The Dominican Republic covers approximately two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, with Haiti occupying the western third of the island. The name Dominican Republic, derived from the capital, Santo Domingo, was established by the Constitution of 1844, the year in which the country became independent.<\/p>\n
Surface area: 48,730 km2.<\/p>\n
Coastal perimeter: 1576 km.<\/p>\n
Population: 9.2 million.<\/p>\n
Formalities: Valid passport. 00 1 809, followed by the local 7-digit number.<\/p>\n
Time difference: minus 6 hours in summer, minus 5 hours in winter.<\/p>\n
Language: Spanish<\/p>\n
Currency: Dominican peso ($RD)<\/p>\n
Best season: All year round, but avoid August and September, the cyclone season, as a precaution. The average temperature is 30\u00b0 during the day and 20\u00b0 at night. Water temperature: between 25\u00b0 and 28\u00b0.<\/p>\n
Ideal group size : Up to 300 people.<\/p>\n
Dominican Republic Tourist Office (OTREP): 11, rue Boudreau 75009 Paris Tel: 01 43 12 91 91 Fax: 01 44 94 08 80 E-mail: otrepdom@aol.com Internet: www.dominicana.com.do<\/p>\n
Dominican Republic, Travel Tips, Michelin<\/p>\n
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Backpacker's Guide, Hachette<\/p>\n
Dominican Republic, Le petit fut\u00e9, Nouvelles Editions Universit\u00e9<\/p>\n
Dominican Republic, Ulysse<\/p>\n
AIR FRANCE Santo Domingo and Punta Cana are served by 3 flights a week, on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from Paris: departure from Paris-CDG terminal 02A, Punta Cana- Santo Domingo and return to Paris-CDG. Flight time from Paris to Santo Domingo is 11:10, with the flight departing from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle at 13:55 and arriving at 19:05 local time, with a stopover in Punta Cana on the outbound leg. The return from Santo Domingo to Paris is a direct flight lasting 8.25 hours. The airline uses B 747\/400s configured as follows: 17 seats in business class \"Les nouveaux espaces du voyage\", 57 seats in Aliz\u00e9 class, located on the upper deck of the aircraft (private cabin, fine dining, greater recline and seat spacing) and 400 seats in Tempo class. Tel: 36 54. This number, which brings together the company's various services, operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - Internet: www.airfrance.fr<\/p>\n
TURMAYA > 103, av. Alma Mater, Santo Domingo. Tel: +1 809 532 41 05 - Fax: +1 809 532 46 41 - E-mail: turmaya@verizon.net.do - Internet: www.turmaya.com<\/p>\n
EL CABALLO TOURS > El Paseo de la Costanera, Las Terrenas, Samana. Tel: +1 809 240 62 49 - Fax: +1 809 240 62 70 - E-mail: info@elcaballotours.com - Internet: www.elcaballotours.com<\/p>\n
Whale watching on the Samana peninsula (January-March).<\/p>\n
Boat trip in Los Ha\u00eftises park.<\/p>\n
Visit to a coffee and cocoa plantation.<\/p>\n
Attend the La Vega carnival, the craziest in the country (Sundays in February).<\/p>\n
Visit to the Le\u00f3n de Santiago exhibition centre.<\/p>\n
Introduction to cigar-making in the Santiago region.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Carte d\u2019identit\u00e9 La R\u00e9publique dominicaine s\u2019\u00e9tend sur les deux tiers environ de l\u2019\u00eele d\u2019Hispaniola, en mer des Cara\u00efbes, Ha\u00efti occupant le tiers ouest de l\u2019\u00eele. Le nom de R\u00e9publique dominicaine, dont l\u2019origine provient de la capitale, Saint-Domingue, a \u00e9t\u00e9 institu\u00e9 par la constitution de 1844, ann\u00e9e effective de l\u2019ind\u00e9pendance du pays. Superficie\u00a0: 48 730 km2. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4627,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[],"type-darticle":[],"n_magazine":[],"class_list":["post-4625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations-incentive","vapo-free"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n