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Explore Puerto Plata's Best with Cable Car - Shore Excursion

Name: Explore Puerto Plata's Best with Cable Car - Shore Excursion
Brand: Puerto Plata Adventures
SKU: 22295P1
Price: 89.00 USD
Rating: 4.5 (120 reviews)

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Amber Cove Shore Excursion Explore Puerto Plata with Cable Car Ride and Open Bar

4 to 30 minutes
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

From historic attractions to scenic vista points, Puerto Plata has plenty to keep visitors entertained. See the best of the city in a short time frame on this Puerto Plata shore excursion, which includes top area attractions such as the grounds of San Felipe Fortress and the historic Victorian district. A small-group limit keeps the tour more personal, while unlimited rum punch, bottled water, and fresh fruit keep you feeling like you’re on vacation.

Tour the San Felipe Fortress, Mt. Isabela, and more
Small-group tour for a more personalized experience
All entrance fees included
Port pickup and drop-off included

What's Included

Port pickup and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan OR mini-bus
Live commentary on board
National Park fees
Complimentary Rum Punch
Luperon Museum may be substituted if the cable car is not operating due to maintenance/high winds
Bottled water

Additional food and drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

Opening hours

2/1/2023 - 12/31/2024
Monday - Sunday : 07:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Pickup details

PLEASE READ ALL: TOUR DEPARTURE TIME IS 45-MINUTES AFTER THE SHIP'S ACTUAL ARRIVAL. IF THE SHIP IS EARLY OR LATE THE DEPARTURE TIME REMAINS THE SAME (45-MINUTES AFTER THE SHIP'S ACTUAL ARRIVAL). Port of Puerto Plata, Taino Bay. Outside the main gates of the port of Puerto Plata (Taino Bay). Port of Amber Cove Outside the main gates. Important Note: there are two (2) ports in Puerto Plata - Taino Bay, Puerto Plata AND Amber Cove (less than 15-minutes apart by car. If your ship announces an "itinerary change" to either port - we will be there. We will provide you with the new map and meet instructions. There is no need to cancel your excursion! Look for our Welcome Team with signs that read, "Puerto Plata Adventures". It is important that you be with the first groups to leave the ship as we aim to depart 45-minutes after your ship’s actual arrival (or when the gangway is in place). TOUR DEPARTURE TIME IS 45-MINUTES AFTER THE SHIP'S ACTUAL ARRIVAL. IF THE SHIP IS EARLY OR LATE THE DEPARTURE TIME REMAINS THE SAME (45-MINUTES AFTER THE SHIP'S ACTUAL ARRIVAL).

What To Expect

Puerto Plata (Pass By)

Teleferico Puerto Plata Cable Car

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Parque Central Independencia

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Fortaleza San Felipe

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Malecon Puerto Plata (Pass By)

Umbrella Street

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Malecon Puerto Plata

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Not wheelchair accessible
At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Terrain can be uneven with narrow streets
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time

Guests should wear comfortable clothing, sensible footwear, sunscreen and sunglasses
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
The minimum age to participate is 10 years old
IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO CALL TO CONFIRM AS GUESTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY CONFIRMED
Not recommended for those with limited mobilty, cane or walker users
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

120 reviews

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Excellent excursion

Jennifer_N, Apr 2024

Our tour guide, Xander, was excellent! He was informative and attentive to our group ensuring everyone was happy and nobody was left behind. We had a great time and would not hesitate to book this again!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much for reviewing Explore Puerto Plata's Best with Cable Car. Xander is a great Tour Host and he appreciates your thoughtfulness :-) HAPPY SAILING!

Great Time

DavidA_D, Apr 2024

Alex did a great job as our tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and entertaining. I would highly recommend this tour.

Left Me Twice & Didn't Receive A Refund

Johnny_G, Apr 2024

The meeting instructions weren't very clear and I got left. I contacted the guide and didn't receive a response until they were taking off for the next trip which was fine since we still had time before the ship left. I ran back to the meeting point and they had left me again. Poor meeting instructions and poor communication and I never received a refund. I would not book again.

Okay Tour

Adita_M, Apr 2024

Cable car was nice! The town experience was simple… it should have been more! They could have shortened the experience

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hello! We are glad you had a nice cable car experience. The historic town portion of our tour features the fort grounds, Umbrella Street, Pink Street, Parquet Independencia, the cathedral and a bit of free-time to enjoy the park. This experience is 4-4 1/2 hours depending upon your port arrival. Hopefully you can come again one day. HAPPY SAILING!

