Hello DR1
This is my second post. Thanks to everyone who answered my first post, as the answers were quite helpful. We are staying at Viva Wyndham last half of February and have not had much luck getting response from the hotel people. Still trying to figure out how to handle money for day trips, of which we have 4 scheduled (whales, El Limon, Samana, beach excursion) ,and money to use around Las Terrenas when we go into town. Should we have about half US and half DR money, or is one more usable than the other? Is it hard to exchange money in Las Terrenas? Our other question is about "taxis" which we understand are often scooters. Are car taxis available? How much will a trip from the Wyndham into Las Terrenas cost for cars if available, or how much are the scooters? Is safe transportation available day and night, or do we need to be back at the hotel by dark? Sorry if the questions seem odd, but even though we are getting a good feel for the area, these basics seem to be escaping us. I have researched threads on DR1, but many answers are old, and I thought I would try to get more current information.
Thanks!
Randy in Iowa
This is my second post. Thanks to everyone who answered my first post, as the answers were quite helpful. We are staying at Viva Wyndham last half of February and have not had much luck getting response from the hotel people. Still trying to figure out how to handle money for day trips, of which we have 4 scheduled (whales, El Limon, Samana, beach excursion) ,and money to use around Las Terrenas when we go into town. Should we have about half US and half DR money, or is one more usable than the other? Is it hard to exchange money in Las Terrenas? Our other question is about "taxis" which we understand are often scooters. Are car taxis available? How much will a trip from the Wyndham into Las Terrenas cost for cars if available, or how much are the scooters? Is safe transportation available day and night, or do we need to be back at the hotel by dark? Sorry if the questions seem odd, but even though we are getting a good feel for the area, these basics seem to be escaping us. I have researched threads on DR1, but many answers are old, and I thought I would try to get more current information.
Thanks!
Randy in Iowa