Any equipment that a tourist takes with him on vacation requires recharging from time to time. What outlets are there in the Dominican Republic?- many people think about this at home, while packing their suitcases. After all, it may turn out that in this tropical country the sockets are different from our usual ones and you will be deprived of the opportunity to recharge your devices. In fact, you should not pay much attention to this issue, since it is quite easily resolved.
Features of outlets in the Dominican Republic
The voltage in the Dominican Republic is 110 volts, whereas at home in Russia we are used to 220 volts. Current frequency - 60 Hz. The connectors are also different from ours; they are designed for flat plugs.Therefore, in order to be able to recharge your devices while on vacation, you should buy an adapter in advance or right on the spot. It can be found in hotels, shops and guides for a reasonable price of 2-3 dollars. Sometimes during a move, operators provide free adapters. However, please note that the charging process will be slower than in Russia, since the voltage in the Dominican Republic is lower. 
If you take several types of equipment with you at once, then include a tee in your luggage. This is convenient, since the rooms usually have one socket each.
If you're traveling to a new upscale hotel, you don't have to worry about buying a power adapter. There are no power outages in such hotels, as they are equipped with autonomous power generators. Sockets in the Dominican Republic in modern hotels are suitable for different plugs: American, European, with or without grounding.
When going on a trip, check important point regarding trouble-free power supply. If you are not sure about this, then take care of purchasing a transformer adapter. Its cost, as a rule, is higher than usual, averaging $16. But on the other hand, you will be provided with the usual mains voltage of 220 volts and fast charging of devices.
There is no need to worry about sockets and adapters in advance. All these issues can be very easily resolved on site, at the hotel, where you can purchase the necessary adapters. This information, along with other information, is contained in the tourist guide, which is definitely worth reading. it also contains important tips and recommendations to help you relax with maximum comfort without any problems.
Safety
Dominican Republic is enough safe country for tourists by the standards of Central America and the Caribbean; assaults and robberies, which have long become the norm in countries such as Venezuela or Peru, are extremely a rare event in the Dominican Republic. However, we must not forget that the country is home to more than a million illegal migrants from neighboring Haiti, who account for the lion's share of crime. In the capital of the country, Santo Domingo, there are many pickpockets, plus car break-ins are common (you should not leave any things inside the car). In inexpensive city hotels, thefts from rooms occur.
The country allows the free storage and carrying of short-barreled firearms, so you can meet well-armed people on the street everywhere. But this is rather an external attribute - the use of weapons on the streets is extremely rare (the exception is the slum areas where refugees from Haiti live).
Clothing and appearance
There are practically no requirements for clothing, the only exception is that in churches, casinos and some restaurants and discos they do not allow visitors in short shorts and sleeveless blouses. In other cases, neither appearance, nor the guest's morals surprise anyone.
Measurement system
The country still uses several measurement systems, for example, the ounce, livre and pound are used as a measure of weight, gasoline, motor oil and most liquids are measured in American gallons, distances are measured in kilometers, length is measured in yards, and area is measured in " Tareas" (624 sq. m.), so it’s easy to get confused. At bazaars, sellers very often use their own measure of weight and length, so make the conversion carefully, otherwise excesses are possible. Fruits are sold individually, the price depends on size, not weight.
Electricity
Mains voltage 110 V, 60 Hz. Flat sockets, American standard plugs. To connect electrical appliances, you need an adapter (usually sold in hotel shops). Power outages are quite common, but most high-end hotels have their own generators.
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Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic): holidays in Rosettes in the Dominican Republic (in the Dominican Republic)
The Dominican Republic is an exotic land, the cradle of fiery dance rhythms, a magnificent example of Latin American culture with its special way of life, ancient history and unique architecture. And yet, almost the entire coast of the Dominican Republic is one continuous beach. And no matter what resort a tourist chooses here: Playa Bavaro, Playa Dorada or Puerto Plata - everywhere he will find fine white sand, clean warm water and attentive service.
