • Hotels they choose exactly what their group demands. • Transfers The originality and diversity of our company is part of our success, and we consider it a challenge to • Excursions offer accommodation and meet special requirements for large groups. We are sure that our prestige • Event Organization defines us and that we can help design all ground services and the representation of our current clients, in addition to the new ones that will emerge in the near future. • Reception at airports • VIP transfer services • Group Coordinator • Activities and excursions "a la carte" and private • Team building • And much more!

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112 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 113 AIRLINES CAR RENTALS

Aerolíneas Argentinas Iberia Telephone: 809-959-3014 Telephone: 809-227-0010 www.aerolineas.com.ar www.iberia.com Aeroméxico InterCaribbean Airways Telephone: 1-888-760-0141 Telephone: 809-688-6969 www.aeromexico.com www.intercaibbean.com Air Berlin Jet Blue Telephone: 809-586-4075 Telephone: 809-200-9898 www.airberlin.com www.jetblue.com Air Caraibes Lean Airlines Telephone: 809-621-7777 Telephone: 809-959-0144 www.aircaraibes.com www.latam.com Air Europa PAWA Dominicana Telephone: 809-683-8020 Telephone: 809-227-0331 www.aireuropa.com www.pawadominicana.com Avis Honda Air France Spirit Airlines Av. George Washington 517 Av. Jhon F. Kennedy / Pepillo Salcedo Av. Máximo Gómez #15 Telephone: 809-549-0200 Telephone: 809-535-7191 Telephone: 809-567-1015 Telephone:: 809-686-8432 www.spirit.com www.avis.com.do www.hondarentcar.com www.airfrance.com United Airlines American International National-Alamo American Airlines Telephone: 809-262-1060 Av. Independencia #1065 Av. Los Próceres #41 Telephone: 809-542-5151 www.united.com Telephone: 809-687-0505 Telephone: 809-562-1444 www.aintrac.com www.nationalcar.com.do www.aa.com Swiss Avianca Telephone: 809-959-0144 Budget Nelly Telephone: 809-563-2209 www.swiss.com Av. Jhon F. Kennedy, Km 6 ½ Av. Independencia #654 www.avianca.com Telephone: 809-566-6666 Telephone: 809-687-7997 Thomas Cook Airlines www.budget.com www.nellyrac.com Copa Airlines Telephone: 809-959-0144 Telephone: 809-472-2233 www.thomascookairlines.com Europcar Thrifty www.copaair.com Av. Independencia #354 Av. Lope de Vega #80 Venezolana Telephone: 809-688-2121 Telephone: 809-333-4000 Cubana de Aviación Telephone: 809-540-8692 www.europcar.com.do www.thriftyrd.com Telephone: 809-227-2040 www.venezolana.aero www.cubana.com Hertz Wamos Air Av. José María Heredia 31 Delta Airlines Telephone: 809-959-3014 Telephone: 809-221-5333 Telephone: 809-200-9191 www.wamosair.com www.hertz.com www.delta.com

