Colonial Zone Tour: Explore Historic Santo Domingo

Embark on a half-day tour of historical Santo Domingo, exploring caves, colonial architecture, and iconic landmarks. Discover the caves of the three eyes, visit the Columbus Lighthouse, presidential palace, and the colonial zone. Enjoy a delicious Dominican lunch and browse local product stores.

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The 3 Eyes National Park - In this national park, you’ll discover one of the city’s best-kept natural secrets: its four lakes:
  1. Sulfur Lake: The first lake visible upon entry, named for the whitish substance at its bottom, which was once thought to be sulfur.
  2. Ladies’ Lake: Named because it was once a spa reserved for women due to its discreet…
What's Included
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
Additional Information

We begin with a meeting at the starting point coordinated with our operator until we reach the 1st point: Las Cuevas de los Tres Ojos, where you will explore its underground wonders with an expert guide. We will have a stop at the Gran Faro a Colón to take incredible photos, inaugurated by Pope John Paul II and we will visit the great Presidential…

Location
The 3 Eyes National Park
Avenida Las Americas, Parque Nacional del Este
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Anthony_s
Feb 16, 2025
It was an amazing... - It was an amazing experience and I recommend everyone that comes to Santo Domingo to do it. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly and he made sure we had a great time.
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Titania_c
Nov 12, 2024
Amazing tour of Santo Domingo so much history! - Our tour guide Fransico was VERY informative-gave a lot of information- made sure the group stayed together.. he also spoke in Spanish and English so both parties could follow along. Bc we were in Santo Domingo transportation was arranged for us to meet the group and then get dropped off in Santo Domingo-there was me and my husband first year anniversary and it was a very special trip. Thanks Fransico for making our trip enjoyable and making sure we got picked up safely and not leaving us by ourselves. You were amazing!
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Mina_z
Nov 6, 2024
Awesome trip in town - Had a wonderful time. The tour guide was super helpful and such a nice person. Guided us with patience and explained everything alone the way.
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Jorge
Oct 23, 2024
Wonderful Experience - We went with M&E Tours, and had a terrific time. They picked us up and agreed we’re taken on tour of Santo Domingo’s historic places. El Faro Colon, Palacio Nacional, etc. Our guide’s name was “Miguelon,” what a wonderful guy, very professional and friendly, to say the list “one of the family.” We are very pleased and do recommend M&E Tours and of course, Miguelon. Blessings and all the best.
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447conchip
Oct 12, 2024
Cultural Santo Domingo Tour - Today, I had the opportunity to take this tour and explore the Three Eyes cave, the mausoleum and the colonial area of Santo Domingo, and it was an unforgettable experience. The cave, with its impressive lagoons of crystal clear waters, left me in awe. The Guide shared fascinating facts about the geological formation and history of the place, which further enriched the visit. After the cave, we headed to the mausoleum, where I was lucky enough to witness a ceremony as it was race day here in the Dominican Republic and then we strolled through the colonial area, where every street and building tells a story. Colonial architecture is simply beautiful, and local restaurants and shops bring a special charm to the atmosphere. You can’t miss the Primate Cathedral of America and the Alcázar de Colón; they are mandatory stops. The combination of nature and culture on this excursion is perfect. I recommend taking a camera to capture the beauty of every corner. Definitely a wonderful experience!! Thank you!!
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Nathan_h
Sep 19, 2024
Good tour for learning the history of Santo Domingo - Only reason I'm giving 4 stars. Abyta Hotel on the pickup list needs to be removed. It was my choosen place to be picked up and turns out rhe hotel is closed. Apart from that, the tour was fun. We got to see some pretty cool museums and learned some history of the city.
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James_d
Sep 15, 2024
Thank goodness for Leo - Leo was a terrific guide. Small group of 8 people, from US, Germany, UK, Ecuador, and Guatemala. The Europeans were big downers, and chain-smokers. Put a damper on things for the rest of us. But again, Leo was awesome, with explanations in both Spanish and English. Slightly disorganized at the start when an Uber picks you up at hotel and brings you to first park, which is the meeting place. The driver literally said, ask for Elvis. Problem is, there were 50 random people standing around and a gift shop lorded over by locals trying to sell you their crap. All we wanted to do was find Elvis, apparently. We asked another guy, who turned out to know Elvis. He called Elvis, who called Leo, who came over to meet us. Very disconcerting at first being dropped in a busy parking lot in a foreign country, not speaking the language, and not even knowing who the hell we were trying to find. Leo put us in an Uber to go back to our hotel at the end of the day as we were the only ones in Santo Domingo; everyone else was going back to Punta Cana. All worked out in the end, and it was a great tour.
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V4041qveduardob
Mar 18, 2025
Irresponsible M&E tour company - They forgot to look for us, we waited 50 minutes and called them. They sent us a Huber, I wanted him to pay for the trip, of course I didn't pay for it. In the 3 Eyes Park, where the tour began, no one expected us. I called again on the phone and soon a person appeared to take us with the guide. He had already done the first part with the other hikers, he had to do it again with us and the other people wait, very angry rightly, a bad time without it being our fault. The guide was excellent.
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Guanacoland10
Feb 21, 2025
Not good - They pick up late , always in a rush,poor choice of food , didn't show us anything in los tres ojos and the monument of colon and we didn't get off the bus so we didn't take pictures
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Ethelyn_g
Dec 27, 2024
Stay away - Never showed up to pick me up. Phone number out of service. Text not responded to. Cancelled all my viator tours and used hotel for tour reservations.
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