Sep 26, 2025
A very memorable experience - From the ship it is about a mile walk to the car. Note, they have pedi-cab that will take you from ship to duty free store. saves about a 1/4 a mile and maybe 10 miinutes.
Once outside the port gates, we were met by Carmen in a well kept air conditioned mini van. Just the two of us, so it was a private tour. About a 15 minute drive into town then several stops. Amber Museum, Rum factory and chocolate factory then some walking around the town. Carmen had it timed perfectly, arrvied just as the rum tour was starting. After about an hour plus a ride back to the just past the port for the hoseback riding. Horseback on a trail and the beach that was enjoyable. note. don't wear white. Because water, sand and a bit of mud you may (in my case) a bit of mud on you. You can see the beach from the ship, that is how close the horse back riding is. She dropped us just out side the gate, saved us about a 1/4 mile walk. Overall, a private tour at a great price!
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Sep 16, 2025
Great Day Out With A Great Host - If your in Dominican Republic definitely give this excursion a go and ask for Tammy she was so good and helpful to us bought us to all the places listed safely and comfortably we got to make and smoke our first cigars the rum house tour was good everything was timed perfectly not too long not too short she bought us around all the main parts of the city took photos of us without hesitation
Tammy really went the extra mile for us from the very start she even asked me my favourite music and I told her it was reggae and she played it in her car for me for the whole journey she was very kind funny and informative about the island and the island life and in general I would 100 percent be recommending her to my family and friends the horse riding on the beach was unreal it finished off the trip perfectly
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Sep 3, 2025
This was an amazing tour... - This was an amazing tour that I will recommend to all my family and friends!!! The tour took us to a chocolate factory, rum factory, several shops around the city, to the city square, amber museum, and horseback riding. I also appreciated the provided transportation with water and AC. Alex was an amazing tour guide and very informative. I felt safe with him guiding us around the city.
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Aug 10, 2025
THIS TOUR IS AMAZING!! - This experience was AMAZING!!! Carmen is the best!!! The Umbrella Street and the Pink Street was amazing and the Horseback riding was BEAUTIFUL!! I definitely recommend this tour :) We loved it!!
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May 29, 2025
Elvis and DR tours hit it out of the park - Elvis was our guid , He was a true professional, gave us a ton of great information on the history and culture. He showed the best spots and was very fun and entertaining all while making sure we felt safe.This tour is a must do
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May 11, 2025
Book this! Great guide, love the DR - Excellent, what a great way to see the city! We loved the tour so much we will be flying back to the DR. Our tour guide was great, she took us to all the highlights, gave us time to explore, she took great pictures! It was really a personal tour. The horseback riding was a nice way to end the tour but wouldnt do it again due to the area we rode in, but the guides there were very nice and helpful! Cant wait to go back, thanks T!!
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Apr 3, 2025
Great fun, great price! - This is a fantastic tour and our guide was wonderful. He let us decide where to go first and never rushed us. Also, the escorts for the horseback portion were great. The 2 men who rode with us were great. It felt we got 2 excursions in 1. I couldnât ask for more and highly recommend this activity for anyone who wants to get the most out of their time in Puerto Plata.
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Mar 19, 2025
Our tour guide was... - Our tour guide was excellent and we really enjoyed horseback riding on the beach! He showed us many great city sites and got us back to the ship on time.
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May 27, 2025
Friendly Guides - Quite a long horse ride down the beach and into the woods as well. The horses felt a bit lean and underfed. Nice experience, but probably wouldn't do it again. The guide did take a ton of great photos/videos.
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Feb 21, 2025
This was the worst tour I... - This was the worst tour I have ever taken. We were not picked up at the cruise port and had to walk 15 minutes to the highway. There was very little that you would call a city tour. We stopped at the rum factory which was okay and then a c hocolate shop where we got a few samples and then we wwre asked to buy stuff. Once we reach the horses everyone was very nice but tried to put on multiple helmets that did not fit saying that they did fit. The horses looked like typical rental horses. The stirrups were not adjusted and request to change were ignored. We did ride the horses along the beach and through some muddy water. They did take our picture using our phones which was nice. The best thing I can say about this tour is that people were friendly and we did ride along a beacj.
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