Puerto Plata Highlights: Customizable Private Tour

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: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mercado Municipal de Puerto Plata - This municipal market offers a variety of fruits and vegetables. Visitors can observe farmers selling their produce at affordable prices to the locals and have the chance to taste fresh fruits while witnessing the dedication of these hardworking individuals.
  • Del Oro Chocolate Factory - Visitors can indulge…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • On-board WiFi
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Entrance to the rum macorix factory
  • Entrance to the museum of the San Felipe fortress
  • Entrance to the chocolate factory
  • Lunch
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • ticket to enter the Puerto Plata cable car
Additional Information

This tour offers an opportunity to explore the unique characteristics and flavors that define our province, including insights into local life, schools, hospitals, and universities. Enjoy learning about the city’s history, sampling national drinks, savoring a hearty family-style lunch, and indulging in a delightful dessert at the chocolate factory. The…

Location
Mercado Municipal de Puerto Plata
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Caroline_g
Mar 7, 2026
A great taste of the DR - Ishmael was the perfect host! He took us to all of the places that make Puerto Plata special. From beautiful views to a farmers market, umbrella street, pink street, an amber and larimar museum, chocolate factory and a great lunch! If you want to spend some time learning about the culture and history and tasting it too- this is the perfect tour. Just know that you have to exit the port to meet them…and there are may folks there to greet you and make sure you have a great day!
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Zhane_r
Mar 3, 2026
Ismael did everything he... - Ismael did everything he could to make this tour memorable for my boyfriend and I! I was looking for a herringbone necklace and even though we couldn't find any herringbone necklaces in the area, I do still appreciate that he made a valiant effort to help me out in my time of need. I just hope Ismael appreciated the polaroid of himself and my boyfriend that I was able to give to him.
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Monique_w
Mar 1, 2026
Elvin is THE best!! - Elvin is THE BEST! He is an excellent driver and kept us comfortable and informed the entire time. We felt VIP thanks to Elvin. He also seemed to be very respected by everyone and gave us front door service to everything.
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Patricia_m
Feb 27, 2026
Great company - This gentleman that owns this company is a wonderful man and very accommodating. We had an issue where we couldn’t make the tour and he couldn’t have been nicer to us . He communicated easily before and after the tour. Viator was Terrific too.
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Andrew_w
Feb 25, 2026
We had a fantastic day... - We had a fantastic day exploring Puerto Plata! The tour was well organized, informative, and a perfect way to experience the highlights of the city in a short amount of time.
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Pauljunior21
Feb 17, 2026
Paul & Kendra 2026 - Ismael, Youre the man Paul & Kendra 2026
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Byphx410
Feb 15, 2026
Great day with Ismael - We had wonderful day with Ismael and his driver. He called me once we got off our cruise ship and told us he would pay for a taxi to bring us to him. You do have to meet him outside the gates which is a little bit of a longer walk and one person in our party of 4 walks with a cane. Ismael has a very clean and comfortable van and had water, soda and rum which was a nice touch. He was in constant communication with us and was always very prompt in answering on What’s App. It was a private tour which was also great. Ismael was very informative and personable. We had been to Amber Cove before but, had never had a tour of the island. We visited Pink Street, Umbrella Street, a beautiful church, Amber Museum, chocolate factory, and Rum factory. He also took us to a fruit market which was very interesting and the fresh Lemon drink we had was amazing! We also stopped for a delicious lunch that was included in the tour. The food was unbelievable! We loved the tour and would highly recommend Ismael to anyone looking for a tour. Also, he was very cognizant of the time and getting us back to the ship with plenty of time to spare.
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Theamazingwombat
Feb 14, 2026
Full experience in Puerto Plata - Had a great tour with Ismael and the friends, very professional and enjoyable! I was there with a 25 people group and first we visited the Amber, Tobacco and Larimar Museum. Afterwards we explored the city streets and the Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle. From there we went to the Fortaleza San Felipe and explored the fort with amazing views. Follow up stop we had the traditional lunch after which we went to the Chocolate factory for a bit of tasting. Topped it all off with a beach visit and having a swim. All in all a great day! Transfer was done in a well kept and comfortable bus.
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Ronald_d
Feb 24, 2026
Fun City Tour - Our driver/guide, Elias, was awesome. Pickup and dropoff couldn't have been any easier. We had to do some customizing of our trip along the way, and Elias was more than accommodating. Rum tour, lunch and the fort were the highlights, and we could have skipped the chocalate factory (chocalate was great, tour was lame). Overall experience was great.
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Marilyn_m
Feb 18, 2026
Disappointing Tour - This tour was a disappointment. It was simply transportation between tourist traps. The lunch stop was good. The driver was a nice man and good driver, but he was not a guide. He offered little information or narative unless asked a question. Sometimes he had difficulty answering questions. His english seemed limited. Not up to Viator's usual tours..
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From $110
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).