What you need to know about rest in Dominican Republic. Holidays in Dominican Republic: When, where and why

1. Check information about your flight on the information board and go to the front desk, the rooms of which are indicated on the scoreboard. When registering, check the passport and ticket.
2. After passing and ads on the start of the landing, you must go to the relevant areas for international flights.

Passengers of international flights are customs, passport control, as well as security monitoring, after which the flight is expected to fly in the sterile zone of the gallery of international air lines. When controlling the control, a passport and boarding pass are presented.

When transporting animals or plants it is necessary to undergo phytocontrol / veterinary control.

Rules for pre-flight and post-flight inspection

In accordance with Appendix No. 1 of the Rules for the pre-flight and post-flight inspection, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation of July 25, 2007 No. 104 it is forbidden to pronounce On board the aircraft with passengers in a registered baggage and in things that are under passengers following hazardous substances and items:

Permitted transport On board the aircraft by members of the crew and passengers in compliance with the required conditions, the following items and substances:

• in registered baggage in cargo, luggage compartments of an aircraft with isolated passenger access to baggage during flight:
  • crossbows, rifles for underwater hunting, checkers, sabers, tesaks, yatagans, executioners, swords, swords, bayonets, daggers, knives: hunting, knives with throwing blades, with locking locks, simulators of any type of weapon;
  • household knives (scissors) with a length of the blade (blades) over 60 mm; Alcoholic beverages with a content of more than 24%, but not more than 70% of alcohol in volume in containers with a capacity of no more than 5 liters, in a container intended for retail trade - no more than 5 liters per passenger;
  • liquids and alcohol drinks with alcohol content of no more than 24%;
  • aerosols intended for use in sports or domestic purposes, the exhaust valves of the cans of which are protected by caps from spontaneous release of content in containers with a capacity of not more than 0.5 kg or 500 ml - no more than 2 kg or 2 l per passenger;
• in things at the passengers:
  • medical thermometer - one on the passenger;
  • mercury tonometer in a standard case - one on the passenger;
  • barometer or mercury pressure gauge, packed in a sealed container and sealed sender seal;
  • disposable lighters - one on the passenger;
  • dry ice for cooling perishable products - no more than 2 kg per passenger;
  • 3% hydrogen peroxide - no more than 100 ml per passenger;
  • fluids, gels and aerosols related to non-hazardous: in containers with a capacity of not more than 100 ml (or equivalent capacity in other volume measurement units), packed in a reliably closing transparent plastic package with a volume of no more than 1 l - one package on the passenger.

Liquids in containers with a capacity of more than 100 ml to transportation are not accepted even if the container is filled only in part. Exception for transportation have medicines, baby food and special dietary needs.

Liquids purchased in duty-free shops at the airport or on board the aircraft must be packed in a reliably sealed (sealing) plastic bag, which provides the ability to identify the contents of the package over the flight and having reliable confirmation that this purchase is made in airport stores duty-free trade or on board the aircraft per day (days) of the trip. Keep a check confirming the purchase. Do not open the package before landing into the salon or during the flight.

Administration of the airport, airport enterprises, the operator has the right to decide on the introduction of additional measures to ensure aviation security on flights with increased danger, as a result of which prohibit transportation in the aircraft of the next items:

• corkscrews;
• needles for subcutaneous injections (if the medical justification will not be presented);
• knitting needles;
• scissors with a length of the blade less than 60 mm;
• folding (without a retainer) Road, peer knives with blades long less than 60 mm.

An example of a migration card

Flight time

From Moscow to international airports in Santo Domingo, Punta Cana, La Romana or Puerto Plata - about 13 hours plus transit in Paris or Frankfurt. Direct charter flight Moscow - Punta Cana - about 12.5 hours.

Upon arrival at Punta Kana Airport, Santo Domingo

Upon arrival at Punta Cana Airport, Santo Domingo Follow the step-by-step instructions:

Transfer

Attention! Iberia flights arrive at Santo Domingo Airport!

1. Transfer to the Bavaro region
   Transfer from Santo Domingo Airport to the Bavaro region takes 2.5 hours + time to resettlement for hotels (about 1-1.5 hours).
   Transfer from Punta Cana Airport to the Bavaro region takes 30 minutes + time to resettlement on hotels (about 1-1.5 hours).
2. Transfer to the Boca Chica region
   Transfer from Santo Domingo Airport to the Boca Chica region takes 30 minutes + Time for resettlement for hotels (about 1-1.5 hours).
   Transfer from Punta Cana Airport to the Boca Chica region takes 2.5 hours + time for resettlement for hotels (about 1-1.5 hours).