114 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 115 COMMERCIAL CENTERS Puerto Plata Address Telephone Website La Sirena Av.Gregorio Luperón #14 809-586-6066 www.tiendalasirena.com Santo Domingo Address Telephone Website Playa Dorada Plaza Playa Dorada 809-320-2210 Acrópolis Center Av. Winston Churchill 809-955-2020 www.acropolisdr.com Jumbo Puerto Plata 809-635-2136 www.jumbo.com.do Agora Mall Av. John F. Kennedy casi 809-363-2323 www.agora.com.do esq. A. Lincoln Bávaro / Punta Cana Address Telephone Website Bella Vista Mall Av. Sarasota 809-255-0664 www.bellavistamall.net Palma Real Shopping Carretera El Cortecito 809-552-8725 www.palmarealsv.com Blue Mall Av. Winston Churchill esq. 809-955-3000 www.bluemall.com.do Village Av. Gustavo Mejía Ricart Centro Las Canas Cap Cana 809-469-7400 Carrefour Aut. Duarte Km. 10 1/2 809-412-2333 www.carrefour.do La Marina Cap Cana 809-695-5539 www.marinacapcana.com Centro Cuesta Nacional Av. 27 de Febrero esq. A. 809-732-1348 www.centrocuestanacional.com San Juan Shopping Center Bávaro, Punta Cana 809-466-6000 www.sanjuanshoppingcenter.com Lincoln Blue Mall Punta Cana 809-959-0900 www.bluemallpuntacana.com.do Downtown Center Av. Nuñez de Cáceres 809-482-8710 www.downtowncenter.com.do esq. Rómulo Betancourt, Downtown Punta Cana Km. 38 Av. Barceló esq. 809-466-1391 www.downtownmallrd.com Bella Vista, Boulevard Turístico del Este. Galerías 360 Av. John F. Kennedy esq. 809-540-2525 www.galeria360.com.do Bienvenido García Gautier La Romana / Bayahibe Address Telephone Website Ikea Av. John F. Kennedy y 809-567-4532 www.ikea.com Yina Bambú Autovía La Romana-San 809-550-8322 Calle Bienvenido García Pedro Gautier Jumbo Av. Libertad esq. Dr. 809-813-5031 www.jumbo.com.do Jumbo Av. Luperón 809-333-2111 www.jumbo.com.do Gonzalvo Megacentro Carretera Mella 809-236-7660 www.megacentro.com.do La Marina Complejo Casa de Campo 809-523-8646 www.marinacasadecampo.com.do Multicentro Churchill Av. Winston Churchill 809-472-4444 www.tiendalasirena.com Multiplaza La Romana Autopista del Este, Esq. 809-556-4446 www.miltiplaza.com.do Av. Circunvalación Novocentro Av. Lope de Vega #29 809-549-5815 www.novocentro.com Plaza Central Av. 27 de Febrero esq. 809-872-0353 www.plazacentralrd.com Winston Churchill Plaza Lama Av. 27 de Febrero esq. 809-533-4848 www.plazalama.com Winston Churchill Sambil Av. John F. Kennedy 809-234-5678 www.sambil.com.do esq. Calle Paseo de Los Aviadores Silver Sun Gallery Av. Tiradentes esq. 809-567-3320 www.silversungallery.com.do Gustavo Mejía Ricart, 10119, Naco Santiago Address Telephone Website Bella Terra Mall Av. Juan Pablo Duarte 809-336-2903 www.bellaterra.com.do Centro Cuesta Nacional Av. Estrella Sadhalá 809-226-8080 www.centrocuestanacional.com Colinas Mall Av. 27 de Febrero #2131 809-576-6555 www.colinasmall.com Jumbo Av. 27 de Febrero 809-575-8626 www.jumbo.com.do La Sirena Calle Del Sol 809-241-6262 www.tiendalasirena.com Plaza Haché Av. Estrella Sadhalá 809-971-1111 www.hache.com.do

116 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 117 EMBASSIES EMERGENCIES

