Canonical page: /p/dominican-republic/santo-domingo/
Collected: 2026-10-18
JSON: /p/dominican-republic/santo-domingo/index.json

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Dominican Republic

# Santo Domingo

[About the port](/p/dominican-republic/santo-domingo/)[Timetable](/p/dominican-republic/santo-domingo/timetable/2026-11/)

Getting ashore Sans Souci or Don Diego quay

Into town Walk or taxi to the Colonial Zone

Best starting point Colonial Zone and Calle Las Damas

Currency [Dominican peso - DOP](https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/?Amount=1&From=DOP)

## Getting ashore

Ships dock at the Sans Souci zone or at the Don Diego quay, just south of the Colonial Zone. From Don Diego you can cross the highway and walk into the old town.

## Watch-outs

The highway between the port and the old town is busy and crossing needs care. Taxi fares should be agreed before you set off.

## Colonial Zone

The Colonial Zone is the oldest European city in the Americas, a UNESCO site. It has the Cathedral of Santa María, the Alcázar de Colón and Calle Las Damas, the oldest street in the New World.

## Malecón and the coast

The Malecón is the long seafront boulevard, with the Faro a Colón lighthouse and the monument to Columbus.

## Los Tres Ojos

[Los Tres Ojos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Santo_Domingo) are three limestone caves with lakes, reached by taxi or tour.

## Food & shopping

Dominican food includes la bandera, mangú and fried plantain. Restaurants in the Colonial Zone are the easiest choice.

## Money & connectivity

The currency is the Dominican peso. Cards are accepted in larger places, and ATMs are in the city.

## Accessibility & mobility

The Colonial Zone has cobbled streets and steps, and some museums have uneven floors. The Malecón is level. Ask your operator for accessible vehicles.

Plan your call

## Who's in port?

13 calls in the collected schedule.

[View timetable](/p/dominican-republic/santo-domingo/timetable/2026-11/)

## Maps & transport

- [Don Diego quay on Google MapsCruise quay ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Don+Diego+quay+Santo+Domingo)

- [Santo Domingo mapMap and directions (Wikivoyage) ↗](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Santo_Domingo)

## Useful links

- [Santo Domingo on WikivoyageCity and transport ↗](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Santo_Domingo)

- [Convert US dollars to Dominican pesosDaily reference rates ↗](https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/?Amount=1&From=USD&To=DOP)