Casa de Campo is what put La Romana, a sugar-mill town east of Santo Domingo, on the tourism map. An internationally known resort that touts itself as the finest in the Caribbean, Casa de Campo is set in vast grounds (7,000 acres/2,800 hectares) designed by fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, a Dominican native.
You can indulge in all kinds of activities at Casa de Campo. There are watersports, including swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, Jet-Skiing and windsurfing. You can play golf on three championship-caliber courses, including the incomparable Pete Dye-designed Teeth of the Dog. Try your luck on a simulated hunting course or at trap shooting. Play tennis on one of the 13 courts at the hilltop La Terraza complex. Or go riding (polo, jumping, trail rides) on one of the resort's 1,000 horses.
Casa de Campo has a variety of accommodations, including hotel rooms and villas. Off-season rates can be a great deal. La Romana has an airport, so there is no long shuttle ride to the resort, which has a brand-new marina.
In addition to Casa de Campo, La Romana also is home to several other all-inclusive resorts, including Oasis Canoa, Sunscape Casa del Mar, and Viva Wyndham, Dominicus Beach and Dominicus Palace.
Cueva de las Maravillas, some 12 mi/20 km west of La Romana, is a subterranean cavern with paved pathways with motion-sensor lighting. Spectacular dripstone formations and a vast collection of pre-Columbian pictographs make it a must-see, although few tourists make it there. 50 mi/80 km east of Santo Domingo.
