Dominican Republic Travel & Tourism

The Dominican Republic is home to beautiful beaches, turquoise waters, and lush lagoons. The three most popular beach areas on the island are Santo Domingo, the capital, Punta Cana, and Puerto Plata. In Santo Domingo, visitors explore El Museo del Hombre Dominicano (The Musuem of the Dominican Man), which displays historical and cultural artifacts and even has exhibits on loan to the Smithsonian in the United States. Ocean World Casino in Puerto Plata not only offers the traditional casino games, fine dining and nightly shows but also a marina and adventure park where guests can swim with dolphins. Punta Cana boasts the Dominican Republic Monster Truck Safari which takes visitors through small, surrounding villages and off-roading in the jungle. The tour includes lunch, drinks and Dominican-grown coffee in one of the local towns where visitors are encouraged to bring pens and pencils to the village children.


Worldwide Tourism Popularity Ranking: 52 of 230


Air Travel

  • Quality of Airports: Average (5.3 of 7)
  • Number of Airlines: 43
  • Number of Arriving Passengers: 3992000

Hotels & Lodging

  • Quality of Lodging: Average (3.8 of 5)
  • Number of Hotels: 433
  • Average Room Rate: $80.16
 

Purpose of Visit

  • Business Trip: 2%
  • Family Vacation: 27%
  • Couples Getaway: 53%
  • Friends Trip: 16%
  • Solo Travel: 2%
 

Top Vacation Destinations in Dominican Republic

Most popular cities in Dominican Republic in terms of percentage of visitors and number of hotels:

  • Punta Cana

    Popularity: 1 | 63.18% Visitors | 99 Hotels

  • Puerto Plata

    Popularity: 2 | 20.04% Visitors | 55 Hotels

  • Bayahibe

    Popularity: 3 | 4.24% Visitors | 10 Hotels

  • Cabarete

    Popularity: 4 | 2.43% Visitors | 28 Hotels

  • Santo Domingo

    Popularity: 5 | 2.12% Visitors | 72 Hotels

  • Sosua

    Popularity: 6 | 2.07% Visitors | 31 Hotels

  • Boca Chica

    Popularity: 7 | 1.3% Visitors | 14 Hotels

  • Juan Dolio

    Popularity: 8 | 1.23% Visitors | 19 Hotels

  • Las Terrenas

    Popularity: 9 | 1.07% Visitors | 30 Hotels

  • Luperon

    Popularity: 10 | 0.76% Visitors | 2 Hotels

  • La Romana

    Popularity: 11 | 0.74% Visitors | 14 Hotels

  • Las Galeras

    Popularity: 12 | 0.5% Visitors | 13 Hotels

  • Santiago

    Popularity: 13 | 0.09% Visitors | 11 Hotels

  • San Pedro De Macoris

    Popularity: 14 | 0.07% Visitors | 4 Hotels

  • Barahona

    Popularity: 15 | 0.04% Visitors | 5 Hotels

  • Rio San Juan

    Popularity: 16 | 0.03% Visitors | 3 Hotels

  • Jarabacoa

    Popularity: 17 | 0.02% Visitors | 4 Hotels

  • Gaspar Hernandez

    Popularity: 18 | 0.01% Visitors | 1 Hotels

  • Constanza

    Popularity: 19 | 0.01% Visitors | 2 Hotels

 

Top Dominican Republic Hotels

  • 1
    Hotel Atarazana
    Vicente Celestino Duarte #19, Santo Domingo
    99% recommended | 103 reviews
  • 2
    Iberostar Grand Bavaro Hotel
    Carretera Arena Gorda, Punta Cana
    96% recommended | 606 reviews
  • 3
    Coco Boutique Hotel
    Calle Arzobispo Portes #7, Santo Domingo
    97% recommended | 64 reviews
  • 4
    Velero Beach Resort
    Calle la Punta #1, Cabarete
    99% recommended | 118 reviews
  • 5
    Gran Bahia Principe Esmeralda
    Arena Gorda-Macao, Punta Cana
    93% recommended | 335 reviews
  • 6
    NH Royal Beach
    Av Alemania S/N, Punta Cana
    93% recommended | 748 reviews
  • 7
    Majestic Elegance Punta Cana
    Majestic Street, Punta Cana
    93% recommended | 2,943 reviews
  • 8
    Zoetry Agua Punta Cana
    Playas de Uvero Alto, Punta Cana
    94% recommended | 255 reviews
  • 9
    Hotel Palacio
    Calle Duarte 106, Santo Domingo
    97% recommended | 82 reviews
  • 10
    Tortuga Bay
    Punta Cana, Punta Cana
    98% recommended | 159 reviews