Montecristi National Park « Explora! Ecotour

Spend 2 unforgettable days seeing what the quiet and beautiful area of Montecristi has to offer. This is a place well off the beaten path, rich in culture, history and nature. A great place for those that not only love nature but love to learn about the history of a nation, Montecristi was once the main port city of the Dominican Republic, and now is a long forgotten diamond in the rough. Explore the many colonial homes and visit the breathtaking El Morro beach, where a mountain range drops off right into the ocean, only to reappear as the Sierra Maestra Mountains of Cuba. Visit the town museum, which depicts many of the important events that characterized the town in the 18th and 19th century. Enjoy a boat ride around the second largest concentration of mangroves in the Caribbean, and then to a small island just off the coast where we will spend a couple of hours bathing in it’s amazing white sandy beach and get to see first hand some of the towns salt production facilities, it’s main source of income. Montecristi is a must see for the true cultural and ecological tourism lover.