Private Puerto Plata City Tour

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Duration:4 hours to 5 hours (approx.)
Location: Dominican Republic,

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As a local expert with over 15 years of experience in guided tours and private chauffeuring, my company and I will share with you all the wonderful history and beauty of the city of Puerto Plata. In this tour, our guest wil experience San Felipe Fort that is nearly 450 years old, a cable car ride to the top of Isabela Mountain (depending of tourist traffic that day) that is almost 800 meters above sea level (the only cable car in the Caribbean!), and a stop at our famous Del Oro Chocolate Factory. Bring your sweet tooth!! Another attraction is a stop at our unique Paseo de Doña Blanca, known as the Pink Street. These are just some of the attractions our guest will experience on this tour. We will have lots of fun making your experience one to remember creating memories that will last a lifetime. Guest questions along the ride are welcomed and highly encouraged. We will always be on your time and on time!

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Here we will see how chocolate is made from the cacao tree all the way to the final product of delicious sweet chocolate. Guests also get to taste all the different forms of chocolate, the fruit, the dried seed, the butter, and finally the different kinds of chocolate.
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Here we will visit the famous central park and old Cathedral of San Felipe built before 1863
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Here we will see how Rum, a major export product in Dominican Republic, is made. Guests get to see first hand how different kinds of rum are made and bottled.
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Built in 1577 this old fort was the location where the first colonizers to the Dominican Republic imprisoned many fighters for independence of the DR.
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Temporarily Closed for Renovations
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Paseo Dona Blanca in Puerto Plata is a unique alleyway created to commemorate the arrival of Mrs. Bianca Franceschini, a pioneer in the development of the early tourism industry in Puerto Plata at the end of the 18th century. This Victorian style alley is painted entirely in pink, including walls, flooring, decorative elements, benches and flowers; a great backdrop for photography that now attracts weddings, birthday and other photo shoots.
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In this beautiful place you will find a total of 178 multi colored umbrellas, falling from a base that acts as the roof on the street, creating a cozy atmosphere where people will have the opportunity to capture beautiful photographs or interesting videos with their good times.
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The Dominican Amber Museum is located in the center of the city of Puerto Plata, in a Victorian-style house, where it has on display on several floors some of the most impressive stones of Dominican amber, including samples containing animal fossils.
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The Kite Street! One of the newest tourist attractions that Puerto Plata has to offers. This stop is full of color and beauty.
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Residents of Puerto Plata proudly declare that this is the most beautiful beachfront boulevard in the Dominican Republic. You will understand it when you see multiple white sand beaches that line the main avenue of the city, each one with its name. Aside from beach days in the city center, the long, shaded boulevard sidewalk is ideal for morning or evening walks. Here the sunrises here are spectacular. You can also stop at one of the various bars and restaurants that line the Malecón. . Numerous events take place along the boulevard throughout the year, including the Puerto Plata Carnival.
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If you want to try our typical rich flavored Dominican dish, we have the perfect local spot where you will never forget. This restaurant will treat you like family. The fresh food is cooked daily with local natural spices. Here you will find specialty dishes like chicken and or beef stew, rice, beans, green salad and delicious fried plantains. You can not leave without topping this stop of with a nice cold Presidente beer!
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Panoranmic View. This stop will leave you breathless. One of the highest points in Puerto Plata is this stop. Here you can see beautiful mansions as well local class style living. The cruise ships and port are a site to admire from here. This stop is perfect for when the lines are 3-4 hours to take the cable car up to Mt Isabel de Torres. In the distance you can see the cable car, the statue of Jesus and miles and miles of beautiful beach coast line.

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Posted By : Tina_S
I was excited about this tour given all the excellent reviews. I gave this 3 stars because our driver Neo was very kind.

However, I would not recommend this tour. First, most of the stops were marketing ploys with the venders only adversing their products. They would show a few pictures of “coffee making process” and then go on to advertise their coffee or chocolate products. Something similar with the amber museum experience. The guide would follow me around the shop as I was looking at jewelry, then made a visibly disappointed goodbye when we did not buy anything. Friendly at first, then rude when she realized we would not be buying their products.

