STI > Sto Dgo > LT > Cbrte

[jeffnunner]

Hi everyone,

Thanks again to everyone who answered my question a while back about car rentals. We've decided to ditch that idea and hoof it around the island ourselves. After some research, I think I've put together an intinerary, but would like to make sure I'm not overlooking anything big like prices and times.

THANKS!

(Moderator: Sorry if this long post belongs split up in regional forums.)

1. SATURDAY: STI > Santo Domingo
arrive STI 4.28am (hooray JetBlue)
taxi to bus station = RD$ 400

Caribe Tours bus to Sto Dgo
6.00am, 6.45am, 7.15am, 8.15am, etc...
1.5h-2h trip
RD$ 250

taxi from bus stop to hotel in Zona Colonial = RD$ 100


2. SUNDAY: Sto Dgo > Las Terrenas
taxi to bus station = RD$ 100

Caribe bus to Sanchez
1.30pm, 2.30pm, etc...
2.5hrs
RD$ 210

gua-gua to Las Terrenas
lv every 25 mins til dusk
1h trip
RD$ 75 (or RD$ 300 taxi)


3. TUESDAY: LT > Cabarete

OPTION 3A
taxi to Samana = RD$ 300
Transporte Papagayo bus leaves Samana at 2.00pm (from the market)
arrive Cabarete ~5.30pm
RD$ 200

***Is it possible to catch the Papagayo in Sanchez?

OPTION 3B
taxi direct LT > Cbrte = US$ 120

4. FRIDAY: Cabarete > STI for 6am flight (again, thanks JetBlue)
taxi = US$ 30

5. FRIDAY: Cabarete > SDQ for 11am flight (other friends flying out later)

OPTION 5A
cost of a taxi from STI to SDQ
1.5h trip
US$ 125

OPTION 5B
taxi from STI to Sgo, bus from Sgo to Sto Dgo, taxi to SDQ
trip time: 3h
RD$ 400 + RD$ 250 + RD$ 700

[Hillbilly]

My only question is why go to Santo Domingo for one night?
Wouldn'tit make more $$ sense to go to Santiago and spend the night there???
Pleny of good options from the Gran Almirante or Marriott on down to the Colonial...(Colonial is super close to where you'd catch the bus to Las Terrenas.)

You save hours of travel time, get a good night's sleep, and are in Las Terrenas before noon the next day..

IN FACT, you could be in LAS TERRENAS the same day, duh! Just take a taxi from the airport to the bus stop for Las Terrenas/Sánchez/Samaná....Heck, you'd be in Las Terrenas by 11 a.m.

All this supposes that you do not have to go to Sto Dgo for something else...

HB