Dominican Republic Info

This site does not provide exhaustive information on the Dominican Republic. We recommend you purchase a good guide book to do proper research, such as The Rough Guide or Fodor’s. But here is a quick overview of the different regions.

• Puerto Plata, north central region
  • Historical location of Christopher Columbus’ first permanent settlement
  • Historical location of an important World War II refuge for European Jews
  • Fun cities, beach towns and party life to visit and hang out
  • Location of one of the world’s best surfing beaches
  • An interesting highway follows the coast through many different towns and past hidden beaches
  • Small annual Latin jazz concert in October

• Santiago, Jarabacoa, the Central Mountain Region
  • The “Dominican Alps” and location of the Caribbean’s highest mountain, Pico Duarte
  • Rich agricultural region
  • Adventure day trips and extreme sports opportunities such as trekking, abseiling, white water rafting
  • Watch Dominican Winter League baseball November to January
  • Fabulous carnival events in February

• Santo Domingo, south central
  • The oldest city of the Americas, explore museums, galleries, enjoy dining and nightlife in a fascinating, cobblestone colonial zone
  • Explore caves

• Samana, north eastern region
  • A spectacular mountainous peninsula with wall to wall coconut palms
  • Hidden beaches dotting the shore
  • Important whale watching site January to March

• Montecristi, northwest region
  • Arrid, flat terrain
  • Beautiful undeveloped beaches
  • Very little tourism
  • Fascinating visits to Haitain market in Dajabon, trips to Cape Haitian and La Citadelle

• Barahona, southwest region
  • Undeveloped, lush ecotourism region
  • Location of Enriquillo Lake, an inland saltwater lake below sea level

Discover the ‘real’ Dominican Republic

Many people have heard about the Dominican Republic’s numerous beach resort compounds that cater to all-inclusive, charter packaged tourism—some call it Sardine Can Travel, others call it Summer Camp for Adults.

The real Dominican Republic lies beyond these compounds and is one of the most beautiful, varied and amazing places to discover. It is a world-class travel experience, one that you don’t have to fly halfway around the globe for. That means less time spent in airports, more time actually traveling — and more money to do it with: the DR is less than two hours direct flight from Miami and only three from New York. Canadian and European charter flights are flying in all the time.

But we’re not here to sell you on the Dominican Republic; guide books and travel articles can do that. We’re here to help make the best of your trip once you’re actually here— knowing how hard it is to plan an entire trip from a book or googling at your computer thousands of miles away.

We provide you with a network of support, lodging and services for your trip to one, several or many areas in the country.

The idea is simple really. It just took somebody to organize it

In 2008, a new highway was opened between Santo Domingo and Samana, linking the country’s main highways so that now it is possible to travel a complete loop around the Domican Republic. This opens up a fantastic fly and drive vacation opportunity, one that can be done in as few as four days, while providing enough to see and do to fill several weeks. You can also do this by bus

The idea is simple, really. You fly into the north coast city of Puerto Plata (POP), pick up your pre-arranged rental car and drive the easy 20 minutes ride to Base Camp 1.

After settling in and relaxing as much as you want, you’ll spend the first two or three days taking easy trips exploring the north region, visiting beaches and nearby towns such as Sosua, Cabarete, Luperon, Puerto Plata—all different and fun places located less than a one-hour drive from Base Camp 1. You are also provided with a cell phone for direct contact to us, in case you’ve missed a turn…. need help with some translation… whatever…

Then, over cocktails or dinner on our panoramic terrace, drawing from your initial experiences and impressions, we help you map out an itinerary that will take you to one of several other Base Camps.

These secondary base camps are located a maximum three-hour direct drive from Base Camp 1. This means that by heading out in the morning, your highway time between base camps can be spent stopping wherever you get the urge… a beach, a museum, a town, a highway fruit stand… and you still have plenty of time to get to your destination by nightfall.

Thus equipped and briefed to take a short drive from one base camp to the next, you can hop around the country, with the security of knowing that you have cell phone contact with people on both ends of your day’s journey.

Go where you want to go… do what you want to do…

Stay as long or as little as you want at each Base Camp, exploring the points of interest in each region, before moving on to another. You might find yourself fascinated with a particular place and decide to just park yourself  there—you can do that too. Then return to Puerto Plata to spend a relaxing final day at Base Camp 1,  just 20 minutes from the Puerto Plata International Airport.

That’s it—could it be any simpler?  You’ve read the articles, the guidebooks and the web sites, they all look interesting. Now you’ve found a way to link it all together. Have a look at our web site and if you like what you see and feel you can trust us to help you organize an interesting unpackaged holiday, then don’t worry about nailing down your itinerary from back home… just come on down, start at Base Camp 1 and let us be your ground support as you explore as much of the Dominican Republic as you want to.

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