{"id":1306296,"date":"2026-10-08T10:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1306296"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:56:17","slug":"dominican-republic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/north-america\/dominican-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302043,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Dominican Republic country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things to do in Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"The Caribbean's highest mountain, the oldest European city in the Americas, and 1,600km of coastline. Most people see a resort; the rest of it is better.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1307926","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a place | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac14 | Dorm bed, from\r\n3,098m | Pico Duarte\r\n1496 | Santo Domingo founded\r\n\u20ac4 | A plate of la bandera","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"More than the all-inclusive strip","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"The Dominican Republic receives more visitors than anywhere else in the Caribbean, and most of them stay inside a resort in Punta Cana. The independent version is a different country.\r\n\r\nSanto Domingo's Zona Colonial is the oldest permanent European settlement in the Americas, founded in 1496, with the first cathedral and the first paved street in the New World, and it is a proper living city rather than a preserved one.\r\n\r\nThe north coast around Cabarete is the kitesurfing capital of the Caribbean and a long-staying traveller town. The Saman\u00e1 peninsula has humpback whales from January to March, waterfalls and quieter beaches. Inland, Jarabacoa sits in mountains with rafting, and Pico Duarte at 3,098 metres is the highest peak in the Caribbean.\r\n\r\nTwo weeks covers the north coast, Saman\u00e1 and the capital.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | Spanish. English in tourist areas\r\nCurrency | Dominican peso (DOP). Dollars and euros accepted in tourist zones\r\nEmergency | 911\r\nTap water | Not drinkable. Bottled is cheap and everywhere\r\nTipping | 10% service is usually added, plus a little extra\r\nMotoconchos | Motorbike taxis. Cheap, everywhere, and helmet-free\r\nHow long to stay | Two weeks\r\nBest months | December to April, outside hurricane season","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Caribe Tours and Metro run good intercity buses. Guaguas fill the gaps for pennies.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Santo Domingo | The Zona Colonial: the oldest European city in the Americas, and a real capital around it. |  | 1306821 |  | \nCabarete | The kitesurf and windsurf capital of the Caribbean, with a long-staying traveller crowd. |  | 1306815 |  | \nLas Terrenas | On the Saman\u00e1 peninsula: beaches, a French and Italian expat influence, good food. |  | 1306817 |  | \nJarabacoa | In the mountains: rafting, waterfalls, cooler air and the route up Pico Duarte. |  | 1306816 |  | \nSaman\u00e1 | Whale watching in the bay from mid-January to March, Los Haitises, and the quiet beaches of Las Galeras. |  | 1306820 |  | \nPunta Cana | The resort strip, and where most of the country's visitors never leave. |  | 1306819 |  | \nPuerto Plata | The north coast's old port: Victorian houses, a 16th-century fort and a cheap base for Damajagua. |  | 1306818 |  | \nBayahibe | A fishing village on calm water, with the best diving in the country and boats to Saona Island. |  | 1306814 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"The DR is a beach and watersports country with mountains and a genuinely old city attached.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Beach | sunset | sunglasses | 1,600km of coast, and the quiet parts are easy to reach. | Playa Rinc\u00f3n at Las Galeras; Playa Front\u00f3n by boat; Cabarete at sunset | Playa Rinc\u00f3n; Las Terrenas; Cabarete | Las Terrenas; Cabarete | beach\nAdventure | green | backpack | Kitesurfing, waterfalls and the Caribbean's highest peak. | Learn to kitesurf at Cabarete; The 27 waterfalls at Damajagua; Climb Pico Duarte | Cabarete; Damajagua; Pico Duarte | Cabarete; Jarabacoa | adventure\nCulture | purple | culture | The first European city in the Americas, and merengue. | The Zona Colonial on foot; Merengue and bachata in a local bar; Altos de Chav\u00f3n | Zona Colonial; Santo Domingo; Puerto Plata | Santo Domingo | culture\nFood | sunset | local-markets | La bandera, fresh fish and street fried