Best place to buy cigars??

[TCDiver]

One more turista that will be visiting the DR for the first time in Feb.

We are staying at a resort near La Romana, a little town callled Bayahibe i think. Anyway, i'm looking for a reputable place to buy cigars around there or along the way to Santo Domingo if possible. Any ideas?

Also, how hard is it to set up a tour of one of the larger manufacturer factories, Fuentes, General cigar, etc? If possible, how long would something like take? We are coming primarily for the scuba diving but i'd be interested in a tour at one of the majors if possible.

Your help would be greatly appreciated Hillbilly.

[Hillbilly]

Take a trip over to Tabacalera Garcia in La Romana....I have heard that they do have tours. There is a store in town (actually on the way out of town towards Sto Dgo) is a place called Plaza Caribe, I think. They have excellent product.
Also, down in the Marina in Casa de Campo, there is a store called Fumo that has a good selection of authentic ISOM cigars, but you need to be careful because sometimes they have uninvited "guests"...but they are good and fairly priced...

The Fuente and General factories are five hours away...not for a vacation on the South Coast, but if you can tour Garcia you will have seen almost everything.

HB

[TCDiver]

Thx, really appreciate the input!