In the hotel

Attention! When settling, Dominican Republic hotels may be asked to provide a credit card (in the absence of a card - deposit in cash).

1. Go to the reception where you will be given a registration card.
2. Fill in the registration card in English.
3. Pass the completed registration card, voucher (1 copy of 3), passport (foreign passport will be returned to you after removing photocopies, check at the reception when you can pick up your passport).
4. Expect settlements. Settlement at the hotel occurs from 15:00. If you want to go to the room for the previous time, you need to pre-book a day a day before the date of your arrival (for example, you fly to Dominican Republic at 5 am on September 10, so as not to wait for the settlement until 15:00, you can book a room not from September 10 , and from September 9th. In this case, you will be settled in the room immediately as soon as you arrive at the hotel). When settling you will be given keys to the room, cards on the towels.
5. After check-in in the room, read the hotel provided by the hotel. Pay attention to what services are paid and how much they cost (as a rule, the information is in the folder and lies on the table or bedside table).

Meeting with a hotel guide

Meeting time with the hotel guide will be informed to you the accompanying guide (transferman) on the way to the hotel. At the appointed time you have to approach the hotel guide, which will be waiting for you in the lobby of the hotel. At the meeting, take a voucher, hotel map, TEZ Tour excursion catalog.

For all emerging issues and problems, contact your hotel guide or at the reception. The TEZ Tour hotline number and the clock, when the guide is directly in the hotel, are on the information booth or in the Tez Tour information folder in the hotel lobby.

Attention! In the following areas of TEZ Tour, there is no prompt service. Support for tourists is conducted by phone.

On the eve of departure home

1. Come on the reception, check if you have unpaid bills for additional services (use of the minibar, telephone, etc.). In the presence of debts, pay them.
2. In the evening, go to Tez Tour's information stand or to the hotel guide and check the departure time and departure from the hotel. To do this, know the reverse flight number you fly.
3. The reverse individual and VP-transfer time will be communicated to you by the TEZ Tour representative at the hotel (the guide will send you a letter in which the minibus departure time will be indicated).

Departure from the hotel

On the day of departure, it is necessary to free the number before 12.00, pass the keys and cards on the towels.

You can leave your luggage in the hotel storage.

In order to avoid various complications, we might not be late, approach the transfer at the specified time and expect transport on the spot where the bus drives up. The receptions of hotels are very large, and if you do not expect the bus in an agreed place, a guide and the driver will be very difficult to find you and you will have to get to the airport yourself. If the tourist did not appear on time at the meeting place, it is regarded as a tourist's desire to get to the airport alone.

Arrival at Punta Cana Airport, Santo Domingo for departure

An example of a migration card

1. During the return shuttle from the hotel to the airport, the Guide will tell you about the process of passing the customs, baggage declaration. The guide spends you to the registration racks, will show where the luggage package occurs. Pass register for flight (provide a passport and ticket).
2. Pass the luggage at the front desk.
3. Get a migration card for departure at the front desk, fill it in English.
4. Get a boarding pass. Pay attention to the output number and time to board the aircraft (in the landing coupon, the output is indicated by the word Gate, time - time).
5. Go to the passport control zone.
6. Go through passport control (provide a passport, migration card).
7. Complete customs control.
8. Go to the departure room where you expect ads for landing your flight.

Helpful information

Medical service

Upon the occurrence of the insured event, it is necessary to contact the insurance company by telephones specified in the insurance policy. Only with direct informing the insurance company and coordinating it will be provided with free (or followed by compensation) service.

Aid kit

Before a trip, create and capture a first aid kit, which will help you with easy disadvantages, will save your time in search of medicines and relieve problems in a foreign language, in addition, many drugs can be different names in different countries.

Money

Currency - Dominican Peso, equal to 100 centavo. In the circulation there are banknotes in advantage of 2000, 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20 pesos and coins at 25, 10, 5 and 1 pesos. Only the national currency is officially accepted in the country, unofficially in Punta-kana bears can be paid and dollars. All major credit cards are accepted: Visa, Master Card, American Express, etc. If you relax in Juan-Dolio, keep in mind that there are no banks there and on the territory there is no possibility to get cash from a credit card. Call in advance to your bank and warn about your trip to Dominican Republic, otherwise your card can block your card (the Bank's Security Service may decide that your data is fraudulently fell to intruders).

