The Itinerary Dominican Republic itineraries
Day-by-day routes through Dominican Republic, each 9 days — with what every trip actually costs.
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Planning a trip to Dominican Republic
Pulled from the route below — so it says what it does, not what a brochure would.
When to go
Dec–Apr — the months this route recommends.
How long you need
Every route here runs 9 days.
What it costs
≈ AED 650 per person per day. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.
Entry on an Indian passport
Embassy or consulate in advance. Canadian, US or EU visas can stand in. Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with the embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.
Where these routes go: Santo Domingo · Samaná · Jarabacoa · Punta Cana.
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Best for: Colonial city + whales
Dominican Republic in 9 days: Santo Domingo, Samaná and the mountains
Santo Domingo → Samaná → Jarabacoa → Punta Cana
The Caribbean's oldest European city and its highest mountains in one country: the first cathedral in the Americas, humpback whales calving in Samaná bay between January and March, a 27-waterfall river you jump down, and beaches that earned the resorts their reputation.
Going somewhere near Dominican Republic?
North America has more to choose from, or tell us the dates and we'll shape a plan around them.