Getting there
La Romana International Airport puts most
tourists, whether headed to the La Romana
area or Bayahibe area less than 20 minutes
from their hotel. This airport is served by
regular flights by/from: American Airlines (Miami) and American Eagle (San Juan, Puerto Rico). There are also charter flights from: United States: USA 3000 (Baltimore), Canada: Skyservice (Toronto), Sunwing (Charlottetown, Saint John, Quebec, London, Ont.), Can Jet (Toronto), Air Transat (Montreal), Zoom Airlines (Ottawa, Montreal). Europe: Blue Panorama (Bologna, Rome, Milan), Livingston (Milan, Rome), Eurofly (Milan), Corsair (Paris), Star Airlines (Paris, Nantes, Toulouse), Czech Airlines (Prague, Czech Republic), Air Pullmantur (Madrid), LTU ( Dusseldorf).
Getting around
Guests of Casa de Campo will enjoy the
internal shuttle transportation. A taxi may
be taken to La Romana city and Bayahibe and car rentals are also readily available and
enable tourists to take advantage of what the
area and environs offers.
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There is frequent
scheduled bus service from La Romana city
to Santo Domingo, and twice a day service to
Punta Cana. Dominicus hotels feature regular
shuttles to Bayahibe town.
Attractions
Altos de Chavón
Altos de Chavón is the
principal cultural attraction of the region,
where the best of national and international
artists perform at the 5,000-seat amphitheater.
This re-created XIV century Mediterranean
village overlooks the mesmerizing Chavón
River. When established in 1981, Altos de
Chavón was declared a working artists’
village by its creators, who dedicated it to
the fine and applied arts. Its other-worldly
cobblestone streets and quaint architecture
overlooking Chavón River conceal charming
shops, fine restaurants, intimate bars, artisanal
workshops, a church, an archaeological museum and a university that specializes in
design and is affiliated to Parson’s School of
Design in New York.
Casa de Campo Marina
This marina,
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precinct were
designed to evoke Portofino, Italy located
where the mouth of the Chavón River opens
into the Caribbean Sea. This is the place where
the Dominican Republic’s rich-and-famous
meet and play host to their international
jet-set companions. Admission to this area is
restricted, and reservations are required.
Beaches
Bayahibe town and beach
This is a laid
back fishing town and beach with its nearby
collection of small hotels, restaurants and a
few shops. Bayahibe is the site from which
many excursions to the nearby Saona and
Catalina islands are launched. But since
2006, !Vive Bayahibe! cultural movement
has been presenting cultural events to make the town an attractive destination in
itself and connecting free shuttle buses are
now available from most Dominicus beach
area hotels. The town lies 10 minutes from
Dominicus Beach resorts and less than half an
hour from Casa de Campo or the city of La
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