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Santo Domingo Tours Compared: The Top 15

34 tours  ·  from $5

The 15 santo domingo tours below are ordered by how consistently travellers rate them. Price, duration and the one thing to check before you commit sit on every entry.

Full-Day Santo Domingo City Tour from Punta Cana - Calle Las Damas and the first steps into the old city
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Full-Day Santo Domingo City Tour from Punta Cana

1.Full-Day Santo Domingo City Tour from Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4,500 reviews · from $95Our pick

Travel from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo for a guided walk through the Colonial Zone, visits to the cathedral, Royal Houses Museum, and Fortaleza Ozama, plus a Dominican buffet lunch. Guides such as Nacho, Darius, and Kevin lead the day. Expect a long bus ride, a large group, and limited free time.

“I really enjoyed this tour, I wish we had more time. Kevin was our tour guide and we were “Kevinions!” Buffet was really good with wuick cultural dance. Glad to have seen the Pantheon, the Cathedral, Fortaleza Ozuma, Parque Colon and walRead more”

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Day Trip to Santo Domingo from Punta Cana - The Columbus Lighthouse and the Presidential Palace
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Day Trip to Santo Domingo from Punta Cana

2.Day Trip to Santo Domingo from Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 659 reviews · from $55

Spend about 10 hours traveling from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo with pickup, an air-conditioned vehicle, a typical lunch, and non-alcoholic drinks. Visit Los Tres Ojos, the Columbus Lighthouse, the Malecón, and the Colonial Zone, including Calle Las Damas, Alcázar de Colón, Parque Colón, and the First Cathedral. Expect substantial walking and a long road journey.

“Our guide David was amazing! He did a great job explaining and giving us a little history about DR. Took us to several shops. We got to see the beautiful church! Amazing! It is far from Punta Cana”

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Punta Cana: Santo Domingo Day Trip with Tickets and Lunch - The first stop, Los Tres Ojos National Park
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Punta Cana: Santo Domingo Day Trip with Tickets and Lunch

3.Santo Domingo Day Trip with Tickets and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 584 reviews · 1 day · from $82

Travel from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo for a full day of history and scenery. Visit Los Tres Ojos National Park, the first cathedral in America, Alcázar de Colón, the National Pantheon, El Faro a Colón, and Calle Las Damas. Guides such as Victor, Miguelon, Hector, and Leo are praised for clear stories, while transport and gift-shop stops can test your patience.

“I liked how seamless everything was. This trip was simply Amazing...”

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Punta Cana: All Inclusive Santo Domingo Full-Day City Tour - The ride from Punta Cana to the capital
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Punta Cana: All Inclusive Santo Domingo Full-Day City Tour

4.All Inclusive Santo Domingo Full-Day City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 553 reviews · 10 hours - 750 minutes · from $70

Travel from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo with hotel pickup, bilingual guides such as Willy, lunch, and entry fees included. See Los Tres Ojos, Columbus Lighthouse, the National Palace, the Colonial Zone, America’s first cathedral, and the National Pantheon. Expect a long day, several bus changes, walking, stairs, and limited free time.

“This day trip and tour was very lovely, you have an AMAZING guide in Willy who is professional, charismatic and knows how to organise his group in a very effective way. You learn a lot of the history of the Dominican Republic and in particular Santo Domingo. You get a very tasty lunch buffet with traditional Dominican meals. Lovely photo opportunities present as well. Overall, a very enjoyable and worthwhile tour to do!”

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Santo Domingo: Los Tres Ojos, Boca Chica & More - Pickup from Zona Colonial and the ride east
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Santo Domingo: Los Tres Ojos, Boca Chica & More

5.Los Tres Ojos, Boca Chica & More

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 219 reviews · 8 hours · from $87

Spend eight hours exploring Santo Domingo Province with a bilingual guide such as Ronnie, Randolph, or Victor. Visit the Columbus Lighthouse, Los Tres Ojos caves, La Caleta, and Boca Chica, with a boat ride, beach time, fried-fish lunch, and van transport included.