Beautiful, Informative way to See Puerto Plata -- With Winston the tourguide

Wallace_a, Mar 2024

Awesome, historical and beautiful tour with an excellent guide. Ask for Winston. EXCELLENT tour and way to learn about Puerto Plata and the surrounding area. Tour guide, Winston, was extremely informative, helpful, courteous, and professional. Luis, the drivere, was also very courteous and kept us safe and on time. The route that the tour takes and that it is a bus tour, including some shopping, downtown historical and tourist interests, and then a beautiful countryside tour ending at the top of the mountain with the Christus Redentor Statue, a small park, and phenonenal views AND from which the cable car descends into the city was amazing. Tour ended with a free snack and some stout Rum Punch. You can either end downtown for more shopping on your own, or can be taken back to the port. Would highly recommend. Read more about Explore Puerto Plata's Best with Cable Car - Shore Excursion - https://www.viator.com/tours/Dominican-Republic/Amber-Cove-Shore-Excursion-Explore-Puerto-Plata-with-Cable-Car-Ride-and-Open-Bar/d32-22295P1?mcid=56757

Island tour

Luanna_H, Mar 2024

Beautiful island, very interesting tour. Guide was most accommodating. Lots of trees and wild park at the top, fun cable car ride down.

Fantastic tour !

Heather_S, Feb 2024

We really enjoyed our tour led by Winston! He was very informative sharing a lot of history with us as we went along. There were a group of elderly people on our tour and Winston was so kind and went out of his way to accommodate them physically and was always making sure he met their physical needs and limitations without slowing down the rest of us. He was just so kind hearted ! We saw a lot of the city and the stops were all great to see ! I do wish we had a little more time time to explore the caves at the park also staying there a little longer to walk around the beautiful gardens also !! Overall I highly recommend this tour !

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Your review is very kind and we appreciate it. Winston is a truly awesome human and we all adore him :-) He is very knowledgeable and loves to share his knowledge and his country with our guests. The cave, the gardens and the statue at the mountaintop are lovely - we wish we could linger longer. We hope you enjoyed the cable car decent and our signature rum punch. All the best to you and hope to see you again!

Excellent

Fariha_R, Dec 2023

Excellent! Great customer service and very professional! Highly recommended this! great tour guide Tony!

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you, thank you! Tony is really glad you enjoyed your day with us. Our team enjoys sharing our country, history and knowledge with our honored guests. All the best!

Fun time in Puerto Plata

Brad_P, Sep 2023

Alex was a great tour guide. This was a fun and educational tour. Beautiful views and nice ride in an air conditioned vehicle. Would do again. Caution that the van is located outside the port gates. It is a long walk from the ship. I recommend taking a taxi from port to the meeting point.

Nice view. However understand what could be in front of you.

Lori_H, Jun 2023

You walk forever from the boat with no signs until you get outside the cruise ship gate! Then you still really have to look, and ask. Then you walk further. It isn't written how far you must walk.....be ware! My wife and I hustled and got there early, and on time. Then we had to wait, over 40 minutes for people who were late and didn't show. ( no respect for others ). Giving them a couple of minutes is one thing, however that long of a wait hurt OUR shopping and excursion time, absolutely. I'm sure the tour company didn't return any body's money. I'm sure the guide lost tips as well. I didn't like the idea that we were told that we shouldn't go to the gift shop at the top of the hill / cable car. I'm sure this company and the tour guide wanted us to spend money in their approved shops for VARIOUS reasons. We did any way. It isn't explained in your brochure that you ONLY ride down the hill on the cable car either. The ride up the hill was ok. Again, waiting way, way to long for the five no shows was absolutely wrong customer service. Our tour guide was nice and pleasant. I'd go again, but I'm much wiser now. I would ask much more detailed questions. Also, id demand my money back for that extensive wait.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you for taking time to provide your comments. Firstly, we provide all guest orders with very detailed instructions and a map (drone shot) to our meet location. In our initial message to you we explain that the map and instructions should be with you when you leave the ship. Our tours depart 45-minutes after your ship’s actual arrival (so if the ship is early or late – the departure time remains the same). We allow a 5-minute grace period where we call late guests and then we depart for the benefit of our on-time guests. Secondly, we do not operate shopping tours. Our company and team do not promote or encourage shopping and we do not solicit or accept commissions. This practice is damaging to the experience in our opinion. Again – we and our lovely team do not compromise our experiences with commissioned shopping. At the mountain top after extensive touring of the botanical gardens, the representation of the typical house and the Christ the Redeemer statue, we must make our way to the cable car line. There is simply no time for shopping nor is shopping indicated in our description. That said, there is a small bit of free-time in the historic town if our guests wish to step into a shop. We also invite you to review the tour description – we make our way through small villages to the summit enjoying fabulous views and we descend by cable car. These two elements add to the experience and shortens the wait time for the cable car. We are glad to see that you would do this excursion again. Happy Sailing!

