Provincia de Puerto Plata Things to Do

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Shopping in Sosua along the beach

by cherylll

The best shopping for great Dominican souveniers is in the small town of Sosua. Drive right down to the beach, thru the main part of town, park and as you walk towards the beach you will see a very long strip of small shops and vendor's (they all pretty much sell the same stuff, but it was a great place to haggle them down and, yes, you can get them down in price quite a bit) there are also alot of small beach side cafe's and restaurants, BUT, carefull what you eat, especially seafood, you never know how clean or fresh it is and I learnt that one the hard way! Stick with a larger restaurant in town.

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27 water fall, Das Mahagua

by mostaque

It is one of the most challenging fall I climbed so far. Very virgin, dangerous, thrilling. Avoid if you have health problem. Go early in the day and also avoid going in if there is a chance of rain - the flow of water can become so strong - there is no provision to get any help .

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Whale Watching.

by kid-keith

The Carribean sea meets the Atlantic ocean on the east coast of the Dom Rep, and this meeting point is also a place in which Whale watching can seen, there are plenty of tour companies running these trips so looking round and see who`s cheapest.

Wacko Jacko.

by kid-keith

Dominican Republic is where Michael Jackson married Maria Presley, they got married here because if you marry in the Dominican you can divorce 24 hours later. You can visit the church they got married in it`s about 45 minutes west of Peuto Plata and overlooks some amazing views of rainforestr and river as it is situated high on top a mountain, really would recomend seeing it if you are staying close by.

Saona Island.

by kid-keith

If your staying in the North side of the island an excursion to Saona island can be exspensive as it requires a flight down to the South side and also a speedboat ride as well but this island is totally worth it, you can go there and get the local`s to climb a tree and pick you a fresh coconut and the white untouched sand with the crystal clear blue sea is to die for.

Visit the "Parque Central"

by Hermanater

Like most Spanish - Latin American type of places, most towns have a central park. Puerto Plata is no different. Next to the park is an old church. Outside this church there was a nativity scene set up. It was very nice. Every street around the park had street venders selling everything. Some people will walk up to you and start talking. When they are done, they expect you to give them money because they just explained some history to you and therefore they were like a guide. This was a nice little park and contained a buff of the founder of the Republic "Juan Pablo Duarte Y Diez 1813 - 1876"

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Fuerte de San Felipe

by Hermanater

The fort was built in 1540, becoming the first fort in the "New World". The resulting port became the stopping place for traders between the New World and Europe.This fort is quite small.This fort use to also be a prison. The cells were very small with very low doors. The view of the sea is remarkable. The brown stones against the blue sea......It cost us 15 pesos to enter the fort and we had to explore on our own. The museum did not have many artifacts but it was still very interesting. My son thought it was neat to see actual cannon balls. If you climb up one of the turrents (up the very step ladder), you have to be tall in statute to see over the top.There were a couple of cannons still there, aiomed over the bay.This was worth the trip. I think my kids appeciated the history. It was not just some picture in a book but an actual fort.

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Snorkeling...Coral reef everywhere

by Hermanater

The hotel allowed us to use the gear for free each day for 1 hour. There was alot of Coral around the beach at the resort but most of it was dead. There was few fish but we did find shells and star fish. My son enjoyed it alot.

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Hit the waves in the Kayak

by Hermanater

I have never been in a kayak before. Neither has my son. We went out into the water to the point where the waves would break over. With the tip of the kayak pointed into the waves, we would get thrown around and a face full of water each time......My son giggled the whole time.This was one of our highlites of the trip. We were allowed 1 hour of kayaking a day. It was too bad that we never tried it until our second last day of the trip.

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Horseback riding betwee Sosua and Cabarete

by Franberu

For a wondeful time of horseback riding you will meet nice hosts at Gypsy Ranch (8kms from Sosua) in front of Coconut Palm Hotel.Prices are reasonables and poeple very sociable. The trails gives you the opportunity to have a variety of panoramas.

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