Aarhus, maybe start a thread why based on your bus ride you think the economy will not be advanced any time soon. Interested in hearing but would it be off topic for this thread.
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Uber to Santo Domingo to Las Terrenas
Uber drivers are not rich people most are struggling to make ends meet. And Uber is not expensive in DR. I just can't understand people coming from rich countries to poor ones and then trying to nickel and dime everyone here the second they arrive
I can’t understand negotiating with the Uber driver and paying outside the platform. To me the whole point is using the platform of Uber for convenience and security.
Lately when I've taken Ubers, it's because the fare is too low and they want cash. Numerous times this year they cancel the uber and make it cash only for a higher fee.
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Why would anyone take a Uber from any airport in the DR at the same price as a regular taxi? You need to go on the app, order the Uber, wait what could be Dominican time for the Uber, see it when it arrives, who knows what shape the car is, etc, etc. Instead of getting in a real taxi that is there to take immediately and go. Also luggage, airport taxis have room for plenty of luggage, Uber who knows?
That is why the Taxi mafia could care less. They are there ready to serve, can't say the same for Uber. When Uber was half price it was a different story, but now who needs them from any airport............
I didn’t realize that was possible. The taxi mafia is aware?
Why would anyone take a Uber from any airport in the DR at the same price as a regular taxi? You need to go on the app, order the Uber, wait what could be Dominican time for the Uber, see it when it arrives, who knows what shape the car is, etc, etc. Instead of getting in a real taxi that is there to take immediately and go. Also luggage, airport taxis have room for plenty of luggage, Uber who knows?
That is why the Taxi mafia could care less. They are there ready to serve, can't say the same for Uber. When Uber was half price it was a different story, but now who needs them from any airport............
Impossible that it was Uber for that price. Boca Chica to Santo Domingo is 800 pesos with Uber. I Uber all the time in the capital.
With Uber you are always dealing with drivers that want more money. Could only lead to aggravation when they decide to ask for more, or just cancel you out. Maybe in SD it works a bit, but other places and certainly not leaving from airports you are at your own risk with these guys..........
It's pretty much the same in SD Metro. I'm quoted 750 by uber to go to San Isidro and the drivers want 1300. On the way back, I said eff uber and went with a taxi for 1000.
I use Uber because of the convenience and security. If the Uber driver wants to work offline then I might as well go with a normal taxi service.
I will think about that. Maybe not worth it. All I see from going with the bus is extreme poverty but if you just read dr1 you would think it’s a booming developing economy and society. I also walked around the Colonial Zone the other day. It was a complete dump.
You pay the scale of the countries economy, relative to the services you desire.
You won't get thanks or appreciation by overpaying, they just think you are a foreign idiot.
As it is Dominicans overcharge gringos whenever they can, obviously you are from a rich country and can afford overpaying.
If you don't speak Spanish or know the culture, good luck mother Maria Theresa.
Wether using taxis or Uber know your regular tariff.
I don't nickel and dime them. I get their direct number so that they don't have to pay uber a commission. My wife uses the Uber rate as the guideline so that no one gets greedy. I have never tried to negotiate the price. I guess I should have been more clear in my previous response.
Uber is expensive in the DR when the drivers want to charge the same rate as local taxi drivers. When the drivers accept the fare in the app, it's a reasonable price, comparable with the experience in most other countries where Uber operates.
One of the most positive things about the DR from my perspective is its openness towards a service like Uber. And there are a couple of others. Indriver and Didi I think. In Santo Domingo it helped me a lot. I will see if it eventually will work in Las Terrenas.
It's not remotely a complete dump. There are some less than pristine areas outside of El Conde, but for the most part it's fine.
I found El Conde to be especially in bad shape. With all the supposed plans for renovating the colonial zone some years ago I don’t see what happened. If anything it looks worse.