WOW what a place! Thank you for all your amazing love and support! 🥰 If you'd like to join our RU-vid Channel here (and get access to exclusive content) click here 👉 ru-vid.comjoin Stay Delightful! ✌- Anna & Trevor
Next time you visit Jarabacoa, try The Woods Jarabacoa. It’s a restaurant/ beer brewery owned by a Lebanese couple. The view is amazing and the food is great. I’m from Jarabacoa and I just bought land there to build my family vacation home. 🥰
First of all, I'm so grateful for having tourist like you sharing your experiences in my country, and that you can show to the public DR is not just resorts, as you mention in most of your videos. Second I wanted to point out that our most valuable resource along with the people, is our land. DR is a small country but as our slogan says, we have it all. You don't have to own a villa in the East or the North, you can just rent for a getaway for the weekend, or go for a day pass. Is very popular to rent in family or group of friends, specially in during long weekends. For Dominicans doesn't feel like "you not in DR" because we grow up experiencing all those different ecosystems, and what is normal for us is actually all this differences in such as small land, that also reflects in the different features or even accents that the Dominican population have. I wish you guys can visit "Bahia de las Águilas" in Pedernales, the south of DR, I think you will love it. Greetings from a Dominican living in Vancouver 🇨🇦!
Thank you so much 😊 We luv reading comments like this. Your country is incredible and we so can’t wait to see more. You’re not the first to recommend the south west that’s for sure 😉- Anna
The villas in Jarabacoa are mostly owned by wealthy Dominicans and some North American/European expats. A lot of wealthy Dominicans will have a primary home in a city and a second home in the mountains, beaches or countryside.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful adventures. In the 1956 the dictator Rafael Trujillo signed a treaty with Japan to accept migrants to settle in Jarabacoa but when Trujillo was killed in 1961 there was a lot of chaos in DR and many of the Japanese family abandon the settlement. Some went to Europe and back to Japan, only a few family stayed.
THIS ! THIS IS WHERE I WOULD GLADLY TAKE A VACATION 🤩! Honest to goodness, if I didn’t know where you had travelled to, I wouldn’t have guessed in a gazillion years that it was located in the Dominican Republic 😮. Luxury Japanese inspired villa, peaceful atmosphere, ‘City of Eternal Spring’?! In love 😍!
Thank you for such a wonderful video. It brings back childhood memories. Jarabacoa was the place of summer camps for kids. The smell of pine trees, horseback riding and even campfires at night. ❤️🌲❤️🌲❤️🌲
Art in the closets? What? Im a new Canadian born in the Caribbean-Colombia, and I’m absolutely in love with that Villa, it’s a very well done blend of Japanese style / art with local materials and even Frida art? Such a treat! I’ll trade any coffee or water bottles in the fridge for being surrounded by that art anytime! Thanks Trevor and Anna for exploring DR, I’m telling everyone I know that DR is so much more than Punta Cana!
Hi, beautiful jarabacoa can’t wait to go back there from Miami, my brother has a villa and I love it specially in the morning is like being in heaven, so glad you are showing that part of my country
Checkout Alec a German that has been living in DR since he was about 4 years old. I think he lives in jarabacoa . He is also a youvetuber and has a Chanel called kiskeya life.
@@DelightfulTravellers I second this recommendation, Alec Corday and his wife have a RU-vid channel called Kiskeya Life. He lives in Jarabacoa, and seems like a very "Delightful Person"
Alec is not only a youvetuver that’s posts about life in the DR but a devoted historian of Dominican history and culture . The guy knows more about DR history than any Dominican accredited historian !
Les recomiendo visitar un lugar llamado "Valle Nuevo", específicamente un encantador vacacional llamado "Villa Pajón", allí sentirán que están en un país totalmente.......lleven abrigos, hace mucho frío en ésta época, temperatura bajo cero muchas veces. Saludos 🇩🇴
Hi guys, I stumbled upon your channel and I throughly love seeing your growth and appreciation for the DR as you get to experience it's fullness. Hope you guys get to see everything the island has to offer. The DR has 6 different topographical areas to include, tropical rain forest, deserts, pine forest, and of course beaches. You guys are inspiring us to go back to the DR. Enjoy!
@play eso no es nieve es escarcha porque las condiciones climaticas no permiten una nevada como tal tambien lo he visto y los arboles congelados porque mi familia es de Constanza
Hi guys, great and different video. The area of Jarabacoa and Constanza (is colder and covered with pines trees, native to the island cousins of the North American pines), the architecture is sort of Swiss chalets Dominican style. The Japanese you rented, although beautiful, there some stunning traditional style chalets that are breathtaking. There are some new projects that really display the ingenuity and versatility of Dominican architects. The owners are mostly Dominicans, in two hours or less they can be in a peaceful, nature environment away from be the capital city. Also, as you see more of DR you will see the amazing talents this island has, construction of furniture, tiles, artists and artisans. Cheers.
hey D Travellers I like your Videos and your chuzpah. I'm a gringo who has travelled throughout DR over 20 times for the past 10 years. I know alot about Jarabacoa, eternal springs in Taino, also referred to as the Dominican Alps up in the Montanas with evergreen Pine and Cypress Trees. You must visit the 2Great Waterfalls or Saltos: Salto Jimenoa and Salto Baiguate both just breathtaking. Also make a drive to Guazaras a "Balneario", bathing place along the Jimenoa river, where the locals go to Relax: Drink, Eat, Dance,in the River with Families. Also don't miss the unbelievable Arepa- thick hearty cornbread, sold all along the Road into Jarabacoa. Be In Touch Bruno
Hello! The dominican Dream is work and live in Santo Domingo and having a second home either in the mountain or by the Beach. The 'potato' you ate is cepa de apio.
