Shore Excursion: Puerto Plata City Tour Top Sights
Description
With over 15 years of experience, your company proudly offers one of the most complete and enjoyable ways to discover Puerto Plata. This tour is led by local guides with more than 20 years of experience, who will share fascinating stories, cultural insights, and local traditions that bring the city to life. Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned vehicle as you explore Puerto Plata’s most famous landmarks, including Umbrella Street, Pink Street, Independence Park and its Cathedral, San Felipe Fortress, the Rum, Chocolate, and Cigar Factories, the Amphitheater, and the Malecón. Throughout the journey, you’ll learn about the history, architecture, and people that make this Caribbean city so unique. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere, refreshing drinks, and plenty of photo opportunities. Whether you’re arriving on a cruise or staying nearby, this tour offers the perfect mix of culture, comfort, and local charm — guided by people who truly know and love Puerto Plata.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Pickup (Amber Cove / Taino Bay) Pickup is available from Amber Cove or Taino Bay based on the time you select.
Umbrella Street A colorful, photo-perfect street decorated with hanging umbrellas that create a fun, vibrant atmosphere. Enjoy a short walk, take great pictures, and soak up the lively vibe of downtown Puerto Plata.
Pink Street (Paseo Doña Blanca) One of Puerto Plata’s most iconic photo spots, known for its bright pink walls and charming details. It’s a quick stop for strolling, group photos, and capturing the city’s unique Caribbean style.
Fifi Jewelry Amber Museum is one of the most visited places in Puerto Plata. Inside, it hosts one of the biggest resin exhibitions in the Dominican Republic. The country has the most important amber deposits in the world; moreover, blue, green or warm honey colours are unique from this area due to its volcanic activity. Here, you can discover the history of this vegetal-origin precious stone. One of the most important stones of this museum is a 40cm lizard conserved inside a piece of amber. This resin can hold prehistoric fossils of plants and little animals on its inside due to its sticky nature, that turns this stone in subject of study. It is said that Steven Spielberg was inspired by this museum when he was working on his famous film Jurassic Park.
Historic Downtown Explore central Puerto Plata with highlights like Independence Park and the Cathedral, while your guide shares stories about the city’s past and traditions.
Enjoy a scenic drive (and short stop when possible) along the Malecón for beautiful coastline views and photos.
Opened in April 2017, La Puntilla is Puerto Plata's newest open-air venue. It is an impressive 2,062 square meter Greek amphitheater facing the Atlantic Ocean with capacity for 4,000 spectators.
Stop at Fortaleza San Felipe for ocean views and a look at one of the city’s most important historic landmarks.
Visit Puerto Plata’s Amber Museum to learn about Dominican amber—one of the island’s most famous natural treasures. Explore unique pieces, fossils preserved in amber, and the history behind this beautiful gemstone, all inside a classic Victorian-style building in the heart of the city.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
WE DO NOT HAVE TIME SLOTS, WE LEAVE THE PORT 45 MINUTES AFTER YOUR SHIP DOCKS, PLEASE DISEMBARK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND BE AT THE PICK-UP LOCATION NO MORE THAN 45 MINUTES AFTER YOUR SHIP DOCKS THANKS For guests arriving at Amber Cove, the official tour meeting point is located approximately 15 minutes walking distance from the cruise terminal, in accordance with port regulations. Detailed meeting instructions will be provided after booking. THE PICK UP WILL BE OUTSIDE OF THE PORT LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY If your hotel is not listed, kindly provide your pick-up location details in the booking notes. Thank you for your cooperation!
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(16)
If this is your first time to the port of Puerto Plata, The city tour top sights is an excellent way to see all that Puerto Plata has to offer, including dining, shopping, and sightseeing. Our tour guide, Elvin, took us to additional spots that we requested to see and gave us history and insights of each location. He also made sure pictures were taken so that we could keep and share our memories..
Elvis was amazing!! So friendly and happy! Loves his job and takes care of the people he is witth. Did not disappoint!
Excellent, that's what we want a customer satisfaction. thank you for letting us be part of your vacation and for this lovely reviews.
Elvis was an extraordinary tour guide with a spectacular background in history, current events, and local information. He was very sensitive to our needs and offered many suggestions and options for our VIP tour. Thanks, Elvis!
We really appreciate your kind words—thank you! It means a lot to our team. We’re glad you enjoyed the experience, and we hope to see you again on your next visit.
There is a lot of walking on this tour. We showed up early and our tour guide, Elvis, took us around early as well. The cathedral was closed the day we went so we could only take pictures of the outside. Saw a lot in the time alloted.
We really appreciate your kind words—thank you! It means a lot to our team. We’re glad you enjoyed the experience, and we hope to see you again on your next visit.
Very good guide great way to see the city, did not like park at the fort with the buy something guys all over us
We really appreciate your kind words—thank you! It means a lot to our team. We’re glad you enjoyed the experience, and we hope to see you again on your next visit.
They never showed up to pick us up . There was a police officer trying to help us and he said the number was disconnected. I expect a refund
We’re sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for letting us know. We take your feedback seriously and we’re already working on fixing the issues you mentioned to improve the experience for future guests. We appreciate your patience and the opportunity to do better.
We had a great tour. Danny was very knowledgeable. Our tour was in an air conditioned van with a group of 4 other people from our cruise. The pick up spot was a little confusing but everyone helped guide us there. You have to walk outside the port gates to the street which was a bit of a walk. Besides everything in the description our tour guide took us to a local lookout outside bar with amazing views of the ocean and city where we had a beer and empanadas. Nice tour!
Thank you for your feedback. Your comments help us improve and keep our service at a high standard. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us.
Major disappointment. We I guess came into the wrong port at amber cove and no one there had a clue about this super buggie company was. We waited an hour and finally someone came. We had a taxi guy who was wonderful. His name was Candido and he really did his best to show us around. I'm not sure we did all the tour stated but seriously this island is NOT that big and you should have someone at both ports and provide some guidance. Viator really needs to check out the local companies first!!!
Hi Donna, thank you for taking the time to share this, and we’re truly sorry for the confusion and the delay at Amber Cove. That is not the experience we want for any guest, especially cruise passengers who have limited time on shore.
They were very patient, but be sure to wear walking shoes. The pickup point is a ways from the port, but the drivers are really nice.
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This was a great excursion once it got started. However, nothing in the description we read prior to booking said anything about the meeting location for the tour being located 1.5 miles away from the dock....with no option to get there than to walk. The cruise ship dock for Puerto Plata (Amber Cove) has high security and only cruise ship sponsored tour operators are allowed into the fenced compound. We managed to make it to the designated meeting area by repeatedly asking locals where the Viator tour pick-up area was. There was no indication on any of the online or emailed info supplied by Viator to guide us to the pick-up spot. After a 1.5 mile trek we meet our guide, Juan Carlos, for the 9:00 AM start time. Carlos was glad to see us, but he also had info from Viator that he was to pick up another party from our ship at 10:00 AM. We waited until about 9:40 for the other party, but they didn't show up, so Juan started the tour with just us. At the tour end, we once again, made the 1+ mile hike back to the ship. Viator needs to do a much better job of describing how to start this tour when the pick-up point is the Amber Cove cruise terminal. As for the tour itself, Juan was an excellent guide - friendly, personable and very accommodating.
We’re sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for letting us know. We take your feedback seriously and we’re already working on fixing the issues you mentioned to improve the experience for future guests. We appreciate your patience and the opportunity to do better.
