Santo Domingo Day Trip From Punta Cana
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- 8 hr
Discover the capital of the Dominican Republic in a super complete excursion, with a tour with a very special itinerary. We will also enter a workshop where they sculpt the native precious stone of the Dominican Republic, the Larimar. At lunchtime, we will taste a delicious buffet of typical Dominican gastronomy in the Colonia Zone itself. Our private guide will accompany us on the excursion, telling us the great history of the time of the settlers, the First Cathedral of America, Los Tres Ojos, El Faro a Colón, the streets of the old area and the Alcázar de Colón. The tour includes a panoramic entrance and/or explanations at the following points: Alcázar de Don Diego Colón / Sun Clock / amber museum / Plaza de Cristóbal Colón / Parque Colón / Fortress Ozama / National Pantheon / Plaza España, Monastery of San Francisco / Casa del Cordón, Puerta de San Diego / House of Hernán Cortes / First post office / First Cathedral of America / Plaza España.
Itinerary Details
Operated by: VOYAGE PUNTA CANA
Stop At: Santo Domingo
Tour the colonial zone of Santo Domingo on a tour where you will discover the legacy of the Colón family and the main monuments of the oldest city in America. Take a look at both sides of the place where maybe it all started. Visit the oldest city in the New World and the first permanent settlement of Christopher Columbus after his “discovery” of the Americas. Declared a World Heritage Site in 1992 by UNESCO, Santo Domingo is a city with a large number of places erected for the first time in the new world, such as the first cathedral, the first paved road, the first university, the first hospital, the first stone house, first tavern, etc. Visit the Panteón de la Patria, a great monument from the 18th century that houses the remains of prominent Dominican personalities. Our next stop will be the Plaza de España, where the Alcázar de Colón is located, the former residence of the Admiral. In this square we will also find the Museum of the Royal Houses.
Duration: 30 minutes
