Alexis Club Locations Destinations in the Caribbean

DESTINATION DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SANTO DOMINGO

Santo Domingo, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, estimated at 2,253,437 in 2006. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River. Founded by Bartholomew Columbus in 1496, it is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, and was the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World. Santo Domingo came to be known as the "Gateway to the Caribbean".

In 1930, the city of Santo Domingo (excluding the Colonial Zone) was extensively damaged by tropical hurricane San Zenón. President Rafael Trujillo reconstructed the city and named it Ciudad Trujillo after himself. After his assassination in 1961, Ciudad Trujillo once again became Santo Domingo de Guzmán. Santo Domingo is within the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional (D.N.; "National District") and Santo Domingo Province surrounds it.

Santo Domingo is served by Las Americas International Airport CODE: (SDQ)

DESTINATION DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PUERTO PLATA

San Felipe de Puerto Plata, often referred to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata.

The city is famous for resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, located east of San Felipe de Puerto Plata. There are a total of 100,000 hotel beds in the city.

The only aerial tramway in the Caribbean is located in Puerto Plata. With it, one can ride up to Pico Isabel de Torres, a 793 meter high mountain within the city. The top of the mountain features a botanical garden and a replica of Christ the Redeemer, the famous statue in Rio de Janeiro.

The fortification Fortaleza San Felipe, which was built in the 16th century and served as a prison under Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship, lies close to the port of Puerta Plata. The amber museum is also a well-known attraction in this city. La Isabela, a settlement built by Christopher Columbus, is located near Puerto Plata.

In April 1563 the Spanish settlement became notorious when the English privateer Sir John Hawkins brought 400 people he had abducted from Sierra Leone and enslaved. Hawkins traded his victims with the Spanish for pearls, hides and sugars, some gold. This was the start of British involvement in the trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, in which 20 million people were forced into slavery.

Puerto Plata is served by Gregorio Luperón International Airport CODE: (POP)

Documentation:   Valid passport and a valid Dominican Republic tourist card for American and Canadian citizens, all other nationalities pleaseconsult your Travel Agent.

Temperature:      Averages 80 – 85 degrees and water temperature is typically in the low 80’s. You will notice very little variation in climatebetween summer and winter.

Languages:         Spanish, English is spoken in the Tourist Areas.

Electricity:          110 V.

Currency:            DR Pesso, U.S dollars are widely accepted. Check Rates

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FLIGHTS

There are Many airlines from North America and Europe to get you to Puerto Plata & Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic directly.

U.S.A & CANADA:     Valid passport and a valid DR tourist card for American and Canadian citizens, all other nationalities pleaseconsult your Travel Agent.