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: 429
  • 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:

  • Luperon
    Popularity: 11 | 0.59% Visitors | 2 Hotels

  • Las Galeras
    Popularity: 12 | 0.56% Visitors | 14 Hotels

  • Santiago
    Popularity: 13 | 0.13% Visitors | 13 Hotels

  • Barahona
    Popularity: 14 | 0.05% Visitors | 7 Hotels

  • San Pedro De Macoris
    Popularity: 15 | 0.05% Visitors | 4 Hotels

  • Jarabacoa
    Popularity: 16 | 0.02% Visitors | 5 Hotels

  • Rio San Juan
    Popularity: 17 | 0.02% Visitors | 2 Hotels

  • Gaspar Hernandez
    Popularity: 18 | 0.01% Visitors | 1 Hotels

  • Constanza
    Popularity: 19 | 0.01% Visitors | 2 Hotels

  • Higuey
    Popularity: 20 | 0.0% Visitors | 3 Hotels


Top Dominican Republic Hotels

  • 1
    Casa Veintiuno
    Calle Piano 1, Sosua
    100% recommended | 85 reviews
  • 2
    Hotel Atarazana
    Vicente Celestino Duarte #19, Santo Domingo
    99% recommended | 133 reviews
  • 3
    Iberostar Grand Bavaro Hotel
    Carretera Arena Gorda, Punta Cana
    96% recommended | 1,164 reviews
  • 4
    Coco Boutique Hotel
    Calle Arzobispo Portes #7, Santo Domingo
    97% recommended | 85 reviews
  • 5
    Gran Bahia Principe Esmeralda
    Arena Gorda-Macao, Punta Cana
    93% recommended | 711 reviews
  • 6
    Tortuga Bay
    Punta Cana, Punta Cana
    98% recommended | 220 reviews
  • 7
    Casa Naemie
    11 calle Isabel la Catolica, Santo Domingo
    100% recommended | 26 reviews
  • 8
    Secrets Royal Beach
    Av Alemania S/N, Punta Cana
    93% recommended | 1,425 reviews
  • 9
    Casa Valeria
    Calle Dr. Rosen # 28, Sosua
    95% recommended | 113 reviews
  • 10
    Majestic Elegance Punta Cana
    Majestic Street, Punta Cana
    93% recommended | 5,093 reviews