

Columbus Lighthouse (Faro a Colón) Tours and Tickets
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Like much of this capital city, Faro a Colon, a bold and imposing cross-shaped structure, serves as a tribute to one of the world’s most famous explorers. Built in a style that’s more urban office building than coastal treasure, this mausoleum and museum does have one distinct feature that’s responsible for its namesake. Columbus Lighthouse projects a unique cross-shaped beam with a light so bright it can be seen from the shores of Puerto Rico.
Travelers who venture to this concrete structure can explore a vast collection of Columbian jewelry, an ancient boat from Cuba and what locals say are the remains of Christopher Columbus.
Between Avenida Mirador del Este and Avenida Faro a Colon. , Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Santo Domingo 1-Day Tour from Punta Cana
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Santo Domingo has many beautiful monuments, historical attractions and natural enclaves, but selecting which ones to visit in one day requires knowledge of the area and a lot of planning. This ideal tour for travelers short on time visits a selection of top attractions, including Los Tres Ojos National Park, the Columbus Lighthouse, and the city of Santo Domingo. After exploring the main sights of the city, the journey continues to the Colonial Zone for a delicious lunch and more sightseeing.
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Full-Day Santo Domingo City Tour from Punta Cana
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Explore the oldest city in the Americas on this walking tour of Santo Domingo. During this full-day excursion from Punta Cana, follow your local guide to view some 5th century colonial monuments, Las Damas Street and Diego Columbus Alcazar, the first cathedral built in the new world. Stop by the National Presidential Palace, get fantastic views of downtown and watch a 4D movie about the history of the city. Lunch at a traditional Dominican restaurant and round-trip transportation from Punta Cana hotels are included.
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Santo Domingo City Tour with Pickup in Santo Domingo
In this tour you will enjoy the best of Santo Domingo, you will live an unforgettable experience going to the most etravagant places of Santo Domingo.
You will visit some places such as the Colonial Zone, the Colon Lighthouse, El Conde Street, Los Tres Ojos Lake and many more places full of history and fun.
Take photos and enjoy with your family or friends and learn more about the most emblematic places of Santo Domingo.
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Historical Santo Domingo Day Trip from Punta Cana
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Explore the oldest city in the Americas on this walking tour of Santo Domingo. During this 10-hour excursion from Punta Cana, follow your local guide to view some 5th century colonial monuments, Las Damas Street and Diego Columbus Alcazar, the first cathedral built in the new world. Stop by the National Presidential Palace, get fantastic views of downtown and shop for souvenirs at the local markets. Lunch at a traditional Dominican restaurant and round-trip transportation from Punta Cana hotels are included.
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Full-Day Adventure Tour of Culture through Santo Domingo
Explore the highlights of Santo Domingo, the oldest city in the Americas, a great option for first-time visitors and history buffs. Visit the caves of Three Eyes National Park, the Columbus Lighthouse, the Colonial Walled Zone, and the National Presidential Palace, traveling between attractions with ease.
Immerse yourself in the cultural and historical heritage of Santo Domingo with this full-day tour of the capital. Follow a guide on a walk past important monuments in the Colonial Zone, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Round-trip travel from Punta Cana is easy with hotel pickup and drop-off.
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Santo Domingo Cultural Tour
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Explore the capital city of the Dominican Republic on this full-day tour of Santo Domingo. Navigate historic colonial streets with your friendly local guide and see some of the oldest sites in the New World in what is considered the oldest European city in the Western Hemisphere. Stroll through the iconic Colonial Zone on foot or upgrade to the full day to see other highlights of the city.
Take a walking tour of the Colonial Zone to see its 16th-century monuments. Learn about the city's long history from a private guide.
Visit attractions such as the Alcázar de Colón Museum, the National Pantheon and the First Cathedral of America Choose the full-day tour to explore places outside the Colonial Zone, such as the Malecón and the Columbus Lighthouse
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Santo Domingo City Tour From Punta Cana With Pick Up
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Discover one of the Caribbean's oldest cities during this full-day excursion to Santo Domingo. Visit the city's top landmarks including the Our Lady of Incarnation cathedral, Colón Palace, and the National Pantheon. You also have the opportunity to take in the colonial architecture of the city near the Malecon before heading back to Punta Cana. Visit the cenote at Los Tres Ojos National
Park and Learn about the rich history of Santo Domingo
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Santo Domingo full day tour from Boca Chica
In this tour you will enjoy the best of Santo Domingo, you will live an unforgettable experience going to the most etravagant places of Santo Domingo.