Foreign currency can be exchanged in the hotel, in commercial banks that work from 8 to 15 hours, or in Casas de Cambio - exchange offices. Approximate course: 40-45 Pesos for 1 US dollar, 55-60 peso for 1 euro.

Try to spend all the pesos during the rest, because after returning you will not be able to exchange them back.

The shops

Shops are open on weekdays from 09:00 to 12:00 hours and from 15:00 to 18:00. On weekends, the time of work depends on the profile of the store.

Souvenirs

The best Dominican souvenirs

The country's tourist zones offer numerous boutiques and souvenir shops, where you can buy various products from wood, bone, amber, larymar, ceramics, coffee, rum, cigars, Taino Indian souvenirs, Creole dolls.

The most popular Roma brands are produced by the "three b", the companies "Bermuedez", "Barselo" and "Brugal". The most famous varieties: ANIVERSARIO, DON ARMANDO (BERMúDEZ); Barceló Cream, Añejo, Gran Añejo, Gran Platinum, Imperial (Barceló) and Añejo, Extra Viejo, XV, Titanium (Brugal).

The most popular cigars are manufactured by Ashton, La Aurora, Macanudo, Arturo Fuente and Montecristo. Do not buy cigars from traders on the streets or the beach, most likely they will be fake. Real Cigars of Good Quality are from 4 to 15 and more than US dollars per piece.

Latin American dance lovers can buy disks with Salsa and Marenge.

In Santo Domingo there are the largest commercial centers in which you can buy clothes, shoes, light industry products of national and foreign firms of good quality and at affordable prices. When buying you can bargain.

Hotels

In the Dominican Republic, all hotels are classified and have an official star category. As a rule, such a classification corresponds to the list of services provided by the hotel. A characteristic feature of rest is almost in all hotels - the power system "All Inclusive is all inclusive", i.e. Included three-time meals, snacks at any time, local production (any) drinks, beach do not motorized entertainment.

Guests of one complex from one hotel to another hotel can ride, but the clients of another complex will not be allowed to be allowed. It is necessary to buy a Guest Card worth 60-80 US dollars. If tourists want to visit the spa, located in another hotel, then TEZ Tour guides come to the rescue. Gides in such cases agree with the nearest hotel, featuring Spa, and tourists meet at the entrance to the hotel and accompany the spa. The client in this case pays only for the use of the spa.

Transport

There is no bus service on the territory of Bavaro and Punta Kana. If you wish to go outside the hotel, you can only move on a taxi. Taxi in Playa Bavaro is not difficult to find. As a rule, a taxi parking is at the entrance to each complex or a taxi tourist call at the reception of the hotel or a porter - this service is free. The fare is a bit strange: 1 minute - 1 dollar. In this case, taxi drivers have no taxi drivers. There is also a "Motto-Koncho", taxi motorcycle. We do not recommend using this type of transport due to its insecure.

Visa

Citizens of the Russian Federation for visiting the Dominican Republic is not required. On the territory of the country can be up to 30 days with a tourist map, which is purchased upon arrival in the country.

Documents required to obtain a visa upon arrival:

• Passport (acting at the time of departure from the Dominican Republic).
• Tourist voucher.

For entry into the country there is a valid passport.

Tourists-owners of existing visas of the United States, Canada, the countries of the Schengen Agreement, the United Kingdom, regardless of their citizenship, entry into the Dominican Republic is also carried out by a tourist card issued upon arrival.

The passport must be valid at the time of departure from the Dominican Republic.

Extended passports of Ukrainian citizens are valid for entry into the Dominican Republic.

Time

Time lags behind Moscow for 7 hours.

Voltage of electrical stress

Electric power voltage 110 V. Adapters can be purchased at the hotel, the cost ranges from $ 2 to $ 10.

Car rental

Car rental is very high (for persons over 25 years old), it is necessary to have international driver's licenses, valid within 90 days and credit card. Due to the peculiarities of movement on local roads, we do not recommend taking rental vehicles.

Religion

Catholics - 95%.

Tip

Sales tax 16% and 10% of tips are added to the account. If you are very pleased with the service and want to somehow encourage staff, you can add your own tips.

Customs

Norms of alcoholic beverages per person (persons who have reached 18 years of age): 3 l alcoholic beverages, 200 pcs. Cigarette or 50 pcs. Cigars (Sigarill) or 250 gr. tobacco; Coffee, cocoa - in unlimited quantity. All this must be packaged in the luggage.

