Santo Domingo City Tour

Pick-up will be from your hotel to begin this tour and explore the historical significance of this location. The Santo Domingo City Tour offers the chance to discover and visit crucial sites where modern society in the New World began to develop. You will visit the key landmarks of Christopher Columbus’ first permanent settlement, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992. The tour includes stops at the first paved road, the first university, the first hospital, and many other “firsts” in the Americas. Additionally, you’ll see the Pantheon of the Fatherland, Plaza de España, and the Museum of the Royal Houses.

In the afternoon, the tour continues to an area offering a panoramic view of modern Santo Domingo. Following this, you’ll proceed to the Ozama River, where you will find the Columbus Lighthouse, a monument dedicated to the navigator believed to hold his remains. The tour concludes with a return to your hotel in Punta Cana.