Hello Friendly DR1er's!
The time has come again for me to return to the wonderful Republica Dominicana. This will be my first visit to the east coast and as such I've been busy researching everything and anything bavaro related.
I'll be staying at the Riu Taino and I've been trying to get an understanding of distances between hotels, plazas, etc. Thus far, this search has been somewhat unsuccessful in that I've just found very generalized information (i.e. 40 kilometres of beautiful white sand beaches).
Would anyone know how long (kilometres or hours) it would take to walk from the Rius north to the furthest hotel (i.e. Sivory/Agua/Excellence area)? What about south to Bavaro Plaza/Occidental Grand region? Onwards to the most southern hotel area (i.e. Catalonia/Club Med) from either the Rius or central Occidental Grand region?
Also, is it possible to walk end to end along the beach or are there areas which are not passable?
I've also heard rumours about the possibility of boat taxi's that operate in the region. Are there specific pick up spots? How much do they usually cost?
Thanks in advance for your help!
D.
The time has come again for me to return to the wonderful Republica Dominicana. This will be my first visit to the east coast and as such I've been busy researching everything and anything bavaro related.
I'll be staying at the Riu Taino and I've been trying to get an understanding of distances between hotels, plazas, etc. Thus far, this search has been somewhat unsuccessful in that I've just found very generalized information (i.e. 40 kilometres of beautiful white sand beaches).
Would anyone know how long (kilometres or hours) it would take to walk from the Rius north to the furthest hotel (i.e. Sivory/Agua/Excellence area)? What about south to Bavaro Plaza/Occidental Grand region? Onwards to the most southern hotel area (i.e. Catalonia/Club Med) from either the Rius or central Occidental Grand region?
Also, is it possible to walk end to end along the beach or are there areas which are not passable?
I've also heard rumours about the possibility of boat taxi's that operate in the region. Are there specific pick up spots? How much do they usually cost?
Thanks in advance for your help!
D.