3-Day Hiking Tour to Pico Duarte

On this 3-day hiking tour around Pico Duarte, you'll start from Jarabacoa and climb the highest mountain in the Antilles.

Description

Day 1

We will pick you up from the campground on Calle de la Piña and head towards the Cordillera Central in the Dominican Republic, located between the José Armando Bermúdez National Park and the José Carmen Ramírez National Park. We will be dropped off at the Manabao swamp to begin a 4-kilometre (2.5 miles) hike through the jungle. A stop will be made halfway to regroup, and the day will conclude at La Compartición, a mountain encampment at 2450 metres (8000 feet) above sea level.

Day 2

After breakfast, we will start the ascent towards Pico Duarte via a 13-kilometre (8 miles) trail, making several stops along the way to rest and enjoy the scenery. We will reach the summit at 3087 metres (10,127 feet) above sea level and experience expansive views before returning to the encampment for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3

Following breakfast, we will hike back to the Manabao swamp, where we will have a picnic-style lunch before returning to Jarabacoa. We anticipate arriving back in the late afternoon.

Accommodation and Food

This hiking tour includes 2 nights of accommodation at a mountain encampment near Pico Duarte. Participants will have 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 2 dinners, all enjoyed in nature with picnic-style offerings.