Tourist sites
Discover the must-see places of the Dominican Republic, by destination and category.
Las Terrenas
Las Terrenas is an old fishing village turned into one of the most vibrant destinations in the northeast. Its distinctiv…
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27 Charcos de Damajagua
Damajagua National Park, in Imbert (Puerto Plata), is a natural staircase of 27 waterfalls, slides and limestone pools h…
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Bayahibe / Dominicus
Bayahibe is a small fishing village in the southeast reconverted into the gateway to Parque Nacional del Este and Isla S…
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Cola de Pato
Cola de Pato is a waterfall of about 8 meters with pools of crystal-clear turquoise water in the mountains of Jamao al N…
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Salto Alto
Salto Alto is a little-known waterfall in the mountains of Monte Plata, with a drop that forms a natural pool surrounded…
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Salto de Aguas Blancas
Salto de Aguas Blancas is a 92-meter waterfall in the mountains of Constanza, mentioned as the tallest in the Caribbean …
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Salto de Jimenoa
Salto de Jimenoa is one of the most iconic waterfalls of Jarabacoa, in La Vega: the Jimenoa River plunges about 20 metre…
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Salto de Socoa
Salto de Socoa is a hidden waterfall in the mountainous area of Monte Plata, reached by a trail surrounded by vegetation…
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Salto del Lim├│n
Salto del Limón is a waterfall of about 50 meters that drops into a natural pool surrounded by lush vegetation, in the …
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Salto El Berro
Salto El Berro, also known as Salto del Candongo, is one of the highest and most voluminous waterfalls in the country, h…
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Salto Elena
Salto Elena is a hidden waterfall in the mountains of Espaillat, near Jamao al Norte, where the water tumbles into a ser…
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Arawakos Adventure Time
Arawakos Adventure Time is an ecotourism complex and mountain viewpoint in San José de Ocoa, about 14 km from town, in t…
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Casa de Campo
Casa de Campo is the most exclusive resort complex in La Romana: it offers the Teeth of the Dog, Links and Dye Fore golf…
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Altos de Chav├│n
Altos de Chavón is a replica of a 16th-century Mediterranean village built on a cliff over the RÃo Chavón, inside Cas…
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Centro Cultural León Jimenes
The Eduardo León Jimenes Cultural Center, known as Centro León, is a museum and cultural centre in Santiago de los Cabal…
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Ciudad Colonial
The Zona Colonial of Santo Domingo was the first city of the New World and is declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It …
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F├Ãbricas de ron y cigarros
The Dominican Republic is the world's largest exporter of cigars and the birthplace of cane rum. Half-day tours let you …
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Faro a Col├│n
The Faro a Colón is an enormous cross-shaped monument built in Santo Domingo Este to commemorate the fifth centenary of…
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Santo Cerro
A historic hill and shrine of the Virgin of Mercy, with views over the La Vega valley and great religious and scenic val…
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Deportes de viento / acuáticos
Cayo Arena (Paraíso Caño)
Cayo Arena, also called ParaÃso Caño, is a white-sand bank in the middle of the sea about 20 minutes by boat from Punt…
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Cayo Levantado
Cayo Levantado, known as Isla BacardÃ, is a small white-sand island with turquoise waters less than 10 minutes by boat …
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Isla Saona
Isla Saona is the classic excursion island from Bayahibe or La Romana: you arrive by catamaran or speedboat across Parqu…
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El Morro de Montecristi
El Morro de Montecristi is a huge promontory more than 240 meters high, shaped like a lying camel, and part of Monte Cri…
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Hoyo de Pelempito
Hoyo de Pelempito is a geological depression about 700 metres deep, formed by tectonic movements and set within Sierra d…
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La Hamaca de Dios
The Hamaca de Dios (Hammock of God) is one of La Vega's most iconic viewpoints, in the Constanza–Jarabacoa area. It is a…
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Monta├▒a Redonda
