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Airport Punta Cana
12 Reviews Punta Cana International airport is the gateway of this All Inclusive mecca, merely 30 to 40 minutes from most hotels. Regular and charter airlines from North and South America and Europe fly here...
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By taxi Santo Domingo
8 Reviews By far the best taxi I have ever gotten in Santo Domingo, DR. If you speak English call this guy. He is fluent in English and is one of the few taxis with a nice clean car. Weather you need a ride...
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Taxis Punta Cana
7 Reviews After traveling to Punta Cana off and on for the past 10 yearsit was a real pleasure to book our transportation from Punta Cana Airport To the Dreams Punta Cana Hotel. Professional from start to...
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Metro/Caribe Tours (first class buses) Santo Domingo
1 Review One of the best and probably cheapest way to travel on the island is by bus with Caribe tour. The busses are equipped with air-conditionning and television. For a 4 or 5-hour-fare, you'll only pay +/-...
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Resort Shuttles Punta Cana
5 Reviews As the Grand Paradise Bavaro is such a huge, sprawling resort, they actually need a SHUTTLE to get folks around. Many times we walked, but many times we used the shuttle.There were "stations" spread...
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By bus Santo Domingo
2 Reviews In Santo Domingo we have 2 kinds of buses: OMSA buses: the government buses with scheduled stops, they come in 3 kinds: the ones without air conditioning and the cheapest ones, the ones with air...
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Car Rental Punta Cana
4 Reviews Very satisfied with www.prestigecarrentals.com for our car rental in Punta Cana. They guarntee that they will beat the major brands and they did it! When they thru in a free gps that sealed the deal....
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Airports Santo Domingo
3 Reviews Las Américas airport is the biggest airport in the country and a lot of major airlines from Europe and North America fly here: From Europe: - Iberia - Air Europa - Air France - Condor From North...
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Bus or Guagua Punta Cana
1 Review I was in Dominican Rep. as a backpacker so i was looking for the cheapest way to travel between the cities. When i walked out of the Punta Cana airport, i stood on the right hand side of the main road...
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By metro Santo Domingo
1 Review A metro line is being constructed in Santo Domingo and it's expected to be fully operational in Feb 2008 but will be formally open to the masses in Apr 2008. The route consists of 16 stations for a...
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Helicopter Tour Punta Cana
1 Review On our last day we took a Helicoptor tour from our resort to the Airport and it was fantastic! What an awesome way to see the Island...usually this is scheduled thru your resort and you have the...
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By motorcycle (motoconcho or mototaxi) Santo Domingo
1 Review Another alternative when it comes to means of getting around. These are the most expensive and most dangerous. They're not as cheap as the buses or the share-a-taxis and they definitely do NOT have...
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By share-a-taxi (carro público) Santo Domingo
1 Review Convenient, cheap but less safe than the buses. The share-a-taxis are popular among capitaleños (people from Santo Domingo). You might have seen them: a typical car with the driver, 2 people on the...
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You can easily rent a car at Dominican Republic. But be careful when driving as in this beautifull country the traffic regultions don't exist or are not respected. Unless you rent a car with the driver :)
You can get to Las Terrenas by car, driving mountainous road with many hairpin curves or by plane.You can fly from Punta Cana, Puerto Plata and Santo Domingo by Santo Domingo Air to El Portillo, located 10 km east from Las Terrenas.
If the distance you want to pass is quite short I advice to take motor called in Dominican Republic "motoconchos". They are all around... You will love it! Just remember to agree the fee befor you will start your "journey"...
Welcome to the Camel taxi parking !!!You can choose: Shumacher camel, bmw camel, diesel camel or a 4 wheels camel for jumping on the dune in the desert !!!! :-)If you don't like the famous camel's smell, you can put some Chanel n.5 on him or choose riding with horses, 4 wheels motorcycle or a Jeep safari....if you really miss to drive a car!!! :-)Every excursion is possible to Venta Club "Marsa Alam " !!!Who am I ?? An advertising?? ah! ah! ah!Enjoy here these adventures!!!