Travel time from Yekaterinburg to Moscow: 2 hours 35 minutes
Between flights: 3h 25m
Total: 14 hours 40 minutes on the way + 3 hours 25 minutes at airports between flights
With two transfers:
Via Moscow and Berlin on Transaero Airlines and Air Berlin
Novosibirsk - Dominican Republic (Punta Cana). How long to fly:
Via Moscow on Transaero Airlines
Travel time from Novosibirsk to Moscow: 4 hours 05 minutes
Between flights: 2 h 45 m
Travel time from Moscow to Punta Cana: 12 h 05 m
Total: 16 hours 10 minutes on the way + 2 hours 45 minutes at airports between flights
With two transfers:
Via Moscow and Berlin on S7 Airlines and Air Berlin
Travel time from Novosibirsk to Moscow: 4 hours 35 minutes
Between flights: 10h 25m
Travel time from Moscow to Berlin: 2 hours 50 minutes
Between flights: 6h 30m
Travel time from Moscow to Punta Cana: 10 hours 35 minutes
Between flights: 2h 55m
Travel time from St. Petersburg to Paris. 3h 30m
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At the very foundation, having chosen the path of mendicant preachers of the Gospel to fight against the Albigensians (Cathars), the Dominicans subsequently continued to be guardians of the foundations of orthodoxy. The Magister sacri palatii, always elected from among the Dominicans, was in charge of the highest censorship.
Dominican in robes
At its most prosperous, the Dominican Order numbered up to 150,000 members in 45 provinces (11 of them outside Europe) and 12 congregations, governed by independent outlets in the Dominican Republic. Later, the Dominicans were pushed back by the Jesuits from schools and preaching at courts, and partly from missionary activities. At the end of the 19th century they existed in Italy, Spain, Austria, and had missions in America and the East Indies.
At the end of the 19th century, Dominican women's monasteries, numbering up to 300, existed in Italy, Austria, Belgium, and America. The nuns were doing handicrafts. Their clothes are white, with a black cloak and velon. The most significant of the sisters of this order is Saint Catherine of Siena.
In the 16th century, Dominican preachers appeared in Latin America. Many Dominicans, for example Bartolomé de Las Casas, defended the rights of Indians in the colonies.
In the XVII - XVIII centuries The activities of the order were severely limited by both secular and ecclesiastical authorities. The Reformation dealt a strong blow to the Dominican monasteries in Northern Europe.
In the 19th century, the position of the order stabilized; Dominican monasteries developed in Europe, Latin America and the Philippines. The order is developing rapidly in the USA and Canada.
In the 20th century, the order experienced new shocks - expulsion from Mexico in 1910, massacres of Dominican monks during civil war in Spain, persecution in communist countries. However, by the end of the 20th century, the state of the order stabilized again.
Dominicans in Russia and Ukraine [edit | edit source text]
Already in 1233, just 17 years after the approval of the Order, Saint Hyacinth founded a Dominican monastery in Kyiv - however, the missionary activities of the Order did not arouse the favor of the authorities. In Ukraine, Dominican monasteries existed in the XIII-XVIII centuries. in Western Ukrainian lands - until 1939
Since 1910, Moscow Catholic Anna Abrikosova. inspired by the works of St. Catherine of Siena began preaching Catholicism in the circles of the Moscow intelligentsia; in 1911 she became a tertiary of the Order, and in 1917 the tertiary community of Dominicans in Moscow was officially formed. During Soviet times most of the sisters, including the founder, were arrested and repressed.
After the fall of the Soviet regime and the restoration of the structures of the Catholic Church in post-Soviet space The activities of the Order in Russia and Ukraine were also restored. Currently, the Dominicans in this territory are represented by the General Vicariate of the Order of Preachers in Russia and Ukraine of St. Archangel Michael. There are several Dominican monasteries and tertiary communities; Dominican priests also serve in a number of Catholic parishes. In Russia, Dominicans care for the parish of St. Catherine in St. Petersburg. the parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Petrozavodsk and the parish of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Yaroslavl.
