The Dominican Republic "Has it all"
Over 11 million people call this island home with the majority being Christian.
Currency: Dominican Peso
Language: Spanish
Visa: No visa required for up to 30 days, but must complete an electronic ticket.
Power: 110 volts AC. Plug types A & B
Safety: Do not leave drinks un-attended in bars and hotels. Be careful with valuables and avoid being out alone at night.
Metro service around Santo Domingo, mostly used by commuters. A good network of coach and minivan bus services and get around the country.
Hire of vehicles is ideal if wanting to get to less common places
Taxi’s and Uber.
Guloya Festival – January
Carnival Dominican Republic – February
Santo Domingo Pop – February
Isle of Light – March
Merengue Festival – July/August
Weather is tropical with year round warmth and humid conditions. December to February temperatures range from 20 – 25C and 35 – 27C in other months.
Packing:
Light weight summer clothes, be as bright as you like with colour.
Accommodation:-
Basic Double Beds with air cond – 1200 DOP
Mid range Double – 3500 DOP
Luxury – 7800 DOP and up
Food:-
Local restaurants – 195 DOP
Resort or similar – 1000 DOP
Transport:-
Scooter hire – 1900 DOP per day
Car hire – 4000 DOP per day
Bus – 200 to 500 DOP one way
Snorkelling Caribbean and Pacific Today our friend Chris arrives, theoretically around 6pm after customs, taxi to BNB etc. It will be so great to
Mountain birding This story really starts on the border in Costa Rica. Arriving at the border at the place we had to leave the
Wildlife and more Arriving late at night we have one night in town, found a hotel that says it has lots of birds –
10 day’s around the island Starting with a 2 hour plane delay, again… Must be something about this side of the world where all
Dominican Republic A great start, late arriving plane in Kingston, Jamaica – then an other long wait (why we wonder as no announcement). Eventually
Home of Reggae Montego Bay – Great song. Staying in a lovely airbnb with lots of plants and bird. Colourful slug among other things
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On a 9 month stint around Caribbean, Central and South America plus a couple of other places