Top 5 Dominican Republic History Tours

1.Half Day Dominican Republic Cultural Tour : Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,862 reviews · from $60Our pick

Leave Punta Cana’s resorts for Higüey, where you’ll visit the basilica, local market, a ranch, Anamuya River, a cocoa and coffee farm, cigar workshop, art school, and Macao Beach. Expect guides such as Robinson, Franklin, or Tito, a Dominican lunch, hotel pickup, and a day that often runs 7 to 8 hours.

“It was a very nice tour not too long and you get to enjoy every spot of the tour. Our tour guide Robinson was great and had great energy to keep the tour interesting. I would highly recommend.”

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2.Higuey Expedition Cultural & Historic Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 518 reviews · 270 minutes - 1 day · from $32

Leave Punta Cana’s resorts for Higüey, mountain roads, farms, and Macao Beach. Depending on your chosen option, you’ll ride horseback, visit the Basilica, browse a local market, taste coffee and cocoa, eat Dominican food, and learn cigar-making. Guides such as Teo and Danilo lead in English, Spanish, French, or German.

“The tour was super and gave us a great understanding of the culture and lifestyle. It was fun and educational. Our driver was amazing explaining things as we drove. He even gave us some local plantain to try. Overall a wonderful experience.”

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3.History and Culture Tour with River Swim

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 275 reviews · 5 hours · from $31

Spend about five hours beyond Punta Cana’s resorts with a local guide such as Robinson, Francisco, Wester, or Franklin. Visit a farm, taste coffee and cocoa, see Higüey’s basilica and market, eat a Dominican lunch by the Anamuya River, watch cigars being made, and finish at Macao Beach. Transport, drinks, and several stops are included.

“It was wonderful ! Our guide was very helpful and really invested in showing us the culture of Republica Dominicana! I recommend 100% !!”

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4.Historical Santo Domingo Day Trip from Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 176 reviews · from $95

Spend about 11 hours traveling from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo with an art historian guide. Visit the Colonial Zone, Alcázar de Colón, Santa María Cathedral, Three Eyes National Park, and key city landmarks. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, monument entries, headsets, and a Dominican buffet lunch are included.

“We enjoyed this tour a lot. Only thing was the guide was talking a lot which was abit too much. He started talking the entire way and back which was abit too much.”

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5.Colonial Zone: Historical Tour with a visit to the Columbus Lighthouse and Tres Ojos Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 157 reviews · 2 - 9 hours · from $5Best value

Visit Los Tres Ojos National Park, the Columbus Lighthouse, and Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone with a Spanish or English-speaking guide. Walk Calle Las Damas, see the First Cathedral and Alcázar de Diego Colón, and stop at the Craft Market. Pickup is available from main Punta Cana and Bávaro hotels.

“Fascinating experience, we loved learning about the entire history of the colonial city from an expert guide.”

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