Amazing time with Francis! I learned a lot about the D.R. History and culture! Saw amazing things and tried things that I normally would not have tried. This is a must do when coming to Santo Domingo!

We're a group of medical professionals who travel to the DR annually to do humanitarian work. If you have spent any time traveling in the DR (outside of a beach resort) will likely have experienced all of the foods in the tour. Rice, fried chicken, beans, macaroni salad, and bottled water. Presidente beer is ubiquitous, as are the mangoes we had at the fruit stand. Our guide was very pleasant and friendly but at $60 per person we felt it was overpriced for a 3 hour walking tour. We have had better tours (on bicycles, without food) in colonial area for half the price.

What a tour! It was awesome. I love traveling that allows me to see more local culture and less American-centered culture. I don’t love tours that cater to American tastes. This wasn’t that! We tried a nice handful of little bites from “in the cut” places that we hadn’t tried before. We visited Chinatown, Little Haiti, zona colonial, and outside the city. I would’ve loved if the tour was a little longer actually! Woulda loved to try a few more things. But overall it was a good time. Even though he clarified that it’s not a history tour, he gave us great history facts. We had done a history tour already so his little tidbits were perfect fillers to what we had already learned. We were with Francis and he was just super nice and was able to answer all our questions. Would recommend!

Excellent tour. We learned a lot about Santo Domingo and Dominican culture. In our group, there were people that only spoke Spanish and others only in English. Our tour guide did a great job going between both languages.

Our guide took us many places we wouldn't have gone on our own, and the food was wonderful. Little light on the history but all in all a very nice tour.

Very great man and attentive… I highly recommend it to everyone wants to know about Dominican Republic

I enjoy walking tours, so was happy to find this tour through the colonial part of the city! Frances was a wonderful guide who brought us to sights we would otherwise not have seen, including the one small hill in the city. We were a small group - my husband had to cancel last minute, so it was just my daughter and I.

The tour was great! Got to have small bites of many local food - pastelitos, mangu (Dominican mashed plantain), pera piña (juice of rice and pineapple), Jalao , mama juanca, and also local presidente beer. We walked around a bit outside of zona colonial, explored market and tasted mango, sour cherries and stinking toe fruit. The guide Francis also gave me about the history of Dominican Republic along the walk. I enjoyed a lot. Highly recommended !

This company is a scam. We purchased our tickets online in advance, but the paper tickets were meaningless at the location. DO NOT BUY. Here's what happened on our trip to Santo Domingo in January 2023. We printed out our tickets and arrived at the meeting location on time for the tour. We looked around for the tour guide. A cluster of tour guides on the corner of the plaza asked our preferred language. "English? Ok! We find someone." "Here, this guy -- he speak English." "Ok, we go." Our uniformed tour guide took us on a tour of the historical high points of Santo Domingo for about 2 hours. Great. At the end, we tipped him generously and prepared to go. Great confusion ensued. Evidently he does not work for 'Rincones de Mi Pais,' and works for the city as an independent contractor, as do all the other uniformed guides. There are many tour companies in the city -- no one had ever heard of 'Rincones de Mi Pais.' We inquired at a tour agency, who also attempted to contact them, and was unable. We were never able to get ahold of the original company (if it exists) the took our payment. Conclusion: This online company is a scam. Purchase your tour of Santo Domingo from real people once you get there. Although we received a ticket, upon arrival at the location, there was no one to take us on a tour except privately contracted

This was a historical walk of hidden treasures in the colonial zone. The tour guides were knowledgeable and accommodating

Frances was a great tour guide and very knowledgeable about the history of the city and the island. Also got an opportunity to experience some of the modern culture as well

Operator canceled event at 7pm on a Saturday night before a scheduled 9am start on Sunday morning, due to insufficient minimum. That was too late to make alternative plans, obviously. Nowhere do they warn of this cancelation policy, nor specify what is the minimum. I don't blame Viator entirely for this, but since the operator has surely canceled abruptly like this before, I blame Viator for continuing to work with this tour operator.

This was a very good tour. We enjoyed the things we learned and Francis was a very friendly and knowledgable guide. We didn't feel like we saw all the highlights so I guess that's the point of 'best kept secrets'. This isn't necessarily the top sites to see but some of them and some other lesser known sites. But the time and amount of walking etc. were just right for what we wanted.

It was very nice to go off the normal touristic route, discover the side streets and learn about the history of the city

This was an awesome tour that Francis gave me and my fiancée. He was very knowledgeable and patient with us the whole time making sure that we understood since we didn't speak any Spanish. He is most certainly a wealth of knowledge when it comes to history and everything that goes on with the country. The tour is something that everyone can benefit from. We recommend it for sure!!