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Santo Domingo: Colonial Zone and Los Tres Ojos Tour
Explore the best of Santo Domingo on a guided tour. Visit the Colonial Zone, the Columbus Lighthouse, El Conde Street, Los Tres Ojos Lake, and more.
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Highlights
- Discover the oldest urban nucleus of the city of Santo Domingo, Colonial Zone
- Explore the Los Tres Ojos National Park and its freshwater lakes
- Walk along the old street of Calle El Conde and learn about its history
Description
Discover the best of Santo Domingo on a guided tour of the city's most extravagant places. Visit the Colonial Zone, the Colón Lighthouse, El Conde Street, Los Tres Ojos Lake, and more. Begin your tour with a visit to the Colonial Zone, the oldest urban nucleus of the city of Santo Domingo. The Colonial City was the first permanent European settlement in America, founded in 1502 by Spanish colonizers. Next, visit Los Tres Ojos National Park, a cavern that has a freshwater lake, naturally divided into three lakes that can only be seen from the inside and a single lake that can be seen without having to be inside. Located in the Santo Domingo Este municipality in the Dominican Republic. Continue to the Columbus Lighthouse, a Dominican monument and museum built in honor of Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of the New World. Stroll along Calle El Conde, an old street in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. For a time, it was one of the main streets of Santo Domingo, named after the Count of Peñalva. Visit the Santo Domingo Fortress or Ozama Fortress, one of the historical Cultural Monuments of the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. It was built by the Spanish during colonial times and is the oldest fort built by Europeans in America. See the Alcázar de Colón or Viceregal Palace of Don Diego Colón, a palace located in the Plaza de España in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It was built on a site near the cliffs that look towards the Ozama River, granted to Diego Colón, first-born son of the discoverer of America, Christopher Columbus, by King Ferdinand the Catholic, to build a dwelling for him and his descendants on the island of Hispaniola, which he arrived in 1509 as governor and where today The Alcazar de Colón Museum works. Visit the Catedral Primada de América, Catedral de Santo Domingo, or Basilica Menor de Santa María de la Encarnación, a cathedral and minor basilica dedicated to Santa María de la Encarnación that is located in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic.Includes
Guided tour of Santo Domingo's most iconic places Admission to all sites mentioned Transportation between sitesImportant Information
- Bring a hat and sunscreen to protect against the sun. Have some local currency for personal expenses and tips.
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