1. Playa Dorada
Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata’s essential center point of vacationer action, is the stretch of brilliant sand ocean side where you will see as the majority of the area’s comprehensive hotels and all the clamor that goes with them. Relax seats and cabanas loaded with sunbathers line the sea here, on perhaps of the best ocean side in the Dominican Republic.Live Merengue music is practically undeniable, and the people who are simply visiting for the day never need to pass on the sand to get food, beverages, and trinkets. Where the ocean side isn’t lined by inns, there are eateries and a retail plaza. The warm waters are great for swimming, as well as water sports, and there are a few rental shops where you can lease equipment.Tourists can find more sea shores nearer to the focal point of town situated along the three-kilometer Malecón, a wonderful beautiful oceanside street. The Malecón begins at Long Beach and continues northwest past Costa Rica Beach and afterward Acapulco Beach, and has a few segments of walkable footpath.
2. Mount Isabel de Torres
Approaching over Puerto Plata, the 2,600-foot Mount Isabel de Torres (otherwise called Pico Isabella de Torres) gives shocking all encompassing perspectives on the city, ocean side, and Atlantic Ocean. Most sightseers pick to ride up the mountain through trolley (the only one in the Caribbean), partaking in the extra perspectives and airborne photograph operations, albeit more dynamic guests can climb to the top.The culmination is home to a sculpture of Christ the Redeemer, which looks after the city beneath, suggestive of the notorious fascination in Río de Janeiro. At his feet, merchants assemble to shape a bustling shopping center, where you can find rewards and keepsakes like golden gems and hand tailored specialties, and there is an eatery too. A short walk carries you to the greenhouses, where nearby blossoms and plant life will give reprieve from the clamor.
3. Damajagua Waterfalls
Other than the ocean side, Damajagua Waterfalls are the top regular fascination in the Puerto Plata region, and visiting them can be an undertaking for nature sweethearts. Outfitted with head protectors and lifejackets, guests have the chance to advance downstream by swimming, bouncing, and sliding, frequently by means of stone waterslides that were cut by the surging water. Among the most energizing are the 20-foot drop at la Tinajita and the twisty Corkscrew falls, neither of which are for the weak of heart.Other features incorporate the pool at Jaiba, named for the freshwater crabs that live in the stones here and a strange pool with two layers of water — cold on the top and warm on the base. The site likewise has a guest place and café.
4. Golden Museum of Puerto Plata
The golden mined in and around Puerto Plata is known for being probably the most established and most clear, and a significant number of the most striking examples can be found at the Amber Museum of Puerto Plata. Golden, albeit not a genuine stone, is the Dominican Republic’s assigned public gemstone.In expansion to its fame in adornments, many are keen on golden for what it holds inside. A considerable lot of the examples in the gallery contain plants, bugs, and other little animals that were caught by the tacky sap and frozen in time, fossilized. The most noteworthy of the gallery’s pieces contains an enormous reptile – almost 16 inches long – encased and impeccably protected.
5. Safari Adventure Tour
A pleasant movement for the two families and couples visiting Puerto Plata is an outback safari experience visiting a portion of the island’s features. This is a great method for investigating the district’s different scene and its occupants. On the 5.5-hour Outback Cultural Adventure Tour, sightseers can appreciate unhindered perspectives from on board the outdoors safari truck while the aide gives a story about the encompassing open country. Halting habitually for photograph operations, the visit incorporates visits to beautiful vistas like the inclines of Mount Isabela de Torres.Other stops incorporate a ranch that develops chocolate, espresso, and organic product; a neighborhood home; a school; and a natural life salvage, where you can meet a portion of the animals, including the jeopardized rhinoceros iguana. The last stop of the day is at a separated ocean side, where you can unwind or play in the water.
6. Zipline Adventure and Eco-Tour
Ziplining through “Monkey Jungle” is an interesting action for daredevils and nature darlings. Named for the timberland’s exuberant populace of squirrel monkeys, this segment of wilderness sits at the edge of El Choco National Park close to Cabarete, and you can visit it on a directed zipline experience from Puerto Plata.This five-to six-hour visit incorporates transportation to the recreation area, where you will find two engineered overpasses and seven ziplines, giving an interesting point of view of the tropical woods underneath. Notwithstanding the experience through the treetops, travelers will investigate Monkey Jungle with an expert naturalist while communicating with the well disposed primates and finding out about the environment and neighborhood plants and creatures.