Things to do in

Santiago, Dominican Republic

Save time and money and enjoy an efficient and comfortable transfer between  your accommodation in Santiago and your destination in Puerto Plata, Sosua, or Cabarete. This transfer offers door-to-door service, knowledgeable drivers, and a reliable service. You will be met by our uniformed  driver for the comfortable drive to your hotel in one of our late-model air-conditioned vans. The shuttle ride to most local hotels should take no more than 2 hours, maybe less. Cocotours is one of the leading incoming tour operators in the Dominican Republic. Headquartered in Punta Cana with a branch office in Puerto Plata, we cover the whole country.

You'll start your tour with a pick-up from your hotel in Praia and then head to the village of Longueira and, take the chance to have direct contact with the local inhabitants. Take the opportunity to visit the Grogue rum distillery. Next, we start climbing Pico de Antónia, the highest point on the island of Santiago. We start climbing the highest peak on the island of Santiago and enjoy panoramic views of the São Jorge Valley and the possibility of seeing Ilha do Maio and the volcano of Ilha do Fogo. It's a 5-hour climb in total, with a stop for a small picnic and spectacular views of beautiful landscapes, along the way, you can see endemic plants, animals and endangered birds. The hike ends in the Monte Tchota nature park

Day 1 Our driver will drop us off at the Manabao swamp, where we'll begin the first stage of our hiking route. On this first trail, of about 4 kilometres (2.5 miles), we'll traverse the green and lush jungle. We'll take a small stop around halfway through the trail, in the middle of the jungle, to regain our strength before continuing onwards. The first day of hiking will end at La Compartición, a mountain encampment situated around 2450 metres (8000 feet) above sea level. Day 2 After eating a wholesome breakfast at camp, we'll start the ascent towards Pico Duarte. This trail is around 13 kilometres (8 miles). Of course, along the way, we'll be taking multiple stops to have something to eat and to take in the pine, ebony and mahogany forests! The effort will without a doubt be worth it, as we'll climb to the top of Pico Duarte, which is situated 3087 metres (10,127 feet) above sea level, making it the highest mountain in the Antilles. Once we've arrived, we'll enjoy some of the most extraordinary panoramic views. From the summit of Pico Duarte, we'll return to the encampment to have dinner and spend the night. Day 3 After having breakfast at the camp, we'll hike from there back to the Manabao swamp. Here we'll have a warming picnic-type lunch and then after, make the journey back to the meeting point in Jarabacoa. We're expected to arrive back in the late afternoon. Accommodation and Food This hiking tour includes 2 nights of accommodation at a mountain encampment situated in the area surrounding Pico Duarte. During this tour, we'll enjoy 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinners that will be eaten out in nature, with picnic-style snacks.

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Arrivate at Santiago Airport stress-free, knowing your reliable driver is waiting for you to take you directly to your destination in Puerto Plata. You don’t need to waste time in taxi lines or making extra stops on shared shuttles. Instead, easily find your driver, then sit back in your air-conditioned vehicle to Puerto Plata. meet your driver at the exit of the terminal building then travel directly to your chosen Puerto Plata drop-off point. Depending on your final destination the drive can take up to 2 hours.

We will pick you up to travel 10 km from San Pedro de Atacama, to the place where you will carry out the activity. There you will have this Astrophotographic Tour, in a space with very little light pollution, special for observing the night sky. The tour, which is separated into three stages, will have a talk about the Andean worldview. In the same way, there will be a moment of telescope observation, with which you will be able to see planets and some details of them that are not visible to the naked eye. Finally, you will have a photo session with the starry sky in the background so that you can take home a souvenir of this experience.

Enjoy a tour through the interior of the Dominican Republic and see local chocolate manufacturing, cocoa groves, and a cigar factory. Enjoy a tasting of coffee in a local host's country house and visit a fruit and vegetable market on a full-day tour of the interior. Discover places off the beaten path on this tour, and start with hotel pickup in Puerto Plata. Travel through the interior toward cocoa plantations, and visit a local manufacturer where chocolate is produced, a government project to support rural women. Stop for a Dominican-style coffee at a friendly local host's typical country house, before moving on to a fruit and vegetable market. Visit the market, the largest in the region, and discover the stalls of traditional healers and shamans selling herbs, potions, devotionals, and some voodoo artifacts. Attend a presentation of the finest Dominican cigars at an iconic factory, over 100 years old, learn about the cigar production process, and smoke a real handmade cigar while at the factory. Leave the factory and take a panoramic drive through the mountains and enjoy a coffee at a fabulous viewpoint while taking in the scenery or snapping some pictures. Finish the tour with a sunset walk and a Cuba libre on the beach before returning to your accommodation.