“Ronnie did a excellent job in terms of communicating the day before the plan and the time of pickup. He did a great job of explaining the places we were visiting, 3 ojos and eating delicious fried fish at the beach privately. im very pleased i did this activity here mt 1st time in santo domingo”

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Historical Santo Domingo Day Trip from Punta Cana - Las Damas Street and the first colonial quarter
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Historical Santo Domingo Day Trip from Punta Cana

6.Historical Santo Domingo Day Trip from Punta Cana

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

Travel from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo with an art historian guide such as Sandro, Reynaldo, or Isaac. Visit Las Damas Street, the Alcazar de Colon, the cathedral, Three Eyes National Park, and Colonial City. Hotel transport, monument admission, headsets, and a Dominican buffet lunch are included, but expect a long day and multilingual guiding.

“It was a good tour. I am glad that I took it but its not just a must do. It really was something that you could have walked around or driven around with a rental car and done yourself. But we were not in santo domingo we were in punta cana so we needed a tour guide or so we though.”

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Walking Tour from Santo Domingo City - Alcázar de Colón and the world of the conquistadors
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Walking Tour from Santo Domingo City

7.Walking Tour from Santo Domingo City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 167 reviews · from $60

Start at the Museum of the Royal Houses at 10:00 a.m. and follow a guide through Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone. Visit the Alcázar de Colón, the first cathedral of the Americas, Las Damas Street, and the Museum of the Royal Houses, then finish with la bandera dominicana at La Atarazana. An air-conditioned bus is part of the experience.

“First, we waited 90 minutes before being added to another tour that had already started, meaning we missed a significant portion of the experience. Additionally, I was provided with multiple audio guides, none of which worked, makiRead more”

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Colonial Zone: Historical Tour with a visit to the Columbus Lighthouse and Tres Ojos Park - Los Tres Ojos: Santo Domingo’s underground start
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Colonial Zone: Historical Tour with a visit to the Columbus Lighthouse and Tres Ojos Park

8.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

See Santo Domingo’s first street, cathedral, forts, and colonial homes, then visit Los Tres Ojos caves and the Columbus Lighthouse museum. Guides including Medina, Fernando, and José Miguel Medina lead in English or Spanish. Transport, attraction tickets, water, and mamajuana are included, with pickup from many Punta Cana and Bávaro hotels.

“Walking through the Colonial Zone felt like traveling back in time. The streets, buildings, and stories made the history of Santo Domingo come alive. A very enjoyable and informative experience.”

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From Bavaro: Santo Domingo Colonial City Tour - The road from Bavaro to Santo Domingo
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From Bavaro: Santo Domingo Colonial City Tour

9.From Bavaro: Santo Domingo Colonial City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 129 reviews · 10 hours · from $85

Travel from Bavaro to Santo Domingo by air-conditioned bus for a full day of caves, colonial streets, museums, and major monuments. You’ll visit Three Eyes National Park, the first cathedral in the Americas, Calle Las Damas, and the Alcázar de Colón. Multilingual guides are available, including Spanish, English, French, Italian, and Portuguese.

“Il nostro guida Alberto molto preparato. Conosce la storia ma sopratutto coinvolge ogni persona, ogni nazionalità nella storia. Divertente e molto attento del gruppo. Parla sempre ed è una cosa buona. Si vede che fa il suo lavoro con responsabilità. Bravo! Nel caso nostro eravamo gli unici in lingua italiana e faceva sempre los stesso discorso in inglese e in spagnolo.”

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Santo Domingo: Colonial Zone Bike Tour - Duarte Park and the Ruins of the Dominicos Convent
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Santo Domingo: Colonial Zone Bike Tour

10.Colonial Zone Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews · from $45Top rated

Set out from Zona Bici at 10:00 am for a guided bicycle tour through Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone. José is praised for clear English, humor, and honest context about Dominican history and culture. You’ll see the Cathedral area, Duarte Park, convent ruins, the South Wall, Calle Las Damas, and more. Bikes and water are included.

“Nos gustó mucho. Disfrutamos mucho conocer la historia y datos curiosos de la zona. El personal fue muy amable y amigable. Lo recomiendo como algo imperdible”

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Santo Domingo: The Authentic Dominican Neighbourhood Tour - Avenida Paseo del Río and the first hour
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Santo Domingo: The Authentic Dominican Neighbourhood Tour

11.The Authentic Dominican Neighbourhood Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 121 reviews · from $55

Spend four hours with local guides such as Mike, Juan, Joel, and Maiky in Santo Domingo neighborhoods near the Colonial Zone. Visit a colmado, market, baseball field, typical home, dembow studio, and local eateries, then ride the cable car and first Caribbean metro. Food, drinks, tickets, and air-conditioned transport are included.

