Barceló Vacations
Barceló Vacations 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. Barceló Vacations offers the following services which you can request when booking your hotel through barcelo.com and pay directly at the destination for hotels in the Dominican Republic:
Barceló Vacations. Dominican Republic Office. 1st Floor, Club House, inside the Barceló Bávaro Palace Deluxe Hotel.
Telephone: 001 809 6865797 Ext: 1608 - 1394 - 1396 -1395
Fax: 1809 552 6073 Email: vacaciones.rd@vacacionesbarcelo.com
Transfers
The highly qualified personnel always work with that friendly smile that characterizes the Dominicans, offering:
· Meet and greet service at the airport
· Assistance at the hotel
· A representative for groups over 14 people
To book transfer service, please include the following information in the Additional Comments section when you make your hotel reservation:
· Full names of guests
· Arrival and departure flight numbers
· Payment method
Excursions
Guests can enjoy their vacation with the range of activities that the hotel offers.
Consult the tour brochure 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 everything began in the Americas! See the Santa María La Menor Cathedral, Las Damas Street and the Alcázar de Colón, then finish with a tour through the Colonial area, which contains the historical and cultural sites where the “New World” began. Relive the sensations of the 16th Century and present-day citizens as they stroll through its streets.
·Panoramic Santo Domingo City Tour | Half Day | Minimum of 2 people required. A carefully planned excursion to highlight the most important points of the city of Santo Domingo. This route, aboard a comfortable vehicle, will allow you to see everything from the museums and architecture of the colonial town to the beautiful buildings of the modern city. We will make a stop at a large shopping center in the heart of the city.
·Santo Domingo Night Tour | Available Only on Thursdays | Minimum of 3 people required. Discover why Dominicans always have a smile on their face. Come and join this ongoing celebration with us by visiting one of the most authentic restaurants in the city, where you’ll enjoy a local culinary celebration and a typical dance show.
·Altos de Chavón & Las Maravillas Caves | Minimum of 5 people required. Our first visit will be to the Las Maravillas Cave, the first natural museum dedicated to cave paintings in the Antilles—a place of great archeological value. We will continue toward the Altos de Chavón, a living replica of a Mediterranean village from the 15th century, with impressive views of the Chavón River. It is a magical and picturesque place with the most important school of arts in the country, restaurants, a museum and a beautiful amphitheater. Lunch is included in a restaurant in Altos de Chavón.
·Isla Saona | Full day | Minimum 2 people required. Experience the unique sensation of traversing the blue waters of the Caribbean Sea on a speedboat and enjoy the transparent waters of La Piscina Natural. ISLA SAONA forms part of the Parque Nacional del Este, a nature reserve filled with indigenous flora and fauna. In a grandiose CATAMARAN and to the rhythm of vitamina and merengue you will experience a full day of excitement for lovers of sailing, the sea and nature.
·Trip to Baní | Full Day | Available from Tuesday to Saturday | Minimum 3 people required. This wonderful desert trip is a blessing for ecotourists interested in feeling the hot wind across their faces during a trip under the sun. It’s like a small chunk of the Sahara in the Dominican Republic. The dunes are located in the Las Calderas Peninsula, between the towns of Matanza, Las Calderas and Salinas (Peravia province).
·Relaxation and Beach Day | Full Day | Available from Tuesday to Saturday | Minimum of 2 people required. Come and see one of the best-kept secrets of the Caribbean: our coast at Juan Dolio, 40 minutes from Santo Domingo, where you can enjoy everything that the Caribbean has to offer. Our island is made of sun, sand, palm trees, wonderful people and flavor, a visual spectacle that delights the visitor.
·Cocoa Tour | Half Day | Available from Tuesday to Sunday | Minimum of 6 people required. Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of chocolate and products derived from cocoa. This fascinating tour is led by industry experts who will guide you step by step in harvesting the world-renowned Dominican cocoa. You will learn with how to plant, harvest, cut and remove the beans from the cocoa pod, as well as the post-harvest process that includes fermentation and drying, the latter crucial steps for quality cocoa. We will then visit the La Esmeralda factory, where you will be delighted by the chocolate aromas and see the step-by-step process used to create the chocolate bars that we love so much. Surrounded by nature and cocoa, traditional music will then set the mood for a succulent Dominican-style lunch.
