Isla Saona · Melodygar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dominican Republic · 11 to 20 Dec

Mountains first. Caribbean after.

Ten days, a hire car, two weekends. Here is what it looks like.

Mi Hogar Jarabacoa, outside
Forest and mountains around the hotel
Breakfast on the terrace
Sat 12 to Tue 15 Dec · Jarabacoa

Mi Hogar Jarabacoa

Your own room with a mountain-view balcony, up in the pines. Rated 9.3 from 81 reviews. Night one: Costa Love, by the airport.

Río Yaque del Norte · Starus, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sun 13 Dec · Jarabacoa

Raft the Yaque del Norte

A morning of whitewater through the canyon, then the Jimenoa and Baiguate waterfalls in the afternoon.

Jarabacoa hills · Glenn M. Harden, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mon 14 Dec · Jarabacoa

Climb El Mogote

A steep climb through pine forest with a local guide, the whole valley below you. Down before sunset.

Pool and palms down to the sea
Sunset over the complex
Bedroom
Tue 15 to Fri 18 Dec · Las Terrenas

Penthouse on Playa Las Ballenas

Two bedrooms, a bathroom each, rooftop terrace with ocean views, pool and beach on the doorstep. Rated 4.99 from 124 reviews.

Salto El Limón · wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0
Wed 16 Dec · Samaná

El Limón waterfall

A jungle trek to a 40-metre fall, then a swim in the pool at the bottom.

Playa Cosón · wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0
Thu 17 Dec · Las Terrenas

Beach day, Playa Cosón

Kilometres of palm-lined sand fifteen minutes from the apartment, fresh fish on the beach, nothing else on the schedule.

Lagoon pool
Balcony over the pool
Living room
Fri 18 to Sun 20 Dec · Bayahibe

House in paradise, Dominicus

Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a balcony over the lagoon pool, a short walk to Dominicus beach. Rated 4.97 from 135 reviews.

Saona natural pool · Danu Widjajanto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sat 19 Dec · Bayahibe

Sail to Isla Saona

Catamaran out, waist-deep natural pool full of starfish on the way back.

New York, your share
Under $1,500

all in, for ten days, flight included

Flight JFK to Punta Cana, return$350
Your own hotel room, 4 nights$275
Activities$210
Food and drink$450
CarLondon
Both AirbnbsLondon

Stays and car checked on Booking.com, Airbnb and Kayak, 7 Nov 2026. Flight, activities and food are estimates.

11 to 20 December. You in?

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