Dominican Experience.
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Most people come unprepared to discover the real Dominican Republic because most have booked an all-inclusive resort vacation and their mindset is that everything is already paid for. And while the resorts include the meals, beverage and myriad beach and poolside games, it seems a shame to travel this far and then stay stuck in the resort just because meals and beach volleyball are free. The unseen opportunity here is that for a few hundred extra dollars you can turn a bargain resort vacation into a world class travel experience. Another way to look at it is that for the price of a short hop to the Caribbean, you can have the kind of adventures that some people spend big bucks and travel halfway around the world for.Tourism:
The Dominican Republic is working to become a popular vacation destination. In 1970, the country had 1,300 first-class rooms, the industry generated 4,932 jobs, and the total number of visitors was 87,700. In 1990, there were 19,000 rooms available, the industry generated 114,56 jobs, and the number of visitors reached 1.53 mil. In 1994, the number of rooms increased by 2,108, and an additional 3,178 were being built. Tourism generated US$1.148 bil, 5.9% of the GNP. Currently, there are 149,561 jobs in the tourism industry there. The government intends to continue building, maintaining, and expanding the infrastructure of the country. The article includes tables from the World Tourism Organization which show the improvements in the Dominican Republic's tourism industry.
The Dominican tourist industry grew tremendously during the 1970s and the 1980s, and by 1989 it boasted more than 18,000 hotel rooms--more than any other location in the Caribbean.
The country has had over 2 mil visitors/yr over the past few years and about 36,000 hotel rooms were on the market in 1996. It is estimated that 2.3 mil visitors arrived in 1997. There are also over 200 radio stations in the nation and Dominicans have access to over 40 European and US cable channels. |
The North Coast highway.
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One of the most fascinating vacations you could ever hope for begins when you land at Puerto Plata International Airport, rent a car and just take off, to go exploring from place to place along the northern coast of the Dominican Republic.
You find yourself cruising along a well-maintained, two-lane highway that follows the coast alongside spectacular beaches, through typical Dominican villages in and out of breathtaking, ever-changing tropical countryside. You stop at a beach here, explore a Dominican town there and otherwise take your time checking out whatever catches your fancy.
The best thing about exploring this highway is that you're not stuck to only wilderness. The road runs from oasis to oasis of civilization.
You can stop for lobster lunch in one town, then head down the road for an hour or so and find a quaint little hotel with a neat bar on a good beach.
Maybe you meet some people you enjoy so you decide to hang out for a few days. Once you've had enough, you move on to the next place.
This journey is made all that much more colorful by the collection of offbeat foreigners who have taken up residence along this coastline. They herald from places like Vienna and Amsterdam and Sicily, Montreal and Toronto and they run restaurants, bars and guesthouses.
They organize activities and ways to discover unusual and fascinating things hidden away in the mountains and along the beaches. They take you mountain biking, cave exploring, whitewater rafting, whale watching and otherwise live out their passions by making it possible for visitors to experience them too.
Whether you're looking to travel around, or for place to just relax for a week, this web site will help you find what you're looking for. Whichever way you choose to travel, the combination of friendly Dominicans, lively Latin culture, offbeat expatriates, beautiful beaches and unspoiled countryside all combine to make this one of the most unusual, fun, fascinating and safe places for a Caribbean vacation.
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A Canadian in Puerto Plata.
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As a young boy I read stories of the pirates and buccaneers in the caribbean. I had a dream of one day living on a tropical isle with a beautiful bronze maiden at my side.
Now in retirement my dream has come true.
I have used a lot of other peoples commentary and it is said if you copy one persons writing it's plagiarizing but if you use many articles than it's called research.
I did a lot of research.
I will have links to each of these sites as they have a lot more valuable information for you.
B n B information please e-mail me at [drhotel@gmail.com]
To stay in the all-inclusive
hotels would be to miss the
real Dominican Republic.
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Most hotels have become all-inclusive and as a result the people staying there only get to see other tourists. The hotels tell the tourists that it is not safe to go outside the hotel complex at night and only with tours in the day time.
THIS IS NOT SO!!!
As for safety, it has been my experience, it is entirely safe. Although there are occasions where single men and women have had a member of the opposite sex try to pick them up, love that "Latin" culture. Or a taxi driver has taken a customer for a few extra pesos.
These incidents have been very few in number, and violent crime is much less than back in downtown Toronto.
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My Bed n Breakfast Location
on the Malecon (ocean front drive).
Our "Homestay" is ideal for people who wish to experience the local culture of a destination & meet some of the offbeat expatriate crowd who live on this island. You will love the people and the country when you get to see the real lifestyle but most of the hotel tours don't show you the real Dominican Republic.We're located 20 minutes by car from the airport, 10 minutes on foot from the beach & about 2 miles from the Playa Dorada hotel complex (with golf, shopping, casinos and nightlife). With airport transfers, breakfast, laundry, and guide service our rates start at 35.US per day single or 210.US weekly accommodation.
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