Review of the Dominican Republic, excursions
I had a rest this year in the Dominican Republic at the Rio Palace Resort 5 * hotel, I liked everything very much, the ocean is gorgeous, palm trees... only the wind is all the time from the ocean. The flight to the Dominican Republic lasted 12.5 hours with Transaero airline, back 10.5 hours. The time difference is -8 hours, when we have 8 am in Russia, there is 12 am of the previous day. It was difficult to rebuild for the first 3 days, I woke up at 4 in the morning and didn’t feel like sleeping, and it was dark outside. Sunrise at 7.30 in the morning (before this time it is dark and dark) and sunset at 18.30, it sometimes rained at night, but it lasted for about 5 minutes.
I went on 2 excursions - Swimming with dolphins - $ 149 (The dolphin kisses you, and jumps over you, and dances with him, and rides on yourself, I'm delighted (I'll say my age is 30 years old), the second excursion is a helicopter flight -89 $ for 10 minutes - a flight over the expanses of the Dominican Republic, it's incomparable to look at nature from a bird's eye view).
Prices for other excursions: Santo Domingo - $95 (Thursdays),
Saona - $150 (Monday, Thursday), Samana Peninsula (whale season from January to March) - $300, jeep adventure - $115, Swimming with dolphins -149 (one dolphin), $179 (two dolphins), swimming with sharks and stingrays, sea lions -90$, balloon flight -280$, outdoor disco 35$ /
It makes no sense to leave the hotel, there is poverty and devastation all around, it’s even scary to leave. The holiday was magical, I will come again!