It is forbidden to export: shells, corals, starfish. It is strictly forbidden to import and export a peso (national currency). Also prohibited export without special permission of objects and things representing historical and artistic value. There are no restrictions on the import and export of national and foreign currency.

Export of currency from the Russian Federation: In the amount of the currency exported from the Russian Federation (Russian and / or foreign currencies), exceeding $ 3,000 equivalent, the written customs declaration is filled. If the amount of currency exported from the Russian Federation (Russian and / or foreign currency) is from 3001 to 10,000 US dollars (inclusive), the provision of documents confirming the import or purchase of this currency (currencies) to the Russian Federation is required.

Phones

Before you gather to go to rest in the Dominican Republic, it is preferably still (but not necessary) make yourself vaccinating from malaria and yellow fever. Not a fact, of course, that you get sick with these diseases, but caution does not hurt. Do not forget to capture the stock of the necessary medicines. In addition to those you can already accept, you may need something that improves the process of digestion, as you have to eat strangers to you. Take even a tablet from conjunctivitis and from headaches. Still, you have to have a serious climate change.

On the territory of the Dominican Republic should not drink water from under the tap. It is advisable to purchase it in plastic or glass bottles in supermarkets or grocery stores. The same applies to water that you brush your teeth. Try to also use purified or boiled.

Dominicanna is a very sunny country. The sun here is scorching and burning. Do not forget to capture with a crash cream from sunburn or buy in place. Dermatologists are generally categorically not recommended to take sunbathing from 10 am and up to 3 hours of afternoon. And in the first 4 days, when you pass the acclimatization process, try not to sunbathe at all. Well, the basic rule contributing to avoid solar strike - drink more fluid (but not alcoholic beverages).

Since during the rest, you will naturally visit various excursions, do not forget about comfortable shoes - something at low go, sneakers or comfortable sports slippers. Take with you on vacation clothes, stitched from natural fabrics, because in the synthetics to withstand the heat is very difficult.

You should know that there is a fairly confusing address system in the Dominican. Together the addresses here most often indicate the intersections of the streets instead of the numbers of houses, or two neighboring streets will be recorded, between which the place you are desired.

In no case do not exchange money on the street or in the markets. Cases of currency fraud in the country make up the main part of the crime in Dominican. It is best to exchange money in banks or inside hotels. It is best to take American dollars with you because the euro has a very unfavorable course. Do not forget to grab and minor money, otherwise the sellers often "do not happen".

In the Dominican Republic, apart from supermarkets, you can bargain and you need almost everywhere. On the visits of tourists, almost all sellers initially overestimate prices, so as a result of the bid, you can easily bring down the initial price almost half.

On the territory of the Dominican Republic there is a ban on photographing - it is impossible to remove the military in the process of service. In some museums, there are also a limit on shooting, usually hang warning signs in such places.

Let you not frighten the fact that you can often meet armed people in the urban streets. In the country, the wearing and storage of short-barred firearms are permitted. However, it is often only an external attribute. Apply such a weapon is extremely rare, with the exception of the regions of the slums.

If you are planning to rent a car on vacation, then be extremely careful at Dominican Roads - local drivers are distinguished by an extremely extreme way of driving vehicles. If you break easier - they do not follow any rules of movement. But very loud and everywhere use Klason, almost under any circumstances, probably by pressing them sometimes instead of the brake pedal or gas. And even remember, the road police unmistakably determine cars rented by tourists and do not miss the case to stop and, if possible, finfing the rich (in their opinion) of the traveler.

In the event of an extreme situation, I immediately call 911. The tourist police in the Dominican Republic comes very quickly and its reaction is very effective.

Try to carry a photocopy of passport (first pages with a photo) and a copy of the air ticket with you. To communicate on the phone from Dominican Republic with relatives, it is best to buy a local GSM SIM card. It is possible for this purpose to use the services of Orange, it has a rather a confident reception signal in almost all places, one way or another related to rest. To buy such a SIM card you will need a passport. And remember that all incoming calls from this company are free.

As for the electrical appliances, the voltage in the network here is different from ours and is 110 volts, and the frequency is 60 hertz. So that you can charge your phone, laptop, tablet, use hair dryer and the like, you will need an adapter, because all the outlets in hotels are made on the American standard - that is, there are flat forks. In theory, such an adapter must be issued to the hotel administration, but, in the extreme case, you can buy it in the supermarket or in the grocery store. It will cost from 2.5 to 4 dollars.

