--- title: "Bicycle touring in Dominican Republic | Cycle Planet" description: "The Dominican Republic is a beautiful country with a nice variety of dry landscapes with thorn bushes and tree-like cacti and more tropical mountain and…" canonical_url: "https://cycleplanet.org/countries/dominican-republic" meta: "og:description": "The Dominican Republic is a beautiful country with a nice variety of dry landscapes with thorn bushes and tree-like cacti and more tropical mountain and…" "og:image": "https://cycleplanet.org/_og/d/c_Blauwdruk%2Ctitle_Bicycle%2Btouring%2Bin%2BDominican%2BRepublic%2Cdescription_~VGhlIERvbWluaWNhbiBSZXB1YmxpYyBpcyBhIGJlYXV0aWZ1bCBjb3VudHJ5IHdpdGggYSBuaWNlIHZhcmlldHkgb2YgZHJ5IGxhbmRzY2FwZXMgd2l0aCB0aG9ybiBidXNoZXMgYW5kIHRyZWUtbGlrZSBjYWN0aSBhbmQgbW9yZSB0cm9waWNhbCBtb3VudGFpbuKApg%2Cheadline_Caribbean%2CsiteName_Cycle%2BPlanet%2Clogo_CP%2Cp_Ii9jb3VudHJpZXMvZG9taW5pY2FuLXJlcHVibGljIg%2Cs_mUSmO-DShmlOn-GC.png" "og:image:height": "600" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Bicycle touring in Dominican Republic" "twitter:image": "https://cycleplanet.org/_og/d/c_Blauwdruk%2Ctitle_Bicycle%2Btouring%2Bin%2BDominican%2BRepublic%2Cdescription_~VGhlIERvbWluaWNhbiBSZXB1YmxpYyBpcyBhIGJlYXV0aWZ1bCBjb3VudHJ5IHdpdGggYSBuaWNlIHZhcmlldHkgb2YgZHJ5IGxhbmRzY2FwZXMgd2l0aCB0aG9ybiBidXNoZXMgYW5kIHRyZWUtbGlrZSBjYWN0aSBhbmQgbW9yZSB0cm9waWNhbCBtb3VudGFpbuKApg%2Cheadline_Caribbean%2CsiteName_Cycle%2BPlanet%2Clogo_CP%2Cp_Ii9jb3VudHJpZXMvZG9taW5pY2FuLXJlcHVibGljIg%2Cs_mUSmO-DShmlOn-GC.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://cycleplanet.org/llms.txt) Caribbean # Dominican Republic [**View on the map**](https://cycleplanet.org/map?at=18.735693,-70.162651,7) ## **About ** The Dominican Republic is a beautiful country with a nice variety of dry landscapes with thorn bushes and tree-like cacti and more tropical mountain and hilly landscapes with meadows and palm and banana trees. High in the mountains there were still some cloud forests with a lot of precipitation. Last updated 19 May 2021 by [Wereldfietser.nl / Vakantiefietser.be](https://cycleplanet.org/cyclists/01dRgHcnFiTSprDGCEB4Jxq7iDH3) [Edit](https://cycleplanet.org/countries/dominican-republic/edit/about) ## **People ** The people are friendly, there are many people who call and wave Americano or Gringo to you. People call out to you but are never pushy. Occasionally you will also be asked for money (especially children). Spanish is the main language, few people speak English. Many people like it when you take pictures of them. Last updated 19 May 2021 by [Wereldfietser.nl / Vakantiefietser.be](https://cycleplanet.org/cyclists/01dRgHcnFiTSprDGCEB4Jxq7iDH3) [Edit](https://cycleplanet.org/countries/dominican-republic/edit/people) ## **Visa ** Some nationalities can enter Dominican Republic without a visa for up to 90 days. Dominican Republic Countries with visa-free access to Dominican Republic Visa required for entry to the Dominican Republic Source: [**Wikipedia**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_Dominican_Republic). Last updated 19 Mar 2021 by [Cycle Planet](https://cycleplanet.org/cyclists/RYFRjpH3DfdWPpRfG9MIFBSPzH33) [Edit](https://cycleplanet.org/countries/dominican-republic/edit/visa) ## **Sleeping ** ### **Ho(s)tels** There are hotels in most cities and towns. The hotels were expensive for their quality. 70 Peso for a very primitive hotel with no running water in a wooden house to 550 peso for a hotel where hot water supply was not working and the light could only go on in the bathroom. In places with more bathers such as Santa Barbara and Punta Cana, the hotels were not more expensive but much more luxurious. Last updated 19 May 2021 by [Wereldfietser.nl / Vakantiefietser.be](https://cycleplanet.org/cyclists/01dRgHcnFiTSprDGCEB4Jxq7iDH3) [Edit](https://cycleplanet.org/countries/dominican-republic/edit/sleeping) ## **Safety ** DR is an easy and safe country that is large enough for a bicycle ride of several weeks. Last updated 19 May 2021 by [Wereldfietser.nl / Vakantiefietser.be](https://cycleplanet.org/cyclists/01dRgHcnFiTSprDGCEB4Jxq7iDH3) [Edit](https://cycleplanet.org/countries/dominican-republic/edit/safety) ## **Food and drink ** Food is available in every village except on the Pedernales-Puerto Escondido road. **Drinkable water** You can drink tap water, although this is not recommended. In Santa Domingo it's better to buy water because there is a lot of chlorine in the water and it's not tasty. Bottled water is inexpensive and available in many places. Last updated 19 May 2021 by [Wereldfietser.nl / Vakantiefietser.be](https://cycleplanet.org/cyclists/01dRgHcnFiTSprDGCEB4Jxq7iDH3) [Edit](https://cycleplanet.org/countries/dominican-republic/edit/foodDrink) ## **Other ** **Best period to cycle** Seasons (dry / wet) December / January: maximum temperature usually just above 30 degrees. Usually dry and sunny weather. It often had rain in the evening and at night. And of course there was rain in the mountains in a piece of cloud forest. During July-December there is a risk of hurricanes. Wind direction are usually (north) -easterly. 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