Private Tour: Cocoa, Coffee, Local Market and Cigars Factory

5.0 (1 reviews) Dominican Republic
Duration8h - 9h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesGerman, English, Polish, French, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Explore authentic Dominican landscapes and flavours in a non-commercial way. See cocoa plantations and visit small chocolate manufacture.

Support local community by visiting them and getting to know them closer. Have some coffee in a simple house among the fruit trees.

Discover local market with it's natural medicine and shamanic stands. Eat a typical dominican lunch in a restaurant beloved by the locals.

Observe how to make first class cigars in the oldest cigar factory in the country.

Admire the exuberant nature oh the Northern Mountains famous for its amber mines.

Spend 1 day with Dominican folklore and taste traditional Dominican products, such as cocoa, coffee and cigars.

What's included

  • Cuba Libre or Santo Domingo Libre made with good dominican rum (Brugal)
  • Bottled water
  • Organic chocolate tasting
  • Dominican Coffee
  • "dominican flag" - traditional dominican lunch: rice and beans, meat (or vegetables) and salad. Water or coke included

What to expect

  1. Chocal
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Visit the small cocoa manufacture in the countryside made of cocoa plantations. The best thing about the place is that is local and authentic - you can see here every step of the production, apart of the rich explanation and tasting. So different from the other factories around Puerto Plata, letting you explore the whole building and showing everything. If you like their organic products made from cocoa you can buy them on the spot. By visiting the place you support local community as it's project of the local women.
  2. Puerto Plata Province
    1h
    Let's have a dominican coffee in house of our local host. Here you'll see the typical dominican house in the countryside and will taste a famous dominican coffee made on fire. For that we'll use the traditional coffee maker. Around the house grow cocoa trees and tropical fruits. Although our host and his family don't speak any foreign language, you'll feel as in family. It's a long-term tradition of dominican hospitality.
  3. Santiago de los Caballeros
    4h
    From the surroundings of Puerto Plata we will continue to Santiago de los Caballeros - Dominican Republic second largest city.

    Here you can experience the real local market, with fruits and vegetables, natural medicine stands, religious and voo doo artefacts sellers.. You can observe dominican every day life.

    From the market we'll walk towards the main square and cathedral. Santiago de los Caballeros was founded in XV century, in times of the first Spanish settlers.

    Have a glance from the city's best view point - the hill with the Monument for the Heroes of the Restauration War.

    And just after we invite you for a typical dominican lunch - delicious rice and beans, meat (or vegetarian option) and salad.
  4. La Aurora Cigar Factory
    1h
    Get to know one of the biggest and oldest dominican cigars factory. Since 1903 they are offering hand made cigars and during the visit you'll see the whole process, will learn about the technology and even taste the cigar, if you'd like to :)
  5. La Cumbre
    1h
    From Santiago de los Caballeros we'll head back to Puerto Plata through the Northern Mountains. You can enjoy the views while sipping our on-board cuba libre :) If you're a coffee lover we can make a stop on a charming view in the tropical green scenery point and once again taste the famous dominican coffee.
  6. Playa Dorada Mall
    1h
    The last stop before finishing the tour will be a short stop at the Playa Dorada beach. You'll get to know Pueblito, beloved by the locals. It's another occasion to have a cocktail on good dominican rum - you can have a classic cuba libre or Santo Domingo Libre version - rum & sprite :)

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Please let us know where is the best for you meeting point within the Puerto Plata / Sosua / Cabarete area :)

In case of cruise ship passengers please indicate the name of your ship, so we adapt the pick up and drop off to your schedule :)

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

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

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