Cruise Ship Shore Excursion: Eat, Drink and Be Merry Puerto Plata City Tour
Dominican Republic
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- Join us on the famous Puerto Plata all-inclusive city tour by air-conditioned bus
- Travel to the top of Mount Isabel with the Teleferico cable car for a spectacular panoramic view
- Visit the Ron Macorix House of Rum to learn about rum making and sample different kinds of drinks
- Stop at Fort San Felipe and discover the history of Puerto Plata and its business with pirates
- Drive along the beautiful Malecon and stop for lunch and a vibrant cafe
- Take a quick look at the Victorian architecture on Puerto Plata's town square
- Visit Espigon Cigars, an authentic cigar rolling factory and roll your own cigar
- Fiesta like the locals as they teach you the basic steps of Bachata while dancing to local rhythms
From the time we pick you up from the cruise ship terminal in an air-conditioned bus until we return you at the end of the tour, our friendly and knowledgeable guides will keep you entertained with Dominican history, folklore, great food, local rum drinks all day long!
Our first stop is Puerto Plata’s spectacular Teleferico (the only cable car in the Caribbean) revealing incredibly panoramic ocean and city views as you ascend to the summit of Mount Isabel, 2555 feet (855 meters) above sea level. At the top of the mountain you’ll find beautiful tropical gardens and a statue of Christ (a smaller replica of the one in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and of course, the breathtaking views of Puerto Plata and the Atlantic ocean.
After riding the cable car back down the mountain we re-board the bus and head to Ron Macorix House of Rum! Here you'll learn the history of how rum became the most important export of the island, how it is made and aged and then, you'll sample all the different flavors Macorix offers! Ask for seconds of the ones you like best!
Following rum sampling at Ron Macorix, we make a quick stop at Forteleza San Felipe, an authentic and historic Spanish fortress also known as El Morro de San Felipe that was built in 1577 to protect the city of Puerto Plata from pirates and corsairs! The Dominican Republic was an integral stop on the Spanish Main and was terrorized by many notorious pirates for years, including the famous British pirate Henry Morgan!
From the fort we'll take a quick drive down our beautiful Malecon (Ocean Drive) to a vibrant courtyard cafe for lunch. A menu with lunch selections will be provided when we pick you up in the morning so we can pre-order your meals. There is always at least one vegetarian dish included in the choices. The food is delicious and the atmosphere simply relaxed and charming!
After lunch we’ll board the bus for a short ride to Puerto Plata's town square where we'll stop for a quick look at the Victorian architecture and then walk down the street to Espigon Cigars, an authentic cigar rolling factory and humidor! Here you’ll learn about the history of tobacco on the island, you'll roll your own cigar and sample more of our famous local rum and mamajuana!
But we're not done yet! In the Dominican Republic music is as important as the air we breathe and no visit to the island is complete until you've danced! Local "taxi” dancers will first dance for you and then, teach you a few basic steps and you'll Fiesta & Bachata like a Dominican with Dominicans until it’s time to return to the cruise ship terminal.
- Transfer from cruise ship terminal
- Soft drinks and local rum on the bus
- Lunch with 1 drink
- 1 cigar at the cigar factory
- Teleferico ticket
- Lunch includes 1 drink, additional drinks are at extra charge
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Extra cash for souvenirs and additional alcohol at lunch
- Exact pick up time will be advised after reservation
- Length of the tour depends on disembarkation but it is approximately 5 hours
- Full refund if cancelled at least 24 hours before the commencement of the activity.
- Full refund if the ship does not dock. If the ship docks late the supplier reserves the right to alter the tour to ensure your timely return before the ship sails. If that is not possible, you are fully refunded.
- Full refund if supplier cancels the tour for any reason.
- If there is no specific check-in time then booking must be cancelled at least a full 24 hours before tour day.
- No refund if the tour starts with a pick up and you miss it.
- Supplier gets to decide if the weather is good enough to run the tour.
- In case of a dispute, Twistour has the final word in deciding the amount of refund.
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- Proceed and fill in your billing details
- Pay with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or PayPal
- You will receive your voucher via email or you can download it from this site in your Tickets submenu
- On the day of the activity, follow the instructions in your voucher to the check-in location
- Go to the reserve your spot section on this page and choose the date and amount of tickets
- Click on the Book now button and fill in your billing details
- Pay with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or PayPal
- You will receive your voucher via email or you can download it from this site in your Tickets submenu
- On the day of the activity, follow the instructions in your voucher to the check-in location
The bus leaves one hour after docking so please disembark and get out to the meeting point as quickly as possible. As an independent tour operator, Carnival Cruise Lines will not allow us to offer you a convenient pick up inside the terminal. To get to the pick up point come off the ship, go through the duty-free liquor store and head left towards the parking lot/street where you'll see all of the tour buses lined up. Continue walking past all of the tour buses, and onto the sidewalk on the right of a little security hut, head towards the white metal gate to the highway (it will take around 12 minutes from the ship). Once outside the main gate look to your left and walk along the sidewalk as far as a white canopy where you will see our guide holding up a sign reading Iguana Mama.
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