The cable car was closed for renovations, which was fine, but we were promised a more scenic route and beach stop. The scenic route was the same way to the stops, and the beach we stopped at was very smelly and subpar compared to the beaches in Cabarete. We were not taken to anywhere with breath taking panoramic views as promised in the description.

Lastly, we opted not to go to the restaurant that when we looked up, seemed to have subpar food and seemed to have agreements with the taxi. The driver continued to push despite us saying no several times, even offering a stop at McDonalds, which I hope was not directed at our because we were Americans.

I would not recommend this tour as it was just an advertisement for products. It is nice if you’d like to get out of Cabarete to see Puerto Plata, but it was not worth the $160 and I felt idiotic for believing these excellent reviews which were probably written by the company themselves.

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Posted On : 2024-06-19 13:33:29

Posted By : Rose_P
Neo was great. Very friendly, spoke good English. We enjoyed our first time in Puerto Plata. I would recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 10:13:23

Posted By : retronay13
Our tour guide Tony was great with getting us around town safely and timely. We decided to cut some of the tour time out of our day like the rum factory, we aren't rum drinkers and had our 13 and 9 year old who were bored within the first 5 minutes so we texted Tony to let him know we were coming back to the van. In the future I'd contact them to create my own itinerary We didn't care for the coffee and chocolate place, it was just a few plastic chairs and a short speech on how they source it followed by an area for you to buy things. We didn't get to do the cable car to the mountain with the statue or to see the big homes like the tour itinerary said so we were a little sad by that. We loved the food at the restaurant he took us to it was so good. Overall we enjoyed the tour, just sad we didn't get to do the entire itinerary even though we cut time out from a few of the other places.
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Posted On : 2024-05-26 13:52:42

Posted By : N5447WDjonathanb
Santiago was an amazing tour guide, very insightful, had a great experience. Highly recommended, will book with "Michel Transfer and Tour" again.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 14:56:36

Posted By : jessicasL6379FS
This tour was AMAZING! From start to finish I have nothing but great things to say about this company. Michael did an excellent job on communicating with me from the moment I booked this tour. Once we arrived in Puerto Plata I was able to reach him with ease and locate our tour guide Anthony (Tony) and he was outstanding. He took us on the best tour, explained so much about the beautiful Island and made our experience so fun. He made us laugh, gave us historical information on landmarks, and took the BEST photos of us. I will absolutely recommend them to EVERYONE who visits here and I will definitely tour with them again the next time we return to DR.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 09:29:28

Posted By : SupritMistry
Just one word for Michel Tours, Fantastic!!!
One of the best tours I've had while visiting any new place.
Special thanks to my amigos, Marcelino and Alvaro for making this trip a memorable one.
Visiting a new country with 2 babies on board can be very challenging, but thanks to these two guys for being so accommodating and taking care of us during the entire tour. Highly appreciated.
Puerto Plata is a very BEAutiful place to visit with mind blowing beaches and a very nice town to spend the day.
If I ever visit Republica Dominicana again, Michel will be the company for another tour.
Highly recommended!!!
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Posted On : 2024-04-15 21:39:57

Posted By : Lori_V
Neo was an amazing guide! He was patient and personable! He went above and beyond taking us on a panorama tour. He took his time showing us real Dominican life! Even the American cows and DR transportation in the county. He was always smiling and fun! He taught us so much about his country! Neo was an exceptional guide and the highlight of our trip!
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Posted On : 2024-04-14 12:09:49

Posted By : 443aaryng
I definitely recommend Michel Tours! Great communication from the moment I booked our tour. We were able to pick a schedule that best suited us and had no problem finding our tour guide Anthony when we arrived. Anthony was super friendly and did a great job showing us around Puerto Plata!
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Posted On : 2024-04-08 22:36:09

Posted By : Journey54789701874
Honest and friendly service!! Great job. Thank you for transporting me and my family safely. We loved our time in the Dominican Republic.
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Posted On : 2024-04-06 17:03:12

Posted By : ashleycB8954JB
Our driver was incredible. Very knowledgeable and great with the kids. Our driver made us feel safe the entire time and had everything ready. We didn’t have to wait in very many lines to get in the falls but it was crowded that day as it was spring break. Great excursion and team!
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Posted On : 2024-04-06 13:15:02