7 City Tours in Puerto Plata Worth Booking

1.Puerto Plata City Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 590 reviews · from $55Our pick

See Puerto Plata’s key sights in about four hours with guides such as Edwin, Francisco, or Virgilio. Visit a rum museum, chocolate maker, cigar factory, amber shop, central park, cathedral, Malecon, and San Felipe Fortress. Pickup, bottled water, Wi-Fi, and an air-conditioned vehicle are included.

“Incredible tour. Cruise ship wouldn’t allow us on our excursion because we had a 6 month old. Found this tour 30 minutes before docking which had a similar itinerary but even more! They accommodated us without hesitation and saved the day!”

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2.Half Day City Tour in Puerto Plata

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 410 reviews · from $40Best value

Spend three to four hours seeing Puerto Plata by air-conditioned vehicle with a local guide such as Aribel, Yeury, or Junior. Visit Macorix House of Rum, Umbrella Street, San Felipe Cathedral, pink Doña Blanca Alley, a hilltop viewpoint, cigar and jewelry shops, Del Oro Chocolate Factory, and the Malecón. Hotel pickup, bottled water, and soda are included.

“Comfortable van, safe driver, saw everything we wanted to and kept on time. Very friendly people everywhere we went.”

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3.Puerto Plata City Tours from amber cove and Taino bay

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 327 reviews · from $55

See Puerto Plata by private air-conditioned vehicle with guides such as Rigo, Augustine, Jose, or Marleny. In about four hours, visit San Felipe Fortress, Central Park, colorful streets, a rum factory, cigar and chocolate shops, and an amber museum. Tastings, photos, and flexible stops are included, but many factory visits are mainly sales-oriented.

“Our tour guide listened to our needs and customized the tour to suit our needs. He was very helpful, professional and patient with two women. We would ask for Edward again when we return.”

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4.Puerto Plata City Tour VIP (Private and Customizable)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 223 reviews · from $105

Spend about four hours with Ismael Transfer Tours in a private, air-conditioned van with Wi-Fi. Your guide, often Ismael, Elvin, Elias, or Gelson, can shape the route around your interests, from the local market and Dominican lunch to rum, chocolate, cigars, amber, Fort San Felipe, and the old city streets.

“Ismael provided the most professional, fun, and historic excursion. He took us to all the touristic places but also to the local market to drink fresh juice and to an amazing local lunch. You cannot go wrong booking him. He can accommodate Read more”

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5.City Highlights Tour with Mount Isabel & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 129 reviews · 6 hours · from $89

Spend six hours seeing Puerto Plata from Mount Isabel, walking the old town, visiting San Felipe Fortress, tasting rum and organic chocolate, and eating a Dominican lunch. Guides including Antonio, Diana, Raul, and Eddy speak several languages. Hotel and cruise pickup covers Puerto Plata, Sosua, and Cabarete.

“The tour was wonderful, especially for having so little time here. Antonio was knowledgeable and curated a wonderful overview of the city. Make sure to bring lots of small bills for tipping the wonderful vendors!”

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6.City Tour with Rum and Chocolate Factories

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 57 reviews · 4 hours · from $52

Join Edwin, Carlos, Francisco, or another English- or Spanish-speaking guide for a four-hour Puerto Plata tour with port pickup. Taste rum and chocolate, see Umbrella Street, the cathedral, cigar and amber shops, Central Park, and San Felipe Fortress. The small-group format leaves room for photos, shopping, and help with mobility needs.

“Edwin was knowledgeable, friendly and courteous. Offered to take family photos for us.”

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7.City tour through the historic old town

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 34 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $40

Walk Puerto Plata’s old town with a German-Dominican guide in a group of up to 10. You’ll taste rum and chocolate, see Umbrella Street and Paseo Doña Blanca, visit the cathedral and Fort San Felipe, and stop at a cigar factory. Cruise passengers meet at Taino Bay Gate 5, about 350 meters from the terminal.

“We had really a huge problem to find the guide (who wanted to communicate only by Whatsapp we do both not have). The description of his outfit that should help us to recognize him was totally wrong. Even none of the local guides at the meeting point was more clever looking at the tour voucher then us. I was already quite nervous when he finally came. But, after this initial chaos, everything continued OK. We saw all interesting things in Puerto Plata (is not so much), he even managed to show me the interior of the cathedral that was officially closed for visitors due to the Christmass preparations. The visit…”

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