JUAN DOLIO

Juan Dolio is cosmopolitan beach town located an hour east of the capital city of Santo Domingo, offers an easy and tropical escape near the capital city. A favorite of well-heeled urbanites who flock here on weekends. With white sand line beach is dotted with hotels, dive shops, restaurants, and bars, as well as a variety of vacation homes.

GETTING HERE

Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) –also known as José Francisco Peña Gómez International Airport–is located 30 minutes from the capital of Santo Domingo, and is the city’s main point of entry for international air arrivals. SDQ is also convenient to the tourist beach towns of Boca Chica and Juan Dolio, starting just six miles away. Juan Dolio’s location give you easy access, by Land 50 minutes from La Romana, through Las Americas or Coral Highway. Welcome to Paradise!

GOLF

Juan Dolio carries amazing Golf Courses such as Guavaberry and Marlins Golf Country Club designed by Gary Player and Charles Ankrom, 18-hole course surrounding borders a nature reserve and beauty of the Caribbean Sea.

BEACHES.

The small fishing village with Guayacanes Beach boasts a scenic white sand beach and Caribe beach attracts surfers and boogie boarders on the weekends, for a bit of wave action. With restaurants and homes, lovely stroll at sunrise, or late in the afternoon to catch the sunset.

OCEAN DIVING & SNORKELING

A small tugboat, the Alto Velo and Tanya V sunk off the waters of Caribe Beach, it quickly turned into an artificial reef surrounded with abundant marine life, coral and sponges. It’s an excellent site for beginners and advanced divers.

RUM HISTORICAL CENTER

Visit the historical center of one of the top rum brands in the country. Know the history of rum making in DR, its role in the culture, Barceló’s manufacturing process, tour the rum barrel storage areas, get to taste the various Barceló varieties of rum and shop for your favorites before leaving.

ADVENTURE

From mid-October to the end of January it’s baseball time in the Dominican Republic. The Estrellas Orientales is the San Pedro de Macorís baseball team, playing 15 minutes away from Juan Dolio. Visit Cave of Wonders with hundreds of well-preserved Taino pictographs, national ecological parks or arrange an island excursion.

DINING & DRINKS

Eating at the many good restaurants in Guayacanes or Juan Dolio on the Boulevard or Calle Principal, especially on weekends. Many of the restaurants double-up as bars and lounges. In Guayacanes, Deli Swiss, La Playa by Nopal, Salitre, Playa El Pescador.

NIGHTLIFE

Juan Dolio’s main street offers a good variety of beachfront bars and lounges for late night drinks, with plenty of dancing. Casino and night fun awaits at Resorts nearby, while close to the center of town, you’ll find additional wine bars and lounges for cocktails with a more chilled out atmosphere.

SHOPPING

On the main roads, there are small souvenir shops and Minimarkets or head out to the Jumbo Supermarket & Store in San Pedro de Macorís that is open until late in the evening.

EXCURSIONS

Discover Colonial Zone located at Santo Domingo, just 30 minutes away from Juan Dolio and just 1-hour away ZipLine and Monkey Land Adventure at Punta Cana with Full-Day Tour for an amazing staying experience.