Santo Domingo 2-Hours Bike Tour: Uncover the Colonial Zone's Historic and Cultural richness
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101 Ratings
Santo Domingo
Uncover the historic and cultural richness of Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone on a 2-hour bike tour. See hidden corners, visit parks and plazas, and discover local businesses while feeling like a local.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Zona Bici Bike Rental - The tour starts at our shop Zona Bici at Calle Arzobispo Meriño 217. We are just a block away from Colombus Plaza and the city’s Cathedral so this is our first stop. Here we share some of the park’s history and define some of the busyneses there. From there we ride down to Plaza Padre Billini where we share his history and also the one of La Casa del Tostado and other restaurants and busyness there.
  • Parque Duarte - We keep on riding and reach the Ruins of the Dominicos Convent and Parque Duarte, again sharing some of the monuments history and cultural importance. From here we go to Regina’s Alley and see Regina’s Agelorum’s church. We go up calle Jose Reyes and hit Calle las Mercedes. There we see La Iglesia de las Mercedes, and what we call the new alternative center of the Colonial Zone. From there Riding down Calle Sanchez we Hit El Malecón and share the tale of the Balandra Aurora Monument. Here we star ridding along the old city’s wall.
  • San Jose Park - Fisrt the South Wall, where we visit Park San Jose, Montesinos Monument, La Casa Del Gorjón and Plaza Pellerano Castro. From There we reach calle las Damas The oldest street in the city, and is where we share the most historical information. By this time we have reached the East Wall that runs along the Ozama river. Along the wall we see important monuments such as Cristopher Columbus House, Hernan Cortes House, La Fortaleza Ozama among other. At the end of calle las damas we reach Plaza España where we si Don Diego Colon’s Alcazar, El Barrio de las Atarazanas and the ruins of the customs buildings.  From there we go the Santa Barabara where we share the histrory of slavery in the city. Our last stop is just a block away from the shop, where we see the Ruins of San Francisco. there we share some insights before going back to the shop.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Explore the Colonial Zone in an exciting and genuine manner, experiencing more in less time. As we tour, we impart both historical and cultural knowledge, leading you through beautiful hidden gems ideal for photography.

It’s the ideal starting point for your time in town, to maximise your visit.

Within two hours, we will journey along the seafront, taking in the city’s panoramic vistas whilst basking in the Caribbean sea breeze. We’ll traverse all major parks and squares, along with ancient ruins, churches, and various local businesses that embody the best of our culture.

By the tour’s conclusion, you’ll feel like a Santo Domingo native, armed with the knowledge of the finest places to eat, drink, dance, and shop. Join us for a ride and witness the best that Santo Domingo has to offer.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Zona Bici Bike Rental
Calle Arzobispo Meriño
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Moimoit
May 7, 2024
Bike tour - We did a 2 hour bike tour. The guide adapted to us very well. The visit was very pleasant and friendly.
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Team-oasissxm
Apr 29, 2024
Unmissable family activity - Visit the colonial city by bike with José who explains everything you need to know. A great time with the family, an easy little activity to do as a family. Thank you Jose!!! It will make you want to visit several beautiful places. It’s unavoidable……
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Elizabeth_d
Apr 18, 2024
Great Tour! - Jose was an amazing tour guide who explained so much of the history of the DR in our 2 hour tour. The Zona Colonial is gorgeous and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We splurged for the bikes, but we would have been fine with regular bikes.
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Jennifer_l
Mar 31, 2024
Fun and interesting tour with the best guide Jose! - Fantastic e-bike tour with Jose. He was extremely knowledgeable, funny and spoke fluent English with hardly any accent. He showed us the major sites and the hidden gems and gave us a lot of history and insights to the culture and social aspects of the country. He also spent time afterwards to give us tips on things to see and do and places to eat. Wish we would have done this the first day we were in town as we could have avoided some tourist traps. We highly recommend this tour with Jose.
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612s_nkes
Mar 29, 2024
Super interesting tour with passion! - José was very committed to giving us very interesting, valuable background information about the history of the city and the country. First is "200%" Dominican and is really passionate about it! His English is at native speaker level and very understandable. It was very important to him that the four of us understood everything well. Special highlight: José also showed us a part of the old town that is not spruced up for tourists and where there is some poverty. And he explained background information that I had not previously been aware of. He always remains positive and sees opportunities and solutions. Thank you for the wonderful day, José!!
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D1702sxemanuelac
Mar 24, 2024
Don’t miss the best experience ever!!! - This tour is a must do!!!! José is the best guide ever…not only he took us around the colonial zone telling us all the history, but he also went above and beyond showing us all the places where the locals go, recommending the best restaurants and lugares que no te puede perder ❤️ We had the best time ever and learned so much about Dominican Republic. We fall in love with the neighbourhood, the vibes and the people..so much that we spent the day there and we ended up eating, drinking and dancing all day long in all the places that he recommended to us!! Trust me, if you are in Santo Domingo go to Zone Bike and spend the best 2 hours of your day with José and his team ❤️
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W4931bspatricka
Feb 13, 2024
Must experience Colonial city centre by bike - We love doing bike tours as we get to see more of the city while getting some exercise. We decided to do the Santo Domingo bike tour and we're lucky enough to also have Miriam as a guide. We also lucked out and we're only 2 on the tour. We got a private tour and Miriam went into great detail regarding landmarks, history, culture, and even finances. What a great way to learn about a country we are visiting. She also asked us if we had any questions and exchanged information on our local Canadian culture. Miriam is a wealth of information and was an absolute pleasure. Definitely recommend. Safe and fairly easy bike tour other than a small uphill ride at the end which can also be walked.
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Sweetoatmealhilll
Nov 24, 2023
The best tour in Santo Domingo - If you only have one tour and an easy e-bike ride is something everyone in your group can do, I highly recommend this e-bike tour with Zona Bici. José was our guide and it was an entertaining and educating time. We learned so much about the history of the DR that influences the culture and people today, but it was presented in a very easy and entertaining way. The e-bike makes it possible to cover a lot of area, making the tour more thorough and less tiring than a walking tour. The employees of the shop are all very nice and the service was top notch. Highly recommend.
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Philip
Nov 19, 2023
Fantastic tour guide makes all the difference! - A bike tour of the colonial zone isn’t the most exciting g tour we’ve ever done, but the owner of this store does an excellent job making the tour interesting and exciting, recounting the stories of each location we stopped along the way. His passion showed, and we enjoyed the trip, which might have been boring without the commentary and his stories about the locations we saw. Power bikes made climbing even the steeper hills very easy., too.
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David_t
Mar 31, 2024
Good and Bad - Wish I could rate them higher. First the Bad: We booked a tour weeks ahead, it was confirmed and my credit card was charged. We arrived at the shop and the shop team had no idea and was completely surprised. We found out that during Easter Holy week either there was no tours available or the tour guide just didn't show up to work. As a note to all travelers to the DR, we found out the hard way that about half the country doesn't show up to work during the entire Easter Holy week. So Viator and the shop managers didn't do their jobs. When a tour is available to book and its confirmed don't leave your clients hanging out to dry if it is a major national holiday. Fix it. It was a really crappy way to start our experience of the DR. The Good: The team in the shop was great. Once we all figured out what was happening they were very apologetic and accommodating. They promised a full refund. Which they took care of quickly and let us use two bikes to ride around town. It wasn't the same experience as Santa Domingo can be intense to new comers on bikes. A local guide would have been a major difference maker. Thank you shop team. Your managers owes you a thank you and a coffee. Dave
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