Dominican Republic Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Dominican Republic Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Dominican Republic and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Dominican Republic.

Etymology: The country name derives from the capital city of Santo Domingo (Saint Dominic).

Capital: Santo Domingo.

Independence / foundation: The Taino (indigenous inhabitants of Hispaniola prior to the arrival of the Europeans) divided the island into five chiefdoms and territories. Christopher Columbus claimed the island on his first voyage in 1492, and it became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland.

In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which in 1804 became Haiti. The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821 but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years.

It finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844. In 1861, the Dominicans voluntarily returned to the Spanish Empire, but two years later they launched a war that restored independence in 1865.

Population: 11 million.

Currency: Dominican Peso (DOP)
1 USD = 58.68 - 59.42 DOP
1 EUR = 63.57 - 64.66 DOP

Time zone: UTC-4

Languages spoken: Spanish (official).

Religions: Roman Catholic 44%, Evangelical 13%, Protestant 8%, Adventist 1%, other 2%, atheist <1%, none 30%, unspecified 2%.

Climate: Tropical maritime climate. Little seasonal temperature and rainfall variation.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $217 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $19,300.

Main airports: Punta Cana International Airport, Las Américas International Airport, Gregorio Luperón International Airport.

World heritage sites in Dominican Republic

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 1.

Top world heritage sites:

Colonial City of Santo Domingo.

Interesting facts about Dominican Republic

- Baseball is the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic. There have been over 100 players of Dominican origin across American professional baseball leagues, including David Ortiz, Albert Pujols, and Hanley Ramirez.

- The music genre merengue, a fast-paced, rhythmic music and dance, originated in the Dominican Republic.

- Around 25% of the Dominican Republic’s land and shoreline is preserved as national parks, reserves, and sanctuaries.

- Oscar de la Renta, the famous fashion designer, was born in Santo Domingo, capital city of Dominican Republic.

- Dominican Republic was the Christopher Columbus’s first New World landing point in 1492.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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