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Caribbean ports/Amber Cove & Puerto Plata/Culture & history

Amber Cove & Puerto Plata culture and history tours

Walkable old town, Fortaleza San Felipe and the Amber Museum from Taino Bay; rum, cigar and chocolate circuits from either port.

Photo: Gabriel Soto / Unsplash
Typical call
8:00 am→4:30 pm
Docking to all aboard · about 8 h 30 min ashore
Getting ashore
2 cruise piers
Check which one your ship uses
Money
Dominican peso
US dollars widely accepted
Time zone
UTC-4
Keep your watch on ship's time

Culture & history tours that fit your day in Amber Cove & Puerto Plata

Enter the times from your cruise line's itinerary. We add time to walk off the ship, the drive to each tour's start point and back, and your safety margin.

Safety margin before all aboard
7 am8 am9 am10 am11 am12 pm1 pm2 pm3 pm4 pm5 pm
7 h 10 min for a tour, travel included
Ship in portGetting ashore (20 min)Safety margin (1 h)All aboard 4:30 pm
8 h 30 min in port29 fit with time to spare2 cutting it close0 too long
  • Fits your day

    Private & Customizable Puerto Plata City Tour

    4 h 4.9 (267)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:10 pm · 2 h 20 min sparefrom $116
  • Fits your day

    Puerto Plata City Tour - at Amber Cove & Taino bay

    3 h 15 min 5.0 (93)Free cancellation
    Back by 12:25 pm · 3 h 5 min sparefrom $44
  • Fits your day

    Half Day City Tour in Puerto Plata

    3 h–4 h 4.8 (511)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:10 pm · 2 h 20 min sparefrom $45
  • Fits your day

    Puerto Plata City Private Tour

    3 h 30 min 4.9 (174)Free cancellation
    Back by 12:40 pm · 2 h 50 min sparefrom $65
  • Fits your day

    Puerto Plata Highlights City Tours from amber cove and Taino bay

    4 h 4.8 (342)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:10 pm · 2 h 20 min sparefrom $55
  • Fits your day

    Puerto Plata City Tour with Private Guide, Rum,Chocolate.

    3 h–4 h 5.0 (78)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:10 pm · 2 h 20 min sparefrom $55
  • Fits your day

    Private tour of Puerto Plata: history, culture, rum, chocolate.

    3 h–4 h 5.0 (54)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:10 pm · 2 h 20 min sparefrom $60
  • Fits your day

    Puerto Plata City Tour

    3 h 50 min 4.8 (223)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:00 pm · 2 h 30 min sparefrom $45
  • Fits your day

    Puerto Plata City Tours

    4 h 4.7 (705)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:10 pm · 2 h 20 min sparefrom $52
  • Fits your day

    7 waterfalls+typical food

    4 h 4.7 (567)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:10 pm · 2 h 20 min sparefrom $57
  • Fits your day

    Puerto Plata VIP Experience : City & Countryside Escape

    4 h 30 min 5.0 (23)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:40 pm · 1 h 50 min sparefrom $70
  • Fits your day

    Damajagua Waterfalls, Zipline with Lunch and Transfer

    4 h 4.7 (49)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:10 pm · 2 h 20 min sparefrom $105

Return times are estimates from the tour length, travel from the pier and time to get ashore. Always check your ship's all-aboard time.

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