Colonial Tour and Travel recommends to
all visitors that come to vacation for the first time to the
beautiful beaches of Dominican Republic to leave the comfort
of the resort and at least for a day, visit the Dominican
capital with its historic Colonial City.
Santo Domingo de Guzman, capital of the Dominican
Republic, was founded on August 4, 1496 by Bartolome
Columbus
in the eastern part of the Ozama River, is the first city
founded in America. Located on the south coast of the
island, bathed by the Caribbean Sea. Its complete name was
La Nueva Isabela, Santo Domingo of the Port of the Island of
Hispaniola, and served as base for Spanish expeditions to
the newly discovered lands. Its historic center, the
Colonial Zone has more than 300 museums, houses and
historical monuments. It is a place that deserves to be
visited and contemplate its museums, monuments and houses
built in the time of colonization, there, you can see the
first cathedral founded in America, the Columbus Alcazar,
former residence of Don Diego Columbus, son of Christopher
Columbus , The monastery of the Dominicans, home of the
first university of the New World, the house of the Bastidas,
the house of the Jesuits. Santo Domingo was born under the
name of Nueva Isabela and later replaced by that of Santo
Domingo de Guzman, is a mixture where the history of the
colonization of the continent becomes pure passion to the
rhythm of merengue. Neither his current status as a tourist
center with a first class hotel and all the consumerist
temptations of such condition, could erase the traces of his
incredible stories of adventurers of all kinds. A museum
piece, adventure book in full sun, cultural and political
center of the country, the self-proclaimed capital of
Americanism has everything to show.
No one can visit
the Dominican Republic without knowing its magical,
historical and romantic capital Santo Domingo, which was the
first city in America and city where new first fruits of the
New World were produced, here exists the First Cathedral of
America and established the First Archbishopric, received
the first title of city (1503), was the first city
emblazoned in America (1507), first fortress, cathedral,
hospital, among others. Santo Domingo was founded in 1496,
on the left bank of the Ozama River, by Bartolome
Colon, brother of Christopher Columbus, and was baptized
Nueva Isabela in honor of Queen Isabela of Spain.
Eventually, here was established the first Spanish colony in
the new world..
It is a city full of magic and
charms, declared by UNESCO as World Heritage Site in 1990. The
Colonial City is one of the most important tourist destinations
in Santo Domingo and the most visited in the Dominican Republic.
The Colonial City is just the place where New World history
began. It is located on the eastern side of the mouth of the Ozama River. It was founded by Bartolome Colon on August 5, 1496
and then transferred to the western side in 1502 by Nicolas de
Ovando. It was also the first city to which the Spanish Crown
granted the Royal Charter and headquarters of the New World
administration.
At the beginning of the sixteenth
century, the first colonial dwellings of the American Continent
were erected in Hispaniola. These first houses were built for
the Spanish conquistadors and immigrants. They were built in the
eastern part of the Ozama River, the first of which were founded
by Christopher Columbus and his brother Bartolome Colon and then
moved to the western part of the river. The Colonial City is
full of colors, flavors, carnival joy, merengue and very
hospitable people. This historic center has been recently
restored and both its monuments and its beautiful old streets
have recovered all their magic and lucidity and reminds us of
those magical moments in history. The entire historic center of
Santo Domingo has colonial buildings and streets with old
cobblestones of great tourist attraction, such as the Alcazar de
Colon that belonged to Diego Colon, the Museum of the Casas
Reales, the pre-eminent cathedral of America. Due to the tourist
development of the area, there are many beautiful hotels
concentrated mainly in the center such as the Conde de Peñalba
Hotel, Europa Hotel Boutique, Billini Hotel Boutique, Mercure
Comercial, Hostal Nicolas de Ovando, Hostal Palacio, Doña Elvira
Hotel, Hotel El Beaterio . Most of the hotels are in the old
Calle El Conde and Calle Las Damas.
