Vacaciones Barceló
Vacaciones Barceló belongs to the Barceló Group and is the Official Agency for Barceló Hotels & Resorts. It currently has offices in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Costa Rica and Argentina. Vacaciones Barceló offers the following services that can be requested when booking your hotel through barcelo.com and paid for directly at the destination for hotels in the Dominican Republic:
Vacaciones Barceló. Dominican Republic Office. 1st Casa Club, inside Barceló Bávaro Palace Deluxe.
Telephone: 001 809 6865797 Ext: 1608 - 1394 - 1396 -1397
Fax: 1809 552 6073 E-mail: vacaciones.rd@vacacionesbarcelo.com
Transfers
With the friendly smile that is so characteristic of the Dominicans, our highly-qualified staff will be delighted to offer you:
· Airport pick-up
· Assistance at the hotel
· Representative for groups of more than 14 people
To book the airport transfer service, guests must include the following information in the additional request section when making the hotel reservation:
· Name and surname of each person
· Arrival and departure flight numbers
· Payment method
Excursions
Guests can enjoy the range of activities offered by the hotel during their stay.
See the tour leaflet here.
Welcome to Santo Domingo: UNESCO World Heritage Site!
·Santo Domingo Colonial Tour | Half Day | Minimum of 2 people required. A visit to the place where it all began in America! Discover the Santa María La Menor Cathedral, calle de Las Damas street and the Alcázar de Colón, finishing with a tour of the Colonial district, which is home to some of the earliest historical and cultural insights of the New World. Wander the streets and relive the sensations of the 16th-century inhabitants and the modern-day ordinary citizen.
·Santo Domingo City Tour | Half Day | Minimum of 2 people required. This excursion is carefully designed to show you the most important places in the city of Santo Domingo. This tour in a comfortable vehicle will allow you to see the colonial city, with its museums and architecture, as well as the modern city with its beautiful buildings. We’ll also stop off at a shopping centre in the heart of the city.
·Santo Domingo Night Tour | Only available on Thursdays | Minimum of 3 people required. Discover why the Dominicans always have a smile on their face. Join us in the ongoing celebrations by visiting one of the most traditional restaurants in the city, where you can enjoy the very best local cuisine and a traditional dance show.
·Altos de Chavón & Las Maravillas Caves | Minimum of 5 people required. Our first stop will be the Las Maravillas Cave, the first natural rock art museum in the Antilles, which is of great archaeological value. We will then continue our journey towards the Altos de Chavón, a live replica of a 15th-century Mediterranean village, with outstanding views of the Chavón River. It is a magical place, very popular with tourists, and is home to the most important art school in the country, as well as restaurants, a museum and a beautiful amphitheatre. Breakfast is included at the Altos de Chavón restaurant.
.Saona Island | Full Day | Minimum of 2 people required. Experience the thrill of a speed boat ride across the different blues of the Caribbean Sea, where you can enjoy the crystal-clear waters of this NATURAL SWIMMING POOL. SAONA ISLAND forms part of the Parque Nacional del Este nature reserve, which is rich in native flora and fauna. If you love sailing, nature and the sea, you can experience a full day aboard a CATAMARAN, where you can sit back and relax to the sound of some vitamina and merengue music.
·Trip to Baní | Full Day | Available from Tuesdays to Saturdays | Minimum of 3 people required. This marvellous desert landscape is a blessing for eco-tourists wanting to feel the warm air and take a stroll in the sunshine. It is like a little part of the Sahara desert in the Dominican Republic. The dunes are located on the Las Calderas peninsula, between the towns of Matanza, Las Calderas and Salinas (Peravia province).
·Beach and Relaxation Day | Full Day| Available from Tuesday to Saturday | Minimum of 2 people required. Discover one of the best-kept secrets of the Caribbean: our coastline in Juan Dolio, 40 minutes from the city of Santo Domingo, where you can enjoy everything the Caribbean Sea has to offer. Our island offers sun, sand, palm trees, wonderful people and flavours; a picture-perfect place that is sure to delight visitors.
·Cocoa Tour | Half Day | Available from Tuesday to Sunday | Minimum of 6 people required. Delve into the fascinating world of chocolate and cocoa products on this wonderful tour led by experts, who will explain all you need to know about the famous Dominican cocoa. You will discover how cocoa is planted, learn about harvesting, pruning, removing the cocoa pods and the post-harvest process, which includes fermentation and drying - which are crucial processes for producing high-quality cocoa. Visitors will be able to visit La Esmeralda factory where they will be enchanted by the aromas of chocolate and taken through every step of the process of making a delicious bar of chocolate. Surrounded by nature and cocoa, visitors can enjoy a delightful Dominican lunch while listening to traditional music.
