Top Santo Domingo Tours, Sightseeing & Cruises

Sail the Caribbean Sea for a day trip to the beautiful Saona Island! Get on a catamaran or speedboat and sail through the crystal clear waters and visit the Natural Pool with photos with the starfish to Saona Island. Savor a delicious lunch under the shade of a palm tree on the beach. Dive into the turquoise waters, play volleyball, learn to dance the meringue or simply sunbathe on the white sand beach of this paradise island.

We will board a water boat on board where we will enjoy the landscape of departure from the Romana dock where we will stop at the coral bank and do dives to snorkel for 55 min and also See the impressive fall that extends to the Caribbean Sea and learn about close to the colors of the coral and the vibrant fish that inhabit the Wall. then we go to Catalina Island. You will have free time to swim in the turquoise waters, enjoy a little more snorkeling of impressive reefs and beaches on Catalina Island. the open bar and the sun. During the day you can enjoy merengue, bachata, beer shots and cuba libre and live sport animation and where an open Bar of National Drinks awaits us.

The Alcazar of Diego Columbus, the Cathedral, Royal Houses Museum, Ozama Fort, a number of first institutions formed in the Americas, monastery, convent, university, hospital, and other very early 16th century institutions are explained from outside by a historian and researcher getting into the reasons of their formations and evolutions. Follow the footsteps of the Columbus and the conquerors actions to the indigenous and Spanish population; understand  the administrative foundations and the architectural and art beginnings of an entire continent and where the first slaves in the Americas were sold and how life was back then in the colony, like convents stretegic roles . The city captured by British, pirates and corsairs, French, Haitian, and Americans aces expectations.  See landmarks, film locations, and centennial urban transformation and modern ways of businesses too.     

Get a comprehensive tour of Santo Domingo with round-trip transportation from Punta Cana, which means no need to rent a car. Stroll the streets of El Conde, where you can take in the art and architecture, history and culture. Stop for a buffet lunch featuring typical Dominican food, then head for the historic cave of Los Tres Ojos.

This is the only night tour from Santo Domingo to experiences Coco Bongo Punta Cana, you will be taken to in a private transportation roudn trip with some stops for bathroom. Coco bongo is located in Downtown Punta Cana where you could find multiple restaurants in a few steps from the show.

You absolutely will not find another tour out there as packed with activities and attractions as this one, provided by CharlieTheTraveler. You will also not find another tour out there that offers it all "FIRST CLASS," yet for a relatively low price. We have thousands of travelers taking this specific tour every year-and that's because no competitor can beat us on quality, price and substance. Below are just some examples of what you will see and do on this tour: ► Catamaran Rides to Unspoiled Islands ► Open Bars on Speedboats & on Exotic Beaches ► A Tour Guide & Driver in Colonial Santo Domingo ► Visiting an Italianate-Looking Village ► Lunch Buffets & Delicious Food ► Rich Culture And Much, Much More…

Explore the most iconic sites of this city, known for being the first permanent European settlement in America and found out why it's a city declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Immerse yourself in the history of the Dominican Republic's first city on this history-focused tour. You'll spend a full day exploring the city highlights with a guide to enrich your experience, providing commentary and navigation. Sites visited include the UNESCO-listed Colonial Zone, the Casas Reales, the Cathedral, Colon Park. Calle de las Camas, El Conde, and others.

With rich colonial history, Santo Domingo ranks among the Dominican Republic’s must-see cities—but exploring solo means missing its hidden secrets. On this tour, begin with pickup at your Santo Domingo hotel and explore the city with your guide. Hear the backstories behind top attractions including the 16th-century Cathedral of Santa María la Menor and the Museo de las Casas Reales, and admire the Ozama River from the Ozama Fortress.

Our private waterfalls of the Monte Plata rain forest tour takes you about an hour from the city to a lush tropical rain forest and 2 spectacular waterfalls found there, Salto de Socoa and Sierra de Agua. At both spots you can swim in the cool and clean waters of the river or simply enjoy the amazing beauty and peace of the lush tropical rain forest. After spending the morning at the Socoa Falls, set off on a short scenic drive through the countryside on our way to the second waterfall, on route we enjoy a typical Dominican style lunch prepared by locals. Next, a short 10 minute drive takes to our grand finale, the spectacular Sierra de Agua Waterfalls. This beautiful protected waterfall is made up of three side by side 50 foot waterfalls that create a crystal clear pool of water perfect for enjoying a refreshing dip. Visiting this region provides you with a unique opportunity to see a part of the real Dominican Republic that not many tourists get to see.

This unique experience for a group of 10 to 20 people aboard a bus party, with music and national drinks where we will make a tourist visit through the city of Santo Domingo and we will also have the opportunity to enter the historical places, caves and monuments of more than 500 Years, you will learn to dance the merengue to play the guira (musical instrument) and to eat a Dominican lunch.

