Rough Guide Directions Dominican Republic

A travel guide for visitors on a short break or travelers who want quick information. Focuses on cities, islands and resort regions. This volume covers the Dominican Republic.

Discover a new side of the Caribbean's most popular island destination with the definitive travel guide to the Dominican Republic, researched by Rough Guides' expert authors. Escape the all-inclusive resorts and find the real Dominican Republic - surfboarding resorts and ecolodges in remote pueblos, the Caribbean's highest mountain and the sites of the Americas' first European settlements. You'll find detailed practical advice on how to get the best from your trip, too, with colour-coded maps, listings and information personally checked out by our intrepid writers. The Rough Guide to the Dominican Republic covers everything from museums, shopping and art galleries in the cities to tranquil beaches and remote waterfalls, plus up-to-date descriptions of the Dominican Republic's best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets. Whether you have time to browse detailed chapters, or need fast-fix itineraries and 'Top 5 boxes' that pick out the highlights you won't want to miss, The Rough Guide to the Dominican Republic won't let you down! Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic Directions is ideal for any visitor who wants to explore this verdant, sun-kissed island. From the white-sand beaches lapped by warm, turquoise waters to the spirited festivals and most happening music venues. The guide includes practical detail for outdoor enthusiasts - windsurfers, snorkellers, divers and trekkers. The full-colour 'ideas' section with themed spreads of hidden beaches, natural attractions and the best restaurants and resorts on the island. Having this guide at your side is like having a local friend plan your trip.

written and researched by Sean Harvey.

Previous ed. titled: The rough guide to the Dominican Republic / Sean Harvey.

Explores every corner of the Caribbean's popular destination Dominican Republic, from the largest resort areas to secluded hideaways in the undeveloped hinterlands. This guide includes colour sections highlighting adventure sports - from kite-boarding to mountain climbing - and Dominican music.

One of the Caribbean's favorite destinations gets the full Rough Guides treament in this brand new guide. From beaches to baseball, mountains to merengue, this spicy country never stops moving to a lively beat. Rough Guides hits all the hotspots with hundreds of recommendations and reviews in Santo Domingo and elsewhere for all budgets, and ensures that you'll meet the people who call this land home.

Inside The Rough Guide to the Dominican Republic, you'll find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in the Dominican Republic -- from paradise beaches to pulsating baseball games, mountain hikes to merengue, kiteboarding and Carnival -- as well as up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets.

The Rough Guides series contain full color photos, three maps in one, and arewaterproof and tearproof. They contain thousands of keyed listings and brightnew graphics.