Private Cultural Tour to Santo Domingo Departing from Punta Cana
Santo Domingo Tour from Punta Cana – History, Culture and Adventure in One Day Discover the magic of the first city of the New World with our tour to Santo Domingo from Punta Cana. Tour the cobblestone streets of the Colonial Zone, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and visit historical monuments such as the Primate Cathedral of America, the Alcazar de Colón and the Ozama Fortress. Accompanied by a professional guide, you will learn about the rich history and culture of Dominican Republic while enjoying an authentic experience. The tour includes comfortable air-conditioned transportation, entrance fees to the main points of interest and a delicious typical lunch. For your convenience, we pick you up directly from hotels, resorts, Airbnb, villas and apartments in Punta Cana and nearby areas, ensuring a convenient and worry-free service from the start to the end of the tour. Perfect for those who want to leave the beach for a day and get to know local culture.
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Traveler reviews
“The trip was good but the long journey there and back wasn't expected, the guide and driver were very good especially the driver who saved us from having a serious accident.Some of venues we were due to visit were sadly closed which spoilt the trip.Though my wife liked the included meal I didn't think it was very good.”
“Very good trip. The transportation was punctual and tour guide Ramon was very helpful in making our tour a pleasant experience.”
“We were inclined to book this tour based on the great reviews. We were so excited ro see Santo Domingo. However, the execution can only be described as a disaster: and we aren't sure how there are any positive reviews. Let's start with the booking process. When we booked months in advance, it was listed as a group tour. However, we noticed it changed to a private tour on the site a couple months before our trip and the rate had more than doubled. We reached out to the provider for clarification and never heard back until the night before our scheduled tour with a message that made no sense- was it or wasn't it a private tour, but the price remained the same. They also indicated a pick up time of 715. Next day they never showed up. We reached out to viator and they attempted to get in contact with the tour company to no avail. Eventually someone showed up over an hour late and we had trouble explaining to him how to get through the resorts security. Once we were loaded up, we arrived at a gas station for a handover to another driver, who explained that we had missed the bus and they were going to drive us to our group in Santo Domingo. During the ride we had two pickups of other people on the side of the road and a couple of random gas station stops where our driver left to chat with friends. We finally arrived at Tres Ojos, which was not the first stop on our itinerary per the initial booking we made. We were handed over to a Spanish speaking group wherein we requested english. Finally we were handed over again to another group which was allegedly a bilingual tour. But if the guide had any semblance of a command of English, I'm the Pope. He was nice but we couldn't understand him. Fast forward we go through various locations, again, not able to discern what the guide was saying. And for the record, there were four other English speakers who complained they couldn't understand him either. Lunch was fine for what it was. We took several absurdly long souvenir shop stops instead of exploring historical Santo Domingo. On the ride home, we were switched to another group for the ride back to Punta Cana. Another absurdly long stop at a gas station, and on we went. And then suddenly our driver stopped at a resort and had us get in with another driver. It was a complete waste of a day, not what we paid for, not in the language we requested, and oh yeah, they never provided any water which explicitly stated in our booking. Horrible experience, and we don't even know if we were in the right tour from the beginning. If picking up in Uvero Beach is such a problem, then they shouldn't offer the tour for folks there. If I could give ZERO stars I would. Honestly the best part of the day was making back to the resort alive. Awful communication all around.”
“It was a great trip that allowed us to learn a lot about the history of the Dominican Republic in its capital city. Tres Ojos was a natural gem right inside the city.”
“Ramon was a very gracious guide and we had a wonderful day visiting Santo Domingo!”