food. | La bandera for lunch; Fried fish on a beach; Mang\u00fa for breakfast | Santo Domingo; Las Terrenas; Cabarete | Santo Domingo; Las Terrenas | food\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Merengue, bachata and street-corner colmados. | Drink at a colmado with music outside; Santo Domingo's Zona bars; Cabarete beach bars | Zona Colonial; Cabarete; Las Terrenas | Santo Domingo; Cabarete | nightlife\nBudget | teal | coin | Cheap away from the resort zones. | La bandera plates at \u20ac4; Guaguas for pennies; Skip Punta Cana entirely | Santo Domingo; Cabarete; Jarabacoa | Santo Domingo; Cabarete | budget-travel","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_do_body":"Santo Domingo's Zona Colonial is the historical heart of the Americas: the first cathedral, the first hospital, the first paved street in the New World, all within a walkable grid that is still a working neighbourhood rather than a museum.\r\n\r\nCabarete is the watersports centre, with reliable afternoon wind that has made it a kitesurfing destination for decades, and lessons at a fraction of European prices.\r\n\r\nSaman\u00e1 is where humpback whales come to breed between January and March, and boat trips from Saman\u00e1 town are among the most reliable whale watching in the Caribbean. The peninsula also has Playa Rinc\u00f3n and Playa Front\u00f3n, both regularly listed among the best beaches in the region.\r\n\r\nThe 27 waterfalls at Damajagua are jumped and slid down with a guide and helmet, and Pico Duarte is a two to three day trek to the highest point in the Caribbean.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Zona Colonial | The oldest European city in the Americas, and still a living one\r\nCabarete | Kitesurf lessons at a fraction of European prices\r\nWhale season | Humpbacks off Saman\u00e1, January to March\r\nDamajagua | 27 waterfalls, jumped and slid with a guide","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_food_body":"La bandera \u2014 the flag \u2014 is the everyday lunch: rice, beans, meat and salad on one plate for \u20ac3 to \u20ac6 at a comedor, and it is what the country actually eats.\r\n\r\nMang\u00fa is breakfast: mashed plantain with pickled onions, fried cheese, salami and egg, known as los tres golpes.\r\n\r\nOn the coast, fried fish with tostones is the standard beach meal, and in Saman\u00e1 the French and Italian influence has produced genuinely good restaurants in Las Terrenas.\r\n\r\nColmados \u2014 corner shops with a few chairs outside \u2014 are where a lot of eating and drinking happens, selling beer, rum and snacks with music playing into the street.\r\n\r\nPresidente is the national beer, drunk very cold, and Brugal and Barcel\u00f3 are the rums.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"La bandera | \u20ac3\u20136 for rice, beans, meat and salad. The everyday lunch\r\nMang\u00fa | Mashed plantain with eggs, cheese and salami. Breakfast\r\nColmados | Corner shops with chairs, beer, rum and music in the street\r\nPresidente | The national beer, served extremely cold","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Dominican nightlife happens partly in the street. Colmados put speakers outside and people drink around them, which is the cheapest and most authentic night out available and costs almost nothing.\r\n\r\nSanto Domingo's Zona Colonial has bars in colonial buildings and a genuine local scene, and the city takes merengue and bachata seriously \u2014 both were born here, and people dance properly.\r\n\r\nCabarete's bars sit on the sand and run late, with a crowd of kitesurfers and long-stayers, and Las Terrenas has a French-influenced restaurant and bar scene.\r\n\r\nPresidente is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3 in a colmado and more in bars. Rum is cheaper. Things start late and Sunday afternoons are a genuine social occasion.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Colmados | Speakers outside, drinking in the street. The real night out\r\nSanto Domingo | Zona Colonial bars, and dancing that is taken seriously\r\nCabarete | Bars on the sand, running late\r\nPresidente | \u20ac1.50\u20133 in a colmado","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Caribe Tours and Metro run comfortable air-conditioned intercity buses at low prices \u2014 Santo Domingo to Puerto Plata is four hours, to Saman\u00e1 about three \u2014 and they are the best way to move between regions.\r\n\r\nGuaguas are the local minibuses: cheap, crowded, frequent and stopping anywhere, and they cover everything the big buses do not.