2007-01-12 14:24:13 · 5 answers · asked by Iryna n 1 in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Dominican Republic
Most visitors to DR visit Punta Cana on the Eastern tip of the island, although there are several other tourist locations; Puerto Plata on the North shore, La Romana, Juan Dolio, and Santa Domingo on the South. There are also several in-land destinations.
I've been to several hotels in Punt Cana and have visited many others.
The Bavaro Princess is a great resort - lots to do all day and night, plus the rooms are ALL Jr. suites and the food is great. They have eight restaurants, eight bars, and nightly entertainment. I send clients there all the time and get really good feedback from them. The resort comes highly recommended -
I was at the new RIU Punta Cana Palace in May - WOW. Drop dead gorgeous and what a beach! Actually, all the RIU resorts in Punta Cana line-up one right after the other on this beautiful stretch of beach, covered with palm trees. The RIU right next to us was the RIU Palace Macau, also a beautiful resort. Next to the Macau was the RIU Bambu, then the RIU Tiano, both a little down-scale from the "RIU Palace" resorts, but really nice places. I found the staff to be great at all of them, as I walked down the beach and sampled the food and beverages at them all.
Punta Cana does not have many off-resort activities or places of interest - its kind of a laid-back, chill-out and enjoy your resort vacation. All hotels have tour desks for the 20 or so tours that are available.
Most of the tours happen in or on the water; the array of water sports options offered right on the beach is amazing: catamaran boat rides, double-decker party boats, restaurant dining at sunset on the sea, parasailing, glass bottom boats for marine life observation, sports fishing, diving, snorkeling, flying boats, speed boats. The boat taxis can take you from one hotel to another via the beach. There is also banana boating, kayaking, windsurfing, sailing and beach volleyball.
But here are other activities to consider:
Safari-type excursions on four-wheel bikes, buggy rides, jeep safaris, monster trucks or helicopter rides for a privileged view. A dozen of companies offer these adventure tours that take the tourists to observe tropical wilderness, visit a countryside home where typical Dominican food lunch will be served, examine tropical crops, take a dip at a deserted beach or for a swim in a cool river.
Horseback riding is also popular in Punta Cana with the option of riding on deserted white-sand beaches, making for great photography.
Punta Cana has year round beach weather - with the high season from mid December to mid April. The rainy/hurricane season is mid August to mid October, so take that into account when planning your vacation.
Go on line to Apple Vacations (I've put the link below for you) and check-out everything. They have full details and pictures of all the hotels, and you can design your own package and switch the hotels in and out until you have exactly what you're looking for. Then it allows you to send what you've created over to a local travel agent to take care of everything for you at no additional cost!
I hope you enjoy your vacation - I always find that planning it is a big part of the enjoyment.
2007-01-12 23:53:34 · answer #1 · answered by travel guy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This summer, we went to La Romana in the Dominican Republic and stayed at the Canoa Coral by Hilton. DR is still a country that is developing so unless you are familiar with the area, its best to stay within the hotel and to go to an all-inclusive resort. I've heard that La Romana is the best which is why we went there and it was really amazing! It really depends on what you want to do... This was a good place for relaxing and enjoying the beaches and beautiful waters! I've heard the Clintons also went on vacation to La Romana a few years back!
2007-01-12 14:30:59 · answer #2 · answered by geri 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Personally I enjoy Puerta Plata
:)
Most tourists go to Punta Cana though
2007-01-12 18:21:28 · answer #3 · answered by dmay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite place is Montecristi where you can fish and dive, but there are NO tourist facilities there (which I like).
The bast way to go though is to stay out of the all-inclusive places. Just find a nice hotel around your chosen airport of arrival (Puerto Plata, Sosua, Cabarete are great) and go out and have fun.
2007-01-15 15:44:38 · answer #4 · answered by Sanmigsean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will have to say Punta Cana and Puerto Plata. But the entire country has many great places that you can go to.
2007-01-13 02:20:46 · answer #5 · answered by David G 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