Dominican Republic Country Information

• Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Dominican Republic is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Follow in the footsteps of conquistadors in Santo Domingo, claim a spot in the sand at Playa Rincon, or dance merengue till the wee hours at a Santiago bar; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the Dominican Republic and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet's Dominican Republic Travel Guide:

• Color maps and images throughout
• Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
• Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
• Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
• Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
• Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - including cuisine, history, art, architecture, music, dance, sport, politics, landscapes, wildlife
• Over 28 maps
• Covers Santo Domingo, Playa Rincon, La Vega, Damajagua, Cabarete, Punta Cana, the Peninsula de Samana, Lago Enriquillo, Pico Duarte and more

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Dominican Republic , our most comprehensive guide to the Dominican Republic, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled.

• Looking for more coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Caribbean Islands guide for a comprehensive look at what the whole region has to offer.

Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Michael Grosberg and Kevin Raub.

About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveler community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.

• National Geographic Society

• Top 10 Dominican Republic Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Dominican Republic is your pocket guide to the very best of Dominican Republic.

Spend your days lounging on the beautiful beaches, adventuring through the tropical rainforests and alpine wilderness, or riding the best windsurfing waves in the western hemisphere, and then dance the night away to the intoxicating rhythms of merengue and bachata with a dark rum in hand. The most visited tourist destination in the Caribbean truly offers a little bit of everything.

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True to its name, this Top 10 guidebook covers all major sights and attractions in easy-to-use "top 10" lists that help you plan the vacation that's right for you:

The perfect pocket-size travel companion: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Dominican Republic.

Recommend: For an in-depth guidebook to the Caribbean, check out DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Caribbean, which offers a complete overview of the island destinations in the region; thousands of photographs, illustrations, and maps; and more.

• Rough Guides

Inside The Rough Guide to the Dominican Republic, you'll find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in the Dominican Republic — from paradise beaches to pulsating baseball games, mountain hikes to merengue, kiteboarding and Carnival — as well as up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets.

Whether you have time to browse detailed chapters full of off-the-beaten track destinations, or need fast-fix itineraries and author recommendations that pick out the highlights you won't want to miss, The Rough Guide to the Dominican Republic is the one guidebook you need.

Make the Most of Your Time on Earth with The Rough Guide to the Dominican Republic.

About Rough Guides: For thirty years, adventurous travelers have turned to Rough Guides for up-to-date and intuitive information from expert authors. With opinionated and lively writing, honest reviews, and a strong cultural background, Rough Guides travel books bring more than two hundred destinations to life.

Dominican Republic: Discover the Americas’ Land of Firsts!

Visiting the Dominican Republic is something that everyone will love. Whether you are beach lover looking to enjoy the number one Caribbean beach holiday hotspot or if you are an adventurous traveler seeking some great outdoor fun, the Dominican Republic is a guaranteed great vacation.

The Dominican Republic offers such a wide range of great things to do, your biggest challenge will be fitting them all in without feeling like you’ve missed something. This island nation in the Caribbean Sea offers visitors some of the most spectacular beaches in the world, beautiful colonial towns and amazing natural parks just waiting to be explored.

There are literally hundreds of attractions in the Dominican Republic to be enjoyed while on vacation here. That is why, to help you choose, you should definitely get this compact book with the most important information about the places you don’t want to miss while visiting the Dominican Republic.

Inside the Dominican Republic Travel Guide:

• Altos de Chavon
• Zona Colonial
• Mercado Modelo
• Taino Park
• Bonao
• Catedral Primada de America
• El Museo del Tabaco
• Museo Folklorico Yoryi Morel
• Parque Nacional del Este
• Playa Bahia de Las Aguilas

The Dominican Republic has colonial cities with great architecture and old-world charm. Starting with the historic Zona Colonial, tourists who want to experience the Dominican Republic lifestyle should simply take a stroll through the cobblestone street of Calle de las Damas.

Follow in the footsteps of noblewomen and take a leisurely afternoon stroll, promenading on Calle de las Damas, the oldest paved road in the Americas. The historic sites, buildings and monuments you pass by will be more than enough to ensure you make the most of your time in this tropical paradise.

The Dominican Republic is famous for is its cigars. But, did you know you can take a tour of one of the tobacco museums and see firsthand how those famous cigars are made?

Well, in this easy to read travel guide you’ll find out which are the most popular museums, but also the most interesting natural reserves, beaches and other amazing things you can enjoy while vacationing in the Dominican Republic.

Wait no longer! Get the Dominican Republic Travel Guide right now and start planning a memorable holiday!

With a diverse landscape of tropical rainforests, rugged mountains, fertile valleys, arid deserts-like expanses and white sand beaches, the Dominican Republic is one of the most popular tourist destinations in all of the Americas. Let the expertly researched National Geographic's Dominican Republic Adventure Map serve as your guide as you explore this Caribbean Island nation. The front side details, with maps, photos and descriptions, someone of the countries most visited areas, including Metropolitan and Colonial Santo Domingo, Samana Peninsula, Del Este National Park, Lake Enriquillo and Pico Duarte. While the reverse side combines hundreds of points of interest, a detailed road network and topographic features, in one unparalleled map of the entire country, her islands and surrounding bodies of water.

A user-friendly index towns and protected areas, including forest reserves, national parks, natural monuments and wildlife refuges, will help you find your adventure site. Then plan your route with the mapped road network which includes primary and secondary roads, complete with distances, as well as tracks to help you travel off the beaten path. Additional transportation features mapped include airports, airstrips, ferry routes. sea ports and border crossings with Haiti. Mapped are cultural, historical, ecological and adventure points of interest, such as archeological sites and ruins, swamps, mangroves, coral reefs, shipwrecks, caves and areas for surfing, diving and fishing. Along with its abundance of travel tips and background information, the map is a complete travel guide to the country.

Every Adventure Map is printed on durable synthetic paper, making them waterproof, tear-resistant and tough — capable of withstanding the rigors of international travel.