#6 MOVING AROUND BY CAR RENTAL: By far the best way to move about, if you have experience driving in Italy, Paris, Germany and many other fast driving countries, this would actually be just a bit faster but surely equal, if you are just learning to drive or come from the U.S. forget it ! , Road signs are marked as the U.S. and in some instances as in Europe, Also the speed and distanced is posted in kilometers instead of miles, yet the gallon is the measure in gasoline pumps(Go Figure that one out) for the most part is the faster you go the sooner you'll get to your destination, but it's recomended to drive deffensively, expect to be overtaken and cut in some instances in major highways, avoid driving at night(locals rarely do) in highways or to and from rural towns.On top left is a sign common in the major highways, it lets you know when you are approaching a rest area, where food,...
#5 MOVING AROUND IN MOTORCYCLES:This is the last form of transportation many locals take due to hardships or lack of service to some places in the rural areas, it's showing up in the cities as well due to it's cost and value, however it's very dangerous to ride not only because 90% lack helmets or proper common sense when riding, but because automobile drivers don't pay much attention to them on the road and are prong to get involved in accidents which in the majority of cases brings about fatalities. This is the infamous "Motoconcho" or Mototaxi, it's very popular with the people that live in the shanty towns, and on the city because of how cheap theY charge to transport at short distances, but as you can see not even the driver uses a helmet, let alone the passenger, this accounts for over 60% of the total traffic fatalities, and traumatic head injuries.
OKThis is the famous "Concho" or "Carro" the name changes as you travel from city to city, but the system is pretty much the same, the more rural the town you're in, the more beat-up the car or what's left of it, sometimes I'm amazed how they keep them from falling apart when they hit a pothole!#4 MOVING AROUND BY CONCHO OR CARRO:These "Conchos" Or "Carros" are in fact the most widely used form of transportation in urban areas in most major cities around the country, they can easily be identified by the color of their "Capota" the top of the car, also they have the letter of the route they serve printed on the side of their doors along the permit seal as well, they operate a given route picking up passengers up to six to a car, seating on front and back, to stop them one only flags them down and gets in, and call your stop wherever you need to be dropped off, you share the vehicle with...
OK*-The Syndicated Service: This Service is offered by a conglomerate of associations, which recieves extensive government exonerations and loan securities, to maintain and operate a fleet of buses and mini-buses in the entire national region for the general population, they operate under their own time-tables as they adjust to amount of riders and destinations
OKTHIS IS APIC OF THE PRIVATE BUS SERVICE (IS AIR CONDITIONED)*-The Private Service; This service is offered by commercial operators, which are under stringent safety operational regulations, buses must complete inspections after an estimated time or metered distance of operation, they cover the most populated cities and towns in the national region and offer a time-table for departure and arrival.
OKTHIS IS THE LOCAL BUS SERVICE IN THE DOM. REP.*-The Public Service: This service is under the deparment of transportation and it's very broad as it reaches all the national regions, the time-tables are not reported as traffic conditions change from time to time.
Playa Esmeralda Beach Resort Dominican Republic
2 Reviews and 41 Opinions This all-inslusive resort was fabulous, as all-inclusives go. Kinda like being on a cruise. If lying...
Hotel Atarazana Santo Domingo
1 Review and 132 Opinions I stayed here on a recent business trip in the Zona Colonial in Santo Domingo. This 6 room hotel...
Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana Punta Cana
7 Reviews and 660 Opinions The only good things about our stay at the Gran Bahia Principe were the beautiful beaches and the...
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Q: Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice of trip ideas from Punta Cana. I have had a tough time finding appropriate information...
A: I don't know what time of year you are talking about - I have been to the DR two or three times in January, but not to Punta Cana. I've been twice by cruise ship to...
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