Hi everyone!
My friends and I are travelling around the island in February: one night in Sto Dgo, two nights in Las Terrenas, and three nights in Cabarete.
We were originally going to take the bus all around, but now we're considering renting a car, since most of us are flying home through STI, except one who is flying home through SDQ.
Given that we won't be driving at night, would you recommend this? Lonely Planet strongly warns against potholes, police bribes, and "gringo tax" when it comes to accidents, but I don't know if this is just an "America is not the world" warning to the unseasoned traveller. Two of us are Spanish speakers, the one who has to drive himself back to SDQ isn't.
If we do rent a car, would we need a jeep or something to cross the island or would a regular car be OK?
My friend says he found a rate for USD 27 per day. Does this sound right?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
My friends and I are travelling around the island in February: one night in Sto Dgo, two nights in Las Terrenas, and three nights in Cabarete.
We were originally going to take the bus all around, but now we're considering renting a car, since most of us are flying home through STI, except one who is flying home through SDQ.
Given that we won't be driving at night, would you recommend this? Lonely Planet strongly warns against potholes, police bribes, and "gringo tax" when it comes to accidents, but I don't know if this is just an "America is not the world" warning to the unseasoned traveller. Two of us are Spanish speakers, the one who has to drive himself back to SDQ isn't.
If we do rent a car, would we need a jeep or something to cross the island or would a regular car be OK?
My friend says he found a rate for USD 27 per day. Does this sound right?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff