Baseball trip to Estadio Cidao, Santiago

hi,,where are you staying in cofresi,,,i have a dependable driver that can get you there and back

ricgrass said:

Will be in vacationing in Cofresi next week and thinking about going to a baseball game. - Aquilas vs Licey - Nov 5
Never been to Santiago. How long of a drive? How do you get tickets & good seats. How much are tickets?
What do we need to know.
Any and all advice is appreciated
Looking for a dependable driver who could take us there and be our guide. There might be 6 or 7 of us gringos so we will need a van.
We would pay all expenses, gas, ticket food, beer, tip etc.
Thanks

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Send user Bachata a PM, he has a very good relationship with a few Santiago chofers, as a retired chofer. He is well endorsed on this board for his advice on this.

We're planning to go to this Friday's game - will post an update, if you would like

Yes! Please post an update... I've been very curious about the baseball stadium in Santiago. It looks like a lot of fun
Hope you have a great time!

I read somewhere that you can purchase tickets on line now as many as 3 days ahead of time. So far the stadiums are empty!!

HB

HB - still trying to find a "placa de Aquilas" por mi caro .

We went to the game Friday night. Bought a ticket from a "scalper" - $200 RD - field level, first base/right field area. And it was "ladies free" that night ! The stadium seats 18,000 and there were MAYBE 3,000 in attendance - so you could pretty much sit wherever you wanted. As usual, early season games tend to be low scoring - final score was 2-0 for visitors - sadly, Aquilas only managed 3 hits. Ice-cold Presidente is $40 RD ( not Cabarete prices, that's for sure ! ) Lots of fun. Get there early and take in the sights and experience - those 3,00 people made more noise than 50,000 at Jays games in Toronto - and had lots more fun. And my other half didn't find the cheerleaders hard to look at, either.