The Dominican Republic, between seas and mountains
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure, Free time, Relaxation / Well-being.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Automne, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Santo Domingo ?
The map of your stay "The Dominican Republic, between seas and mountains"
Detail of the stay : The Dominican Republic, between seas and mountains
How to get there - Santo Domingo
Arrival in Santo Domingo
Steps: Santo Domingo
Evening arrival in Santo Domingo (most flights to the Dominican Republic arrive at Las Americas airport in the evening). One night at the Nicolas de Ovando Hotel to sleep well and prepare for an intense stay.
Horse and waterfalls
Steps: Jarabacoa
Early morning bus departure for Jarabacoa 150 km north of Santo Domingo. To start off gently, go horseback riding to the powerful waterfalls of Balneario de la Confluencia.... Sumptuous decoration.
Places of interest : BALNEARIO DE LA CONFLUENCIA
Rafting, canyoning and mountain biking
Rafting, canyoning or mountain biking to extend the discovery of this exuberant nature, full of the Dominican republic.
Towards Pico Duarte
Steps: Jarabacoa
Ascension in 3 days of Pico Duarte, the highest summit in the Caribbean. Start early in the morning or day before in the evening to be on the right time and equipped with all the walking and hiking equipment, ready for the high mountain. The departure is made from the village of La Cienaga, 55 km from Jarabacoa and 1 100 m from. After renting at least one mule for the equipment and having found his guide (mandatory), start the ascent. Sleep in the cottage at 2 650 m above sea level.
Places of interest : PICO DUARTE
Ascension of Pico Duarte
Take the right time to reach the summit where the statue of Duarte (emblematic political figure of the island) admires the landscape and welcomes walkers. Go down slowly to the cottage to spend a new night.
Back to La Cienaga
Finish down to the village of La Cienaga.
Fiesta in Las Terrenas
Steps: Las Terrenas
Go to Las Terrenas on the Samana peninsula to practice horseback riding, quad biking, diving, tennis. All the infrastructures necessary for sports are here, in an idyllic setting, on a background of turquoise sea and fine sandy beach. Another local sport: the celebration! Change the rhythm for an evening and enjoy the dance and rum in a welcoming Franco-Dominican atmosphere.
Meeting the whales
Steps: Santa Barbara De Samaná - Samaná
Spend a day in Santa Barbara de Samana to watch the fabulous whale watching during the season (from mid-January to mid-March) and enjoy the surrounding beaches.
Beach in Cabarete
Steps: Cabarete
Departure for Cabarete, world reference in kitesurfing and windsurfing. Windsurfing initiation day in the morning and visit of the superb beach of Sosua in the afternoon.
Places of interest : PLAYA DE SOSÚA
Surfing
Steps: Kite Beach
A day of surfing on Kite Beach beach and enjoy the young, international and relaxed atmosphere of the place.
Altos de Chavón
Steps: Altos De Chavón
Take advantage of an excursion to the atypical village of Altos de Chavón to discover the reconstruction of a 17th century Italian village on the heights of the river.
