Santo Domingo City - Full Day All Inclusive Tour

I booked this tour for my wife and I because we wanted a tour to better learn about the local culture and history of the DR. In short the day was stressful, unorganized, and felt rushed. I do not recommend. Read on for the detailed story. The morning started out by the driver being 45 minutes late to our resort. We were picked up with nothing but a "sorry, there was a mistake". We were then taken to a gas station and told to get out. We were thinking "what are we doing here???" Our first driver then walked off and later came back with another guy. He told us this new guy was our driver and to follow him. The new guy spoke no English (we requested an English guide). He put us in a different van with another couple that were from Columbia (didn't speak English). We then drive to another resort and pick up another couple I believe were from Italy (again did not speak English). We then took off towards Santo Domingo. This was a 2.5 hour drive each way. The driver blasted DR local music the whole way. It was so loud that no one could even try to talk. We get to Santo Domingo and pull into the first stop where we get a tour guide assigned to us at Tres Ojos. Spent some time looking at these caverns, then the guide tells up we need to hurry to the next stop because the city was closing down at 3:00 because of a mandated COVID curfew. We try to get to a museum, but spent about an hour stuck in traffic and navigating neighborhoods that were making everyone feel uneasy. We drove by one museum and parked in the street for maybe 3 minutes while the guide told us what was inside, then we drove off. We get to the Columbo House and the whole tour takes like 15 minutes. We then rush off to a cathedral for about 30 minutes. We then get to eat lunch at a restaurant that was buffet style. The food was OK but nothing great. We then walk out and police are making people leave the streets. We get back on the bus for the 3 hour drive back to Punta Cana (music blasting the entire time). I would say the entire excursion lasted nearly 8-9 hours and of that we were actually seeing sites for 1.5 hours. Maybe we just had bad luck that day, but we agreed to never do it again.

It starts with a comfortable ride into the city. The tour involves exploring a cave followed by a short driving tour. Then lunch and a longer walking tour with shopping stops. We had the best driver on the island! Wonderful guide was very knowledgeable. Lunch was excellent.

Leo was our tour guide and he did a fantastic job of giving us the necessary historical information about Santo Domingo. He translated both in English and Spanish effortlessly. He ensured everyone was safe and having a good time. I strongly recommend this activity even though the travel time between Punta Cana to the capital was long.

OMG What a day! So much history!!! A little of everything!! The guide was so knowledgeable! Please just do your own compare/shopping! Bring cash, if possible pesos!!!Bargain,bargain,bargain!!!! The places suggested were not always the best prices!!! The day was a little long but we had a great time! The best part was the caverns!! Lunch was very good.But felt a little rushed! Viator was wonderful! somehow this was a monday trip which was cancled, but customer service helped me switch tours so we would not loose out on this tour! Thank You Viator!!!

Très bonne expérience. Le guide était très sympa et parlait Français. Le chauffeur également était très sympa. Les explications étaient claires le guide connaît vraiment toute l'histoire de la République Dominicaine. Je conseille vivement cette expérience !

alles super geklappt und sehr schön Sehenswürdigkeit . sehr nette Reisebegleitung mit viel Information