\r\n\r\nMotoconchos, motorbike taxis, are the short-hop option everywhere. They are cheap and helmets are rarely offered, which is worth weighing.\r\n\r\nHiring a car gives freedom and Dominican driving is assertive \u2014 expect undertaking, and avoid driving at night outside cities where unlit vehicles and animals are common.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Caribe Tours and Metro | Comfortable intercity buses at low prices\r\nGuaguas | Local minibuses. Cheap, crowded and everywhere\r\nMotoconchos | Motorbike taxis, rarely with helmets\r\nNight driving | Avoid outside cities. Unlit vehicles and animals","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What the Dominican Republic costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Away from the resort zones the country is cheap. Dorms start around \u20ac14, a la bandera plate is \u20ac3 to \u20ac6, a beer at a colmado is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3, and intercity buses cost \u20ac5 to \u20ac12.\r\n\r\nA day comes to \u20ac30 to \u20ac50.\r\n\r\nPunta Cana and B\u00e1varo operate as a separate economy with all-inclusive pricing and resort-zone costs for anything outside it, which is why independent travellers generally skip them.\r\n\r\nThe activities to budget for are kitesurf lessons at \u20ac200 to \u20ac350 for a course, whale watching from Saman\u00e1 at \u20ac50 to \u20ac80, and Pico Duarte treks at \u20ac120 to \u20ac200 with guides and mules. Cash is useful outside tourist areas; cards work in cities and resorts.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac14\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac30\u201350 away from the resort zones\r\nKitesurf course | \u20ac200\u2013350 at Cabarete\r\nPunta Cana | A separate economy. Independent travellers usually skip it","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"The tourist areas are generally safe and millions of visitors have no trouble, though petty theft and opportunistic crime happen and government advice notes higher crime rates in parts of Santo Domingo and some other cities.\r\n\r\nThe practical rules are standard: use registered taxis or apps rather than hailing on the street at night, keep valuables out of sight, do not walk on unlit beaches after dark, and be cautious with drinks in tourist bars.\r\n\r\nMotoconcho rides without helmets are a genuine injury risk, and road traffic accidents are one of the most common serious problems foreign visitors have here.\r\n\r\nHurricane season runs June to November. Rip currents on the north coast are strong and lifeguards are rare. Sun and dehydration do more damage than anything else on a beach trip.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 911\r\nRoad safety | Traffic accidents are the most common serious risk to visitors\r\nTaxis | Registered taxis or apps at night, not street hails\r\nHurricane season | June to November","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Most European, UK, US, Canadian and Australian citizens enter visa-free for 30 days, extendable, and the former paper tourist card fee is now included in airfares for most arrivals.\r\n\r\nAn electronic entry and exit form \u2014 the E-Ticket \u2014 must be completed online before arrival and before departure. It is free, takes a few minutes, and is genuinely required \u2014 airlines check it.\r\n\r\nPassports need to be valid for the stay. Proof of onward travel may be requested.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Visa-free | 30 days for most Western nationalities, extendable\r\nE-Ticket | Free online form, required before both arrival and departure\r\nTourist card | Now included in airfares for most arrivals\r\nPassport validity | Valid for the stay","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"December to April is the dry season and the best window. Whale season in Saman\u00e1 runs January to March, and hurricane season is June to November.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Santo Domingo. The north coast around Cabarete gets more rain and reliable afternoon wind, which is what makes it a kitesurfing destination, and the mountains around Jarabacoa are considerably cooler.