You will visit some places such as the Colonial Zone, the Colon Lighthouse, El Conde Street, Los Tres Ojos Lake and many more places full of history and fun.
Take photos and enjoy with your family or friends and learn more about the most emblematic places of Santo Domingo.
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Santo Domingo City Tour with Pickup in Bayahibe
In this tour you will enjoy the best of Santo Domingo, you will live an unforgettable experience going to the most etravagant places of Santo Domingo.
You will visit some places such as the Colonial Zone, the Colon Lighthouse, El Conde Street, Los Tres Ojos Lake and many more places full of history and fun.
Take photos and enjoy with your family or friends and learn more about the most emblematic places of Santo Domingo.
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Santo Domingo City Tour from Santo Domingo
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Explore the most iconic sites of this city, known for being the first permanent European settlement in America and found out why it's a city declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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Santo Domingo Historical Day Trip
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Leave the beach crowds behind on a stress-free day trip to Santo Domingo — a great choice for first-time visitors with limited time. Enjoy easy transportation in an air-conditioned coach and visit highlights, such as Three Eyes National Park, the Cathedral of America, and the UNESCO-listed Colonial Zone. Your full-day guided tour includes entrance fees, lunch, and hotel pickup and drop-off in Punta Cana.
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Santo Domingo Full Day Cultural Tour
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Explore the oldest city in the Americas on this walking tour of Santo Domingo. During this full-day excursion from Punta Cana, follow your local guide to view some 5th century colonial monuments, Las Damas Street and Diego Columbus Alcazar, the first cathedral built in the new world. Stop by the National Presidential Palace, get fantastic views of downtown and watch a 4D movie about the history of the city. Lunch at a traditional Dominican restaurant and round-trip transportation from Punta Cana hotels are included.
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Santo Domingo City Tour
Discover the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, on a full-day city tour from the Punta Cana areas. Once you arrive, enjoy a tour of the area’s main highlights including Los Tres Ojos National Park, the Columbus Lighthouse, the Colonial Zone, and the Alcazar. While you explore, listen to commentary from your guide about the history and culture of the Dominican Republic.
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Santo Domingo Colonial City Tour
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Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic, it is the economic and cultural center of the country, and its colonial zone is the first urban city in the new world founded more than 600 years ago and the first European settlement in the Americas and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1990, is a recommended experience for all travelers.
This historic neighborhood consists of a maze of narrow streets filled with architectural wonders that range from the 16th to the early 20th centuries. Its streets will take you to colonial buildings turned into museums, shops, hotels, restaurants, and sidewalk cafes.
Santo Domingo City Tour is the perfect option for people who love history and culture. In this complete tour we will take you on a journey back in time, where you will enjoy an interesting historical account and visits to the most emblematic museums of the Dominican capital, with architectural designs dating from the time of the discovery of America in 1492.
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Santo Domingo Historical Day Trip
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Skip the need to rent a car for a tour of Santo Domingo; this excursion provides all transportation from Punta Cana. Once you arrive, you'll embark on a comprehensive tour that checks all the important sights in the Colonial Zone off your list. You'll get the most out of your visit to this UNESCO World Heritage Site by traveling with a guide, who will provide commentary and answer questions.
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Santo Domingo Colonial (City Tour)
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This tour to Santo Domingo shows you the highlights in and around the capital city. First, stop at Los Tres Ojos National Park. Meaning “three eyes” in Spanish, it boasts three impressive lakes. Then explore Old Town Santo Domingo with a professional tour guide, learning about its importance as the first seat of the Spanish colonial government in the Americas. A traditional Dominican lunch is included.
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Full Day City Tour Santo Domingo
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Immerse yourself in the history of the Dominican Republic's first city on this history-focused tour. You'll spend a full day exploring the city highlights with a guide to enrich your experience, providing commentary and navigation. Sites visited include the UNESCO-listed Colonial Zone, the Casas Reales, the Cathedral, Colon Park. Calle de las Camas, El Conde, and others.
