Getting There

"It’s easy to get there… it is much harder to leave…"

The best airport to land at is the thatch-roofed Punta Cana International Airport, around 15 minutes from Punta Perla. The next best airport for Punta Perla is the La Romana Airport, which is about 1.5 to 2 hours drive. If you land at Las Americas International (Santo Domingo) you will be a four hour drive away. From Santo Domingo, a taxi cab trip can be negotiated for about US$100 while the domestic flight to Punta Cana is around US$60 per person.

All visitors require a tourist card, which can be obtained on arrival at the airport at a cost of US$10 or equivalent. For visitors staying up to two weeks, the departure tax is US$20. Scheduled airlines sometimes include this charge in the price of their ticket.