shopping / de compras
Shopping in Punta Cana Start by browsing through your hotel shop. See what they have and use this as your benchmark. Also, many hotels present a Dominican themed night when handicraft vendors set up a marketplace at the hotel. Next, venture out to the beach and community shopping areas. Take your time to search. Check for materials, check for workmanship, check for creativity.
Punta Cana
Punta Cana Village. Located one km south of the Punta Cana International Airport. This residential community’s Galerias Punta Cana shopping area features several stores that cater to upscale villa owners who are furnishing their vacation homes and to the many young professionals who work in the area. Galerias Punta Cana is also home to several fine arts and crafts shops, as well as designer beach and casual wear shops. Several restaurants make it an attractive stop.
Carretera Verón-Bávaro
Marqueta. Still small but it is one of the main supermarkets in the area. 3 kms from the VerónBávaro crossing. Tel. 809 466-1217 Plaza Sol Bávaro. Carr. Verón-Bávaro Km. 3. Shops also catering for residents of the area. Liquor store and post office on the premises. Large outdoor restaurant and snack bar. Don Lucas Cigars. Tel 809 466-1212. Art Gallery with exhibitions by outstanding Dominican painters. Selection of fine, adequately preserved Dominican cigars. 44 welcome punta cana
Bávaro Largest beach handicraft center, Plaza Artesanal Bi2JH2O (Bibijagua), Vecarian Gift Shop-Plaza Tropical, and Coconut Beach Club, Plaza Bávaro, Plaza Hotel Flamboyan, Bávaro Shopping Center all for arts and crafts. Palma Real Shopping Village. Amber museum, casual beach and evening wear, international designers. Fine cigar and rum specialty shops. Quality and unique jewelry, arts and crafts shops.
Arena Gorda
Plaza Artesanal Blanca. Arts and crafts.
Macao
Macao. On the road leading to the public access to Macao Beach and up from Arena Gorda is Guirigui Plaza Artesanal, El Macao Plaza Artesanal for arts and crafts. Visit Idalis Gift Shop for a selection of buyable cigars kept in a large humidor.
La Otra Banda-Higüey
Several excursions will make stops at the large gift shops in the town of La Otra Banda and the city of Higüey, the main urban centers near Punta Cana.