The country's monetary unit is the Dominican Peso. Almost everywhere, dollars and euros are accepted as payment, but the surrender can also be given in the peso. The importation of alcoholic beverages of more than one liter (fortress 22%) and more than 2 liters of low alcohol beverages, over 500 grams of coffee and over 200 cigarettes (or cigar boxes) are prohibited in Dominican Republic. It is prohibited to import any types of products, drugs and some medicines. It is also prohibited for export (without special permission) items and things that represent artistic and historical value (especially those raised from the bottom of the sea), some types of orchids and palm tree core. It is also not allowed to export cigars in the amount of over 50 pieces per person.

As for the size of the tips in the Dominican Republic, usually 10% for maintenance and sales tax is added to the amount of the invoice. If you want to leave something else, then this amount is determined solely at your discretion.

In the Republic of Dominican, tourism allows you to plunge into a relaxing atmosphere already upon arrival. Tourists have the opportunity to enjoy her unique nature, touch the local culture and feel an unforgettable island flavor. And the year-round warm weather allows you to travel to the dominicon resort workers to organize regardless of the season.

What you need to know

In order for the atmosphere of the holidays did not leave the guests of the country, it is important to remember that seasonality here is also present. Especially to create discomfort can rainy season from May to mid-July. That is why this period is not so popular with tour operators. Features of the tropical climate basically affect the fact that take with them in Dominican.

Note!Before collecting a suitcase, you need to understand the need for certain things on the island. In particular, any apartment already has an iron, and a hairdryer for the comfort of tourists, so you should not take them. All attention should be paid to the clothes and its compactness, so as not to drag heavy suitcases into such a distant country.

The question of what to take in the Dominican Republic is solved very simply. Any tourist will need light beach, light tones clothes, nice to the body. It is desirable that the clothes have been free, breathable, without synthetically fibers and allowed to protect against burns and overheating. The experienced tourists advise many things not to recruit, and in the winter it is to capture several warm cape.

Dominican Republic

Estimated in the Dominican Republic, to take with him on a trip from the shoes, is also solved simply. Be sure to take beach and sports shoes, and because of the strict dress code in hotels there will be no extra sandals or shoes. From accessories on vacation, you will need glasses and a headdress.

Vaccinations in Dominican Republic

Most often, experts advise to turn to the vaccinations before the trip to such an exotic country as Dominican, it is in preventive purposes. Before traveling vaccinations in Dominican Republic can be done based on common medical recommendations, as well as your own preferences for your health care. The recommended vaccine belongs to immunization against:

• hepatitis viruses (especially if there is a high risk of disease or renal failure);
• tuberculosis sticks;
• corey, diphtheria and tetanus (if more than 10 years have passed after the last vaccination).

Vaccinations

Specialists also advise to make vaccination against yellow fever and rabies, if there is a desire to visit distant terrain of the republic. It is not recommended for a trip to Dominican Republic to make vaccinations from abdominal and malaria.

In any case, before vaccination, it is necessary to consult with the doctor.

Aid kit

It is important to remember that during the rest, the most important thing is to observe precautions and not forget about the elementary safety rules. To help save the health of both adults and children will help not only vaccination, but also a proposed first-aid kit, which must be taken with you on vacation.

It is not necessary to treat this issue with neglect, because no one has canceled the process of acclimatization in a new place and various living situations that can get, and more than once, turn to medicines during the holidays. And the peculiarity of the Dominican Republic, which does not allow to buy just as certain medicines without a recipe, will once again remind you of the importance of thinking in advance this question.
The first-aid kit in this sunny country should include:

• antipyretic and painkillers;
• preparations for normalizing the operation of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as means of mental
• medicinal preparations from cough, throat pain and cold;
• repellents and ointments from bites.

It will not be superfluous to supplement the first aid kit with means from bruises, stretching and cuts, greenland, iodine and peroxide will be useful on vacation, as well as plaster, bandage and wool, as well as sunscreen.

Alone in Dominican Republic

Traveling on the Dominican Republic with its own pass, each tourist will open a new feeling of freedom and ease of movement, if the rest is thought out and is organized into the country of Dominican independently. Lack of visa regime for countries: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan, the ability to solve everything is not through the travel agency, but directly through the embassy, \u200b\u200bit gives the problem with the tourist to solve themselves and in the order that he personally chooses.

Traveler

Hazards does not carry such a journey, but before you go, it is worth paying attention to the list of necessary documents and get acquainted with the rules of staying on the island. All about the Dominican Republic for tourists can be explored on any site for independent travelers, where there is data about Dominican Republic, a memo to the tourist with the rules of behavior in the resort. There are many positive aspects of rest, the main one includes:

• duration of stay;
• freedom of movement and the opportunity to consider all the beauties and sights of Dominicans;
• savings on the organization of travel to such a distant country.

