Best 1-Day Trip

Sugoya · Jul 22, 2008

What do you consider to be the best 1-day trip from Santo Domingo? Get there early (at least when businesses open), and be back in Santo Domingo some time before 9-10pm.

(a.) If the trip was with your girlfriend?

(b.) If the trip was with your father?

Details VERY appreciated. Give me your opinions. Thanks.

Dre Broeders · Jul 23, 2008

The best one-day trip is with me.
I have a trip to the market-place in San Pedro de Macoris.
Than visit to a Dutch sigarfactory.
Than visit to the caves Los Maravillas.
Eating in a restaurant on the beach from Bayahibe.
Than visit Altos de Chavon and back to Santo Domingo.
I can do this trip with one to four persons with my new car with airconditioning.
I am official tourguide already 13 years.

jalencastro · Jul 23, 2008

Dre Broeders, what time does your tour start? 6/7am? nice drive from SD to SPDM then further east to Bayahibe? early in the week i take it? before traffic settles in between Juan Dolio to SPDM and again to la romana? and then back to SD? this i have to see to believe!

Dre Broeders · Jul 23, 2008

You can start the tour at the time yourself want.
You can come back home at the time you want.
We also can spent some time on the beach from Boca Chica or you can visit Rafael de Yuma and Boca de Yuma.
In Rafael de Yuma we visit the living house from Ponce de Leon.
That is now a museum.

jalencastro · Jul 23, 2008

i dont realistically believe you can hit ALL these locations in a 1 day period.

Dre Broeders · Jul 23, 2008

If you leave very early and arrive late.
But I do not advice you to do that.
You get very tired.
You only do the trip from my first post.

jalencastro · Jul 23, 2008

the drive alone from the capital to SPDM then through La Romana to eat in some place in Bayahibe alone will take half a day over and back......too much to pack into one day, im sure the poster wants to see a lot in daylight

Chirimoya · Jul 23, 2008

Salcedo is a nice day trip, you can visit the Hermanas Mirabal museum and do La Ruta del Cafe if you want an easy trek in the countryside.

Cambita in San Cristobal for a scenic drive from the capital and lunch at L'Aubergine high up in the mountains.

Altos de Chavon and Cueva de las Maravillas are within comfortable distance for a leisurely day trip and a good lunch. Anything beyond would be less leisurely, IMO.

jalencastro · Jul 23, 2008

I agree Chirimoya, to really appreciate a good leisurely day trip and some good food one would have to think about 2 or 3 destinations top...otherwise you will be cramming too much into one day....i like your suggestions for La Ruta del Cafe. I personally like driving and the drive to Bayahibe is long but very scenic and beautiful...but all that just to sit and have lunch? LOL
I would suggest the national park Haitises but one can spend a WHOLE day there!

jalencastro · Jul 23, 2008

wow

Chirimoya said:
Cambita in San Cristobal for a scenic drive from the capital and lunch at L'Aubergine high up in the mountains.

I just noticed you said San Cristobal, where my wife is from! LOL :bunny:
I have never been to L'Aubergine! I have heard much of it and its delicious food! how would you get there from the center of town? :ermm:
gracias - Jaime

Marilyn · Jul 23, 2008

This is my daytrip I'm planning for this Saturday with my boyfriend and my mother:

Leaving from Santo Domingo, taking the new Samana highway and go through Nagua, from there take the road towards Cabrera, pass Rio San Juan, Cabarete, Sosua and then Puerto Plata, have lunch in Santiago and back to Santo Domingo via Autopista Duarte, is that feasible for one day? I don't know, any feedback will be appreciated.

jalencastro · Jul 23, 2008

if you start your trip at 6am, hopefully midweek [trying to avoid weekend traffic], from SD to Nagua you can do it 1.5 hours, then west you can hit up all those places for at least 1 hour each, so spend an hour at Cabrera, Rio San Juan, Cabarete, Sosua and Puerto Plata...maybe you get to Puerto Plata for lunch....because from PP to Santiago will run you 45mins depending on traffic on this windy road....
the drive back from Santiago to SD on the autopista will run you 2 hours if there is no traffic and weather permitting....can you do this in 1 day? i dont see why not but you will be tired....im tired just thinking about it!

Chirimoya · Jul 23, 2008

jalencastro said:
I just noticed you said San Cristobal, where my wife is from! LOL :bunny:
I have never been to L'Aubergine! I have heard much of it and its delicious food! how would you get there from the center of town? :ermm:
gracias - Jaime

You take the road that goes up to Cambita-Garabito and La Colonia, and L'Aubergine is signposted throughout. The setting and the food make up for the not-so-great service. You have to book because they are always full.

Marilyn · Jul 23, 2008

jalencastro said:
if you start your trip at 6am, hopefully midweek [trying to avoid weekend traffic], from SD to Nagua you can do it 1.5 hours, then west you can hit up all those places for at least 1 hour each, so spend an hour at Cabrera, Rio San Juan, Cabarete, Sosua and Puerto Plata...maybe you get to Puerto Plata for lunch....because from PP to Santiago will run you 45mins depending on traffic on this windy road....
the drive back from Santiago to SD on the autopista will run you 2 hours if there is no traffic and weather permitting....can you do this in 1 day? i dont see why not but you will be tired....im tired just thinking about it!

It does sound like a lot to do in one day, I might need to rethink it or do it in two days, thanks for the feedback

lanoche · Jul 24, 2008

La Isla de Saona is an absolutely fabulous outing. We left our apartment at 8:00 and arrived back about the same time. We bought our tickets at Faenza Tours in Juan Dolio at US $55 each, and it was well worth it. We took a tour bus to Bayahibe, then speed boat to the island where we had a delicious meal and live entertainment. We slowly came back by catamaran. It was wonderful. I would recommend this to anyone.

tjmurray · Jul 24, 2008

My favorite one day trip from SD is by far Jarabacoa. It is only an hour and a half drive from the capital but it is a world away. The town boasts 3 waterfalls: Lower Jimenoa, Upper Jimenoa (best one) and Salto Baiguate. The Upper Jimenoa requires a semi-tough hike but the payoff is worth it when you arrive at the fall. The town is quaint with a beautiful central park and some great restaurants.

Jarabacoa is always my SD escape...

bachata · Jul 24, 2008

Salto de Jimenoa Jarabacoa, JJ's galery

tjmurray · Jul 25, 2008

Bachata,

This is the lower Salto Jimenoa, did you make it to the upper? Much more beautiful.

jalencastro · Jul 25, 2008

Jarabacoa is an AWESOME day trip!

on my list for this year again!

bachata · Jul 25, 2008

tjmurray said:
Bachata,

This is the lower Salto Jimenoa, did you make it to the upper? Much more beautiful.

Yes I'd been there many time on the hot summer days. Right there is a nice and natural swimming pool, where the water is fresh. Jarabacoa is 45 min. away from Santiago this is my favorite one day trip. on the way you can stop to buy " Torta Dulce " or '' Torta amarga " and " Yaniqueque " in Bayacanes, then three min. on the way you will find " el mirador de la Virgen ", in Jarabacoa you can visit " Laconfluencia " where Jimenoa river split into Jaque del norte river usually I take a horse ride in this place and enjoy swimming in the fresh water.

JJ.

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