Symbols and vestments [edit | edit source text ]
The coat of arms of the order depicts a dog carrying a burning torch in its mouth (this, and the consonance with the Latin Domini canes, determines the spread of the unofficial name of the order “Dogs of the Lord”) in order to express the dual purpose of the order: to faithfully protect the faith of the Church from heresy and to enlighten the world with the preaching of the Divine Truths.
The vestment (habit) is a white tunic, a leather belt with a rosary, a white cape with a hood and a black cloak with a black cape with a hood.
Saints and Blessed Dominicans [edit | edit source text ]
St. Dominic (1170-1221) - founder of the order of preachers
St. Raymond de Peñafort (1175-1275) - theologian and canonist
St. Jacek (Hyacinth) Odrowonzh (1183/1185-1257) - missionary, according to legend, who during his mission reached the banks of the Dnieper (Kiev)
St. Albert the Great (c. 1193-1280) - scholastic philosopher. theologian
St. Thomas Aquinas (1225/1226-1274) - medieval philosopher and theologian
Bl. Innocent V (c. 1225-1276) - Pope
St. Margaret of Hungary (1242-1270) - princess from the Arpad dynasty
Bl. Benedict XI (1240-1304) - Pope
Bl. Henry Suso (1295/1297-1366) - poet and mystic philosopher
St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1398) - Doctor of the Church. tertiary
St. Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419) - philosopher, theologian and preacher
Bl. Fra Angelico (1400-1455) - an outstanding artist of the Early Renaissance
St. Pius V (Pope) (1504-1572) - Pope of Rome
St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639) - physician, first black American to be canonized Catholic Church(in 1962).
- Check your flight information on the information board and go to the check-in counters whose numbers are indicated on the board. When checking in, present your passport and ticket.
- After checking in and boarding being announced, you must proceed to the appropriate areas for international flights.
Passengers on international flights undergo customs, passport and security control, after which they await departure in the sterile area of the international airlines gallery. When going through security, you must present your passport and boarding pass.
When transporting animals or plants, it is necessary to undergo phytocontrol / veterinary control.
Rules for pre-flight and post-flight inspections
In accordance with Appendix No. 1 of the Rules for pre-flight and post-flight inspections, approved by order of the Ministry of Transport Russian Federation dated July 25, 2007 No. 104 prohibited from transporting on board the aircraft by passengers in checked baggage and in things carried by passengers, the following dangerous substances and objects:
Allowed to transport on board the aircraft by crew members and passengers in compliance with the required conditions the following items and substances:
- in checked baggage in cargo and luggage compartments of an aircraft with isolated passenger access to luggage during the flight:
- crossbows, spearguns, checkers, sabers, cutlasses, scimitars, broadswords, swords, rapiers, bayonets, daggers, knives: hunting knives, knives with ejectable blades, with locking locks, simulators of any type of weapon;
- household knives (scissors) with a blade length over 60 mm; alcoholic drinks containing more than 24%, but not more than 70% alcohol by volume in containers with a capacity of no more than 5 liters, in containers intended for retail trade - no more than 5 liters per passenger;
- liquids and alcoholic drinks with an alcohol content by volume of no more than 24%;
- aerosols intended for use for sports or household purposes, the release valves of the cans are protected by caps from spontaneous release of the contents in containers with a capacity of no more than 0.5 kg or 500 ml - no more than 2 kg or 2 liters per passenger;
- in things carried by passengers:
- medical thermometer - one per passenger;
- mercury tonometer in a standard case - one per passenger;
- a mercury barometer or manometer, packed in a sealed container and sealed with the sender's seal;
- disposable lighters - one per passenger;
- dry ice for cooling perishable foods - no more than 2 kg per passenger;
- 3% hydrogen peroxide - no more than 100 ml per passenger;
- liquids, gels and aerosols classified as non-hazardous: in containers with a capacity of no more than 100 ml (or equivalent capacity in other units of volume measurement), packed in a securely closed transparent plastic bag with a volume of no more than 1 liter - one bag per passenger.