HOSPITALS FIREFIGHTERS COUNTRY ADDRESS TELEPHONE SDQ 809-682-2000 POP 809-586-2312 Germany Av. Núñez de Cáceres #11, Edificio Ginaka, Piso 5/6, Bella Vista 809-542-8949 Centro Médico Caribe Bávaro Av. España, Plaza Brisas Local 207, Bávaro LRM 809-556-2455 PUJ 809-554-2277 Argentina Av. Máximo Gómez #10 809-682-0976 Teléfono: 809-552-1415 www.caribeasistencia.com SAM 809-538-2220 Brazil Av. Winston Churchill, Eduardo Vicioso 46A Ens. Bella Vista 809- 532-4200 Centro Médico Punta Cana MIGRATION Canada Av. Winston Churchill, Torre Citigroup de Acrópolis piso 18 809-262-3100 Av. España, Bávaro SDQ 809-508-2555 Teléfono: 809-552-1506 POP 809-586-2364 Chile Av. Anacaona #11 809-530-8441 www.rescue-puntacana.com CUERPO ESPECIALIZADO Colombia C/Andrés Julio Aybar no. 27, Ens. Piantini 809-562-1670 Hospiten Bávaro DE SEGURIDAD TURÍSTICA - CESTUR SDQ 809-222-2026 Costa Rica C/Malaquías Gil no.11, sector Serrallés 809-683-7209 Carretera Verón-Punta Cana Teléfono: 809-686-1414 BÁVARO 809-754-3082 Cuba C/ Francisco Prats Ramírez 808, El Millón 809-537-2113 www.hosptiten.com PUJ 809-754-3157 LRM 809-754-3033 Ecuador C/Juan Paradas Bonilla #12, Naco 809-563-8363 Centro Médico Central Romana POP 809-754-3011 Calle Principal, Central Romana, La Romana SAM 809-754-3066 Spain Av. Independencia #1205, Zona Universitaria 809-535-6500 Teléfono: 809-523-3333 Ext. 5491 ww.centralromana.com.do NATIONAL POLICE United States Av. República de Colombia #57 809-567-7775 SDQ 809-682-2000 POP 809-320-8112 France C/ Las Damas #42, Ciudad Colonial 809-695-4300 Centro Médico Bournigal C/ Antera Mota Esquina Doctor Zafra, Puerto Plata LRM 809-550-6910 Great Britain Av. 27 de Febrero #233, Edif. Corominas Pepín, Piso 8 809-472-7111 Teléfono: 809-586-2342 SAM 809-538-2220 www.bournigal-hospital.com Guatemala Av. 27 de Febrero No. 233, Edif. Corominas Pepín, Piso 9 809-381-0249 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS Clínica Dr. Canela 1 Aeropuerto Int. de Las Américas Haiti C/ Juan Sánchez Ramírez #33, Zona Universitaria 809-686-7115 Av. Libertad 44, Puerto Plata Dr. José Fco. Peña Gómez Código IATA: SDQ Israel C/ Pedro Henríquez Ureña no.80, La Esperilla 809-472-0774 Teléfono: 809-556-3135 www.clinicacanela.com Código OACI: MDSD 809-947-2225 / 2297 Italy C/ Manuel Rodríguez Objio #4, Gazcue 809-682-0830 Clínica Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Aeropuerto Int. de Puerto Plata Jamaica Av. Sarasota no. 36, Plaza Kury Suite 304, Bella Vista 809-567-7770 Av. 27 de Febrero 21, Puerto Plata Código IATA: POP Teléfono: 809-586-1166 Código OACI: MDPP Korea C/ Maniel no.13, Sector Los Cacicazgos 809-482-6505 809-291-0000 ext. 221 Hospital Metropolitano Santiago Aeropuerto Int. de La Romana Mexico C/ Eduardo Jenner 5, La Esperilla 809-687-6444 Aut. Duarte, km. 28, Santiago Código IATA: LRM Teléfono: 829-947-2222 Código OACI: MDLR Netherlands Av. Núñez de Cáceres #11, Edificio Ginaka, Piso 4, Bella Vista 809-262-0320 www.homshospital.com 809-813-9000 Aeropuerto Int. de Punta Cana Panama C/ Benito Monción #255, Gazcue 809-476-7114 Centro de Medicina Avanzada Código IATA: PUJ Código OACI: MDPC Peru Av. Las Ninfas #18, Bella Vista 809-482-3344 Dr. Abel González 809-959-2376 Av. Abraham Lincoln 953, Santo Domingo Aeropuerto Int. Pte. Juan Bosch Taiwan Av. Rómulo Betancourt #1360, Bella Vista 809-508-6200 Teléfono: 809-227-2235 Código IATA: AZS Código OACI: MDCY www.cirugiabariatricaabelgonzalez.com 809-388-5888 ext. 100 Uruguay C/ Luis F. Thomén no. 110, ofic. 401 edif Gapo, Evaristo Morales 809-472-4229 Más Información en www.aerodom.com Hospital General Plaza de la Salud Venezuela Av. Anacaona #7, Mirador Sur 809-537-8882 Av. Ortega y Gasset, Santo Domingo AMBULANCE / EMERGENCIES Teléfono: 809-565-7477 Movimed 809-532-0000 www.hgps.com.do Emergencia (24 Horas) 911

118 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 119 MINISTRY OF TOURISM OPETUR MEMBERS

OFFICES COMPANY TELEPHONE EMAIL WEBSITE Bahía Tours 809-979-1562 [email protected] www.bahia-tours.com USA Tui Dominicana, S.A.S. 809-566-0092 [email protected] www.tui.com New York 1-212-588-1012/14 [email protected] Caribelle 809-378-0667 [email protected] Atlanta 1-929-476-3106 [email protected] Miami 1-305-358-2899 [email protected] Classic Tour Operador 809-552-1771 [email protected] www.classictour.biz Orlando 1-305-395-9252 [email protected] Colonial Tour and Travel 809-688-5285 [email protected] www.colonialtours.com.do Chicago 1-312-981-0325 [email protected] Connect Travel Services 809-959-0505 [email protected] www.ctsdr.com Washington 1-646-549-5161 [email protected] D.S Voyages 809-472-6589 [email protected] www.ds-voyages.fr

