SANTO DOMINGO
General Description The Dominican Republic is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the Caribbean, largely because it has the largest all-inclusive resort industry in the world.
This form of vacation, based on set rates for airfare, hotel, food and drinks and providing carefree vacationing on idyllic beaches, within the protection of a tourist compound, now brings about two million visitors to the Dominican Republic a year.
For the more adventurous, the Dominican Republic has just as much to offer. It has a great variety of terrain – rain forests, lowlands, coastal swamps, desert and the highest mountains in the Caribbean, rising to more than 10,000ft (3,000m). Luckily for visitors, there is little variation in temperature between summer and winter. In July, the warmest month, the average temperature is about 82F (28C) and it falls to 73F (23C) in January.
The warmth of the water attracts many birds and marine animals and has made Bahia de SamanĂ¡, located in one of the most beautiful parts of the island, world-famous as a breeding ground. The most spectacular of these regular visitors are 3,000 humpback whales, who come to mate, give birth and play with their young not far offshore.
The Dominican Republic is about the size of Scotland, but contains no less than seven international airports. It shares Hispaniola, the second largest island in the Caribbean, with its smaller neighbour, Haiti. Its capital, Santo Domingo, is the oldest city in the Americas, a cosmopolitan city with much of historic interest and lively nights.
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