Day 1: From Santo Domingo to Barahona

After the welcome meeting you will pick up your rental car. After only a short drive, an incredible natural landscape stretches out around you, passing sugar cane fields and transitioning into the rugged and barren mountain landscape of the southwest. Beautiful viewpoints with views over the coastal sections await you. Arriving at your accommodation, you will enjoy a relaxing evening.

• Distance: Approx. 125 mi
• Meals: None
• Standard Accommodation: Oasi Encantado
• Premium Accommodation: Rancho Platon

Day 2: Barahona

Today you can spend the day according to your wishes. The beautiful, unspoiled area around Barahona offers plenty to see and discover – whether hiking through crystal clear rivers, visiting the famous Lago Enriquillo where you can see crocodiles, or mingling with Dominicans at a beach or river restaurant and watching the colorful hustle and bustle; you certainly won’t get bored.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Standard Accommodation: Oasi Encantado
• Premium Accommodation: Rancho Platon

Day 3: Laguna de Oviedo

Today you will travel along the impressive coastal road to Oviedo, where there is a large fresh salt water lagoon. By boat you can observe iguanas, flamingos and countless other bird species (not included). Afterwards the trip continues. Along the way you will encounter beautiful cenotes and a crystal clear lagoon. In the afternoon you will reach your accommodation, a unique glamping hotel right on the gorgeous beach of Cabo Rojo. Enjoy one of the most secluded areas in the country with constant views of the turquoise waters and clear starry skies.

• Distance: Approx. 70 mi
• Meals: Breakfast
• Standard Accommodation: Glamping Cueva de las Aguilas
• Premium Accommodation: Eco del Mar Lodge

Day 4: Bahía de las Águilas

Today, take a boat to the breathtaking and snow-white beach of Bahía de las Águilas (Eagle Bay), one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Enjoy relaxing hours in the crystal clear water. In the afternoon you can walk to “La Cueva”, where you can often meet the Hispaniola Iguana, one of the largest and most powerful vertebrate iguanas of its kind. In the evening, enjoy a delicious meal with a view of the ocean and, weather permitting, a gorgeous sunset.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Standard Accommodation: Glamping Cueva de las Aguilas
• Premium Accommodation: Eco del Mar Lodge

Day 5: Caobita / Azua

After breakfast on the beach, you will head back east. Your accommodation today is a real insider tip that you will definitely not find anywhere else: a newly opened glamping hotel with spectacular ocean views, infinity pool and exceptional accommodation options – far away from any mass tourism and yet with a high level of comfort. The rest of the day you can relax by the hotel pool or visit the nearby La Caobita beach by rental car.

• Distance: Approx. 130 mi
• Meals: Breakfast
• Standard Accommodation: Altos de Caobita Eco-hotel
• Premium Accommodation: Altos de Caobita Eco-hotel

Day 6: Dunes of Baní & Salt Mine

On the way back to Santo Domingo you can make a detour to the dunes of Baní. Here you will get to know another side of the country; the dunes of Baní form the largest desert in the Caribbean. A few minutes drive further you will reach the small fishing village of Las Salinas, where there is an old salt mine and the salt is still extracted from the various salt basins as it was 100 years ago. Continue to Santo Domingo and depending on the rest of the itinerary, drop off the rental car at the destination or airport and/or individual extension.

• Distance: Approx. 105 mi
• Meals: Breakfast

Optional travel extension

On request we will be happy to arrange an individual travel extension or a complete package from arrival at the airport! Please contact us.