The DR 3rd
Festival Ticket Order Form

The festival ticket prices include the workshops, parties and party transportation (even the BachataTours to La Romana, Guerra and Santo Domingo Suburbs). The Festival ticket does not include the transportation to and from the airport, or the transfer by bus from the hotel in Juan Dolio to the hotel in Santo Domingo, accommodation, eating and drinking. You can pay the festival ticket by Credit Card, PayPal or Bank Transfer over here.

Dominican Republic
Bachata Business Rules

Dominican Republic does not follow the international business making rules. Some of the Dominican bachata artists, party places and instructors even break the signed and paid legal agreements without any recompensations. Due to this fact DR 3rd disclaimer clearly states that nothing can be guaranteed and for sure many kind of changes will happen. The changes and cancellations do not justify to festival ticket or any kind of discounts or refundings. In DR things just happen, but the good news is that Bachata Ambassadors has excellent record of being able to turn the problems into advantages. The DR 1st originally promised 1-2 live bands, but ended up in 3 live bands + 11 excellent singers. The DR 2nd started with 1 famous live band, but ended up with 4 live bands and 2 live singers.

Please, apreciate the
Biggest effort ever done

DR 1st was 5 years of planning, half a year doing, 2nd added 1 year doing and the 3rd nearly 1 year more. The most autentic and exotic didn't born by itself.

Help us to succeed

We organize the DR 3rd to help Dominican artists and to spread the knowledge of the authentic Dominican style bachata to the whole world.  Please help us to spread the word by inviting your Facebook friends to the DR 3rd Bachata Festival Facebook event. The Festival will be declared successful if everyone’s expectations are met and the authentic style of bachata is learned and its popularity increases around the world.

Comments and opinions

Your comments and opinions will certainly make the festival better. Should you need further information, don't hesitate to ask Bachata Ambassador vesa(at)nabeina.fi. You'll get the answer and it helps us in keeping the web-site understandable and accurate.

We accept more Partners

We can still accept some "Full Partners" and "Marketing only partners". Send your proposal to Bachata Ambassador vesa(at)nabeina.fi

The DR 3rd festival hotel
Room reservation form

The room reservation form will first be received by the DR 3rd organizer. He will double check it and pass it to the hotels. You'll get the payment instructions and the confirmation by email.

The first hotel CCC (Coral Costa Caribe) is an all inclusive hotel (food and drinks included). Being all-inclusive they expect 40% pre-payment October 31, 2012 and 60% pre-payment 5 days before the festival. You'll get an email of how to do the pre-payments. The second hotel BQ Santo Domingo is simple, because they don't need pre-payment or Credit Card guarantee.

The festival hotel prices include 26% tax. The other hotels will show room prices without tax and it's your responsibility to remember to add the 26% tax for the comparison.

IMPORTANT NOTICE! There is no sense in reserving any other Hotel in Juan Dolio than Coral Costa Caribe due to the all-inclusive hotel rules. If you stay at any other hotel you will have to buy an expensive "all-inclusive day pass" to authorize your access to the hotel. We strongly urge that you stay at the hotel  BQ Santo Domingo as there are heavy traffic jams and security risks, as well as the convenience of being on site for all bachata festival workshops and activities.

Optional
Island and waterfall excurcions

The festival will start on Sunday January 20 with an optional Saona Island Catamaran Excursion and end on Monday January 28 with optional Jungle Excursion to Salto Limon Waterfall. Last time the Catamaran excursion turned out to be one of the best experiences in the festival.  Salto Limon is a beautiful waterfall in the middle of the jungle. We will turn this visit into an unforgettable dance adventure with JungleBachata, WaterfallBachata and RanchoBachata. Both of these excursions are all-inclusive including transport, food and drinks. You should definitively choose these options if you can invest 2xUS$85+2 night accommodation more.

Transport
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The Sato Domingo airport transport is not included into the festival ticket price. Fortunately the hotels are enough close to airport, which means if we don't have chance to pick you up, you can always take a taxi. Our transport costs 15€ (20USD) each way (eg. airport to hotel Coral Costa Caribe). We will gather information about your arrival and departure times closer to the festival in order to plan for your transportation needs.

The
Total price examples

Please, it is your responsibility to calculate the total cost of your own trip. These are just examples to help you to estimate the total cost of different options. We don't have a one payment solution. You have to buy the festival ticket, hotel and flight separately. It's actually pretty simple after you have found the  flight. Don't hesitate to ask! The organizer vesa(at)nabeina.fi will help you in planning your trip.

The cheapest total prices in a shared triple, including festival ticket + hotet but not flight and airport transport.
- 4 day Sto Domingo US$376 (about 286€)
- 7 day US$680 (about 517€)
- 9 day/10 night US$997 (about 758€)

Travelling alone?

Don't worry :-) You are not the only one. Nearly 70% of the second Dominican Republic Bachata Festival participants came alone and we formed the best ever attendee group. The DR 2nd participants are still good friends and planning to do return in 2013. You can reserve accommodation in single room or you can save money by sharing your room with others. We have a closed Facebook group to arrange for room sharing. Add yourself as organizers (Vesa Parkkari, vesa(at)nabeina.fi) Facebook friend and ask him to add you to the DR 3rd roommate group.

How to select the
Dates for the flights

You should arrive in Santo Domingo International Airport (SDQ) on
- Saturday January 19 if you want to do the Saona
- Sunday January 20 to start festival relaxed
- Monday January 21 to optimize time and costs
- Wed/Thu January 23/24 to do just Sto Domingo
Your return is
- Monday January 28 if you skip Waterfall Excursion
- Tuesday January 29 if you do Waterfall Excursion
You are welcome to extend your holiday :-)
The discounted hotel room rates are available in Coral Costa Caribe January 19-24 and in Hotel BQ January 23-30.

How to
Buy the flights

You are free to buy your flight in your favorite way:
- Europeans can use our Integrated Cheap Flight Search Engine
- Google "Cheap Flights to Santo Domingo"
- Contact your travelling agency
- Contact airlines flying to Sto Domingo: American Airlines AA, United Airlines UE, Delta Airlines DE, Copa Airlines, Air France AF, Iberia IB, British Airways BA, Condor.

Notice! the flight prices change daily. The closer the festival, the higher the prices. Don't be late!