We are excited about our upcoming trip to Punta Cana at an all inclusive. Having travelled before, we're aware of the tour desks and often use them for excursions. However, I don't recall seeing any tours to local baseball games and wondered how we might make an excursion to La Romana? or San Pedro? We are serious MLB fans but have never seen a Dominican game and are looking forward to that experience. Any recommendations on the above stadia are appreciated!
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If you really want to get the feeling of real Dominican Baseball, then you?d have to catch Las Aguilas Cibae?a playing Los Tigueres de Licey. These are the most rivaled Baseball teams here, the games are totale pademonium. If you?re a real Baseball junky, then you?ll love seeing these two teams go at it.
the Toros play during early December every 2nd/3rd Day almost, in la Romana, a 80 minutes one way drive from Bavaro/Punta Cana.
the games start at 7:30PM, so count on driving back to bavaro very late night.
unless you are not very good familiar with DR Night drives and the Road la Romana -Bavaro, I would not recommend such drive.
if You are a group of 6-8 Persons, then such visit can be arranged using a Van and Driver of a Transfer Company, I would guess the costs for such Van with Driver on Maybe $200.- Total, for agroup of 8 not that expensive for a Fun eve on a Ballgame.
enrty Fees/drinks etc go extra of course, but they are cheap.
Mike
the games start at 7:30PM, so count on driving back to bavaro very late night.
unless you are not very good familiar with DR Night drives and the Road la Romana -Bavaro, I would not recommend such drive.
if You are a group of 6-8 Persons, then such visit can be arranged using a Van and Driver of a Transfer Company, I would guess the costs for such Van with Driver on Maybe $200.- Total, for agroup of 8 not that expensive for a Fun eve on a Ballgame.
enrty Fees/drinks etc go extra of course, but they are cheap.
Mike
Thanks for all the information. With our schedule, it looks like we can catch the Aguileas at Toros. Can't wait to see and experience all the craziness of Dominican baseball. Hopefully we will get a coche privado to take us to and from the game, as we won't want to drive. All the responses were so helpful, and especially the local baseball fields at Melia and Crossroad Veron, as I will be anticipating in the NY Yankees Fantasy Camp in January and need to keep practicing! Fabulous!
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you can see 2 local baseball fields in Veron on this map. The one opposite Pueblo Bavaro is the larger field (seating, refreshments, stalls etc)
http://puntacanatv.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/PUNTA-CANA-MAP9.jpg
and here's the map for the area around Melia Caribe Tropical, but I'm not sure where that baseball field is
http://puntacanatv.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/PUNTA-CANA-MAP4.jpg
you can see 2 local baseball fields in Veron on this map. The one opposite Pueblo Bavaro is the larger field (seating, refreshments, stalls etc)
http://puntacanatv.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/PUNTA-CANA-MAP9.jpg
and here's the map for the area around Melia Caribe Tropical, but I'm not sure where that baseball field is
http://puntacanatv.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/PUNTA-CANA-MAP4.jpg
I think the rivalry has been diminished the last couple of years...especially this year as the two of them are battling it out for last place.
I would say seeing the first place Toros play in La Romana at less than an hour and a half away would be considered desirable, no?
correct Yumi,
there is not a real baseball field at the melia.
when they Hit some Balls they do so on the Empty spcae between the Employees Entrance(towards the IFA Village)and the palma Shopping, at least that's the Place I saw sometimes Guys with bats running around.
the 'biggest' one is the one you mentioned above, in front of Pueblo bavaro,
and there is a 2nd baseballfield, up in Veron, right where the Politecnico is, the school from the Foundation Punta Cana.
Mike
