Puerto Plata, officially known as San Felipe de Puerto Plata, is the third-largest city in the Dominican Republic and home of two cruise ports, Amber Cove and Taino Bay, showcasing the city as one of the principal destinations in the Caribbean. In the 16th century, the Spaniards built a key piece of Puerto Plata’s history, the Fortaleza de […]
Cabarete is known as one of the world’s best kitesurfing meccas, offering excellent surfing, windsurfing and kiteboarding. Its constant trade winds and warm waters provide the perfect conditions for beginners and experts. For those interested in lessons, a wide variety of schools are located in Playa Cabarete, offering beginner and advanced level classes, as well as clinics. Many […]
The experience offers organized tours, instruction in riding, dressage and jumping. These horse rides take you in the local woods, bridle paths, and beaches. If you are a beginner, no worries, there are great guides along with patient and schooled horses waiting for you.
Off the northwestern shores, a boat departs to the offshore Cayo Arena–also known as Cayo Paraíso. This area boasts some of the most abundant marine life in the DR, with corals and sponges that surround the key. Octopuses, crabs, schools of surgeon fishes, sergeant major fishes, angelfish, and yellowtail snappers, all swim around your feet. […]
A favorite of the area’s regular divers, and suitable for all levels of certification is the Airport Wall, considered one of the best and most beautiful dive sites in the DR. Located just 10 minutes by boat from Sosúa Bay. The wall dive begins at about 10 meters (33 feet) and drops to almost 30 […]
Puerto Plata’s crown jewel attraction, the 27 Charcos of Damajagua waterfalls, offer a day of hiking through the thick forest. Crossing footbridges and passing numerous flora before eventually reaching a rocky hilltop – you’ll make your way down by jumping or sliding down a series of waterfalls! Helmets and safety gear must be worn as […]
There is a wide variety of surf schools offering lessons, rentals, and repairs. In Playa Encuentro, you can take beginners or advanced surfing lessons and clinics any day of the year. The conditions will always be suitable. Summertime is usually easier for students to catch their first wave, since waves are a lot smaller, allowing […]
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