What Does $20 Get You in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic? 🇩🇴

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What does $20 get you in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic? That's exactly what we will be figuring out in todays video! Santo Domingo is an incredible city with so much to offer, but it is not the cheapest destination to visit! Today we will be visiting some iconic sites in Santo Domingo such as the Faro a Colon and also be trying traditional Dominican Food, which I'm very excited to show you guys! Let's explore the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo!
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@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the support! Make sure to hit that SUBSCRIBE button and PLEASE LIKE this video because that really helps me out so much! Here's my last Dominican Video in case you missed it! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7x7eLCGtaewhok.html

@pameliiicious 2 жыл бұрын

Colonial zone prices are wayyyy higher than any other areas in the city since is a tourist destination. In order to get the real Dominican experience when it comes to food & cheap prices, you must leave that area.

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah forsure! Made this video this way, as most tourists will find themselves in this general area! ❤️

@DiscoveryJavi. 2 жыл бұрын

Santo Domingo is a kind of special place because you can find everything in just one city, Culture , old world and also modern city :) including beaches and rivers.

@davefuller84 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been to the same cafe, and the gentleman who helped you find the battery showed me around parts of Zona Colonial this past February. Everyone was very welcoming. A modest tip does go along way. I didn’t have the 28% tourist tax when I was there four months ago.

@carolinemah9972 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for bringing back good memories of my time in Santo Domingo. I stayed in an all-inclusive resort but also took a city tour there. Popular destination for the Canadians.

@Travelopo702 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Chris

@edstravel 2 жыл бұрын

Great 👍 video 📹 Chris

@ag7722 2 жыл бұрын

Saludos Chris!! Des Texas ,, great video 👍👍👍

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Saludos bro!!! 🙏🏻💪🏻

@Corona.Manuel 2 жыл бұрын

There is no tourist tax, that tax is called ITEBIS, and is a sales and services tax paid by everyone in the country for the goods, and services for which it applies (Basically everything). So no, there's no special tax on the tourists. Also; it's an insular nation, meaning on an island, thus many things are imported, and for that reason expensive. Also, 1 US dollar is equivalent to a little over 50 Dominican pesos, unlike Venezuela or Colombia, where one dollar is thousands or a million in local currency. I'd advise you to also visit the actual modern city. The colonial zone is gorgeous, but is a bubble, only some 2 square kilometers in a city which is the largest in the Caribean Islands, and Central America, with a population of over 3 million. So truth be told, just visiting the colonial city is in no way knowing the country or even the city. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z6l4ZNuQuuDWpp8.html

@theevanpyle 2 жыл бұрын

New here! Thanks for the video! Hopefully you had a cold Presidente! 🍺

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I definitely did!!! Had a few 🤩

@iamafrederic9358 Жыл бұрын

The Grand has changed and upgraded in the last few years. It used to be called Paco's for many years with a more casual setting and menu

@lemon4grss 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, thanks 🥰

@JustinBrehm 2 жыл бұрын

I am very interested in this area so thank you Chris for doing the video. The only thing that seemed like a letdown was the prices there were basically the prices here but inflation and covid probably all have affected prices of goods but ty again

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Justin! Very beautiful country with a lot to offer forsure! I need to go back and visit for a longer time!

@MILlz0 2 жыл бұрын

Good place for retirement

@normahidalgo404 2 жыл бұрын

Hola¡¡¡ se ve riiiicoooo el mangu, el queso frito es sabroso,Cuidate, un abrazoooo¡¡¡

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Estaba tan delicioso! Gracias por el apoyo siempre Norma!

@aneurysdelosangeles Жыл бұрын

I'm a new subscriber's to your KZfaq channel me gusta mucho ver alas personas creser en esta vida y que Dios te bendiga hoy mañana y siempre amen from Lawrence Massachusetts God bless all of us amen 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🙌🙏🙏🙏🙏🤝

@juni21 2 жыл бұрын

The colonial zone is the touristy area of Santo Domingo and of course you are going to find higher prices. I don't think is fair to compare the prices here to everywhere in the country. Regular Dominicans and tourist s don't pay even close to those prices in other areas of the country..

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot bro, definitely aware of that! Just used it as the primary area of the video since that is where 95% of tourists that visit Santo Domingo spend their time! 🙃

@ijn1216 2 жыл бұрын

That breakfast is everything

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Uuuffff you're not lying! 🙏🏻❤️

@angelar4574 2 жыл бұрын

I travelled to Punta Cana from the UK & absolutely loved it. I was however advised that it is not safe to go off the resort. However, watching your videos it looks great as I feel I didn’t get to experience the real DR life & I’ll have to return back!! Just need to brush up on my Spanish skills too!!!

@danyshampun5495 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty safe just have common sense and don’t be out late at night

@alexanderdelarosahidalgo3092 Жыл бұрын

They always say is not safe! But once you go out the first time you everything you've been missing! Is really safe

@leonardorujano6905 2 жыл бұрын

Saludos bho desde Venezuela 🇻🇪 siempre. 👏👏👏

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Saludos bro!!!

@ms.amiesjourney 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I live in CT USA & that is pretty cheap compared to how much things are out here right now. Thank you 🙏

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Yes forsure! The states are ridiculously expensive!

@pinzaguer84 2 жыл бұрын

Buen video.

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias! Eres de la República Dominicana?

@RealJayMorals 2 жыл бұрын

your videos are cool bro but you gotta be more careful lol dont be oblivious DR is wild you were in a safer area

@TheBadgameplayer Жыл бұрын

@11:24 you just said it oh man...good! Hence the name Mangú 😉

@AU79cm-3 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your support Eddie! Means a lot to me!

@AU79cm-3 2 жыл бұрын

@@Travelwithchris of course bro, great work and wish you the best.

@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298 2 жыл бұрын

🤩🤩🤩 Santo Domingo...that's where Pedro, Chantel's husband comes from.

@eddiemonesti5671 2 жыл бұрын

We can't do better and stop saying that Cristobal Colon discovered America. We can say that He was the first European to visit and settled in America, In this case the Bahamas and then settled in Dominican republic. He didn't discovered anything. Can I be the first Dominican to visit India and then, Say that I discovered India??

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Eddie! I agree!

@yazuki1185 2 жыл бұрын

Europeans had no knowledge about this continent, you discover something when you don't know anything about it, it was not on maps or anything, after the Europeans came the map was modified and new roads were built and everything and the whole world knew about this continent, it was a mutual discovery, the natives discovered white people and white people discovered natives.

@peruchotravel7190 2 жыл бұрын

That’s Plaza España! And Plaza Colon! Intue capital ❤️ I was there about 2 weeks ago! It’s beautiful at night too! In Punta Cana you can haggle a bit and pay a 15% tax sometimes

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Wow super crazy! Thanks for that tip! I hope you enjoyed it! Where are you from?

@peruchotravel7190 2 жыл бұрын

@@Travelwithchris haha that little 3% can be used for a nice cold Presidente! I’m from Lima, Peru. It’s my second time in DR, been here for a month and flying back to Peru next week

@iyengodwin6050 2 жыл бұрын

How to rent a 1 bed room apartment there? Maybe relocating would sounds nice

@nitangringo 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻🇩🇴❤️

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻

@FunSizeHistory 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this collaboration! To be clear, the monument was finished in 1992 in time for the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery. My brain fog was serious here!

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

So did I man! Thanks so much for helping me out!

@marlak4203 2 жыл бұрын

thank you cause i was like "1492?" lol.

@FunSizeHistory 2 жыл бұрын

@@marlak4203 cant believe I didn't catch it, but hey, that's stage fright for ya :)

@marlak4203 2 жыл бұрын

@@FunSizeHistory hehe, yes. Your comment should be pinned or the video should have been edited showing correction. But oh well.

@SRPSKAG0RAZDANkA 2 жыл бұрын

$20 would get me an Uber ride in Chicago a block away.. no food

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 same in LA!

2 жыл бұрын

Estoy activo en los 2 canales

@ToroBravo-qu7ed 2 жыл бұрын

There's no such thing as a tourist tax. That 18% is ITBIS and its a tax for goods and services and everybody has to pay it every time they consume or buy a good or service, including dominicans and non tourists. It has always existed.

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for clarifying that!

@devbachu7072 2 жыл бұрын

Bueno lovely they charge more you have to bet then down on the streets

@spicystapler58 2 жыл бұрын

Que maravilloso! Quiero aprender Español Dominicano, adonde puedo ir?

@h5llstar 2 жыл бұрын

klk, necesita pa buscar un profe

@tepongoen4558 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry no se Ingles pero igual lo veo para apoyarte

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Ahajaja muchas gracias ❤️💪🏻

@trrcj829 Жыл бұрын

I am going to Santo Domingo is it best to take a Uber ? And where would I go to exhange money any tips would help thanks

@Travelwithchris Жыл бұрын

Yes Uber is great and I always just withdraw cash at the atm when I arrive in a country

@rosadld7091 2 жыл бұрын

When eating mangu you need to eat it mixed, that’s is how we domincans eat it.

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Ahahah now I know! Thank you! 💪🏻❤️

@ijn1216 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Cape Verde beautiful country!!!

@empireiranpersian9875 2 жыл бұрын

Dominican republic has very beautiful beach Bro I hope you visit to my country I know for the Americans are iranian Visa situation is difficult but as far as I know kish island and qeshem island are without visa even for Americans But main country you can applying but I think easiest compare to Venezuelan visa ❤

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I hope I get to visit yours soon also!

@KardosoMedia 2 жыл бұрын

Crazy about the 18% tourist tax..didn’t really think that was a thing there. How do they distinguish who gets taxed that if you happen to fit in

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think they have a proper system, i think it just goes by regions!

@someonefromthefuture01 2 жыл бұрын

Its not a tourist tax, its called ITBIS and its a tax they charge for goods and services and everybody pays it, dominicans and tourists. Its not specific to tourists.

@devbachu7072 2 жыл бұрын

They sometimes over charge tourist you have to beat the price down

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Yes very true

@mjking923 2 жыл бұрын

I’m next I’m going to Dominican Republic May 2022 it my first time 😁

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

You're going to love it! Hope you subscribed, I have a few mlre vids from there on the way!

@juni21 2 жыл бұрын

Please just do don't stay in the capital city the Dominican Republic is so much more, you will be glad you did

@fritoguy 2 жыл бұрын

Man that 28% tax kills it for me, DR may be on the pass list for me at least for now. 😂

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously lol taxing hard!

@IffyEdem 8 ай бұрын

And that tax has now made my decision 😂😂 to Antioquia I go

@hollywoodclipp 2 жыл бұрын

Can you give me an estimate of how much taxi driver would charge from Santo Domingo to Puerto Plata plz n thx

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

To be honest I don't know, but expensive lol every taxi ride there was expensive

@adrienrozenbaum814 2 жыл бұрын

If i understand well, you go to a restaurant for tourists witn high prices ( off course) and you generalize this fact for the whole country ???

@OgWoot 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ... Skipping 28% tax for sure

@nikki4911 2 жыл бұрын

I speak limited spanish. can i make it visiting Santo Domingo

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah forsure! 🙏🏻

@h5llstar 2 жыл бұрын

lol my names chris and im from dominican republic

@thedelacruz 2 жыл бұрын

He said the faro was finally finished un 1492...He meant 1992.

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Yes he corrected that her in the comment section! Thanks for watching! ❤️

@FunSizeHistory 2 жыл бұрын

@@Travelwithchris Yes of course! Sorry for the mistake :)

@m.aquino1317 2 жыл бұрын

I came looking for this, bc I remember when they finished I was 12yrs old so I was confused like 1492 what🤪

@FunSizeHistory 2 жыл бұрын

@@m.aquino1317 🤣

@thedelacruz 2 жыл бұрын

This place was expected to be this Eiffel Tower like thing for the D.R. Has potential but is underused. Shame..

@georgep1358 2 жыл бұрын

great video but seems so over priced especially for those exchanging rands to dollars

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Very over priced! Thanks so much!

@adrienrozenbaum814 2 жыл бұрын

YOU JUST GENERALIZE, YOU DON'T GIVE THE VISITORS ANY ADVICE...

@YesDominicansTV Жыл бұрын

🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴 dile si al dominicano 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

@Travelwithchris Жыл бұрын

🙏🏻❤️

@justagree 2 жыл бұрын

I thought the fried cheese was french toast

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 looked like it right!

@justagree 2 жыл бұрын

@@Travelwithchris I would of been satisfied with either one but that fried cheese sounds interesting

@maxkyle635 2 жыл бұрын

Bello bebé love U 😍😍😍😍 hermoso. Me encantaría conocerte. Eres super dulce😘

@qwantstotravel 2 жыл бұрын

How can Columbus discover a place that have people already.

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

🤓

@juanc8462 Жыл бұрын

Exchange rates were better last year

@Worldtraveler655 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for explaining about the food but Dominicans say they are not black😂😂 but we know they African descendants

@alexisantoniolopez1002 8 ай бұрын

tourist tax heheh thats the regular tax men

@astrids2864 Жыл бұрын

That’s Dominican salami not sausage lol

@adrienrozenbaum814 2 жыл бұрын

A NORMAL BOTTLE OF WATER IS ONLY 10 PESO !!!!

@defi6.058 2 жыл бұрын

Come on we all know what we can get for $20 down there

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣😳

@tanteju944 2 жыл бұрын

Unos 18% por solamente estar un "gringo"? Hace años en el Perú, cobraron MUCHISSIMO menos! 😬😬😬

@Travelwithchris 2 жыл бұрын

Que locura 😂😂

@alexisantoniolopez1002 8 ай бұрын

es el itebis que paga todo el mundo es como el impuesto al consumo no se de donde el saca que eso es un impuesto turistico

@kazi20011 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. So the tourst spots are more and the local joints are cheaper? 2/6/2024 Conversion rates US Dollar / Dominican Peso 100 USD 5871.60000 DOP 250 USD 14679.00000 DOP 500 USD 29358.00000 DOP 1000 USD 58716.00000 DOP Fried fish on the menu: (900 = 16.45). Average cup of coffee is 70 = 1.50.