Santo Domingo is a magical city, full of history, culture and amazing landscapes. Walk through the oldest capital of the “New” World; Santo Domingo is the first city founded in America.
This sightseeing tour shows you a city full of history and culture. A great activity for the whole family.
Posted By : Mark_B
Trip was worth the money. Lots of history. Wish we could have picked our own shops to visit. Tour guide led us to his friend’s shops.
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Posted On : 2023-10-13 06:28:31 
Posted By : 278trishv
Terrible tour guide! Waste of money! The lie to you to get your to buy the tickets and then provide a poor experience and poor customer service. I do not recommend. Save your money and don’t waste a whole day.
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Posted On : 2023-08-04 23:21:15 
Posted By : 100alissah
It was informative and the food was really good at the buffet for lunch. There were many stops however not enough time given otherwise. There is a walking tour included so be prepared to walk and be hot.
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Posted On : 2023-07-22 09:57:58
Posted By : dorisx2021
I booked the English-speaking full day tour to Santo Domingo. I was barely spoken to at all in English, except for some patronizing comments such as "we're going to the souvenir shop now. They take US and credit cards." I'm not joking. I was picked up around 9:40am and dropped off around 5:30pm. The driver was great, but after being picked up we didn't get to our first stop until shortly after 12pm and headed back to our pickup location at 3:50pm. So the time in Santo Domingo was under 4 hours. The first stop was The Three Eyes National Park. Again the guide was speaking in Spanish but gave no English translation about the location. Later he told us we couldn't do the additional cost boat ride to get to one of the lakes. I was under the impression that we would be getting out of the van to visit Columbus Lighthouse. We did not. The only English translation provided was "Columbus is buried here." We stopped at the Presidential Palace for a photo op outside the gate only. Again no English translations of any history besides "this is like the US Capitol building and White House." When we got to the colonial city we had a small buffet lunch and then were brought to a souvenir shop and a chocolate shop. Later on we were brought to a third souvenir shop, and without exaggeration we spent almost all of our time in the colonial city either at the buffet or shopping. We did go to the first cathedral in the New World, and were provided an audio guide. This was nice, but three of us were left behind inside I'm assuming as a signal for us to hurry up. After we left the cathedral we were hurried to that third shop that I mentioned before. So the cathedral was rushed to make time for more shopping. After that we were brought to a mausoleum. I wish I could tell you history about the mausoleum but, again, the only English translation I got was "important people like diplomats and teachers are buried here." Then we walked over to where the fortress wall overlooked a construction site and were shortly after loaded into the van to go back to our resorts/ hotels. This tour is absolutely not for you if you are an English-only speaking individual, if you want to learn about the history or culture of the area, or if you expect to go into historical sites. It was overpriced for what it was and the tour description is misleading. Do not waste your time or money.
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Posted On : 2023-07-21 18:03:39
Posted By : dxuereb100
I booked the English-speaking full day tour to Santo Domingo. I was barely spoken to at all in English, except for some patronizing comments such as "we're going to the souvenir shop now. They take US and credit cards." I'm not joking. I was picked up around 9:40am and dropped off around 5:30pm. The driver was great, but after being picked up we didn't get to our first stop until shortly after 12pm and headed back to our pickup location at 3:50pm. So the time in Santo Domingo was under 4 hours. The first stop was The Three Eyes National Park. Again the guide was speaking in Spanish but gave no English translation about the location. Later he told us we couldn't do the additional cost boat ride to get to one of the lakes. I was under the impression that we would be getting out of the van to visit Columbus Lighthouse. We did not. The only English translation provided was "Columbus is buried here." We stopped at the Presidential Palace for a photo op outside the gate only. Again no English translations of any history besides "this is like the US Capitol building and White House." When we got to the colonial city we had a small buffet lunch and then were brought to a souvenir shop and a chocolate shop. Later on we were brought to a third souvenir shop, and without exaggeration we spent almost all of our time in the colonial city either at the buffet or shopping. We did go to the first cathedral in the New World, and were provided an audio guide. This was nice, but three of us were left behind inside I'm assuming as a signal for us to hurry up. After we left the cathedral we were hurried to that third shop that I mentioned before. So the cathedral was rushed to make time for more shopping. After that we were brought to a mausoleum. I wish I could tell you history about the mausoleum but, again, the only English translation I got was "important people like diplomats and teachers are buried here." Then we walked over to where the fortress wall overlooked a construction site and were shortly after loaded into the van to go back to our resorts/ hotels. This tour is absolutely not for you if you are an English-only speaking individual, if you want to learn about the history or culture of the area, or if you expect to go into historical sites. It was overpriced for what it was and the tour description is misleading. Do not waste your time or money. Fyi, this tour was operated by Vacation on RD.
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Posted On : 2023-07-19 13:06:13
Posted By : FarAway02670571014
The tour guide was easy to understand as he spoke very clear English, very knowledgeable and pleasant. The tour is very informative, my group was fun and this made the experience more memorable. I wish I had gone to the shops they stopped before buying at the hotel cause it was way cheaper and I ended up buying this I never planned to because the price was great. The buffet lunch was okay. But I would definitely recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2023-07-09 11:56:45
Posted By : B7911JApamelar
Excellent trip. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and spoke many languages, gave excellent recommendations, and safe for family travel. Free lunch was great.
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Posted On : 2023-05-31 12:26:23
Posted By : Alistair_L
It's a nice day out and the team provide knowledgeable and informed explanations of all the activities in both English and Spanish. Santo Domingo itself is a charming city with a real sense of history to it. They lose a star as at times it felt like it was an excuse to shoehorn us into as many of their souvenir shop partners as possible and it would also have been nice to have had another hour-90mins to explore the city properly, but this kind of thing tends to go with the territory and it's a good 2hrs from Punta Cana so it would make it a long day which is not for everyone. Maybe worth looking at the option to spend longer for those who are independently spirited though. Having said that, a good trip, and I would book it again knowing what I know now.
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Posted On : 2023-05-26 19:12:05
Posted By : Katrina_H
The cave tour was amazing, our tour guide Mike, was amazing he was very informative. We got to see the capital and the church was beautiful.
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Posted On : 2023-05-17 18:48:45
Posted By : Fred_O
The driver was good and the guide was patient. He gave everyone enough time for pictures and opportunities to touch the water in the caves, shop at all the stores we stopped at, and experience all the museums. Make sure you don't have plans or reservations on the same day or you'll miss them. It's literally all day.. but worth it.
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Posted On : 2023-03-07 18:33:43