The Colonial
City at night is vibrant and cheerful, the Plaza de
España and other places of the center will find many
restaurants, bars and nightclubs. There are an incredible amount
of restaurants with high level gastronomy, as well as inns and
inns. We will be able to select among restaurants of gourmet
Creole food such as Restaurant Jalao, Restaurant Buche and
Perico, Meson de Bari, as well as many with exquisite
international dishes such as the famous Pat'e Palo Brasserie,
Pura Tasca, Lulu Tasting Bar, La Briciola, La Alpargateria,
Angelo, Restaurant Billini, Saint Nicholas, Restaurant El Conde
or Restaurant America. In the Plaza España there are daily
folkloric and cultural shows from the Ministry of Tourism, as
well as jazz, rock, merengue open air shows, there are also many
art galleries, and paintings by renowned artists are exhibited.
Every year is the Colonial Fest, a cultural festival that every
year has been gaining popularity and popularity of visitors and
locals
Beacause the Dominican Republic is the country with the fastest growing economy in Latin America, reporting a 7% growth in GDP. Increased tourist arrivals, its capital Santo Domingo, has become a modern metropolis with a majestic hotel offer, high skyscrapers, huge shopping malls and squares with high fashion shops, beautiful avenues filled with fine dining restaurants offering dishes from all over the world, an immensity of bars, lounge bars, nightclubs, Santo Domingo has the Santo Domingo Metro, first Underground subway in the Caribbean, the tallest buildings in the Caribbean, La Torre Anacaona 27, 171 mt high and the Caney Tower, 153 mt high. The Dominican Republic is the main tourist destination in the Caribbean and in recent years has maintained an average hotel occupancy rate of 85%, for this reason has been strengthened its offer in the tourism sector and large investments have been made in new Rooms, due to the great demand of tourists, whether for leisure or business, not only in the tourist resorts of the beach but also in the Dominican capital. There are great hotels with category 5 stars like JW Marriott, Embassy Suites, Barcelo Santo Domingo, Intercontinental Real Santo Domingo, Crowne Plaza, Sheraton Santo Domingo, Jaragua Reinassance, Holiday Inn, Catalonia Santo Domingo, El Embajador Hotel, New Hard Rock Santo Domingo Of 40 floors and many more of different categories that make up the large hotel offer of more than 6,000 rooms of the capital of Dominican Republic. The boom of large malls does not stop in Santo Domingo, they have high fashion stores, shoe stores, toys, jewelry, gifts, crafts, supermarkets, movie theaters, restaurants area. The most important are Agora Mall, Sambil Square, Gallery 360, Silver Sun Gallery, Acropolis, Blue Mall, Blue Diamond, Santo Domingo Downtown, Novo Centro, Bella Vista Mall, Megacentro, Multicentro Churchill, Centro Cuesta, Plaza Central.
Dominican cuisine is one of the most
outstanding in the Caribbean. It is the result of Spanish and
African influence as well as other countries around it, except
that the Dominican adds the typical flavors of its land. So in
the city of Santo Domingo you can find the best of the national
cuisine, because there is a wide variety of restaurants
dedicated to gourmet Dominican cuisine. The secret is in the
Dominican condiments (seasoning or sofrito), in which, the
oregano, the garlic, the onion, the peppers, the tomatoes, the
capers and the olives make the difference. The most famous
Dominican dishes are the "flag" (rice, beans and stewed meat),
tostones, sancocho, moro, locrio, spicy goat, fried chicken,
Boca Chica style fish. There are many restaurants of Creole food
in Santo Domingo, the most popular are Adrian Tropical, Jalao,
Buche Perico, El Conuco, Meson de la Cava, El Higuero,
Restaurant El Conde, Meson de Bari, Travesias, La Barrica. There
are many chic restaurants and lounge bars where young people and
adults gather, there are some dancing and others offer live
music like Julieta, Loretta, Mitre, Mix, Laurel, La Posta,
Collate, Gloria Bendita, Lulu, El Patio de Lucia, La Briciolita,
SBG, Hard Rock Cafe, La Barrica, Capital, Casibajagua, Olivia,
La Dolcerie