Montaña Redonda is a hill of about 310 meters above sea level, in Miches (El Seibo), about 80 km from Punta Cana, famou…
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Telef├âŒrico de Puerto Plata
The Teleférico de Puerto Plata climbs in a few minutes to the top of Monte Isabel de Torres (790 m), where a replica of…
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Pico Duarte
Pico Duarte is the highest point in the Caribbean, at 3.087 meters (recent measurements place it near 3.100 m), in the C…
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Naturaleza / parque
Cueva de las Maravillas
The Cueva de las Maravillas, in San Pedro de MacorÃs, shelters close to 500 cave paintings and TaÃno petroglyphs along…
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Laberinto de San Pedro
The Laberinto de San Pedro forms part of the Cueva de las Maravillas complex: a hedge garden laid out as an ornamental m…
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Los Tres Ojos
Los Tres Ojos is an underground park in the heart of Santo Domingo with a series of limestone caves and crystal-clear la…
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Parque Nacional Los Haitises
Los Haitises National Park protects the most spectacular coast of the bay of Samaná: the largest mangrove forest in the…
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Polo Magnético
The Polo Magnético (Magnetic Pole) is one of Barahona's most curious phenomena: on a signposted stretch of the Cabral–Po…
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Saman├Ã
Samaná is one of the most touristic regions in the country, famous for its hidden beaches, rainforest and the bay where…
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Naturaleza / parque
Valle Nuevo
Parque Nacional Valle Nuevo is a cold highland plateau of more than 2.200 meters in Constanza, where important rivers of…
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Valle Nuevo
Valle Nuevo National Park is a cold highland plateau of more than 2,200 metres in the heart of the Cordillera Central, w…
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Playa
Bahía de las Águilas
BahÃa de las Ãguilas, inside Jaragua National Park (Pedernales), is an unspoiled beach with 8 km of white sand and cry…
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Boca Chica
Boca Chica, 30 km from Santo Domingo, is one of the closest beaches to the capital, with warm, shallow, calm waters prot…
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Playa Bávaro
Playa Bávaro is one of the most famous beaches in the Caribbean: a long stretch of white sand lined with coconut palms a…
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Playa Blanca
Playa Blanca is a beach of pale sand and gentle surf in the Punta Cana area, in La Altagracia province. Less crowded tha…
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Playa
Playa Bonita
Playa Bonita sits next to Playa Cosón, a few minutes from Las Terrenas, and is a little busier, with more dining and bo…
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Playa Cos├│n
Playa Cosón, about a 15-minute drive from Las Terrenas, is one of the longest and most unspoiled beaches on the Samaná…
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Playa Esmeralda
Playa Esmeralda, in Miches (El Seibo), is a beach of golden sand and calm waters on the bay, surrounded by coconut palms…
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Playa Juan Dolio
Playa Juan Dolio is a classic beach destination on the south coast, in San Pedro de Macorís province, known for its gold…
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Playa
Playa Juanillo
Playa Juanillo is the most exclusive beach in Punta Cana, inside the luxury Cap Cana resort area and about 10 km south o…
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Playa Macao
Playa Macao is a public and wilder beach north of Bávaro, in Punta Cana, very popular with surfers for its waves and win…
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Playa Punta Popy
Playa Punta Popy is one of the liveliest beaches in Las Terrenas, on the Samaná peninsula. Its fine sand and calm turquo…
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Playa Rincón
Playa Rincón, on the north coast of the Samaná peninsula, is one of the most pristine and spectacular beaches in the cou…
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Playa San Rafael
Playa San Rafael is Barahona's urban beach, a favorite of southern families for its relaxed atmosphere and warm waters. …
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Punta Cana
Punta Cana is the tourism capital of the east of the Dominican Republic: the area of Bávaro, Cabeza de Toro, Arena Gord…
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Punta Rucia
Punta Rucia is a quiet fishing village on the northwest coast, the classic departure point toward Cayo Arena (ParaÃso C…
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