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SANTO DOMINGO CITY TOUR FULL DAY Let’s travel back in time!
You’ll make a stop to do some shopping of local handcrafted jewelry. You’ll fine a fine selection of Amber and Larimar, a unique stone, set in g old end silver, merengue music, naïf paintings, arts and crafts, coffee, run, spice and much more. HALF DAY CITY TOUR (IN THE AFTERNOON) For those of you who prefer a half day excursion in the afternoon, you’ll leave the hotel after lunch at 1.30 pm and cover the same program as the half day for mourning. This program will be complete at 5.15 pm them returning to your hotel. NIGHT TOUR Love the night life?
Experience the opportunity of shopping in the Caribbean! The
new shopping plaza Acropolis Center has more than 50 stores with
great’s bargains and international merchandise; including
European brands. From there we’ll to the Plaza Central with
about 200 different establishments as apparel stores, shoe-stores,
cinemas, beauty parlors, cosmetics, perfume, leather goods, tanks,
jewelry, sports articles, painting, etc. A walk in the nature…
You’ll be able to stop at the cafeteria for a refreshment. Afterwards we’ll drive to a nearby orchid establishments where you’ll be delighted by the handsome flowers of fantastic shapes and curiously shaped roots. SAONA ISLAND AND ALTOS DE CHAVON A glorious full day experience under the sun!
Lunch
will be served on the beach at 1.00 pm so you can enjoy your stay
to the fullest. You’ll board the boats at 3.30 pm for your
return to the hotel. |
Visit
the COLUMBUS LIGHTHOUSE and discover how navigators, adventures,
clergymen and fortune seekers did in the new world. Experience
the lifestyle of colonial Santo Domingo by visiting the ALCAZAR
DE COLON. You’ll stop for lunch at the FONDA DE LA ATARAZANA
a once colonial warehouse.
Stroll
on the CALLE LAS DAMAS the first street of the new world, where
the 30 ladies of the Spanish court lived. THE NATIONAL PANTHEON
is the place where the nation’s heroes rest; you’ll
also see the FORTRESS of Santo Domingo, considered the oldest
of its type in the new world. A few steps further on we’ll
visit the oldest cathedral of the new world known as BASILICA
CATHEDRAL NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA ENCARNACION. There’s
also a stop, for all of you who love souvenir shopping. Best toys
are Dominican Amber, Larimar, run, paintings, coffee, arts and
crafts, merengue music and many more. Your day in Santo Domingo
will end with a panorama drive throughout the modern part of the
capital.
For
those of you who prefer a half day excursion in the mourning,
you can see the Faro a Colon (Columbus lighthouse) where the admiral’s
grave is thought to be as well as the museums depicting interesting
aspect of the all new world. From there we’ll drive to the
Alcazar de Colon, the home of the virrey or vice-king and admire
the furniture of those days. A walk along the oldest street of
America, Called las Damas will bring us to the Cathedral the very
first last one built in the new world.
Drive
along the Caribbean coast-line to the capital of the oldest city
of the new world to experience the enchantment of its nightlife.
Includes a panoramic drive throughout the modern part of Santo
Domingo and its Malecon, where each night people gather to enjoy
each others company at the numerous different establishments dinner
will be at restaurant an experience in it.
Scientists
around the world have divided our nature into 12 different zones.
The Dominican Republic has 8 of this zones located on its territory
of 48,280 sq. Kilometers alone. Experience visiting them at the
ecological museum of this garden and pavilions of diverse Varieties
of plants as cacti, bromelians, ferns… area of palms.
Driving
towards the south-eastern part of the island you’ll reach
the Cultural Center of Altos de Chavon in the province of La Romana.
This unique setting is an extraordinary undertaking which began
to unfold in the year 1976. Dominican stonecutters, ironsmiths
and woodworkers combined their skills to create this breathtaking
village. You can visit the church of st. stanislaus, contemplate
the exuberant vegetation, and visit the regional Museum of Archaeology
and its awesome Amphitheater which seats 5,000 spectators! Your
trip will continue on a large boat (lunch) discovering a true
Caribbean treasure (SAONA ISLAND).
