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Optional Tours
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Here are just a few of the exciting excursions Discount Vacations can arrange to enhance your vacation.Your Discount Vacations Destination Representative will help you choose and then make the necessary arrangements.
Pirates Adventure
Ayr Matey! Become a pirate for a day as you take to the high seas for a swash-buckling adventure! In search of hidden treasures your journey will take you along the Caribbean coastline to Palmella Beach. Swim, sunbathe, relax and enjoy a feast fit for any pirate! Approx $90 per person
San Pedro City Tour
Tour the "baseball town" of San Pedro and take in a folklore show, a rum and cider factory or take a horse and buggy ride out to Ocean Boulevard. Approx $35 per person
Monster Trucks
Come with us on the Monster Jeep Safari, featuring 8-wheel drive Monster Jeeps customized for your safety and comfort. These powerful vehicles can reach places a regular car can only dream about! Visit a family at their country home where you can taste home roasted coffee, see a local cheese factory, gaze on quaint villages and sugar cane plantations and finally wrap up your adventure with a refreshing swim in the river and a delicious buffet! Approx $85 per person
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Sample Itinerary
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Discount Vacations gives you the freedom to create your dream vacation.Here's a sample to get you started.
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Calendar Of Events
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Here's a sample of festivals, holidays and special events.You may want to plan your vacation around events that interest you.
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Jan 1: New Year's Day
Jan 6: Epiphany
Jan 21: Our Lady of Altagracia. Altagracia is the spiritual mother of the Dominican people and is revered like the Virgin Mary. This day and the day before are marked by avid church going, candle lighting, singing, dancing, and other modes of celebration. This takes place in various towns and cities across the country.
Jan 26: Day of Duarte. Juan Pablo Duarte, one of the founding fathers of the Republic, was born on this day. This is celebrated by various patriotic gestures such as flag raising and offering flowers to his statue and the Altar de la Patria.
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| February |
Feb 27: Independence Day. On his day in 1844 the Dominicans won independence for themselves against the Haitians and established the Dominican Republic.
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| March |
Mar-Apr: Good Friday - Easter. On the week-end of La Semana Sainta, just before Easter, the country shuts down, almost all Dominicans head for the beach. On Good Friday music is not allowed to be played (loudly) anywhere, including in clubs or discotheques, but the next couple of days are major fiesta time.
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| April |
Mar-Apr: Good Friday - Easter. On the week-end of La Semana Sainta, just before Easter, the country shuts down, almost all Dominicans head for the beach. On Good Friday music is not allowed to be played (loudly) anywhere, including in clubs or discotheques, but the next couple of days are major fiesta time.
Apr 14: Pan-American Day
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| May |
May 1: Labour Day
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| July |
Jul 10-12: Bachata Festival of Sosua. This distinctly Dominican form of song and dance is extremely popular and is celebrated by, you guessed it, lots of song and dance.
Jul 16: Foundation de la Sociedad Trinitinaria. This day celebrates the founders of the Sociedad Trinitinaria, led by Juan Pablo Duarte, who later goes on to win independence for the country against the Haitians.
Jul 24: Merengue Festival of Puerto Plata and Santo Domingo. This festival is not only about dance. There are food and drink exhibitions as well as various games and events.
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| August |
Aug 16: Restoration Day. Also celebrating the country's independence from Haiti, the day is honored by festivals in the capital, Santiago, La Vega, and San Pedro de Macoris.
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| September |
Sep 24: Our Lady of Mercedes. Mercedes is the patron saint of the Dominican village and the day is celebrated by a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Cerro, a hill that is close the city of La Vega.
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| October |
Oct 12: Columbus Day. In recognition of the anniversary of the discovery of the New World, flowers are offered to the tomb of Columbus and the Faro de Colon, which is a monument in Santo Domingo.
Oct 21-25: Merengue Festival of Puerto Plata. For five days Puerto Plata is alive with dance, art displays, food expositions, auto shows, and other festivities.
Oct 24: United Nations Day
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| November |
Nov 1: All Saints' Day
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| December |
Dec 25: Christmas Day
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