California 1-213-321-1187 [email protected] Destination - Click 829-760-5697 [email protected] www.liberty-int.com America MICE (Washington) 202-558-5528 [email protected] Dominican Expert DMCD 809-682-6307 [email protected] www.dominicanexpert.com San Juan, P. R. 1-787-722-0881 [email protected] Dominican Sunland 809-523-6868 [email protected] www.saonadreamsweb.com CANADA Domitur 809-338-7313 [email protected] www.domitur.com Montreal 1-514-499-1918 [email protected] ECT Events & Meetings 809-240-6249 [email protected] www.elcaballotours.com Atlantic Canada 1-514-967-6878 [email protected] Toronto 1-416-361-2126/27 [email protected] Gestur 809-338-3232 [email protected] www.gestur.com.do Canadian Marketing Coord. 1-416-361-2126/28 [email protected] Go Caribic 809-586-4075 [email protected] www.gocaribic-rewe.com SOUTH AMERICA Hola Tours 809-320-5303 [email protected] www.holatours.com Argentina 54-11-5811-0806 [email protected] Iberdom, S.R.L. 809-566-4011 [email protected] www.iberoservices.com

Chile 56-2-952-0540 [email protected] IVI DMC 809-455-2066 [email protected] www.ividmc.travel Brazil 55-11-2189-2403 [email protected] Meeting Point Dominicana 809-831-6041 sebastien.garcia@ www.meeting-point.com Colombia 57-1-629-1818/1841 [email protected] meetingpointdominicana.com

Venezuela 58-212-761-1956 [email protected] Metro Tours 809-544-4580 [email protected] www.metrotours.com.do

Mexico 521-984-1575-403 [email protected] Nexus Tours 809-466-2525 [email protected] www.nexustours.com EUROPE Tequia S.A 809-563-0019 [email protected] www.tequiaexperiences.com France 33-1-4312-9191 [email protected] Travel In Style 809-616-3000 [email protected] www.dominicantravel.com Germany 49-69-9139-7878 [email protected] Turenlaces Del Caribe, S.A. 809-565-3500 [email protected] www.turenlaces.com United Kingdom 44-20-7242-7778 [email protected] Turinter 809-686-4020 [email protected] www.turinter.com Spain 34-91-417-7375 [email protected] Belgium 32-2-646-1300 [email protected] Turissimo 809-552-0900 [email protected] www.turissimo.com Italy 39-02-805-7781 [email protected] Turmaya 809-532-4105 [email protected] www.turmaya.com Prague 420-222-231-078 [email protected] Viajes Bohio 809-686-2992 [email protected] www.viajesbohio.com

Sweden 46 (0) 8-120-205-36/37 [email protected] Viajes S&S 809-724-8300 [email protected] www.viajesss.com Russia 7-499-530-1158 [email protected] Turkey, Middle East 007-921-355-0017 [email protected] Partner Allies and Central Asia OBST Corporation SRL 809-729-6606 [email protected] www.obstcorporation.com Israel 972-544-271-323 [email protected] Australia 61-406372-758 [email protected] Transekur Global SRL 809-333-7999 [email protected] www.transekur.com Netherlands 001-46-760-207-203 [email protected] Hospiturs 809-468-4018 [email protected] www.hospiturs.com

120 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Dominican Republic 121 Le Sivory Punta Cana By PortBlue Boutique, is an all-inclusive adults-only boutique hotel located in a beautiful beachfront location in Uvero Alto, Punta Cana. Surrounded by forests, palm trees and where you can find the peace and relaxation necessary to fully enjoy our paradise.

It combines the influences of the Mediterranean and the Caribbean with modern style and sophistication offering 55 spacious first-class suites, where most offer stunning ocean views and personal plunge pools. Gastronomy is one of the most attractive values of Le Sivory, which presents a complete and varied offer with three restaurants and a palapa restaurant on the beach to taste, the best dishes of different cuisines in the world. An exceptional personalized service make this hotel "the jewel" of Punta Cana.

Playa Sivory Uvero Alto, Punta Cana (+1) 809 333 0500

www.Portbluehotels.com TABLE OF DISTANCES OF TABLE @LeSivoryPuntaCana

122 OPETUR / Guide of excursions Le Sivory Punta Cana by Portblue Boutique .