The cosmopolitan city of Santo Domingo is
constantly reinventing itself. Each month new restaurants open
its doors to satisfy the demands of the crowds of visitors and
locals. Going out to eat is excellent in Santo Domingo, a city
that lives to socialize until the early hours of the morning in
the many places that offer breakfasts or at noon, taking
advantage of the special offers of lunch, and also during the
night. Most of the restaurants are located in the Central
Polygon, in the areas of Naco and Piantini, including the busy
avenues Gustavo Mejia Ricart and Winston Churchill; The Malecon;
The Chinatown, and in the Colonial City. Santo Domingo has more
restaurants than any other city in the Caribbean and Central
America. Dominican, Caribbean, Latin, Mexican, Middle Eastern,
Scandinavian, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean
and Japanese specialties are served, many with Dominican flair
and, of course, fresh ingredients from the area. There are many
meat restaurants such as Patagonia, Madera, David Crocket,
Andres Carnes, Asaderos los Argentinos, De Luis Parrillada,
among others. Also, excellent Italian cuisine such as Cassina,
Angiolino Trattoria, Angelo, La Locanda, Osteria Da Ciro, Il
Capriccio, Il Cappuccino, La Forchetta, Il Caminetto, Forno
Bravo, Il Bacaretto, Aglio Olio, Dolce Italia, among others
Book now your hotel in Santo Domingo with Colonial Tour and Travel, here we present all the hotels of different categories in the Colonial Zone, the Malecon and the Central Polygon of this beautiful city, Hotel List in Santo Domingo
Colonial Tour and Travel has prepared for you a wonderful Tour Program, cultural, exciting, ecological, marine and city tour that you can do from Santo Domingo or other areas, pick-up directly from your hotel lobby . Book a tour now !
The Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, Gothic architecture, is the oldest cathedral in America, begun in 1512 and completed in 1540 and is one of the main tourist attractions of the historic center. The visit is included in our City Tour of Santo Domingo
The Columbus Park, baptized as Plaza Mayor in 1516, is one of the parks of the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, served as a party center in colonial times. It is currently used as a center for cultural activities and is part of our City Tour of Santo Domingo.
Palace of Don Diego Columbus, Christopher Columbus' son' house, who was governor of the island. It was built in 1511. It is another of the tourist marvels of the Colonial Zone, in the now functioning Museum of the Alcazar and is included in the City Tour Santo Domingo
This plaza in the Colonial Zone is loved by visitors, is full of restaurants and bars of excellent gastronomy with outdoor tables, there are musical, cultural and folklore shows of the Ministry of Tourism and private several times a week.
The Central Polygon of Santo Domingo is developed, avant-garde and maintains the splendor of its green forest in avenues and parks, you will enjoy modern shopping malls, beautiful buildings, an immensity of restaurants, bars, cinemas, events centers..
The capital's famous oceanfront promenade or Malecon, is one of the most attractive main roads of this beautiful city and one of the most important luxury hotel areas of Santo Domingo, it has many miles with spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea bordered by palm trees.
Santo Domingo has the most extensive and modern metropolitan rail system in Central America and the Caribbean. It is a means of underground transport that moves daily thousands of people moving in the capital city
In the Colonial City there are more than 300 historical sites, streets, monuments and houses of great figures of the colonial era built by the Spanish conquerors, the Colonial Zone is small with 16 short streets with architectural gems from the 16th century to the beginning of the century XX. The cobblestone streets and iron lanterns lead to many small museums, shops, hotels, restaurants and bars that are hidden in all the streets, Colonial Tour and Travel includes a walking tour of this beautiful Historic Center::
Antonio Montesino
Alcazar
de Colon
