Puerto Plata Private City Tour: Explore Dominican History and Culture at Your Own Pace
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124 Ratings
Puerto Plata
Discover the rich history and vibrant culture of Puerto Plata on a private city tour. Customize your itinerary, visit iconic landmarks, enjoy local cuisine, and explore the charming streets. Don't miss the cable car ride, botanical garden, and historic sites like Fort San Felipe. Perfect for history buffs and culture enthusiasts!
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Del Oro Chocolate Factory - They will enjoy chocolate, the history of cocoa, machinery, and show them the process.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
  • On-board WiFi
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Entrance to the rum macorix factory.
  • Entrance to the museum of the San Felipe fortress.
  • Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
  • ticket to enter the Puerto Plata cable car
Additional Information

This is a custom, private tour where you have the power to decide the sights to visit and the duration of stay at each location. You also get to decide when to begin and end your journey. The tour will be engagingly informative, enabling you to learn about Dominican history, national beverages, and a typical Dominican lunch inclusive. The tour includes a ride on the only Caribbean cable car, which was built in 1975 and uplifts you to the summit of Isabel Mountain, situated 2555 feet high. You can retire for a while in the botanical garden, visit the replica of Christ the Redeemer, and visit Fort San Felipe which was constructed in 1577 to safeguard the port from pirate invasions. You further have the opportunity to visit a cigar factory, an amber and larimar museum which maintains ancient stones, and gain more knowledge about them. Additionally, you can visit the Umbrella Street and the famed Pink Street, which was named in honor of Doña Blanca. You’ll also be taken to Central Park, which is surrounded by Victorian houses, and the San Felipe Cathedral established in 1502. The tour will also include a souvenir shopping break.

Location
Del Oro Chocolate Factory
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(124 Ratings)
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Barbara_s
May 20, 2024
Perfectly - A wonderful day. We saw Puerta Plato in an air conditioned new van with perfect hosts. Ishmael services provided a great day. Highly recommend.
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Patricia_d
May 17, 2024
great time - Tour guide took us wherever we wanted to go. Enjoyed lunch at the place he took us to. Very friendly and knowledgeable of the area. Made our visit memorable
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Marciem165
May 4, 2024
Completely Customizable - I highly recommend this tour.We saw so much of Dominican Republic with our guides, Ishmael and Cristian as well as learned local history. The guides were so helpful with my 85 year old mother who had a travel wheelchair, even staying with her in van at places she couldn’t go. Completely customizable. Thanks guys. We will not hesitate to use again.
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Sandra_m
May 1, 2024
Great Tour! - We were a group of six adults in port for the day. Ismael took us all around Puerto Plata and gave us a wonderful tour! He was very friendly and provided lots of information about the DR. He was quick to respond to our questions when we booked and gave clear directions on where and when to meet him. This tour was so much better than any tour we would have gotten through the ship.
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D6278ntelizabethb
May 1, 2024
Excellent VIP city tour with Ismael - Ismael was a great tour guide! He taught us a lot of history and culture of the Dominican Republic. Very friendly and entertaining. Thank you!
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Olgab101
May 1, 2024
The best private city tour you can ask for ! - Ismael was a great tour guide! He showed us local history, places, local food and culture! I will recommend to use Ismael’s services to all my friends! It’s private and excellent!
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M957nijenniferb
Apr 23, 2024
Vacation 2024 - Ismael was a wonderful tour guide and it was a pleasure to have him take us around, talk about the history and show us the local places. I would 100% take another tour with his company.
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Jleighs2018
Apr 21, 2024
Entertaining yet Chill tour. - Very responsive. Great guides. Perfect tour for the family with a lot of activities. We also ate at a delicious restaurant with really good chicken! The chocolate factory was my favorite. The van was very comfortable too. I definitely recommend this tour.
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Dimples9in1
Apr 8, 2024
Worth it - Elias was great! He explained the sites we were going to and even took us to different sites we asked about. Even turned around so we could get a pic of the Puerto Plata sign and Neptune's statue. Lastly, the restaurant we sat at for lunch was so good. A ton of locals were eating there, and we understood why now. A great way to support local businesses.
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Ilene_w
Apr 4, 2024
Puerto plata overview - Local lunch, cigar and chocolate factory . I wasn't told it was almost 1 mile walk to tour bus. Tour company paid for a ride back since they're not allowed on pier
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