Best things to do in Dominican Republic in 2025

The Dominican Republic is the Caribbean's most diverse country with hundreds of miles of postcard perfect beaches, cloud covered mountain peaks, desert scrublands and colonial neighborhoods with centuries old buildings each having a story to tell. The majority of the Dominican Republic's tourism concentrates in its resort towns of Punta Cana and Bavaro but the island has a secret gem hidden in each corner of its lands. The amount of things to do in the Dominican Republic is infinite which lets travelers complete many items on their bucket list. Watch the migrating humpback whales in the Bay of Samana, discover tucked away villages in the lush rainforest, walk the same streets as the history's greatest conquistadors in Santo Domingo, go white water rafting on the highest mountain in all the Caribbean or take a luxurious boat ride to a a small offshore paradise island. The Dominican Republic truly has it all.