Altar of the Nation
Cathedral of Santa Maria la
Menor, First Cathedral of
America
Casa de Bastidas
Casa del Cordon, the oldest
stone building of the New World
(1502)
Casa of the Currency,
in the early Renaissance style
Casa of the Davila Family
Casa de Diego Caballero
Casa de Hernan
Cortes, French Embassy since
1999 and thought to be the
former house of Hernan Cortes
Casa of the Gargoyles
Casa of
the Jesuits
Casa de Juan de
Viloria
Casa de Juan Pablo
Duarte
Casa del Sacramento
Casa de "El Tapado"
Casa del
Tostado, now the Museum of the
Dominican Family (Museo de la
Familia Dominicana), the only
civilian building in the New
World with a period gothic
window
Calle El Conde
Calle Las Damas
Calle Las
Mercedes
Chapel of the
Franciscan Third Order
Chapel
de los Remedios
Chapel del
Rosario
Chapel de San Andres
Church and Convent of the
Dominican
Church of the
Dominican Third Order
Church
Hospital San Lazaro
Church
Las Mercedes
Church of
Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia
Church Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Church Regina Angelorum
Church of Santa Barbara
Church of San Miguel
Ceiba of
Columbus
Colonial Sewer
Convento Santa Clara
Fort of
El Angulo
Fort of La Carena
Fort of La Caridad
Fort of La
Concepcion
Fort of El
Invencible
Fort of San Diego
Fort of San Gil
Fort of San
Jose
Fortaleza Ozama
Gate
de la Misericordia
Gate de
las Reales Atarazanas
Gate de
San Diego
Museo del Ambar
Museo Larimar
Museo Naval de
las Atarazanas
Panteon
Nacional, in a former Jesuit
church
Parque Colon (Columbus
Park)
Palace of the Captains
Palace Consistoral
Palace of
Borgella
Hermitage of San Anton
Hostal of Nicolas de Ovando, in
a 16th-century patrician house
Independence Park
Modelo
Market
Monasterio de San
Francisco (Ruins of the
Franciscan Monastery)
Museo
de las Casas Reales
Museo de
la Catedral
Museo de Juan
Pablo Duarte, in the house where
the Dominican Republic's
national hero was born
Museo
Memorial de la Resistencia
Dominicana, honoring the
struggles against the Trujillo
and Balaguer regimes
Park
Independencia
Plaza de España
Plaza Fray Bartolome de las
Casas
Plaza Duarte
Plaza
Maria de Toledo
Plaza
Montesinos
Plaza Pellerano
Castro
Plazoleta de los Curas
Plazoleta Padre Billini
Puerta del Conde
Real and
Pontifical University of
Santiago de la Paz and Gorjon
Remains of Ancient Walls
Royal Shipyards (Reales
Atarazanas)
Ruins of the
Hospital San Nicolas de Bari,
the New World's first hospital
Ruins of San Francisco
Stronghold El Conde
Sundial
Steps of Las Damas
Our Santo Domingo City Tour,
includes pick-up drop-off from any hotel or
area of the Dominican Republic in
comfortable and modern buses with expert
drivers, accompanied by a professional
multilingual guide, we will first visit the
Colonial City, we will arrive at the
Lighthouse to Colon where rest the rest of
Christopher Columbus, we will visit the
Cathedral of Santo Domingo, first cathedral
founded in America and El Alcazar de Colon,
located in the beautiful Plaza de España,
built by Bartolome Colon, converted into a
museum as it looked in those years and with
all its Original relics. We will take a walk
along Calle de las Damas, the most romantic
of the city, we will visit the Amber Museum,
a yellowish brown stone formed by the resin
of the trees and whose main characteristic
is that it frequently contains fossils of
insects and small plants already Extinct, is
the national gemstone. We will then have
free time to shop in different typical gift
shops and will be able to purchase the
famous Lime dolls, handicrafts and Dominican
paintings as well as tobacco, rum and
Dominican coffee. The full day excursion
also includes a delicious lunch in a famous
restaurant of Dominican food, to taste our
typical dishes and then visit the National
Park of Los Tres Ojos which is a cavern with
a freshwater lake, divided naturally into
three lakes Which are only seen from within
and a single lake that can be seen without
having to be inside. Located in the eastern
part of Santo Domingo. Then we will go to
the modern part of the capital and we will
make a panoramic visit the Center of
Culture, National Theater, Museum of the
Dominican Man and Gallery of Modern Art.