Worth the tour

Kimberly_t, Mar 2023

Tour was worth it. Unfortunately while on the tour it rained so we did not get a good look from the cable car. However when asked at the end of our vacation what was the best part, my husband and daughter, who took the tour, said this tour was the best part. The tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

This review is so kind. We do our very best to ensure a great time :-) Knowing our experience and our team was the "best part" of your vacation - means a lot. Hope to see you again on a bright and sunny day!

Stay away from this tour.

James_S, Feb 2023

The pickup location was outside the port gates (the only one outside the gates) and was a VERY LONG WALK. All four of us are in our late 70's with infirmities and we had no idea how far we needed to walk when we booked. Therefore, we weren't able to participate. The tour provided a 10% refund which is unacceptable.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Hi James! We regret that you were unable to participate in this wonderful and highly rated excursion. We provide all guests with information and instructions that will get you to us with less walking. We are confident you would have enjoyed the breathtaking views from the highest point on the north coast, the pretty historic town and our exceptional service had you joined us.

Must see!!

Theresa_C, Feb 2023

Our tour guides Alex and Angel were great! They were very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions about the area.

Awesome Adventure!!

Doug_C, Jan 2023

Great time as my wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. Our guide, Alex, was great and very knowledgeable about his city and country and delivered this knowledge with passion. The only reason this was not given 5 stars was because the cable cars were shut down for maintenance and we couldn't ride them.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Hi! Alex will be pleased as are we all that you had a great time...HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Regarding the cable car - we are notified of regular maintenance but in this case, the international certification agency made the decision to close the operation while they made a very thorough assessment. If even the tiniest issue is present - the cable car stops until the issue is resolved. Safety is our #1 concern. Hopefully you will be back and will experience this awesome attraction!

Amazing! Beautiful country!

Tracy_B, Jan 2023

This excursion is amazing! Mind you - people try to do the cable car without booking the excursion and get stuck waiting- this excursion is perfectly planned to the cruise arrival and gets you back to the ship in plenty of time. You will tour the city, have time to shop at a few stops along the way and see the beautiful sights along the way. Our guide was Winston- he was amazing and a wealth of information. The beauty as you ride the cable car up the mountain is amazing! The flowers are so beautiful along the way and the views- stunning! I cannot recommend this trip enough- the only bad part is that it is not a cruise ship designated excursion so it IS OUTSIDE THE TERMINAL-OUTSIDE THE PORT GATES- and down the road. If you are alone, you may feel uncomfortable taking the trek out there, you do not need your passport. Just your cruise ID and your regular ID. The directions was a little confusing and it is a WALK but once you get to the vans- they were easy to find.

More to Puerto Plata than a beach

James_Y, Dec 2022

Enjoyed the road trip up to Christ the Redeemer, the view from its peak and the ride on cable car back to Puerto Plata. Saw the highlights in Puerto Plata without overstaying our time there. Our guide was knowledgeable, attentive, friendly and very well informed. It's a long trek from the ship to the meeting point, but well worth the effort.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Thank you! Our slogan: "It's Worth the Walk" :-) We are so happy you enjoyed your visit to the highest point on the north coast of Puerto Plata. The mountain summit is lovely with the botanical gardens and the statue. The finishing touch is the visit to the historic town - we strive for an all-around great experience. All the best and happy sailing always!

Colorful History of Puerto Plata

Paula_S, Dec 2022

I really enjoyed this excursion! I enjoy hearing about the culture and history of another country that I am visiting. Alex was a wonderful, knowledgeable, guide who was very happy to share his culture with us. He was engaging and always concerned about keeping our safety. I felt very comfortable under his watch. His genuine enthusiasm in sharing the history of the various places we visited made the trip thoroughly enjoyable. This was my second time in DR, and it was a good way for me to experience what I didn’t get to do the first time around. I would highly recommend this excursion.

Incredible view from cable car!!! A must see and do!

Gina_F, Nov 2022

We did a city tour which included the square, Catholic cathedral, Pink Street, Umbrella Street, the fort used against pirates, botanical garden with turtles and fish, Statue of Jesus (replica given by Brazil half the size of theirs) and an amazing cable car ( only one in the Caribbean) ride 3000 m in the air with an exceptional view!!! Alex was an outstanding tour guide of it all. And we ended the tour with a rum punch. Definitely a must do while in puerto plata.

Awesome Time

Sheila_M, Jul 2022

Our guide Alex was fabulous. He showed us all of the listed places in the description. He was always happy to take photos. He even made stop for empanadas before we finished our tour!

Wonderful memories

Tyoshee_B, Jul 2022

This definitely was an excursion that will always be remembered. Our tour guide Alex was very knowledgeable and made the experience better. The cable car was fun with beautiful sights. Thanks again, Alex!