The 11 Best Day Trips in Santo Domingo

1.Day Trip to Santo Domingo from Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 659 reviews · from $55Our pick

Review of the $55 Santo Domingo day trip from Punta Cana, covering Los Tres Ojos, Colonial Zone sights, lunch, transport, and key drawbacks.

“It was great! I had read the prior reviews and it set me with expectations that were met! Picked up at 7am as we were the farthest hotel from the other pick up’s, drove to a pit stop to transfer to a bigger bus with more people, then 2 1/2 hour drive to SD where we followed the itinerary, the bigger bus dropped us all off at our hotels, no second transfer. My family really enjoyed it and feel like we got alot for the price!”

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2.Santo Domingo Day Trip with Tickets and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 584 reviews · 1 day · from $82

Review of Punta Cana’s Santo Domingo day trip, with Los Tres Ojos, Colonial Zone landmarks, lunch, transport tips, and honest value advice.

“Hector our guide was funny,knowledgeable and informative he made the whole experience wonderful”

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3.Historical Santo Domingo Day Trip from Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 176 reviews · from $95

Explore Santo Domingo from Punta Cana with colonial landmarks, cave lakes, lunch, hotel transfers, and a multilingual art historian guide.

“Most of the sight seeing unfortunately was only done from the bus window! Rather disappointed, because the description made it sound like you actually got to go to a lot more places, however you only actually go into 1 'museum' and the church, everything else you just drive right by”

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4.Santo Domingo Day Trip with Tickets and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 85 reviews · 10 hours · from $74

Review of Punta Cana’s Santo Domingo day trip, including Los Tres Ojos, Colonial Zone, lunch, transport, guides, value, and key drawbacks.

“If the organization of transport from the hotel were more agile (without changes from one transport to another) and instead of going to a specific souvenir shop and leaving aside the coffee/chocolate place; that time could be used to enter the Columbus Lighthouse, for example.”

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5.Saona Island Day Trip w/ Lunch & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 83 reviews · 12 hours · from $95

Spend 12 hours from Santo Domingo exploring Saona Island, the Blue Lagoon, a beach buffet, and a lively catamaran ride back.

“Bellissima giornata in barca visitando posti meravigliosi, grazie a Victor la nostra guida e a tutto lo staff per l’eccellente servizio.”

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6.All-Inclusive Santo Domingo Day Trip from Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 52 reviews · from $82

Review of Santo Domingo from Punta Cana: colonial landmarks, Los Tres Ojos, Dominican lunch, long rides, shopping stops, and practical value tips.

“Its an all day tour have a good breakfast before you leave the resort, the trip consist of walking and climbing steps, the tour guide we had was very good.”

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7.Discover Santo Domingo: A Day Trip from Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 30 reviews · 5 - 10 hours · from $75

Tour Santo Domingo from Punta Cana for $75, with Los Tres Ojos, Colonial Zone landmarks, Dominican lunch, and round-trip transport.

“Nous avions réservé cette excursion car il était inscrit qu’elle était possible en français, ce n’était pas le cas le guide ne parlait pas français. Cependant l’excursion était intéressante et le guide a fait l’effort de nous parler en anglais et de s’assurer que l’on comprenait ce qu’il nous disait.”

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8.All-Inclusive Day Trip to Santo Domingo

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 17 reviews · 8 hours · from $82

See Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone, first cathedral, Columbus Alcázar, National Palace, and Malecón on an $82 day trip from Punta Cana.

“We were handed off to a lot of different people. No time to really explore. Focus was on helping friends. They didn’t even know where to bring us back to. English speakers beware!”

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9.All-Inclusive Cayo Arena Day trip from Santo Domingo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $195

A practical review of the Cayo Arena day trip from Santo Domingo, with snorkeling, mangroves, meals, transport, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“Abraham was excellent. He was kind and was attentive to my needs and made sure I had an excellent time for my Birthday! I'd recommend it to everyone who loves the the sea and beautiful beaches!”

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10.Santo Domingo Day Trip From Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $71

Review of the Santo Domingo day trip from Punta Cana, including colonial sights, transport, lunch, guide quality, costs, and practical drawbacks.

“This was the best part of are trip. After a little mix-up on the pick up location, we were on our way. We need to be at a business lunch in Santo Domingo. Got there with plenty of time to spare. After our meeting, Paulino took us to the historiRead more”

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11.Santo Domingo Day Trip From Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews · from $75

Review of the Santo Domingo day trip from Punta Cana, with colonial sights, Three Eyes Park, Dominican lunch, transport, and booking tips.

“Very late pickup. Needed to contact twice. The tour was supposed to be in English- not a word of it. Too many lengthy souvenirs stops. Van was in poor shape. Would not recommend to anybody!”

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