I love what you doing guys DR is not just beaches there ere so many places that you can do mountain activities and amazing things for a traveler to discover 😍
I love yuo guys. You are the type of tourist that anybody willl love to host..I am very happy that you're in my country... Love seeing your genuine enjoyment of what my gorgeous country has tp offer. My Dominican Republic is beautiful all around. My people really are. Happy to have you. Again people like you that are not just showing girls anatomy and trying to find only the negative in my country. Like everywhere else life happens. But none of the cities of the D.R. are among the 50s most dangerous cities in the world...thats a fact. My country has lots of very wealthy people. Just gi to my hometown San Francisco de MACORIS you'll see amazing homes. And we don't even have beaches or anything like.. Again stay and enjoy my beautiful land as much as you want...🥰🥰😎😎😎😎🇩🇴🇺🇲🇩🇴🇺🇲
🥰Awe thank you Josh. That means the world to us. One of our favourite people here on the beach in Cabarete is from San Fran de Macoris. We'd luv to visit there! - Anna
Please do you can stay in my house .if you want . i live in the urbanizacion TORIBIO PIANTINI. We got 5 bedrooms there all air condition with bathroom. Hot shower .we are not there now. Im in the states .but we have a lady that and a security man that watches the house and the lady cleans.vooks makes sure everything's good.. If you decide to let me know. Its super quiet community there and its free for you guys. I live seen you Trevor and your wife Anna so happy.
Hey 👋 I love your videos. I moved to Dominican Republic two years because of the pandemic. My husband and I climbed Pico Duarte early March of 2021 for three days and January 1 I did a 9 day trip to Pico Duarte. OMG that was incredible. Not easy at all but incredible. Try the short trip for your first time going to Pico and prepare for the cold temperatures, like zero degrees and lower in the early part of the year. So that’s my recommendation different to try here in Dominican Republic 🇩🇴. By the way Pico Duarte is the highest point in all the Caribbean.
Thank you for visiting my town Jarabacoa, the city of eternal spring, I thank you very much for your contribution since you are promoting tourism and the more tourists visit the city, the more it grows. haaa and remember that God is everywhere but he sleeps in Jarabacoa thank you very much continue to enjoy a lot and I hope to see you mounted on a paraglider
Also in jarabacoa there was a big migration of Japanese in the 1950s most move back to other countries or back to Japan but, there are still Japanese families mix Dominican by now and jarabacoa is the coldest place in 🇩🇴 FYI Valle nuevo
Hi, so glad you’re enjoying your stay in Jarabacoa. You should go to Constanza which is also a mountainside area in the province of La Vega. You will love it there. 🙏🏼🍀💕
Go to Valle Nuevo, for this time the temperatures usually drop to 0 degrees centigrade and it has a very peculiar vegetation, It is located in Constanza.
Jarabacoa is beautiful, I agree with you about the airbnb rental, it is not hard for them have couple of botellones de agua, salt, pepper, dish wash, etc.
Jarabacoa, one of my favorites places in the DR. The DR never stop sorprising me!!! Dominicans need goods politicians that cares the country. I am addictive to DR.
Love this video. It’s known amongst Dominicans that if you own a villa in Jarabacoa you are wealthy or must come from a very wealthy family . As all Affluent Dominicans it’s a status Quo to own a mountain villa. Instead of a beach house we prefer the mountains as it’s cooler, quieter and very secluded! If you get a chance you need to check the Dunes of Bani… it’s like a dessert type of climate and I believe there’s a salt mine. There’s a lot of history there going back to Trujillo and even further back when the Spanish brought slaves to DR.
Jarabacoa houses are mostly from wealthy Dominicans from Santo Domingo and Santiago, it’s one of the most famous vacations spots, specially in the winter. But they also have a lot of foreigners living there.
Agree with you that when you are paying more, you should get the expected stuff like a coffee maker, more drinking water for a couple days, at least, etc. Thanks for advising viewers. Beautiful place but not enough! That happened to us, this year in San Jose del Cabo airbnb... no full kitchen as advertised. Missing a plate/dish drainer, butter dish, decent kitchen towels not rags, etc. The owner then said, we expected too much..... yeah!