Liquids in containers with a capacity of more than 100 ml are not accepted for transportation, even if the container is only partially filled. Exceptions to transportation include medications, baby food, and special dietary needs.
Liquids purchased from duty-free shops at the airport or on board an aircraft must be packaged in a securely sealed plastic bag that allows the contents of the bag to be identified during the flight and has reliable confirmation that the purchase was made at airport duty-free shops. or on board the aircraft on the day(s) of travel. Keep your receipt as proof of purchase. Do not open the package either before boarding or during the flight.
The administration of the airport, airline, operator has the right to decide on the introduction of additional measures to ensure aviation security on high-risk flights, as a result of which it is prohibited to carry the following items in the aircraft cabin:
- corkscrews;
- hypodermic needles (unless medical justification is provided);
- knitting needles;
- scissors with a blade length of less than 60 mm;
- folding (without lock) travel, pocket knives with a blade length of less than 60 mm.
Attention!
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Flight time
From Moscow to international airports to Santo Domingo, Punta Cana, La Romana or Puerto Plata - about 13 hours plus transit in Paris or Frankfurt. Direct by charter flight Moscow - Punta Cana - about 12.5 hours.
Upon arrival at Punta Cana Airport, Santo Domingo
Upon arrival at Punta Cana, Santo Domingo airport, follow the step-by-step instructions:
Transfer
Attention! IBERIA flights arrive at Santo Domingo Airport!
- Transfer to the Bavaro region
Transfer from Santo Domingo airport to the Bavaro region takes 2.5 hours + time to check into hotels (about 1-1.5 hours).
Transfer from Punta Cana airport to the Bavaro region takes 30 minutes + time to check into hotels (about 1-1.5 hours). - Transfer to the Boca Chica region
Transfer from Santo Domingo airport to the Boca Chica region takes 30 minutes + time to check into hotels (about 1-1.5 hours).
Transfer from Punta Cana airport to the Boca Chica region takes 2.5 hours + time to check into hotels (about 1-1.5 hours).
In a hotel
Attention! Upon check-in, hotels in the Dominican Republic may ask you to provide a credit card (if you don’t have a card, a cash deposit).
- Go to the reception, where you will be given a registration card.
- Fill out the registration card in English.
- Hand in your completed registration card, voucher (1 copy out of 3), foreign passport (the foreign passport will be returned to you after a photocopy is taken, check at the reception when you can pick up your passport).
- Wait for check-in. Check-in at the hotel is from 15:00. If you want to check into a room earlier than the specified time, you must pre-book a room a day before your arrival date (for example, you arrive in the Dominican Republic at 5 am on September 10, so as not to wait until 15:00 for check-in, you can book a room not from September 10 , and from September 9. In this case, you will be checked into your room as soon as you arrive at the hotel). Upon check-in, you will be given room keys and towel cards.
- After checking into your room, review the information provided by the hotel. Pay attention to which services are paid and how much they cost (as a rule, the information is in a folder and lies on the table or bedside table).
Meeting with the hotel guide
The time of meeting with the hotel guide will be informed to you by the accompanying guide (transferman) on the way to the hotel. At the appointed time you must approach hotel guide, who will be waiting for you in the hotel lobby. To the meeting, take with you a voucher, a hotel map, and a catalog of TEZ TOUR excursions.
If you have any questions or problems, please contact your hotel guide or the hotel reception. The TEZ TOUR hotline number and the hours when the guide is directly at the hotel are indicated on the information stand or in the TEZ TOUR information folder in the hotel lobby.
Attention! There is no operational service on the TEZ TOUR routes listed below. Tourist support is provided by telephone.