An important moment when organizing a trip to Dominican Republic is a choice of flights to which should be done for 1 ... 3 months before departure. Make it cheap, securely and quickly allow various services. After buying tickets, you must begin the selection of the resort and the hotel.

A huge plus for independent rest is the system "All Inclusive" in the hotels of Dominican Republic. For such a rest, the Punta Kana region is suitable. Also, tourists are offered private apartments, villas, mini-hotels at fairly reasonable prices. If the company goes on the journey, such a service is also economically beneficial.

Entrance to Dominican Republic for Russian citizens

Visa is not needed

Any citizen of the Russian Federation without obtaining a visa has the right to visit this island country if the entrance has a tourist goal. Dominican: What you need to know the Russian tourist - Russian citizens will be able to rest on the paradise beaches if available:

• valid passport from the date of departure for at least 6 months;
• vouchers;
• tourist voucher;
• tickets to both ends;
• migration card for registration.

Additional Information.In addition to filling out a migration card, a tourist from Russia needs to pay tax collecting and contact the local compartment of migration control. The official duration of stay here is 30 days, but you can extend by contacting migration control in advance.

Animal imports in Dominican Republic

A sufficiently long flight to the Dominican Republic does not prohibit domestic animals on its territory, but it creates obstacles when agreeing this issue with the air carrier. The fact is that it is the airline that gives a written permission to transport domestic pets. If the request is confirmed by the air carrier, it remains to collect the necessary documents. These include:

• veterinary passport with grafting marks;
• form for the export of an animal abroad (filling in 3 days);
• a day before the departure shape in the veterinary service of the airport to the International Certificate and the Plane Board.

Note!It is worth considering that dogs and cats are allowed to import dogs and cats into the territory of the Dominican Republic, and the birds are categorically impossible. It should also be clarified in advance the issue of resettlement in the hotel with animals so that there are no problems. Most hotels in Dominican Republic do not consider the issue of the settlement with animals.

What can not be done in Dominican

In comparison with the countries of the Caribbean and Central America, the Dominican Republic is considered quite safe. When visiting the Dominican Republic Tips for tourists about how to behave and what to do is categorically forbidden, will be worth it. These knowledge will help avoid negative situations and problems. It is important for arrival to remember that shooting both on the plane and at the airport is prohibited.

Important!tickens also prohibit tourists to take pictures of therapeutic institutions, military objects and not only. Sometimes local residents may ban photographing at the moment when they, for example, will be wondering. On museum complexes there are often information about whether shooting is possible or not, and whether this service is paid. When visiting restaurants, bars and cafes worth learn from the owners, it is possible to be photographed here ..

Proper rules should adhere to religion. Merotertness of the Dominicans and their belonging to the Catholic faith requires tourists to comply with elementary rules based on respect. It is worth sticking to certain rules in clothing and behavior. Do not wear short shorts and keep your shoulders open, women are desirable to cover their heads.

We must not forget that smoking on the island is prohibited in most public places. Tourists who love to swim on wild beaches should be remembered that the seabed is unpredictable and beware of poisonous seabed, Muren, jellyfish. It is worth remembering about the strong sea flow in the open sea and far from swimming.

Important!There are strict customs regulations in the country. Bans on imports have animal products, agricultural and garden products, drugs and some types of medicines. Export objects from the country with historical or even some value, strictly prohibited.

Hazards for tourists

Hurricane in Dominican Republic Autumn

When visiting the country, the following rules should be followed:

• not to touch the biological fluids and the blood of other people;
• abandon swimming in fresh water;
• beware of insect bites;
• help from the scorching sun;
• wearing a headdress;
• boil drinking water;
• thermally handling food;
• be cautious on the roads
• do not attract the attention of criminals by demonstrating their income.

Other details of tourism

Visiting such a country as Dominican, the subtleties of tourism reveal its characteristic unique features that allow you to better get acquainted with it. Dominican provides tourists a relaxing holiday, and it is clearly visible on arrival at the hotel. The service "All Inclusive" allows guests to do not think about anything, and completely rest without alarms and worries. Even when visiting restaurants and cafes, tips are already included in the cost of dishes. Such care about the tourist allows resting to take with it a minimum of cash. If the rest is organized independently, then it is better to take dollars with you. They are easily exchanged for local currency and much more accurate than the euro. Currency transactions can be performed in exchange offices, banks. Local willingly take dollars.

