Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Shoulder (Mar-Jul)
»
You may see short but strong daily rains in Santo Domingo (through October).
»
April weather can be idyllic throughout the country.
»
Standard May to June forecast is pretty much always partly cloudy or partly sunny with chance
of afternoon showers.
Low Season (Aug-early Dec)
»
Hurricane season, really June to December, but if no storms it's an excellent time to travel.
»
Temperatures don't vary much (mountains an exception).
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Deeply discounted room rates and some properties in resort areas like Cabarete close up in Octo-
ber.
Useful Websites
DR1
(
www.dr1.com
)
Busy online forum with engaged members posting travel and DR-living related news
and opinions.
Go Dominican Republic
(
www.godominicanrepublic.com
) Official tourism site.
Debbie's Dominican Travel
(
www.debbiesdominicantravel.com
)
Reviews of sites and accommodations.
Dominican Treasures
(
www.dominicantreasures.com
) USAID-supported site promoting sustainable tour-
ism in the DR.
Lonely Planet
(
www.lonelyplanet.com/dominican-republic
)
For up-to-date travelers' reports.
Important Numbers
Remember that you must dial
1 + 809 or 829 for all calls within the DR, even local ones. There are no
regional codes.
Country code
1 + 809
Emergency
1 + 911
Information
1 + 1411
Exchange Rates
Australia
A$1
RD$37.8
