Santo Domingo City Tour

Santo Domingo City Tour

Meet your friendly, professional guide at your hotel and enjoy comfortable coach transportation to Dominican Republic’s capital city on this full-day Santo Domingo Sightseeing tour from Punta Cana. You’ll get an insider’s look at this colonial city that was founded by Christopher Columbus’s brother in 1496 and learn how this classic urban center is recognized as the oldest continually inhabited European city in the Americas.

Your tour will make stops at some of the city’s most incredible sites, including Los Tres Ojos (The Three Eyes). This impressive natural wonder is comprised of turquois lagoons set in open-air limestone caves. You’ll follow your guide up the stone staircase at Parque Mirador del Este for a closer look at one of Dominican Republic’s most popular attractions.

Santo Domingo Tour

After a stop at Los Tres Ojos you’ll make your way to Ciudad Colonial (Colonial City)—which is known by locals at the Zone Colonial. You’ll visit the Colobus Alcazar mansion, built in 1510 by Christopher Columbus’s son in true Spanish style and have a chance to tour the rooms, gardens, grounds and museum that make this place a destination.

Santo Domingo Full-Day Tour

Your Santo Domingo city tour continues with a stop at Cathedral Primada de America—also known as Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor. Built in 1540, it is considered one of the oldest churches in the Americas. Your guide will point out elements of Gothic and Baroque architecture as you explore the iconic religious structure filled with woodcarvings, silver and devotional paintings. Shoulders and knees much be covered to enter.

Duration: Approximately 10-11 hours

Availability: This tour operates Tuesdays and Thursday