City overview
The Dominican Republic shares Hispaniola with Haiti and offers more variety than anywhere else in the Caribbean, from Punta Cana's resorts to colonial Santo Domingo and the laid-back north coast around Puerto Plata. Jewish infrastructure here is the best in the region, entirely built by Chabad of the Dominican Republic under Rabbi Shimon Pelman, who also serves as shochet. Santo Domingo has a daily and Shabbos minyan, a mikvah, and Rimon Kosher Market — a full kosher supermarket with its own restaurant, a rarity in the Caribbean. A second Chabad centre opened on the north coast in Puerto Plata in 2025 with its own kosher restaurant and Shabbos services. Kosher catering delivers island-wide, including to Punta Cana resorts, though Punta Cana itself has no year-round kosher restaurant, permanent shul, or eruv.
Los Haitises National Park
Dominican Republic · Park entry fee plus boat tour, priced by operator
A drowned karst landscape of limestone hummocks rising from mangrove channels, with caves holding Taíno pictographs and one of the richest bird populations in the Caribbean.
Time needed
Full day
Hours
Open daily 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tips
Reached only by boat, generally from Sabana de la Mar or Samaná, and often combined with Montaña Redonda. The Taíno cave paintings and petroglyphs are the highlight and are genuinely ancient. Bring insect repellent and rain protection — the mangroves are humid and showers are frequent. Frigatebirds and pelicans nest on the offshore keys.
Phone
(809) 567-4300Neighborhood
Samaná Bay, Hato Mayor Province
Activity providers
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