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Full day tour to Santo Domingo from Punta Cana
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Explore the highlights of Santo Domingo, the oldest city in America, on this day trip from Punta Cana, a great option for first-time visitors and history buffs. Visit the caves of Three Eyes National Park, the Columbus Lighthouse, the walled Colonial Zone, and the National Presidential Palace, traveling between attractions with ease.
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$90.00
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$90.00

Santo Domingo City Tour from Punta Cana
Get a comprehensive tour of Santo Domingo on this full-day tour from Punta Cana. Skip the hassle of renting a car or figuring out directions in an unfamiliar country, as all transportation in provided. Enjoy the scenery on the ride and once you arrive in Santo Domingo, follow your guide on a tour of the First City of the Americas, learning much more through guided commentary than you would exploring on your own.
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Santo Domingo Sightseeing Tour
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We arrive from the hotel collection point; we went to the city of Romana which is the third most populous city in the Dominican Republic where a stop to go to the bathroom and take some refreshments and if they like the store has a diversity of Dominican handicrafts made.
We continue our direct route to Santo Domingo City or Province Santo Domingo is one of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It was separated from the National District on October 16, 2001.
Santo Domingo province is part of the Tenth Region Ozama, along with the National District.
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$75.00
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$75.00

Santo Domingo City Tour with Pickup in Bayahibe
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In this tour you will enjoy the best of Santo Domingo, you will live an unforgettable experience going to the most etravagant places of Santo Domingo.
You will visit some places such as the Colonial Zone, the Colon Lighthouse, El Conde Street, Los Tres Ojos Lake and many more places full of history and fun.
Take photos and enjoy with your family or friends and learn more about the most emblematic places of Santo Domingo.
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$90.00
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Santo Domingo city.
We will pick up at your hotel until Holy Sunday and we will head towards the eastern part of the city to begin our tour in the National Park Los Tres Ojos.
Once we get there, we will enter to visit one of the best known underground caves of the region, which has been formed by the rise of rivers, giving rise to three natural lakes. Why this name? It is because of the eye shape that can be seen in the interior lagoons. Probably, the cave, which was discovered in 1916, was a regular place for the celebration of sacrifices by the native Indians.
During the trip through the Three Eyes, you will have the opportunity to contemplate the rich fauna that lives in this paradise of crystalline waters, like a wide variety of fish and bats. In addition, on the rocky walls of the cave we will see the largest fern species on the island, which can measure up to 4 meters.
Next, we will go to the Columbus Lighthouse.
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Guided Full Day City Tour in Santo Domingo from Punta Cana
Santo Domingo is a magical city, full of history, culture and incredible landscapes. Walk through the oldest capital of the «New» world, Santo Domingo is the first city founded in America.
This sightseeing tour shows you a city full of history and culture. A great activity for the whole family.
At the beginning of the day, we will pick you up at your hotel. On the way to Santo Domingo, you will have a tour guide who will explain incredible details about the history of the Dominican Republic. Upon arrival in Santo Domingo, you will visit the incredible cenotes of Los Tres Ojos National Park, you will also make a beautiful tour of the most important monuments: the 1st Cathedral in America, the Colon Palace and the National Pantheon, also Be in a romantic street , the first in America, "The Ladies." Enjoy a picturesque panoramic view of the famous colonial zone and residential areas, Malecón Avenue and the gigantic Colón Lighthouse.
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$70.00
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Santo Domingo City Tour with Pickup in Cap Cana
On this tour you will enjoy the best of Santo Domingo, you will live an unforgettable experience going to the most extravagant places in Santo Domingo.
You will visit some places such as the Colonial Zone, the Colón Lighthouse, El Conde Street, Los Tres Ojos Lake and many more places full of history and fun.
Take photos and enjoy with your family or friends and learn more about the most emblematic places of Santo Domingo.
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- Plaza de España (Plaza de Armas)
- Museum of the Royal Houses (Museo de las Casas Reales)
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- Ozama Fort (Fortaleza Ozama)
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