Dominicansky, truly, paradise rest organized qualitatively and will not leave anyone indifferent from tourists. Having been here once, it will definitely want to happen again.

Along with frequently asked questions, people often request advice:what time of year is better to go, what is the hotel to choose what excursions go? In this post, we tried to collect all the most important advice that will help save not only your money, but also your nerves, because attempts by the Dominican Republic you will encounter a new culture that may seem to you amazing, sometimes irritable, and maybe even frightening ! The very first advice - read this article to the end,after all forewarned is forearmed! In this article, we will not talk about what you need to take with you to rest or on the road. In this article, we will talk about those things about which travel Guides about Dominican Republic silent.

Dominican Time

Perhaps this is due to the immediate proximity of the Bermuda triangle, but the time here works in a completely different law, rather than we are accustomed to you! If you hate to wait if you are used to planning your day along minutes, then in the Dominican Republic you will have to forget about it! Favorite word Dominicans - Manyan ( span. tomorrow), And far from always if the Dominican promises you a decision of a question, he will decide it tomorrow, and not the day after tomorrow. The same situation with the appointment of a meeting, to be late for 15-30 minutes - this is a practically mandatory norm, late for an hour is also not considered critical. Even if the Dominican will not forget about your meeting at all, then he will be sincerely surprised by your indignation on this matter, because in this country it is not taken anywhere in this country! The first days you will notice that we go on the sidewalk much faster than most Dominicans, you will come across that they can overwrite traffic on the whole street to talk for a couple of minutes with their friend Jose, with whom they live in a nearby house. Please note that most Dominicans do not wear hours! Almost no one knows what day the day of the week, if it is not Friday. In general, you will not have to choose, you need to get used to it.

Everywhere you need to bargain!

Even if the shop seems to seem to be decent and there are price tags, do not hurry to think that this is the real cost of goods! Try, first, to offer the food to 5 times less and you will see how the price will immediately decrease by 2-2.5 times :) This is especially true for souvenir shops and shops, in which the price of goods is not specified! There you can easily "lower" the price of 5-10 times! Do not forget to eat all the Spanish words known to you, they are very helpful to bring down the price. You will impress already "grated" gringo, not a fresh tourist! The phrase "Yo No Soy Turisto!" ( span. I'm not a tourist!), do not confuse with "Ruso Tourist Morning Moral" - after that, as a rule, prices are increasing because Our compatriots with you very much whistling the local population of tea. The money you saved - can be considered earned! And remember that you are banging is not an insult for the Dominicans, but rather the opposite - a kind of entertainment!

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Almost probably you will meet on the beach of a slim, hot guy or a beautiful girl who will be nice to smile, accompany you everywhere. Sooner or later you will begin to emerge feelings for this guy / girl and you decide that finally met your knight in shining armor, or your long-awaited princess. And in the depths of your consciousness, the erroneous idea that he / she loves you just for what you are, and not
For the opportunity to get a visa or your money. If you go to the Internet cafe, then you will see girls / guys who communicate through a webcam with a young man / girl and on broken English explain to him how much they miss him and that their mother needs an expensive operation and they are missing Only 100-200 dollars. The conversation session, as a rule, this guy or the girl calls the next "client" :) And yet! If the girl says she is 18 - demand her surrender. Perhaps under the magic effect of the peregrin chicken and rice, and maybe because of the eternal summer and forever fresh fruit, but the Dominican girls often look and behave much older than their years. So be careful.

Public transport

In one of our previous reviews, we talked about, but just in case we recall that when using public transport, be it: Carro Public or "Gua-Gua", you can put one more passenger on your knees. It is absolutely normal here and is one of the ways to establish new acquaintances.

Features of Dominican PDD

Loud music - our all!

If you do not like loud music, then you better refrain from visiting Dominican beaches on weekends. Each real Dominican Macho is simply obliged to have in his car here such columns. And where else can you boast, how not on the beach? Here they come on their super fashionable cars, hung by speakers, and try to make their music with such a loud so that there are no music that plays from another car, which costs 3-5 meters away. Just a little wild, the behavior of the Dominicans on the beach may appear, when they enter the water (the pool or ocean is not important) in clothing with plastic plates and drinks, such a tradition.

Mamakhuana is not a Dominican Viagra!

Be careful if you are offered to try Dominican folk drink - Mamakhuana! After all, each manufacturer has its preparation recipe and, in fact, this is the usual Dominican Moonshine, which can cause various unexpected effects from your body, with the exception of the increase in the patent. By the way, Viagra in the Dominican Republic is sold at every step without a recipe, but do not forget that it is categorically impossible to mix with alcohol! Complication on the heart is guaranteed!

