Puerto Plata city tour
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Puerto Plata tour
(half-day)
This visit to Puerto Plata will take you around the colonial city well known for its Victorian architecture. Puerto Plata was founded in 1502 and is a fascinating city. You will see Brugal’s rum factory, the Amber Museum and the San Felipe fortress.
Our tour includes:
- Panoramic views of the city
- Visit to Parque Central, San Felipe Fortress, Amber Museum, rum bottling-plant
- Cable-car to Mount Isabela with spectacular views over the city
- Shopping downtown
This tour can be conducted in the morning or afternoon. Pick-up from your hotel at 9 am/2 pm. Daily except Sundays.
Sosúa & Cabarete
(half-day)
These two picturesque beach destinations on the Atlantic coast are a mecca for both sun-lovers and watersport fanatics alike. Our half-day tour starts with a panoramic tour of Sosua with time to explore its pretty horseshoe-bay beach and crystal-clear water. Later, after only a short 10-minute drive to Cabarete, ample time to walk the beach, admiring the windsurfers and kiteboarders from afar, or do some boutique shopping.
This tour can be conducted in the morning or afternoon. Pick-up from your hotel at 9 am/2 pm. Daily except Sundays.
Located between Sosua and Cabarete, 9 km inland up in the hills, Monkey Jungle offers something for every age. Open 7 days a week, 364 days a year, this 280-acre working farm provides a 4,500 foot ACCT Certified Zip Line with 7 stations and a free fall fan descender dropping almost 60 feet into an ancient cave.
You will also tour a five acre botanical garden located in an old grotto, with 45 squirrel monkeys posing for pictures, sitting on heads and shoulders, without fear of humans. A large enclosure houses rescue capuchins who entertain and provide countless memories.
This tour can be conducted in the morning or afternoon.
Puerto Plata tour
(full-day)
A full-day cultural city tour of Puerto Plata. This is an info-packed day as your guide will take you on a tour of the jewel in the north coast's crown!
After pick-up from your resort, the first stop is the Brugal rum factory. Here you can see the bottling process, "ageing" of the country's most famous rum and even have the chance to buy a bottle or two at duty-free prices.
Next, its off to the Amber Museum to see an amazing and unique collection of Dominican amber. A short drive along the "Malecon" or ocean-front boulevard of Puerto Plata will then bring you to the San Felipe fort - one of the oldest buildings in Puerto Plata, where you can enter the small museum and observe wartime artifacts such as guns and cannon balls.
Finally back to Puerto Plata and the Isabel de Torres mountain. A breathtaking cable-car ride to the top of the mountain where you can stare in awe at the magnificent views of the bay.
Bring swimwear, towels, hi-factor sunblock, spending money to buy any souvenirs or rum and your camera.
Puerto Plata, Sosúa & Cabarete (full-day)
Begin the day exploring Puerto Plata by experiencing breathtaking views of the city on the cable car. Here there are ample opportunities for "Kodak Moments", the views overlooking Puerto Plata are absolutely stunning!
Afterwards you will have the opportunity to visit the San Felipe Fortress situated on the malecón (oceanfront promenade), take a trip to the Amber Museum and view the many different colours of amber, then it is off to the Brugal factory where you can view the bottling plant, sample a rum cocktail and buy a bottle or two of rum to take home for gifts. Finally you will be treated to a cigar-making demonstration at a local tobacco outlet and once again you will have the opportunity to purchase some of these excellent cigars.
After the morning in Puerto Plata you will head towards the town of Sosua which boasts a beautiful beach.
After lunch you can either relax on the beach or take a wander through the streets of Sosua, maybe grab a few trinkets or just sit and enjoy a cocktail at one of the many bars and restaurants.
Finally before heading back to your hotel we will take you to visit Cabarete, home of windsurfing and kitesurfing, many international competitions are held here annually and it is definitely worth a visit, giving you a chance to take some very colourful photographs from the beach. Again you can either relax and watch not only the experienced surfers but also those taking their first tentative steps or you can wander along the parade of shops in Cabarete and pick up a few souvenirs.