Dominican Republic travel tips
Dominican Republic travel health
Required is not recommended: the first is what the border asks about, the second is what a clinic would suggest. Both, for Dominican Republic, then the number to dial and what care costs a visitor. Applies to every guide in Dominican Republic: Punta Cana.
Required to enter
- Yellow fever certificate, but only if you are arriving from a country where yellow fever is present
Recommended
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid
- Tetanus up to date
Emergency number
911
Care for visitors
Good but costly
Private clinics in Punta Cana and Santo Domingo are used to treating tourists and are competent, but expensive and quick to require payment up front. Public hospitals are poorly resourced.
Do not drink the tap water. Dengue is present year-round.
The general rules — clinic timing, water, mosquitoes, insurance — are in travel health tips.