Underwater flows

If suddenly, being far from the coast you will feel that you are more and further - do not hurry to panic. Most likely you hit the underwater stream and you just need to get out of it. Do not try to sail against the current - it is useless! Try to take a little left or the right, in the direction of the flow and when you feel that you no longer belong to the shore - come back quietly.

Dominican Sun.

In Dominican Republic is a surprisingly soft sun, so the moment of combustion is very easy to skip! Be sure to use sunscile creams, especially in the first 3-5 days! Recommended tanning time up to 11 am and after 4 pm. If you are not lucky and you burned, you can buy Panthenol at the local pharmacy. In case of increasing temperature and deterioration of well-being - be sure to contact your doctor!

Most tourists are associated exclusively with a beach holiday - and completely in vain. This unique edge is ready to surprise not only connoisseurs of the trio of sea-palm trees, but also those who are looking for new sightseeing impressions, as well as fans of an active holiday.

Season

Tourists have long ceased to navigate the so-called "seasons". They are not afraid of showers, because they are short-lived, the heat is lost in the coolness of shopping centers and water parks. But what to do with hurricanes, until they invented. But they rarely look in Dominican, in August-October, and they warn about this danger in advance.

The most comfortable period on the island is December-March: there are no precipitation and winds, during the day it is warmly hot, warmth, the sea-ocean - like pair milk. In November and April, rains begin, and the official season of the shower starts in May and lasts until July-August. At the same time, the temperature practically does not fall, and August is considered the hottest month of the year.

In February-early March, a humpback whale can be seen on the island.

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Beach rest

"Paradise pleasure" is about the beaches of Dominican Republic (by the way, on the island of Saon, a roller "Bounty" with a cult slogan was removed). Wide sandy braids, lush greens, turquoise waves. Sunset is most often gentle, which is important for families with children, active waves usually in the north.

The most popular, crowded, clean and equipped beaches are in Punta Kane, where the sea meets with the ocean, in Costa del-Del Barn and Playa Dorada. Privacy can be searched on the Saman Peninsula and in the village of Bayyab.

On the beach, at the hotel, you do not need to pay any umbrella, no longer if they are included in the price. On central beaches their price - from 150 DOP per day. Prices on the page are shown for December 2018.

Excursion rest

The "sightseeing" Dominican Republic will greatly delight those who give all the vintage buildings and cathedrals. But here are full of national parks with exotic inhabitants - Armando-Bermudes, Los Iites, Haragua and El Chocco. There is a whole city of Harabakoa waterfalls and limestone caves three eyes in which three lakes are hidden.

Wedding and eco-tourism are especially popular in Dominican Republic.

Among other interests of the island - the beacon of Columbus, from which to the sea - both to the moon, the museums of the Indians, amber and tobacco, chocolate and rum factory and the city of Altos de Chavon artists.

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Leisure

Dominican Republic has long been chosen divers. For them, the Swiss Diving School Casa Daniel is located near La Romani (of. Site), a little apart from Punta Kana - Happy Dive Center and Dolin Dive Center (office site in English). Its rental points and instructors are in many hotels and on many beaches.

Immersed in local waters, in Monte-Christie National Park, you can see the whole cemetery of sunken ships, in Silver-Bank - swim with horizons in whales, at the Island of Sonta, look at the flock of reef sharks, in the Santo Domingo area to visit the group of underwater caves.

From other activities on the island, fishing, golf and surfing of all kinds flourish. The number of golf hotels here is unreal, golf clubs - more than 20 (5 are considered the best in the world). Most of the whole fields are in La Roman, Puerto Plata, Punta Kane and Santo Domingo.

Various international competitions are held for surfers. Especially good wave in December-March in the north of the island.

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Vacation with children

Dominican Republic - paradise not only for adults, but also for small tourists. For one exception: many hotels are not placed with children. In hotels designed for family holidays, there is a special menu, animation, mini-water parks and playgrounds.

To settle with babies is better in Punta Kane: the developed infrastructure and proximity to the airport here complements the abundance of amusement parks. Manati Park (office site in English) with monkeys and parrots, dolphinarium (in English), Extreme Park Bavaro Adventure (of. Site in English) opened its doors here.

Choosing a Puerto fee also will not be left: in this part of the island there is an Ocean World Water Park (of the site in English). And who came to relax in