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Santo Domingo Walking Tour: Explore the First City of the Americas
4.7
128 Ratings
Santo Domingo
Embark on a captivating walking tour of Santo Domingo, the First City of the Americas. Explore ancient edifices and monuments, uncovering the rich cultural heritage of this modern-day metropolis.
Embark on a captivating walking tour of Santo Domingo, the First City of the Americas. Explore ancient edifices and monuments, uncovering the rich cultural heritage of this modern-day metropolis.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Alcazar de Colon - Transports you to the time of the Spanish explorers. It’s the earliest fortified palace of European origin in the New World. Situated as a component of the Ciudad Colonial, it’s recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Catedral Primada de América de Santo Domingo - Step into The Cathedral of Santo Domingo, also referred…
- Alcazar de Colon - Transports you to the time of the Spanish explorers. It’s the earliest fortified palace of European origin in the New World. Situated as a component of the Ciudad Colonial, it’s recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Catedral Primada de América de Santo Domingo - Step into The Cathedral of Santo Domingo, also referred to as the Primada de América Cathedral, which holds the title of the first cathedral in the Americas since 1546.
- Calle Las Damas - Wander along Las Damas Street, the most ancient paved road in not just the Dominican Republic, but the entire Americas. It’s home to the highest concentration of historical monuments in the vicinity. The Museo de la Casas Reales, once the seat of government, now captivates with its collection of artifacts from the colonial period. A site of great historical importance, the National Pantheon, originally a Jesuit church, now serves as the burial site for many distinguished Dominicans following its renovation in 1538.
- Museo De Las Casas Reales - Inside, you’ll be fascinated to find a collection of maps, vintage tapestries, and numerous relics from the Colonial era, integral to the Dominican Republic’s storied past.
- La Atarazana - Here, you’ll have the pleasure of savoring the national Dominican fare, famously known as \
What's Included
- Lunch included
- Entrance fees covered
- Lunch included
- Entrance fees covered
Additional Information
Discover Santo Domingo, the First City of the Americas. Travel across its most important roads all leading towards ancient edifices and monuments of an invaluable cultural heritage in a modern-day city.
Through yesterday’s narrow lanes, we will set out to unveil the humble beginnings of the New World. Tour the oldest colonial city, erected in the…
Discover Santo Domingo, the First City of the Americas. Travel across its most important roads all leading towards ancient edifices and monuments of an invaluable cultural heritage in a modern-day city.
Through yesterday’s narrow lanes, we will set out to unveil the humble beginnings of the New World. Tour the oldest colonial city, erected in the fifteenth century, and scour the first colonial epoch residences.
Get ready to board a comfortable, air-conditioned bus and immerse yourself in our culture and heritage. Come with us and discover the first city of the new world. Our expert tourist guide will take you to the First City of the Americas, where you will learn about the diverse history of this modern-day metropolitan city.
Location
Museum of the Royal Houses
Calle Las Damas
meeting point will be Museo de las Casas Reales. Exact pick up time will be sent by email.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(128 Ratings)
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847beatrizi
May 13, 2025
Paseo Santo Domingo!!! - A unique experience
Guide Miguel and driver René geniuses!!!! We had lunch in a very good place with drinks included. Chocolate factory back. All very organized highly recommended
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Lucianasi8533ey
May 8, 2025
The dream trip - The guides are very good people and know a lot, I really liked the way Nacho is and Pineapple handles very well. Excellent tour, I will repeat it in my next coming
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F3550rtthomasg
May 7, 2025
Great. - Great excursion, I recommend! Excellent team to accompany us.
Cocoa, coffee and cigar making.
Thank you to guide Willy and Nacho for a wonderful day.
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32anayac
May 7, 2025
Incroyable - Great excursions, coffee and cocoa making as well as cigar making.
I recommend this tour
Willin and Nacho were very very nice!!
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Juanmh6636ht
Apr 21, 2025
very funny and funny - a great experience with camilo and kevin of runners are very funny fun very good people sure the trip no problems with the driver all very cute in an experience of an Argentine ☺️
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G8699wssofiam
Apr 21, 2025
Kevin and Candid runners - A wonderful ride with comfort and friendliness is lived together with Candide and Kevin de runners, Kevin a cheerful guide who adventures you in the history of this beautiful country, together with Candide a driver who takes you on a great road as long as one can observe from a great point all the wonders. Mention should be made of his assistant during the walk, who ensures that no one is left behind with great kindness and very laughing. 100% recommended
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571daned
Apr 7, 2025
Monkey Business in Monkeyland!!!! - Floricel was a good, entertaining guide. Hendri was a really good driver and managed to navigate streets and turns I know I never could have. This trip was amazing. Monkeyland was fun and we had a great time. I loved the trip to the market place cause I always like to try local food when I travel. The trip around the city showing us important sites and statues from their history was nice. 100% would do again. Bargain priced in my opinion and worth it. Six stars all the way around.
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F3064zvfernandop
Apr 4, 2025
Important - The guide limited himself to only giving the information in English and French, although we let him know that we speak Spanish, commenting that the tour was in those languages only, the agency also did not inform us of the same when hiring him, so we could not receive the tour properly, additional, we could not go down to see or appreciate closely the lighthouse by Columbus just passed in the truck and had to see it literally through the window of the truck.
The place is beautiful.
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Sydney_b
Mar 29, 2025
Don’t book! Just hire one of the amazing guides on the street for 50% of the price!! - First, we waited 90 minutes before being added to another tour that had already started, meaning we missed a significant portion of the experience. Additionally, I was provided with multiple audio guides, none of which worked, making it impossible to follow along.
The tour was advertised to run from 10 AM to 1 PM (or 2 PM), but it did not start until nearly noon. The tour company keeps saying we didn’t start that late because it was a 10:35 am start, but my booking on Viator says 10:00 am in the title. By 3 PM, we had only seen two locations on the itinerary, and we ultimately had to leave due to an unfortunate incident where someone suffered a head injury. Given the amount of time spent waiting and the poor organization, I feel that I did not receive the experience I paid for.
While our guide, Nacho, did his best, the group was far too large for one person to effectively lead, making it difficult to get in-depth information. On top of that, the overall quality was poor, and I essentially just wandered around for four hours seeing things I could have covered in 30 minutes on my own.
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V1376ygsydneyb
Mar 29, 2025
Don’t book!!! Just go downtown and hire one of the amazing guides on the street for half the price!! - First, we waited 90 minutes before being added to another tour that had already started, meaning we missed a significant portion of the experience. Additionally, I was provided with multiple audio guides, none of which worked, making it impossible to follow along.
The tour was advertised to run from 10 AM to 1 PM (or 2 PM), but it did not start until nearly noon. The tour company keeps saying we didn’t start that late because it was a 10:35 am start, but my booking on Viator says 10:00 am in the title. By 3 PM, we had only seen two locations on the itinerary, and we ultimately had to leave due to an unfortunate incident where someone suffered a head injury. Given the amount of time spent waiting and the poor organization, I feel that I did not receive the experience I paid for.
While our guide, Nacho, did his best, the group was far too large for one person to effectively lead, making it difficult to get in-depth information. On top of that, the overall quality was poor, and I essentially just wandered around for four hours seeing things I could have covered in 30 minutes on my own.
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