The Real Housewives Of New Jersey are ditching their parkas for bikinis in tropical Dominican Republic-- and RadarOnline.com has all the exclusive details of their getaway.

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Leaving the frigid east coast weather behind, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the ladies of Franklin Lakes-Teresa, Caroline, Jacqueline, and newcomers Melissa Gorga and Kathy Wakile-- left for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic over the weekend for a family vacation with their house hubbies.

"All the housewives and husbands took off on Sunday for Punta Cana," said our source. "It's a fun trip with friends and family."

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The reality stars also said goodbye to their kids for the week-long relaxing couple's-only getaway.

And fans of the hit Bravo show will hopefully see all the fun in the sun because it's that's being filmed for the upcoming season.

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