Also available are trips on jeeps that pass through endless sugar cane fields and small rivers. On the way, take a refreshing bath in a clear spring river, a speedboat ride on the upper part of Chavon River or a horseride along the sugar cane fields. The Cibao Valley One of the world's most fertile valleys, the Cibao Valley, located in the central part of the country, gets its name from the Taino word meaning heights or mountains, appropriate name for an area containing several major mountain ranges. Among these is the Pico Duarte, which, at 10,417 feet, is the highest peak in the Caribbean Basin. The Cibao Valley is also the source for the principal rivers of the Dominican Republic, as well as the only ecosystem in the Caribbean with alpine characteristics.
Tours are available to ride up the mountains on mules.