The day before your flight home
- Go to the reception and check if you have any outstanding bills for Additional services(use of minibar, telephone, etc.). If you have any debts, pay them.
- In the evening, go to the TEZ TOUR information stand or the hotel guide and check the departure and departure times from the hotel. To do this, you need to know the number of the return flight you are departing on.
- The return time for individual and VIP transfers will be communicated to you by a TEZ TOUR representative at the hotel (the guide will send you a letter indicating the departure time of the minibus).
Check out from the hotel
On the day of departure, you must vacate your room by 12:00, hand in your keys and towel cards.
You can leave your luggage in the hotel storage room.
In order to avoid various complications, we kindly ask you not to be late, arrive at the transfer at the specified time and wait for transport at the place where the bus arrives. Hotel receptions are very large, and if you do not wait for the bus at the appointed place, it will be very difficult for the guide and driver to find you and you will have to get to the airport on your own. If a tourist does not arrive at the meeting point on time, this is regarded as the tourist’s desire to get to the airport on his own.
Arrival at Punta Cana, Santo Domingo airport for departure
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- During the return transfer from the hotel to the airport, the guide will tell you about the customs clearance process and baggage declaration. The guide will take you to the check-in counters and show you where your luggage is packed. Check in for your flight (provide your passport and ticket).
- Drop your luggage at the front desk.
- Receive a migration card for departure at the check-in desk and fill it out in English.
- Get your boarding pass. Pay attention to the gate number and time for boarding the plane (on the boarding pass the gate is indicated by the word GATE, the time - TIME).
- Proceed to the passport control area.
- Go through passport control (provide your foreign passport, migration card).
- Go through customs control.
- Proceed to the departure hall, where you will wait for the boarding announcement for your flight.
Helpful information
Medical service
If an insured event occurs, you must contact the insurance company by phone numbers specified in the insurance policy. Only if you directly inform the insurance company and coordinate your actions with it, will free (or with subsequent reimbursement of expenses) service be provided.
First aid kit
Before your trip, prepare and take with you a first aid kit, which will help you with minor ailments, save your time searching for medicines and eliminate the problems of communicating in a foreign language; in addition, many medicines can different countries ah have different names.
Money
The currency is the Dominican Peso, equal to 100 centavos. There are banknotes in circulation in denominations of 2000, 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20 pesos and coins in 25, 10, 5 and 1 pesos. Only the national currency is officially accepted in the country; unofficially, in the shops of Punta Cana you can pay in dollars. All major credit cards are accepted: Visa, Master Card, American Express, etc. If you are vacationing in Juan Dolio, please be aware that there are no banks and there are no cash options on site. credit card. Call your bank in advance and warn about your trip to the Dominican Republic, otherwise your card may be blocked (the bank's security service may decide that your data was fraudulently obtained by criminals).
Foreign currency can be exchanged at the hotel, at commercial banks that are open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., or at casas de cambio - exchange offices. Approximate rate: 40-45 pesos for 1 US dollar, 55-60 pesos for 1 euro.
Try to spend all your pesos while on vacation because you won't be able to exchange them back once you return.
The shops
Shops are open on weekdays from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00. On weekends, opening hours depend on the profile of the store.
Souvenirs
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The country's tourist areas offer tourists numerous boutiques and souvenir shops, where you can purchase various products made of wood, bone, amber, larimar, ceramics, coffee, rum, cigars, Taino Indian souvenirs, and Creole dolls.
The most popular brands of rum are produced by Tremea B, Bermudez, Barceló and Brugal. The most famous varieties: Aniversario, Don Armando (from Bermúdez); Barceló Cream, Añejo, Gran Añejo, Gran Platinum, Imperial (from Barceló) and Añejo, Extra Viejo, XV, Titanium (from Brugal).
The most popular cigars are made by Ashton, La Aurora, Macanudo, Arturo Fuente and Montecristo. Do not buy cigars from vendors on the streets or the beach, they will most likely be counterfeit. Real cigars good quality cost from 4 to 15 or more US dollars per piece.
