The Dominican Republic is an island country that occupies the eastern region in the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, the other country in this same Caribbean island is Haiti.
It is of importance that one doesn’t get confused between this island country and the Caribbean island country of Dominica. As of most of the other Islands in the Caribbean region – The Dominican Republic is also a very famous tourist hotspot.
Correspondingly there are plenty of Dominican Republic hotels in this region. However it is important to do your Dominican Republic hotels booking early, especially since most of the more expensive Dominican Republic hotels are often short of vacancies.
The Capital City is Santo Domingo and the other major cities are Higuey and Juan Dolio. In spite of Santo Domingo being very close to the sea, it does not have a main beach.
However this city is home to various other tourist attractions, like the museums of - Alcazar de Colon, Naval Museum of the Atarazanas, Museum of the Casas Reales, World of Ambar Museum, Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Dominican man and the Museum of modern art.
Similarly there are many other attractive areas in this city; from eco-tourism hotspots to even the streets where Christopher Columbus had first set foot on. There are plenty of cheap Dominican Republic hotels too.
Other major attractions of this country are – The secluded village of Bonao and the secluded beach strip of Playa Bonita, which is frequented by many Americans and Europeans alike. |
