DISTINCTIVELY DOMINICAN - 37 Only in the D.R. Options

Care for a glass of Wine - grown, and produced in the Dominican Republic?

Ocoa Bay is the ONLY vineyard and winery in the Caribbean.

Try some French Colombard, Tempranillo, and Muscat de Hamburg wines.

COME. BE A WINE TASTER!

Go Swimming with 52-feet long, 92,000-pound Humpback Whales in the open ocean.

Every year, some 10,000 Humpback Whales come to the Silver Bank - the ONLY place in the Caribbean where it is safe for them - to play, to court, to mate, and to calf - unmolested by whale hunters. 

COME. SWIM WITH WHALES!

Play a round of Golf at the Beach.

La Cana Golf Course is the ONLY truly oceanfront course in the Caribbean - offering 14 holes that play on, or with a view of, the beach.

What more could you ask for - a golf course, on the beach, on a Caribbean island?

COME. PLAY OCEANFRONT GOLF!

Go Sandboarding from a 110-foot-high sand dune - the height from atop a 10-storey building. 

Imagine embarking upon a sandboarding adventure from Dunas de Bani - the ONLY desert in the Caribbean. 

Yes, you heard right. A desert in the Caribbean.

COME. GO SANDBOARDING!

Do you want to smoke the world's best cigar?

The Dominican Republic is the ONLY place in the world which has produced the best cigar in the world in each of 3 consecutive years - La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull - 2016, Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark - 2017, and E.P. Carrillo Encore Majestic - 2018.

COME. SMOKE THE BEST CIGARS!

Go Cave Diving in a one-of-a-kind natural pool.

Laguna Dudu is the ONLY natural pool in the world which is connected to another natural pool - underwater - through a tunnel, and a cave.

Laguna Dudu should be a bucket-list dive for a cave diving enthusiast.

COME. GO CAVE DIVING!

Care to take a ride in the ONLY Flying Boat in the Caribbean? You heard me right. 

Take a ride in a boat, and that boat is going to fly with you in it. Yes, Fly with you in it. Any problem?

You will have a bird's-eye view of Bavaro Beach.

COME. RIDE A FLYING BOAT!

Hike, rappel, jump and swim at the ONLY Mushroom-shaped waterfall in the Caribbean.

Explore an unspoiled section of the rainforest.

Rappel 150 feet down the Magic Mushroom, and get your adrenaline pumping with another 45-foot jump off the canyon wall.

COME. RAPPEL A MUSHROOM WATERFALL!

Go Shopping for Jewelry, and Souvenirs in the Dominican Republic - the ONLY country on earth where Larimar - the semi precious, blue stone - is found.

Larimar is said to have healing properties. It cools tempers and calms fears, relieves stress and nurtures the physical and emotional bodies.

COME. GO SHOPPING FOR LARIMAR!

Snorkel a 300-year old shipwreck.

The Cara Merchant - a ship captured by the notorios pirate "Captain Kidd" in 1698 - is the ONLY pirate shipwreck in the Caribbean.

The wreck is now part of "The Living Museum of the Sea".

COME. SNORKEL A SHIPWRECK!

Explore a one-of-a-kind cave with 6,000 pre-historic paintings and rock carvings which are each more than 2,000 years old.

The Pomier Caves are the ONLY place on Earth where a race - extinct for more than 500 years - has kept a record of their lives, times, experiences, and encounters.

COME. LEARN FROM A RACE NOW EXTINCT!

Go Ziplining. 

One of the eight ziplines shoots you 250 feet above the trees, at about 40mph. for a distance of 1,500 feet (the length of about 5 city blocks).

The Farrallon Cliff Zipline is the ONLY zipline in the world which has both ends attached, not to different trees, but to the same cliff.

COME. GO ZIPLINING!

Embrace another perspective as you  journey to the heart of a Taïnos village, just 24 hours before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.

Conquista Park - with its 25 life-sized displays - is the ONLY historical, theme park in the Caribbean dedicated to the Tainos first contact with Colombus.

COME. EMBRACE ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE!

Go on a hike to the ONLY urban oasis in the Caribbean.

Hidden in a natural limestone cave amidst lush surrounds lies 3 lakes - Los Tres Ojos.

The waters of the lakes are constantly moving resulting in vibrant shades of greens and blues.

COME. GO ON A HIKE!

How about a day of family fun?

Scape Park is the ONLY natural theme park in the Caribbean.

Zipline on a cliff, explore ancient caverns, swim in underground caves, and ride in our splash hammocks!

COME. ENJOY A DAY OF FAMILY FUN!

Go on a treasure hunt in the ONLY place in the Caribbean where there are 400 mostly untouched shipwrecks from  the colonial era.

Seven Brothers Islands lie on the route where all ships coming into or leaving from the Caribbean had to pass - many of which ships were attacked and sunk by pirates who were laying in wait.

COME. GO ON A TREASURE HUNT!

The solenodon has been called a "living fossil" because it has been around virtually unchanged for the past 76 million years. You can search for, and find, solenodons in the Dominican Republic.

The solenodon is the ONLY insectivorous mammal in the world still living from the days of the dinosaurs.

COME. SEARCH FOR A LIVING FOSSIL!

Take a breath-taking ride.

Soar 800 meters (2,625 feet) above Puerto Plata’s magical landscape – from the sea on your north to the lush, verdant plains to your south.

The teleferico is the ONLY complete cable-car ride in the Caribbean.

COME. EMBRACE THE VIEW FROM ABOVE!

Can you imagine an item that is 26 million years old? That is the age of Dominican amber.

A mosquito captured in Dominican amber gave rise to the blockbuster movie: "Jurassic Park".

The ONLY amber mine in the Caribbean is in the Dominican Republic.

COME. GET A 26 MILLION-YEAR-OLD ITEM!

Hummingbirds are the ONLY birds which can fly backwards. Come see a bird fly backwards.

The Antillean Mango can fly up, down, sideways, backwards, and upside down. The reason they can achieve such exceptional flight patterns is they can rotate their wings in a circle, creating power on the upstroke, nd the downstroke.

COME. SEE A BIRD FLY BACKWARDS!

Go Mountain High and Valley Low in the ONLY place in the Caribbean where there are 4 climate zones at the same location.

Below - Subtropical Humid Forest

Middle - Broad-leaved Forest

Upper - Cloud Forest/Tropical Mountain Forest

Higher Up - Pine Forest.

COME. GO MOUNTAIN HIGH & VALLEY LOW!

Listen to the sweet sound of music from the White-Winged Warbler.

It is the only member of the genus Xenoligea, and is found solely in the Dominican Republic.

It is 13–14 cm (5 in) with a long tail and robust beak. The upper back and rump are olive green.

COME. LISTEN TO SOME SWEET MUSIC!

Look out over the "Grand Canyon" of the Caribbean - the ONLY gorge formation of its type in the Caribbean.

It is a hole which lies 2,300 feet below sea level, and rises to a height of 7,800 feet at the peak. It is 7,500 meters (the length of 75 football fields end to end) long, and 4,800 meters wide.

COME. LOOK OUT!

When you think of the Caribbean, do you ever think of cold, snow, sleet, frost, or freezing rain?

Well Constanza in the Dominican Republic is the coldest place, and the ONLY place in the Caribbean where there is cold, snow, sleet, frost, ice, and freezing rain.

FEEL HOMESICK FOR CANADA? 

COME. FREEZE YOUR TAIL OFF!

Have You ever had a Beach all to Yourself?

Come Layout on the ONLY secluded beach within a mangrove forest in the Caribbean.

The Cueva de Arena beach is reachable by boat.

It is undeveloped as there are no bathrooms nor potable, drinking water. You will be alone on the beach, except for the people who come with you.

COME. LAYOUT ON A HIDDEN BEACH!

Go parasailing on the reef-enclosed Bavaro Beach.

Bavaro Beach is the ONLY beach in the Caribbean which is 40 kilometers long.

Bavaro Beach is regularly featured as 1 of the best beaches in the world.

COME. GO PARASAILING!

Prepare for culture shock. 

Go to a local community of about 100 families which overlooks the ONLY natural pool in the Caribbean that sits at a point where 4 provinces intersect.

Walk among, meet the locals. See where, and how they live, Share a meal. Learn a new culture.

COME. EMBRACE A NEW CULTURE!

Do you have the time?

The Clock Tower of Monte Christi is the ONLY tower in the Caribbean that was designed by the French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, of the famous Eiffel Tower, and is shaped like a mini-version of said tower.

It was built in the late 19th century by the famous French watchmaker Jean-Paul Garnier, and still works with its original mechanism.

Have you ever seen a 2-storey bird´s nest? 

The Ridgway´s Hawk builds its nest right on top of an active Palmchat nest resulting in the ONLY 2-storey condo nests for birds in the world.

The Palmchat is is the national bird of the Dominican Republic.  They are olive-brown above, and heavily streaked with brown, below.

La Churcha is the ONLY church in the world that was built in England, disassembled in England, shipped brick by brick, and board by board, to the Dominican Republic for freed slaves to rebuild, and to use as their church.

La Churca is a living legacy to all those who built, rebuilt, and kept this church functioning.

250. 

That is the total number of Ridgway's Hawks alive in the world today.

By contrast, there are 6 billion humans living in more than 200 countries on the planet, and the ONLY breeding population of the Ridgway's Hawk in the world lies in the Dominican Republic.

Go Birdwatching for this critically-endangered raptor in the Only place where they can be seen - The Los Haiteses National Park.

COME. GO BIRDWATCHING!

Do you like music? dancing? partying?

Come Dance the Night Away.

There are many events, concerts, and sensational parties throughout the year.

Ron Barcelo's Desalia dance festival is the ONLY dance party in the Caribbean that is held on a heart-shaped island beach.

COME PARTY!

Go Canyoning at the ONLY crystalline waterfall with 27 falls in the Caribbean.

Scale the most unique waterfall in the Caribbean - the ¨ 27 Waterfalls of Damajagua ¨ where the courageous can jump, slide, or swim down natural water chutes. 

To jump or not to jump? That is the question. I jump. Will you?

COME. GO CANYONING!

Would you like to see a (as in 1) Formula 1 car race on a beach?

Juanillo Beach is the ONLY beach in the Caribbean that is straight enough, flat enough, firm enough, long enough, and with a powdery-white sand that does not affect the operations of the car for a Formula 1 car to race on.

COME. SEE A FORMULA 1 RACE ON THE BEACH!

Play Ball! 

Go to local game. See future players.

The Dominican Republic is the ONLY country in the world (other than the U.S.) which has 100 professional baseball players on the starting day rosters of Major League Baseball. 

In fact, the Toronto Blue Jays made history by having 7 of their 9 starting players be from the D.R.

COME. PLAY BALL!

Go Windsurfing at Cabarete Bay. 

It is every windsurfers dream with progressive winds, a coral protected beach, incredible peeling waves on the reef to play in, and no ocean predators.

Cabarete Bay - the ONLY place in the world where the world championships are held every year.

COME. GO WINDSURFING!