Historic Center Tour: Discover City's Past and Fort

Explore Puerto Plata’s history, iconic sites, and stunning ocean views on a private city tour. Discover Fort San Felipe and more in just one day.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Independence Park - Take a stroll and capture photos of Central Park, the Cathedral, and La Glorieta in Puerto Plata. This is one of the city’s top attractions and a significant symbol of Puerto Plata, gifted to the people by General Luperón during his 1879 administration.
  • Calle de las Sombrillas - Explore this vibrant, colorful street, snap…
What's Included
  • Round Trip Transportation
  • Hotel and Port Pickup
  • Hotel and Port Drop-off
  • Air Conditioned Vehicle
  • Tour Guide
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Lunch 15 USD
Additional Information

Venture into the core of Puerto Plata and embark on an adventure that intertwines history, culture, and taste. This city tour offers more than just sightseeing—it’s a narrative ready to be discovered.
Start at the Chocolate Factory, where the enticing scent of cacao permeates the air. Engage with the farmers and artisans who transform this crop into…

Location
Independence Park
Calle Beller
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Glenn_h
May 14, 2025
Best Tour By Far - This tour was amazing! Our guide Francisco took us to all the neat places in town. We did not have to share the tour with anyone. Personalized service. If you want to see the best of Puerto Plato I highly recommend this excursion
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Jds2297vk
Apr 20, 2025
Great Tour! - We had a great time. Both Francisco and our driver were first rate. Francisco had wealth of knowledge and was extremely accommodating. The price was quite reasonable, especially given that this was a private tour for just the 3 of us. Highly recommended!.
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Riesvera
Apr 8, 2025
Outstanding Private City Tour - Incredible city tour. Francisco knew extensive details on the history of the city. Having a private van was awesome and removed any worries of traveling in large tour groups. We were able to personalize what we saw (we had kids with us and we don't drink alcohol, so we skipped the Rum and Cigar Factories and spent more time elsewhere). We combined the city tour with the waterfall tour and it was an awesome day. We could not have asked for a better experience.
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Brenda_d
Apr 8, 2025
Fun and friendly tour guide! - We met Edgar Private tours just outside the Port gate. It’s about a 25 minute walk, so glad I wore sneakers. Our tour guide Edgar is a lifetime local and knew the best places to go. We took a rum tour, went to the gem factory, cigar maker (by hand), and a few other local spots. We had lunch with an ocean view and ended our day at the Fort.. Edgar was very flexible and open to what we wanted to see/do most. The tour with our local guide was most appreciated for our first-time visit!
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Andy_g
Mar 28, 2025
This is the tour you want!! - What a great deal for a private tour!! Enjoy a wonderful mix of Puerto Plata’s history, beauty, shopping, and more. Our guide and driver were fantastic, and we couldn’t ask for more. They went the extra mile to make sure our experience was fun and memorable!
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Michelle_s
Mar 26, 2025
Trip worth taking - The tour guides are very good. Made for a great day. Very knowledgeable and gave us lots of time to look around and shop. Felt like family.
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Getaway13873182163
Mar 25, 2025
A great day with Edgar - My wife and I were on a cruise that stopped in Puerta Plata. We had the great blessing of having Edgar show us his city. He speaks excellent English and you could tell he enjoys what he does. He was flexible and asked great questions and showed us the things we were interested in seeing. If you have an opportunity to use Edgar don’t hesitate, you won’t regret it.
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Scott_j
Mar 24, 2025
An amazing tour led by Edgar - This tour was supposed to be a group tour but we were the only ones on it. Rather than cancelling the tour, the company honored it an our guide Edgar showed us a fantastic time. Rather than taking advantage of the fact that two people can be shown things faster, he kept a leisurely pace and showed us the beautiful sites of Puerta Plata. We had a fantastic time and Edgar was an awesome tour guide who shared lots of insights into the town, the country and the people.
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Jose_v
Feb 25, 2025
We had a private tour... - We had a private tour with Edgar It was great, very polite, accommodating, knowledgeable, we had the option of changing the tour as we want it, spend the time entering shops we were curios to explore and shop. Edgar was kind and share with us the history of the country and the local save spots. My wife and ai highly recommend the private tour we moved at out leisure and was great!! Thank you Edgar
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Jlvalfig2019
Feb 25, 2025
Edgar Tours - We actually had Edgar as a tour guide He was great, very friendly and accommodating. Highly recommended as we had a private tour and he let us know the stops and we could arrange as we want it! We had several stops and he was very patient as we entered several shops we want it to check and buy articles. He shared with us the history of the country and answered all of our questions. We highly recommend Edgar tours we had a great time during our visit
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From $60
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).