From Punta Cana: Santo Domingo Colonial City & Food Museum

Highlights

• Walk the New World's oldest street and see the first cathedral in the Americas
• Explore Los Tres Ojos: underground caves and turquoise lagoons
• Lunch at MUGADO food museum or El Napolitano with Malecón views
• Panoramic stop at the monumental Faro a Colón mausoleum
• Round-trip hotel pickup from Punta Cana, Bávaro, Bayahíbe & Uvero Alto

Description

Lunch inside the Dominican Gastronomy Museum — or at El Napolitano overlooking the Malecón — anchors a full day in Santo Domingo, the first European city built in the Americas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Leave the resort strip behind and cross the country to the Zona Colonial, where five centuries of history are packed into a few walkable blocks. Your certified Dominican guide leads you down Calle Las Damas, the oldest paved street in the New World, past the Alcázar de Colón — home of Christopher Columbus's son Diego — and into the Catedral Primada de América, the first cathedral ever built on the continent. You'll also see the Presidential Palace, a landmark of Dominican civic architecture. The day balances colonial history with natural wonder at Los Tres Ojos, a park of underground caves and clear turquoise lagoons once used by the Taíno people. A panoramic stop at the towering Faro a Colón mausoleum closes the sightseeing loop before or after lunch — a real sit-down meal that turns Dominican cuisine into part of the itinerary, not an afterthought. Air-conditioned round-trip transport from hotels in Punta Cana, Bávaro, Uvero Alto, Cabeza de Toro and Bayahíbe is included, and the tour runs every day of the week.

Includes

Round-trip hotel pickup and drop-off from Punta Cana, Bávaro, Uvero Alto, Cabeza de Toro and Bayahíbe Air-conditioned transport Certified local Dominican guide Typical Dominican buffet lunch (MUGADO or El Napolitano) Panoramic stop at Faro a Colón Entrance to Los Tres Ojos

Excludes

Gratuities Personal expenses and souvenirs Entrance fees not listed above

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund