Product Description

Haiti and the Dominican Republic together make up the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Yet while the Dominican Republic is firmly established as a sunseekers' paradise, Haiti is one of the world's least explored countries. The Bradt guide enables visitors to the Dominican Republic to make the most of their trip, exploring with confidence the highest mountains in the West Indies and the oldest city in the New World. For the more adventurous, a journey west across the border to Haiti reveals a beautiful country held back in time, steeped in voodoo and colorful traditions, and with a friendly welcome that cannot fail to attract.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1118425 in Books
• Published on: 1999-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 276 pages

From the Back Cover
Haiti and the Dominican Republic together make up the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Yet while the Dominican Republic is firmly established as a sunseekers' paradise, Haiti is one of the world's least explored countries. The Bradt guide enables visitors to the Dominican Republic to make the most of their trip, exploring with confidence the highest mountains in the West Indies and the oldest city in the New World. For the more adventurous, a journey west across the border to Haiti reveals a beautiful country held back in time, steeped in voodoo and colorful traditions, and with a friendly welcome that cannot fail to attract. (5 3/16 X 8 1/2, 276 pages, maps, color photos, illustrations)

Customer Reviews

A sorry excuse for a guide book
I have used this book as a guide while travelling around in the Dominican Republic by car. While I can fully recommend doing so, I would not recommend using this book as a your travel guide.

Often we found inaccuracies or even misleading information, particularly when travelling outside the charter tourist hot spots. We were often sent on wild goose chases by the so-called guide book. It is also often lacking in detailed information about the location of interesting things/places to see, so you could only read about it, but not locate it. Consistently we found the quoted prices to be wrong - sometimes actual prices were more than double the quoted prices (the book had been finished 1½ years before we travelled, it was in the low season and annual inflation had been less than 5 per cent, so there is no obvious explanation for this).

A book that makes you want to get up and go
I'm a confirmed armchair traveler who buys books about countries that interest me. I don't know if this guide is factually accurate (the other reviews seem to think so) but I do know that now I want to go to Hispaniola. This book has painted such an appealing picture that I feel compelled to discover it all for myself. Isn't this what a good guidebook is all about?

A Great Guide to Haiti
It was with some normal fear that I planned my first foreign trip, one going alone to Haiti for the first time. I found the contents of this book to be invaluable. From listing considerations on what to take, providing suggestions on travel and great directions in the towns and villages listed, I found this book to be very useful. I took it with me and it was a constant reference. I also found the background and history section to be both accurate and interesting. Thanks for helping make my trip a success.