Bahía de las Aguilas is known as one of the best unique beaches in the whole world, is located far in the south of the island, in this experience you wont stop seeing amazing locations located within the Dominican Republic, we are pretty sure you will come to love this great country and get to know it in ways few people know.

This trip is particularly for Cruise Travellers! Enjoy a three-hour action-packed introduction to Dominican Republic's buzzing capital, America's oldest settlement.

Our National Park of the East private nature tour gets you away from the hustle and bustle and into pristine forest with the best local nature guides around. Our 1.5 hour nature walk takes you through one of the most pristine forests in the Dominican Republic and visits several caves, one of which you can go swimming in. Our adventure begins on the outskirts of the quiet fishing town of Bayahibe, where people have lived and fished for over 1,000 years. Once in the area we set out on a light hike into the beautiful National Park of the East, a vast dry tropical forest and one of the largest parks in the country. We spend the morning exploring the trails and then swimming at a spectacular cave just off trail. Next, we enjoy a delicious Dominican style lunch prepared by a local family in the nearby sea side community of Bayahibe. After lunch we explore the beautiful village a bit and take you to some of our favorite spots in town before heading back.

Immerse yourself in one of the oldest and traditional markets of Santo Domingo where you can marvel at unique souvenirs and paintings. Have an insight look in Dominican´s daily life and discover the Caribbean Version of a typical China Town. This part of the city is introduced by two large and ornate gates, as well as several bronze statues depicting gods and theater characters from this ancient Chinese culture. Laslty you're taking a walk through the chaotic streets of "Pequeño Haiti".

Magical private boat tour in one of our most amazing nature preserves, Los Haitises National Park. Explore our largest mangrove forest, visit large caves with indigenous art, see a wide variety of wildlife, and enjoy breathtaking views of the large limestone cliffs and small islands that dot this spectacular coastline. Afterwards, we visit the historic fishing village of Sabana de la Mar for a delicious Dominican style lunch. An unforgettable day mixed with nature, history and culture.

Embark on a journey to discover the heritage of Sugar Cane and take part in a tour through the various processes of manufacturing rum. Afterwards you’ll visit the largest developed stalactite cavern in the Dominican Republic with its several hundred pictographs created by the native Taino Indians. You must be at least 18 years old to enter the Historical Barcelo Museum

Magical private kayaking tour in one of our most amazing nature preserves, Los Haitises National Park. Explore our largest mangrove forest, visit large caves with indigenous art, see a wide variety of wildlife, and enjoy breathtaking views of the large limestone cliffs and small islands that dot this spectacular coastline. Afterwards, we visit the historic fishing village of Sabana de la Mar for a delicious Dominican style lunch. An unforgettable day mixed with nature, history and culture.

Our Buggies Macao excursion is one of the best-selling tours in the Dominican Republic Hotels and This tour takes the buggy ride to a new level in Macao, Make your way through the holes of Pantanos, through the towns and typical houses of Bávaro, Visiting Taina cave hole through the beaches and sands of Macau and put yourself to the test on all-terrain tracks. This is the best off-road experience, and you can only participate in this event in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic! Drive your own 1600cc buggy complete with 5 Point seat belts, Safety cages, arm guards, comfortable racing bucket seats and bandanas to not breathe and protect you from any inappropriate respiratory activity in the jungle. Ready for an exciting off-road trip?

During a tour of approximately 2 hours we will see the cocoa process until it is turned into chocolate. We will start the tour with a hot chocolate, while we see the sowing, cutting and extraction of the fruit, then the fermentation and drying process. We will also have the opportunity to see the chocolate process until it is packed and we can even choose a mold to create a chocolate figure of our own taste. After this we will have a delicious typical lunch.

The tour goes to San Francisco de Macoris where you will visit the "Sendero de Cacao". In the cacao plantation Hacienda La Esmeralda which supplies world-famous chocolate factories, you will have the unique opportunity to experience everything from the cacao bean to the chocolate processing. Of course, a cacao and chocolate tasting are part of the program. A typical lunch will be served during the tour. Afterwards, the tour continues to Tamboril, where you will visit a cigar factory and learn all about tobacco processing. For several years now, the Dominican Republic has passed Cuba in the cultivation and processing of tobacco.

This experience will allow you to know Santo Domingo as few travellers know it. Adventura and culture within the center of the city.

Our full day whale watching tour is the perfect complement to a trip from Santo Domingo. The excursion includes a visit to Cayo Levantado, an island in front of the Samaná peninsula, Also a delicious buffet lunch, Humpback whales are an endangered species, You can find up to 300 whales in the warm and clear waters of the Bay of Samaná at any time during the mating season.

Kim Beddall is the foremost Whale Biologist in the Dom Rep. Each winter the humpback whales make the journey from the North Atlantic to the Samana Bay to give birth to their calves and no one is better at explaining it all than Kim Beddall.  The Canadian pioneer of whale tours in Samana!  Enjoy the spectacular views of the mountains that surround the Samana Bay.  Spend part of the day on the famous crystal blue waters of Cayo Levantado island (sometimes called Bacardi Island).