First time posting, long time reviewing. Thanks in advance for any help you all might be able to offer.
My wife, and I are traveling with another couple to Riu Taino this Monday. Late 20's and like some adventure with our vacations. We feel fairly prepared on what to expect and some activities we'd like to enjoy while in Punta Cana. I do have a couple remaining questions that I'm hoping someone can help answer.
1. How much should we expect to pay for transportation from the airport to the hotel? What is best method - taxi, guagua, etc.?
2. We've read about the hotels staff "encouraging" safe travel by only booking excursions through their in house reps. I'm wondering what's the best way to find/identify alternate servcie providers? Are there shops set up on the beaches? Roadways?
3. Cash? Are travelers checks widely accepted? I understand smaller bills are prefered due to making change so small cash is a must but we're curious about payment for excursions.
4. If you were to make only one trip to Punta Cana what would the one thing we shouldn't miss.
Thanks again for any help you might offer. We're expecting 4-6 inches of snow today, so the warm beaches of DR sound even that much more appealing.
My wife, and I are traveling with another couple to Riu Taino this Monday. Late 20's and like some adventure with our vacations. We feel fairly prepared on what to expect and some activities we'd like to enjoy while in Punta Cana. I do have a couple remaining questions that I'm hoping someone can help answer.
1. How much should we expect to pay for transportation from the airport to the hotel? What is best method - taxi, guagua, etc.?
2. We've read about the hotels staff "encouraging" safe travel by only booking excursions through their in house reps. I'm wondering what's the best way to find/identify alternate servcie providers? Are there shops set up on the beaches? Roadways?
3. Cash? Are travelers checks widely accepted? I understand smaller bills are prefered due to making change so small cash is a must but we're curious about payment for excursions.
4. If you were to make only one trip to Punta Cana what would the one thing we shouldn't miss.
Thanks again for any help you might offer. We're expecting 4-6 inches of snow today, so the warm beaches of DR sound even that much more appealing.