Explore some of the most important and high-value sectors of the Dominican economy as agriculture, agroecology, goods production and community life. This immersive program focuses on the country’s rural life, organic farming, production and culture.
Duration
8 Days / 7 Nights
Activity Level
Easy
Tour Type
Guided Edu Tour
Group Size
Minimum 18 people - Maximum 22 people
Guided in
English, Spanish
Age Range
18+
Duration
8 Days / 7 Nights
Activity Level
Easy
Tour Type
Guided Edu Tour
Group Size
Min 18 – Max. 22 people
Guided in
English, Spanish
Age Range
18+
MAP
Santo Domingo – Constanza – Santiago – Azua – La Romana – Boca Chica – Santo Domingo
Total distance to do by bus: almost 850 Km
tour highlights
An immersive journey into the heart of Dominican rural life, this program define ecological awareness with agricultural heritage. Explore sustainable farming practices, organic cultivation, and food production methods at local farms and factories. Learn about native crops, agroecology, and the role of agriculture in Dominican identity and economy.
ITINERARY
DAY 1. Arrival at SDQ Airport. Santo Domingo
Welcome to Santo Domingo – the 1st city of all the Americas and the Capital of the Dominican Republic made up of history, culture and traditions. Immerse yourself in real night life of the Dominican capital – a mixture of colonial style with modern Caribbean elegance.
Included SDQ Airport Transfer
- Arrival in Santo Domingo Airport (SDQ)
- Meet & Greet at Santo Domingo Airport. 1 bottle of water per person
- SDQ Airport group transfer to Santo Domingo hotel
Accommodation Included
- Conveniently located, Santo Domingo Comfort Hotel. ½ DBL Room. Bed & Breakfast
- Our representative receives all the group participants at the hotel
- Check In starts at 3 p.m.
Scheduled Included Activities
- 7:45 p.m. Welcome short briefing – meet your expert guides and group
- Welcome gift for every participant
Included Meals
- 8:00 p.m. Group Welcome dinner at a colonial style restaurant. Set menu. Water. 1 nonalcoholic drink p/p
DAY 2. Santo Domingo - Constanza
The day starts in the colonial city of Santo Domingo. Our colonial walking tour is a short immersion into the history of the New World.
A perfect day to move to a famous fertile soil agricultural region of Constanza famous for cultivating a variety of crops like strawberries, flowers, vegetables and locally known as the “Switzerland of the Caribbean” for it’s unique cool climate conditions and high altitude location.
Included transportation
- Private comfortable bus
- On board the bus: bottled water
Accommodation Included
- Locally owned, Constanza Hotel. ½ DBL Room. Bed & Breakfast
Included Meals
- Continental beakfast in Santo Domingo hotel
- Buffet lunch. Local cuisine. One non-alcoholic drink p/p
Scheduled Included Activities
- Colonial walking tour
- Transfer Santo Domingo - Constanza
- Constanza local panoramic tour
DAY 3. Agricultural region of Constanza
Constanza is a community of more than 50 farming families who joined forces to form a cooperative of smallholder farmers. This initiative has generated income and improved living conditions in the area. The farmers direct their production to the private market, including international restaurant chains and several national supermarket chains with stores across the country. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations provided technical support for the development of the community’s socioeconomic baseline.
Transportation included
- Private bus or a tour truck
- On board the bus: bottled water
Accommodation included
- Conveniently located, Santo Domingo Comfort Hotel. ½ DBL Room. Bed & Breakfast
Included Meals
- Continental breakfast in Constanza
- Lunch. Dominican typical cuisine. One non-alcoholic drink p/p
Scheduled Included Activities
- Agrotourism: Strawberry, flower, greenhouse, vegetable and nursery farms
- Spanish, Japanese and Hungarian communities
- Typical Dominican lunch
- Poultry and domestic animal farms
DAY 4. Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and a major commercial center, surrounded by tobacco, vegetable and rice plantations nestled in a mountainous landscape.
Included Transportation
- Comfortable private bus
- On board the bus: bottled water, sodas, light snacks
Accommodation Included
- Conveniently located, Santo Domingo Comfort Hotel. ½ DBL Room. Bed & Breakfast
Included Meals
- Continental breakfast in Constanza
Scheduled Included Activities
- Bus transfer: Constanza - Santiago - Santo Domingo
- Tobacco factory visit. History & cigars production
- Santiago panoramic city tour
- City cable car ride
- Free time for lunch in a famous restaurant of Santiago on own
- Rice plantations visit
DAY 5. Rural life in Azua & Eco voluntourism
Experience the authentic charm of the countryside as you visit traditional villages, engage with local residents, visit a banana plantain plantations, learn about their daily life and customs. Victorina factory visit will give you an opportunity to see how corn and tomatoes are grown and canned. Our day also includes a meaningful eco-voluntourism activity as a beach cleanup initiative.
Included Transportation
- Comfortable private bus
- On board the bus: bottled water, sodas, light snacks
Accommodation Included
- Conveniently located, Santo Domingo Comfort Hotel. ½ DBL Room. Bed & Breakfast
Included Meals
- Continental breakfast in Santo Domingo hotel
- Lunch on the beach. Local Cuisine. Include: bottled water, sodas, rum
Scheduled Included Activities
- Pueblo Viejo settlement visit. Daily life of local people social engagement
- Victorina factory visit. Production of canned corn and tomatoes
- Plantain plantation visit
- Barrera small village visit
- Caobita beach cleanup initiative. Lunch. Free time
DAY 6. Sugar cane plantations. Sugar & Rum production
The eastern region of the Dominican Republic stretches out like a green ocean of sugarcane plantations shaped by centuries of agricultural tradition. Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of sugarcane—from planting and harvesting to it transformation into sugar and the distillation of world-renowned Dominican rum.
