Which is the best currency to take?

Bring US $ travellers cheques & only change as much as you need at any one time (to last you a day or two) as the RD peso is devaluing daily against the US $!! How much to bring??? As much as you can afford - We need the money over here!!!!

Seriously, staying at an all inclusive, you won't need much for drimks & food (unless you get out to meet the locals which is what we all recommend). How many Trinkets are you wanting to buy? How much Rum, cigarettes, cigars, mamajuana do you want to take back?? How many trips do you want to go on??

Average cost per trip is probably US $60 per person. Jeep safari is worth doing whether you are going North or South of the island. TRY to buy in the local plaza rather than through the tour company, I think you will find it cheaper (& YES, they ARE covered by insurance!!). - Grahame.

We changed pounds into dollars in the UK. Big mistake. You only need $10 each to get out of the country(departure tax).No point changing money twice to get Pesos.
Found there was no problem changing sterling.Better to change it out of the tourist spots as the rate isn't very good.We were staying in Puerto Plata and found that we got 25% more changing our money in Sosua.