Fans of Latin American dances can buy discs with salsa and marengue as souvenirs.
In Santo Domingo there are the largest commercial centers where you can buy clothes, shoes, and light industry products from national and foreign companies of good quality and at affordable prices. You can bargain when purchasing.
Hotels
In the Dominican Republic, all hotels are classified and have an official star rating. As a rule, this classification corresponds to the list of services provided by the hotel. A characteristic feature of holidays in almost all hotels is the food system " all inclusive- “all inclusive”, i.e. three meals a day, snacks at any time, locally produced drinks (any), beach non-motorized entertainment are included.
Guests of one complex can travel from one hotel to another hotel, but clients of another complex will not be allowed into someone else's territory. You need to buy a Guest Card worth 60-80 US dollars. If tourists want to visit a spa center located in another hotel, then TEZ TOUR guides will come to the rescue. In such cases, guides negotiate with the nearest hotel that offers SPA services, and tourists are met at the entrance to the hotel and escorted to the SPA center. In this case, the client pays only for using the spa.
Transport
There is no bus service in Bavaro and Punta Cana. If you wish to leave the hotel premises, you can only travel by taxi. Taxis in Playa Bavaro are not difficult to find. As a rule, taxi stands are located at the entrance to each complex, or a taxi for tourists is called at the hotel reception or by a porter - this service is free. The fare is a little strange: 1 minute - 1 dollar. However, taxi drivers do not have a taximeter. There is also a "motto concho", a motorcycle taxi. We do not recommend using this type of transport due to its unsafety.
Visa
Citizens of the Russian Federation for visiting Dominican Republic no visa required. You can stay in the country for up to 30 days from tourist card, which is purchased upon arrival in the country.
Documents required to obtain a visa on arrival:
- International passport (valid at the time of departure from the Dominican Republic).
- Tourist voucher.
A valid passport is required to enter the country.
Tourists holding valid visas from the USA, Canada, Schengen countries, and Great Britain, regardless of their citizenship, can also enter the Dominican Republic with a tourist card issued upon arrival.
The passport must be valid at the time of departure from the Dominican Republic.
Extended passports of Ukrainian citizens are valid for entry into the Dominican Republic.
Time
The time is 7 hours behind Moscow.
Mains voltage
Electrical voltage is 110 V. Adapters can be purchased at the hotel, the cost ranges from $2 to $10.
Car rental
Car rental costs are very high (for people over 25 years old), you must have an international driver's license valid for 90 days and a credit card. Due to the traffic conditions on local roads, we do not recommend renting a vehicle.
Religion
Catholics - 95%.
Tips
16% sales tax and 10% gratuity will be added to the bill. If you are very pleased with the service and want to somehow reward the staff, you can add your own tip.
Customs
Attention! Since 2019, hookah smoking has been prohibited in the Dominican Republic, both in public places and in private areas. The import of hookahs and electronic cigarettes (except IQOS) is also prohibited.
Limits for transporting alcoholic beverages per person (persons over 18 years of age): 3 liters of alcoholic beverages, 200 pcs. cigarettes or 50 pcs. cigars (cigarillos) or 250 gr. tobacco; coffee, cocoa - in unlimited quantities. All this must be packed in your checked baggage.
It is prohibited to export: shells, corals, sea stars. It is strictly prohibited to import and export pesos (national currency). Export without special permission objects and things of historical and artistic value. There are no restrictions on the import and export of national and foreign currency.
Export of currency from the Russian Federation: For the amount of currency exported from the Russian Federation (Russian and/or foreign currencies) exceeding the equivalent of 3,000 US dollars, a written customs declaration is filled out. If the amount of currency exported from the Russian Federation (Russian and/or foreign currency) is from 3,001 to 10,000 US dollars (inclusive), documents confirming the import or purchase of this currency (currencies) into the Russian Federation are required.
