Things to do in Santo Domingo Province, Santo Domingo Province: The Best Walking Tours

Join your host Rossy and learn to cook 2-3 traditional Dominican dishes such as sancocho and platano frito (fried plantains) in her cozy kitchen. You can expect to cook for about 1-2 hours before enjoying the meal with Rossy at her dining table. Rossy mixes up the menu so you can get anything from asopao (a rice-based soup), mangu (mashed plantains), arroz con pollo (one-pot chicken and rice), habichuelas (beans) and platano frito (fried plantains). End the meal with homemade dulce de leche or dulce de coco and coffee. Rossy is passionate about nature, people, reading, photography, art, dance, and growing orchids. She loves being a host and teaching other people about Dominican culture and the country's cuisine. Since restaurants in the city rarely have Dominican food, Rossy loves to serve it to her guests to introduce them to the delicious local dishes!

Inclusions: Private cooking class + meal with your host Rossy, Beverages, All taxes, fees and handling charges, Gratuities, Dinner, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off

At the colonial city of Santo Domingo enjoy chocolate in a way you have never seen before. Come and learn about the process of chocolate making process in an experience that the whole family can enjoy!

Inclusions: Guide

Exclusions: Lunch

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.     

Inclusions: Headsets to hear the guide clearly, Professional art historian guide

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Lunch, Hotel drop-off, Hotel pickup, Transportation to/from attractions

This trip is particularly for you if you are visiting Santo Domingo for the first time! Enjoy a three-hour action-packed introduction to Dominican Republic's buzzing capital, America's oldest settlement. As the island's contemporary face with over two million inhabitants, Santo Domingo has much more to offer than its intriguing colonial history.

Inclusions: Bottled water

Exclusions: Alcoholic Beverages

Immerse yourself in the rich colonial history of the city, visit local markets, find some of the must-try treat of Santo Domingo, then finish the day with an icy-cold Dominican beer. As we walk, we will visit the Indepence Park, a landmark place celebrating the independence of the Dominican Republic, reaching the ancient city walls from where you will hear about Santo Domingo's rich history, such as how Spanish and Arab immigrants shaped actual city, and how the Dominican Republic and neighboring Haiti have developed a rich business exchange. Walk through Little Haiti and discover the scenic tiny companies that sell Haitian products. Local markets are packed with fruits, vegetables, grains, and spices, and are a lively array of colors and flavors. Learn about Dominican cuisine's most diverse new fruits and vegetables, and local popular religion or Dominican Vodoo. Here we're going to visit Chinatown and attempt some sweet Chinese refreshments that local people enjoy.

Inclusions: Bottled water, Fruits, sweet and salty treats, chinese bread, pastelitos, quipes

Exclusions: Alcoholic Beverages

The history of the colonial era is told mostly from a Spanish Latino perspective, dissociating the importance and significant contributions of black-Afro-descendant culture to the Dominican Republic, almost leaving an empty bias on the resistance of the African diasporas on the island. I intend to provide a historical look at what happened during the period of slavery in addition to the current view of the Dominican and its identity or not corresponding to the Afro heritage.

Inclusions: Entrance at Puerta de la Misericordia, Tour guide

Exclusions: Transport

They will get to know the most emblematic places of the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, their history, anecdotes, stroll through its streets, entrance to the interior of monuments and museums (Ozama fortress, Casa de Bastidas, Pantheon of the Fatherland, Museum of the Royal Houses, among others) with the opportunity to explore its beauty and charm. We will finish our Tour at the Rum Museum, where you can enjoy the distillery demonstration.

Inclusions: Certified guide

Exclusions: Gratuities, Transport

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.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Lunch, All Fees and Taxes

Exclusions: Alcoholic Beverages

Go with your group , family or friends (minimum 6 people up to 15) to Santo Dominingo City Day tour with the best. Spend a day in the colonial historical zone of the oldest city in Latin America.  Explore landmarks and highlights such as the Plaza de España, the National Palace, the Columbus lighthouse and the Colonial Zone. Stop at the Tree Eyes National Park and see the underground caves and loagoons used by the Taino Indians.First you will be picked up from your hotel by bus. The tour will start with meeting a professional guide that will give you some information regarding the island and the Dominican culture, food, music and much more. Lunch at a typical Dominican restaurant is included. This tour will definitely give you the real history of this island!

Inclusions: 8-hour comprehensive city tour of Santo Domingo, Pickup and drop-off at Punta Cana hotels, Tradition Dominican Lunch, Arroz con Habichuelas Guisadas, Carne Guisada o Frita, Pescado, Ensalada variada, Pasta, etc.

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Souvenir photos (available to purchase), Tips

The walking tour will take you to the many historical buildings and sites of the city. The visit will include palaces, forts, museums, churches and plazas. You will visit among others the famous “Alcazar de Colon” and the first Cathedral of the “New World”. Enjoy at the end of the tour the pedestrian zone of “El Conde” where you’ll see many shops and street vendors.

Inclusions: Local English-speaking tour guide, Snacks, Bottled water

Exclusions: Souvenir photos (available to purchase)