San Felipe de Puerto Plata (Puerto Plata only) is the biggest
tourist town on the northern coast of the Dominican
Republic. It was founded in 1502 as a continuation of the first Spanish
settlement in America and annually hosts thousands of tourists coming to stay
in the dozens of hotels
that occupy its banks and enjoy its beautiful and warm beaches.
The city is known as the Amber Coast because there are large deposits of this
stone and a museum with some of the most interesting specimens found.
The economy of Puerto Plata based on tourism, but also an important
agriculture and food industry, particularly rum.
The main tourist areas of the province of Puerto Plata is Sosua,
Cabarete,
Playa
Dorada and San Felipe de Puerto Plata, which are all high-end tourist destinations
that are among the best in the Caribbean.
In addition to its beautiful beaches, the most important tourist attractions
in Puerto Plata are La Loma Isabel de Torres, the national park of the same
name, the cable car ride and Ocean World aquatic complex. Visit
Puerto Plata in a day.
Book a taxi from Puerto Plata airport.
To see, to do, to visit in Puerto Plata
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Ocean World Adventure
Park, Marina and Casino is a complex of attractions located in Cofresi
with a waterpark, a marina, casino, restaurants, nightclubs... This is
the leisure complex the most complete in Dominican Republic.
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The San Felipe Fortress
Vestige of the first city of Puerto Plata. The fortress is located at the end
of the Malecon in Puerto Plata on a small hill overlooking the ocean. The fort
was built in the sixteenth century to protect the city. Today is a historical
museum on the Dominican Republic and Puerto Plata area.
Central Park
Main activity center of the city, where the inhabitants of Puerto Plata love
to meet.
Museum of Taino Art
This museum shows objects and works of art dating back to the Tainos, the original
inhabitants of the island of Hispaniola.
Cathedral San Felipe Apostol
Built in 1502, destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1929, the cathedral is located
in the central park of the city.
Collection of pieces of amber from the Dominican Republic aged 25 to 40 million
years. Amber is fossilized resin containing sometimes insects.
At over 700 meters, the park is accessed by a cable car. Top of La Loma Isabel
de Torres the view to Puerto Plata is breathtaking. This is a protected area
with many plant species, birds ...
The Brugal rum
In Puerto Plata is the Brugal rum distillery is one of the oldest (1888) rum
factories in the Dominican Republic
Puntilla Beach
This beach is located on the Malecon in Puerto Plata.
To see, to do, to visit near Puerto Plata
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Heavy truck safari for
a day in the countryside of Puerto Plata, from the middle of cane fields,
small villages, rivers. Lunch, drinks included.
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Day catamaran in the Bay
of Sosua. Spend a day dream on a maxi catamaran, enjoy the sun, dive into
the turquoise sea in the middle of multicolored fish. Meals and drinks.
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Combine Zipline and horseback
riding near Puerto Plata.
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Rafting on the river Yaque
del Norte, extreme sensations for lovers of adrenaline.
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Visit Santiago de los
Caballeros and waterfalls of Jarabacoa.
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Cofresi
Resort with a lovely beach located a few kilometers from Puerto Plata.
With its beach and golf.
Puerto Chiquito
Small bay surrounded by rock.