Guys I love all of you videos and I admire the type of life style you have chosen. Just one little piece of advice from the bottom of my heart is for you to limit the “I did not expect to find this or that in the Dominican Republic” I know as a fact you mean not harm, however, some people may interpret your comment as if people are still riding horses as a mean of transportation or wearing loincloth as the native people did. Besides that keep rocking the DR and thank you for showing the world how good and beautiful the DR is
Wowww! Amazing video, my favorite place in DR. JARABACOA!, I wish more people took a chance, away from Punta Cana, and all the highly curated all inclusives and wandered into pure unadulterated nature like you guys just did. Thank you again for highlighting such a beautiful part of DR.
To answer your question, that high end real estate is owned by either wealthy Dominican locals , Dominicans from the US or Europe , or foreigners mainly Europeans , Canadians and white Americans
I know the video is 1yr old but I'll answer about who lives there: there is a big Japanese community there. They've been there since WWII. And then, there's a few locals who have been there since before it was developed for tourism. Other than aforementioned, there are quite a few Europeans and US and Canadians who have made it their home. I'm a US Marine native of the island, now retired in DR.
This video was very informative of Jarabacoa vibe! We met you in Cabarete and said hi on the main street! I am glad your channel is doing great! Your videos are really well done and good quality! Happy for you guys! 👍👍👍
Love the restaurant. the ribs, chicken, sausage, yucca, rice/beans, etc. And the great views. Already wrote down the name for our visit next year. Tks.
They probably dont keep the villa stocked with coffee etc because the guests steal it. You'd be surprised. We had a villa in Juan Dolio that we kept fully stocked with coffee, sugar, water, shampoos, sunscreens etc etc and the guests took everything. That villa looks really nice and I definitely want to try that restaurant. Im glad i found your channel. I hope to be back easter week. We have an off grid container house on the south coast we are in the process of getting ready to Airbnb. You might want to check it out when its ready. Free of charge. Also I recommend Zona Colonial for some great dining and sights if you make it to the capital. Enjoy. Oh and definitely have to get some Arepa while youre in Jarabacoa and a queso en hoja.
We've been to Santo Domingo (and filmed it of course). It's such a fun city. Who knows about the coffee haha. Send us a link to your AirBnB when it's ready! - Trevor
try to go to Constanza, it's close to where you are and it's a very nice town, you can see the rose farms and the candy stores. Also try to go to Valle Nuevo, it is the coldest place in the DR, it is a bit of extreme tourism but it is super fun!! Valle nuevo is in the middle of a nature reserve so mostly you have to camp, but there are some hotels
Corazon de Jesus is my favorite BBQ Azado in the world! You guys are so lucky to have enjoyed. Best meal will be Hamaca De Dios/Aroma De Montana the view, the food, the service! Please check into it and post from there! I'll definitely be watching! Also it's kinda worn down but worth the entrance fee, check out "The River Club" in Jarabacoa. We got married in Las Guazaras last April with our whole family! If you stay back in the area we highly recommend staying there!
So much beauty! You've been in North (Puerto Plata, Samana), and the southeast (Punta Cana) of the country. Have you thought about going southwest? It's very different there as it is very dry, you could go to Las Dunas de Bani (the Dominican desert), Enriquillo Lake (the biggest lake in the Caribbean), and Bahía de Las Águilas (that beach Is justo stunning!).
Juat dominican people live there… true there are a lot of holidays villas but constanza is also beautifull and quiet bit more cold than jarabacoa you guys should visit Constanza especially on february you would be surprise more than jarabacoa
Beautiful! You should visit Constanza and the national park of Valle Nuevo, you’ll be surprised of what Dominican Republic has to offer take a jacket by the way 😄. can’t wait to see more of this videos aside from the beaches.
His again guys, showing this video again to my daughter in-law Kalya who is Japanese ❤. I forgot to mentioned that you should visit JAMAO ADENTRO it is absolutely stunning and lots of water and terrain sports. How can we make contact to rent the Japanese villa. Thanks . Keep having fun. Hugs
Answering your question, Most of the house’s belongs to people natives of jarabacoa , la Vega, Santiago, San Francisco de macoris most of them are cibaeños that’s how they call people from the north part of the island
Wealthy Dominicans live there mostly people who live in the USA and have a vacation home or like you said from more developed cities like Santo Domingo and Santiago
Beautiful place!!! So unique love it. I have a villa that is getting ready for Airbnb, it is located in the beautiful town of Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez province. if you guys ever think of doing a video around there with me know we can work on a beautiful discount for y'all!!
Wow! My favorite word today watching you guys. This area is positively gorgeous! Keep on exploring, enjoying and sharing...Watchung has been tge next best thing to being there with you. Thank you so much! 💓
Gracias for your visit to Jarabacoa. Believe casserole was either made from mashed yuca or malanga (yautia). Suggestion: visit Las Calderas de Bani Dunes and Salinas salt mine.
Wish you guys did a collab with Danny Rivas TV since he's a jarabacoa native who runs around in a 4 wheeler. He knows all the cool spots in jarabacoa. Anna the sausage is called longaniza. It's eaten at just about any time 😂😂 Love ya guys!