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 29 | 5 | Peak season, and humpback whales arrive in Saman\u00e1\r\nFebruary | 29 | 5 | Excellent. Peak whale watching and Carnival\r\nMarch | 29 | 5 | Dry, warm and whales still present early in the month\r\nApril | 30 | 4 | Dry season ending. Still very good\r\nMay | 31 | 3 | Rains begin. Green, quieter and cheaper\r\nJune | 31 | 2 | Hurricane season opens. Hot and humid\r\nJuly | 32 | 3 | Hot, with a drier spell in some years. Good kitesurfing wind\r\nAugust | 32 | 2 | Peak heat and rising hurricane risk\r\nSeptember | 32 | 1 | Highest hurricane risk of the year\r\nOctober | 31 | 2 | Still risky and wet, easing at the end\r\nNovember | 30 | 3 | Rains ending. Good value before the season\r\nDecember | 29 | 5 | Dry season returns, with holiday prices","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in euro equivalents of pesos.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Kitesurf courses at \u20ac200\u2013350, whale watching at \u20ac50\u201380 and Pico Duarte treks at \u20ac120\u2013200 sit outside these figures. Punta Cana runs on all-inclusive pricing entirely.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6\r\nMiddle of the road | 25 | 22 | 8 | 20\r\nComfortable | 45 | 42 | 15 | 40","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Carnival runs through February and whale season overlaps it.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"dominican-republic","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/north-america\/dominican-republic\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Carnaval | Every Sunday in February | La Vega \u00b7 Santiago \u00b7 Santo Domingo | Masked devil costumes and street parades each weekend, with La Vega the biggest. |  | \nWhale season | January to March | Saman\u00e1 | Humpbacks breeding in Saman\u00e1 Bay, among the most reliable whale watching in the Caribbean. |  | \nMerengue Festival | July and August | Santo Domingo \u00b7 Puerto Plata | Street concerts celebrating the national music. |  | \nKitesurf season | December to August | Cabarete | Most reliable wind, with June and July the strongest. |  | \nIndependence Day | 27 February | Nationwide | Falls during Carnival, which makes the last Sunday the biggest of the month. |  | \nHurricane season | June to November | Nationwide | Peaking in September, and worth insuring against. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. Santo Domingo, Cabarete and Las Terrenas have the most \u2014 Punta Cana is resort territory.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in the Dominican Republic","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/dominican-republic\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"60","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_team_title":"","hw_hub_country_team_intro":"","hw_hub_country_team":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Dominican Republic travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"Is there more to the country than Punta Cana? | Considerably more, and it is cheaper. Santo Domingo's Zona Colonial is the oldest European city in the Americas, Cabarete is the Caribbean's kitesurfing capital, Saman\u00e1 has whales and the best beaches, and the interior has the region's highest mountain. Punta Cana is an all-inclusive strip that most independent travellers skip.\r\nWhen can I see the whales? | January to March in Saman\u00e1 Bay, where humpbacks come to breed. February is the peak and the boat trips from Saman\u00e1 town are among the most reliable whale watching anywhere in the Caribbean.\r\nIs the Dominican Republic cheap? | Away from the resort zones, yes. Dorms from \u20ac14, la bandera plates \u20ac3 to \u20ac6, colmado beers \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3, and a day around \u20ac30 to \u20ac50.\r\nDo I need to fill in anything before arriving? | Yes \u2014 the E-Ticket, an electronic entry and exit form completed online before both arrival and departure. It is free and quick, and airlines check it.\r\nHow long do you need? | Two weeks for Santo Domingo, the north coast and Saman\u00e1. A week works if you pick one region and stay put.\r\nIs it safe? | Tourist areas are generally fine, with petty theft the common issue and higher crime rates in parts of Santo Domingo and some cities. The biggest practical risk to visitors is road traffic \u2014 motoconchos rarely offer helmets and night driving outside cities is best avoided.\r\nWhere should I learn to kitesurf? | Cabarete, which has had reliable afternoon wind and a dense cluster of schools for decades. A course runs \u20ac200 to \u20ac350, a fraction of European prices, and the town is set up for people who come for a week and stay a season.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across the Dominican Republic \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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