“Very nice tour! Authentic! intimate and informative! Above and beyond every tour I’ve been on in DR!!”

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Punta Cana - Santo Domingo: Saona Island VIP Catamaran Tour - Getting from Punta Cana or Santo Domingo to Bayahibe
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Punta Cana – Santo Domingo: Saona Island VIP Catamaran Tour

12.Santo Domingo: Saona Island VIP Catamaran Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 116 reviews · 7 - 12 hours · from $5

Travel from Punta Cana or Santo Domingo to Bayahibe, then sail to Saona Island by catamaran or speedboat. You will stop at a natural pool and starfish area, swim in Bayahibe Spring, enjoy a typical buffet lunch, and return with music, dancing, and an open bar. Guides speak English, Italian, and Spanish.

“Un día espectacular en Isla Saona gracias a Coprixa Travels. Todo estuvo bien coordinado, desde la recogida hasta el regreso. La isla es un paraíso y la parada en la piscina natural fue lo mejor del tour.”

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Ron Barcelo Anejo Experience Factory Tour - Starting at Centro Histórico Ron Barceló
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Ron Barcelo Anejo Experience Factory Tour

13.Ron Barcelo Anejo Experience Factory Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 111 reviews · from $20

At Centro Histórico Ron Barceló near Quisqueya, you’ll follow sugar cane and rum through production, aging, bottling, museum displays, and a guided tasting. Guides such as Sergio and Luis explain the process clearly, while the visit lasts about 1 to 1.5 hours and includes drinks, but not transportation or food.

“Excellent tour with a marvelous guide. Definitely recommend. Lots of history. If you have been to a distillery in Kentucky, this is a similar process.”

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Punta Cana: Santo Domingo Day Trip with Tickets and Lunch - The first stop, Los Tres Ojos National Park
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Punta Cana: Santo Domingo Day Trip with Tickets and Lunch

14.Santo Domingo Day Trip with Tickets and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 85 reviews · 10 hours · from $74

Spend about 10 hours traveling from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo with hotel pickup, a guide, audio support, lunch, drinks, and entrance tickets. Visit Los Tres Ojos, see the First Cathedral of America, Alcázar de Colón, National Pantheon, and Faro a Colón, then walk through the Colonial Zone. Confirm your guide language and pickup time before departure.

“tour guide was excellent. bus was a little mixed up”

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From Santo Domingo: Saona Island Day Trip w/ Lunch & Drinks - The speedboat ride across the Caribbean
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From Santo Domingo: Saona Island Day Trip w/ Lunch & Drinks

15.Saona Island Day Trip w/ Lunch & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 83 reviews · 12 hours · from $95

Meet at Columbus Park in Santo Domingo’s Zona Colonial, then ride to Bayahibe for a speedboat trip to Saona Island. You’ll stop at the shallow Blue Lagoon, enjoy about 2 hours and 45 minutes on the beach, eat a buffet lunch, and return by catamaran with music and dancing. English and Spanish guides are provided, and Victor may lead your departure.

“Tour fand nicht statt, Guids meldeten sich nicht . Vorsicht bei diesem Angebot”

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New in Santo Domingo Tours

★ 4.5Full-Day Guided Tour in santo DomingoFrom $5458 reviews
★ 4.0Saona Island Full-Day All-Inclusive Tour from Santo DomingoFrom $9937 reviews
★ 4.0Saona island full day tours – catamarán party from santo domingoFrom $9036 reviews
★ 5.0Santo Domingo must do; Los 3 Ojos, Boca Chica beach & moreFrom $8856 reviews
★ 4.2Saona Island Tour From Santo Domingo with Lunch and PickupFrom $9260 reviews
★ 4.0Three Eyes National Park Guided TourFrom $3541 reviews
★ 4.9Historical City TourFrom $10542 reviews
★ 4.7Colonial Zone Walking Tour with TastingsFrom $2037 reviews
★ 4.5Colonial Zone, 3 Eyes, Cave Cable Car TourFrom $10045 reviews
★ 4.9Bachata or Salsa Dance ClassesFrom $4041 reviews
★ 4.4Full day Historical Tour with LunchFrom $7546 reviews
★ 3.9Discover Santo Domingo: A Day Trip from Punta CanaFrom $7530 reviews
★ 4.1Bahía de las Aguilas Beach ParadiseFrom $13541 reviews

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