DOMINICAN REPUBLIC · CARIBBEAN
White sand, warm sea, three coasts to pick from.
Punta Cana for the beach days. Puerto Plata for the waterfalls and the cruise ports. Santo Domingo for the colonial streets. Tours, day trips, and the boats that go to Saona.
The all-in-one
Start with the day everyone books.
If you’ve only got one day in Punta Cana, this is the one. Three things in one trip, back at the resort by dinner.
The classics
The Dominican Republic’s Most Popular Day Tours
Saona Island, Damajagua falls, Monkeyland, Bavaro Adventure Park. The trips that fill the buses every morning.
Off the ship?
If your day starts in Amber Cove or Taino Bay.
The cruise port at Puerto Plata gives you one shot at the Dominican Republic. Three picks below — all back to the gangway in time for the all-aboard call.
A short stop
Puerto Plata, the cobblestone way.Victorian-era city tour, cable car up Mount Isabel, amber museum. Back in time for late lunch on the ship.
The classic shore day
Damajagua, the 27 jumps.The waterfall climb the cruise lines run as their flagship excursion. Helmets on. Locker for the wallet. Wet shoes.
If you want it all
City, falls, food — one full day.The combo excursions: city tour plus the waterfalls, or the falls plus a beach club. The shore day that doesn’t waste a minute.
Three coasts, three rhythms
One country, three completely different days.
The DR isn’t one destination, it’s three. Pick the coast that fits the holiday you want.
East coast
Punta Cana & Bávaro
The resort coast. White-sand beach, all-inclusives stacked along Bávaro, and a tour roster built for short hops out and back. Buggies and ATVs by morning, catamarans by afternoon, dinner shows after dark.
- 1 Bavaro Adventure Park Buggy Ride, Zipline Mega Splash, and Waterfall Pool
- 2 Road Off Half Day Buggy with Chocolate and Coffee Tasting
- 3 Buggy Ride, Cenote and Waterfall Pool at Bavaro Adventure Park
North coast
Puerto Plata
The waterfall coast. Damajagua’s 27 jumps, the Mount Isabel cable car, the Victorian-era city, and the cruise ports at Amber Cove and Taino Bay. The DR for travellers who want the day outside.
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Santo Domingo
The first city in the New World. Cobblestone Colonial Zone, 500-year-old cathedrals, late-night merengue spilling onto the street. The DR for travellers who came for the country, not the resort.
- 1 Santo Domingo: Los Tres Ojos, Boca Chica & More
- 2 Walking Tour from Santo Domingo City
- 3 Colonial Zone: Historical Tour with a visit to the Columbus Lighthouse and Tres Ojos Park
By place
Pick a corner of the DR.
Punta Cana for the buggies and the beaches. Puerto Plata for the waterfalls and the cruise ports. Colonial Zone for the cobblestones. Saona Island for the catamaran day. Damajagua for the 27 jumps.
By activity
Or pick how you want to spend the day.
Catamaran if you want the boat day. Buggy if you want the dirt. Snorkel for the reef. Party boat if you came to drink. Colonial walking tour if you came to read. Café tour if you came for cacao.
The boat day
If you came for Saona.
Three Saona Island runs — the catamaran, the speedboat, the all-inclusive lunch on the sandbar. The day everyone has on their camera roll.
The waterfall climb
27 jumps, three ways in.
Damajagua, three operators, three paces. The shortlist for the cascade climb.
Mud, sun, horsepower
If you came to drive something dirty.
Buggies and ATVs through the cane fields. Three we’d line up first.
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