Included transportation
- Comfortable private bus
- On board the bus: bottled water, sodas, lights snacks
Accommodation Included
- Conveniently located, Santo Domingo Comfort Hotel. ½ DBL Room. Bed & Breakfast
Included Meals
- Continental breakfast in Santo Domingo hotel
Scheduled Included Activities
- Sugarcane plantations visit
- Sugar factory visit
- Rum factory visit
DAY 7. Boca Chica Beach Day
Boca Chica is a popular coastal municipality and seaside resort town in the Dominican Republic, known for its beautiful beaches, its calm, shallow, crystal-clear waters and the beach’s unique natural breakwater, which creates a large, shallow pool.
Included transportation
- Comfortable private bus
Accommodation Included
- Conveniently located, Santo Domingo Comfort Hotel. ½ DBL Room. Bed & Breakfast
Included Meals
- Continental breakfast in Santo Domingo hotel
- Buffet lunch in Boca Chica. Open bar with local drinks
- Farewell dinner. Buffet. One non-alcoholic drink p/p
Scheduled Included Activities
- Boca Chica beach relax day
- Cooking class and Farewell dinner
DAY 8. Departure. SDQ Airport
Airport Shuttle. Departure to SDQ International Las Americas Airport
Included Meals
- Continental breakfast 7:00 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Santo Domingo Hotel
- Check out at 12 p.m. (the latest time)
Included SDQ Airport Transfer
- Shuttle group transfer from Santo Domingo hotel to Santo Domingo Airport (SDQ).
- Depart at any time.
THE TOUR RATE INCLUDES
Accommodation ½ DBL Room (per person)
- Santo Domingo Comfort Hotel (5 nights)
- Constanza hotel (2 nights)
Transportation
- Round trip group airport shuttle: SDQ Airport – Santo Domingo Hotel – SDQ Airport
- Private Bus for the tour. Medical Kit
Meals
- 7 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 2 Dinners
Expert Guide
- An expert certified tour guide and a tour director
Scheduled main Activities
- Welcome gift for every participant
- Group welcome dinner
- 3-hour colonial walking tour
- Constanza panoramic tour
- Agrotourism and local communities
- Poultry and domestic animal farms tour
- Santiago city tour and cable car ride
- Tobacco factory tour
- Rice plantations visit
- Victorina factory tour
- Beach cleanup initiative and free time with lunch
- Sugarcane plantations and sugar factory tour
- Dominican rum factory tour
- Boca Chica beach day
- Cooking class
- Farewell group dinner
Others
- Entrance fees due to itinerary
- Local taxes
NOT INCLUDED:
- Airfare. Air tickets and airport fees
- Mandatory International Medical & Travel Insurance
- Meals not indicated in the Itinerary
- Alcoholic Drinks & Beverages at all meals
- Tips
IMPORTANT TO KNOW
All booking requests are accepted via email book@academtours.com only.
A College or University group leader/ representative can mail a request for booking or amending the tour due to Educational establishment requirements.
A 10% prepayment is required to confirm your booking.
You can cancel your booking up to 45 days prior the 1st tour date but the prepayment will not be refundable. No refund applies for cancellations within 15 days prior the 1st tour date.
Any payment must be done in USD via bank wire transfer to the account under the name of our company PRO ACADEM TOURS RD SRL indicated in our official invoice.
Prepayment of 10% is to be done upon confirmation. The remain balance should be done at least 15 days before group arrival.
Medical and Travel insurance are not included. All travelers are required to have adequate and valid international travel insurance covering medical and personal accidents, as well as repatriation costs and emergency evacuation.
Citizens of many different countries are not required visa to enter the Dominican Republic. But there are some as Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, China, Belarus, India and others are required to have visa. Please, be sure you are not required visa depending on your citizenship.
Accommodation & Rates
- The published rates are per person per night in DBL Room accommodation.
- Rates for accommodation in a SGL Room or 3rd person in a DBL room are on request.
- This tour is for adults 18+ ONLY
- Extra nights in Santo Domingo Hotel are on request. In case you have purchased this tour and need an extra night or additional transportation (a transfer) upon arrival or departure you can get a special rate for the services.
Health condition & Dietary requirements
- In case you have dietary requirements and are concerned about whether this may impact on your ability to participate fully in all food-related activities on this trip, please consult it with your booking agent so it can be determined whether your dietary requirements can be met.
- Pregnant women cannot participate in this tour.
- All our clients must recognize and confirm that they are in good physical and mental health, and that they do not suffer from any major illness, such as dizziness, loss of balance or coordination, vertigo, heart disease, seizure, sensitive allergies to food and activities included into the package.
Force Majeure
The hosting party will not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations and refunds due to, unforeseen circumstances or causes beyond the Party’s reasonable control. Such circumstances include, but are not limited to any climate changes as rainy weather, natural disaster as hurricane, governmental restrictions, war, strikes, accidents or any other similar events. We monitor these situations as they arise and amend itineraries or activities as necessary.
From: USD 2,589
