Send a PM to "rubio_higuey" and see if Benjy wants to do this with you guys...he is stationed out that way and knows how to get around.
It would make your trip a lit easier.
I would skip Barahona....unless there is specific reason for going out that way--and there are good reasons to go there (Lake Enriquillo, Polo Magnetico, Bahía de las Aguilas)
2 days for Santo Domingo seems too little...but maybe not...
I will say this: IF you finally decide to rent a car and drive, get all the insurance you possibly can. Also get a cell phone. Make a list of important numbers. In the DR, any little fender bender is a major scene....to be avoided at any cost. In 99,99% of the cases it will not be your fault, but you, the foreigner, will be accused of the most outrageous driving mistakes....
Good luck,
HB
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