The Santo Domingo Night Tour
Night Tour: It would seem that
people never sleep in the Dominican
Republic, where the population enjoys an
active social life. The relaxing and safe
lifestyle lends itself well to the long
hours of nightlife. The nights start early
with happy hours from 5 to 7 at night,
sometimes to the beat of a bottle of
Dominican rum. Our Night Tour is only
available from hotels in Santo Domingo, Boca
Chica and Juan Dolio. We will depart in
comfortable and modern buses and accompanied
by an expert guide. First visit the Plaza de
España and have an aperitif or beer in a bar
in the Zona Colonial. At the request of the
group we can dine in a typical Dominican
restaurant, from there we will go to the
Merengue Bar of the hotel Jaragua
Reinassance to enjoy a live Merengue show
and those who prefer can forget the world in
their casino that is considered the largest
in the Caribbean.
The Santo
Domingo City Tour includes:
Transportation in comfortable air
conditioned buses from Punta Cana-Bavaro,
Bayahibe-La Romana, Boca Chica, Juan Dolio
or Santo Domingo to Santo Domingo City,
entrance to Los 3 Ojos Park, Visit to the
Colonial City of Santo Sunday, Entrance to
the Alcazar de Colon, Entrance to the
Cathedral of Santo Domingo, Entrance to the
Lighthouse to Colon, Free time for Shopping.
Visit Amber Museum, Tobacco Shops, Larimar,
and gifts, Accompanying an expert guide, On
the full day excursion includes a delicious
buffet lunch at a famous Creole Food
Restaurant with drinks included, Taxes
Included
Buffet lunch menu at the
Santo Domingo Excursion
Varied types of
rice, white, locrio and moro. Bread, Cazabe.
Russian salad. Green salad. Roasted chicken,
BBQ chicken, Creole meats. Foods such as
yucca, bananas. Tropical fruits. Bread,
Coffee. Local drinks
Duration of the Full Day Tour
8
Hours from Punta Cana. 7 Hours from Bayahibe-La
Romana. 7 Hours from Juan Dolio and Boca
Chica. 6 hours from Santo Domingo
A fun and exciting way to sightsee
the First City in America, a 2 hours
guided tour driving the wonderful
Trikke 3-wheels through
the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, the
first city founded in America, with its
wonderful monuments, old streets and we
will finish at the Colonial Gate
4D, where we will see an
exciting animated documentary of 15
minutes, we will live the sensations of
a fourth dimension cinema: vision,
sounds, movements, fragrances and
temperatures. In the Colonial Gate 4D
you will be part of an adventure you
will never forget, we will take you to
1586, when the fearsome pirate Sir
Francis Drake invades the walled city of
Santo Domingo, you will be part of the
battle, dodging the balls fired by the
guns, avoiding being reached by the
sharp swords of the pirates, you will
fly over the walled city and you will
see it burn in flames feeling the heat
on your face ... you will be part of the
story.
The Battle of Santo
Domingo is an investment experience.
Visitors will enjoy the invasion of the
corsair Sir Francis Drake to the walled
city of Santo Domingo in 1586. This
film, produced exclusively for the 4D
platform, tells the story when this
fearsome corsair invades the city of
Santo Domingo in 9 languages
​​simultaneously. We will take the
audience on this exciting journey, where
they will have to dodge the cannon balls
... avoid being hit by the sharp swords
of the pirates ... fly through the
colonial city ... see the city burn in
flames and feel the heat on their faces.
Santo Domingo Trikke +
Colonial Gate 4D Program:
- Start tour in the Colonial Zone.
- Colon Park
- El Conde Street
-
Hospital San Nicolas de Bari
- Duarte
Park
- Convent of the Dominicans
(Stop for visit Quinta Dominica and
Agua)
- Observation Monument Fay
Anton de Montesinos
- Pellerano
Castro Park
- Las Damas Street
-
Plazoleta del Reloj del Sol (Visit Royal
Houses)
- Plazoleta Spain
- Visit
Ron Museum
- Visit Casa del Tostado
- Entrance to Colonial Gate 4D
What's included:
- Trikke certified guides.
- Santo
Domingo Panoramic Tour
- Audio-guides
system.
- Protection Elements
(helmet, knee and elbow pads)
- Photo
package
- Staff (2) Trikke Tour
leaders
- Taxes
- Use lockers
-
Use of changing rooms
- Free wi fi
- Water
- Tour time 120 min
