The 15 Best City Tours in the Dominican Republic

Full-Day Santo Domingo City Tour from Punta Cana - The ride from Punta Cana to the capital

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4,500 reviews · from $95Our pick

Travel from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo with a local guide such as Nacho, Kevin, or Darius. Visit the Colonial Zone, Cathedral, Museum of the Royal Houses, and Fortaleza Ozama, with lunch, hotel transfers, entrance fees, and bottled water included.

“It was great to go to the capital and see the historic city. This is not as comprehensive as other colonial areas. This is a LONG trip from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo--three and a half hours each way.”

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5 tours in 1 (Eco Farm/Horseback/City Tour/Buggy/Zipline)

2.5 tours in 1 (Eco Farm/Horseback/City Tour/Buggy/Zipline)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,443 reviews · from $119

Spend about eight hours exploring the Punta Cana area with horseback riding, a coffee and cocoa farm, Higuey’s Basilica, Dominican lunch, ziplining, and an off-road buggy ride. Hotel pickup, drinks, helmets, and a guide are included. Guides such as Javier, Chris, Juan, and Christian receive frequent praise.

“The activities were fun but the city tour was extremely long and boring. Overall I definitely enjoyed myself.”

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Puerto Plata City Tours

3.Puerto Plata City Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 590 reviews · from $55Top rated

Explore Puerto Plata in an air-conditioned vehicle with Edwin Transfers Tours. Edwin, Francisco, or another local guide takes you from the Macorix rum museum and chocolate tasting to cigar making, amber, Independence Park, the Malecón, and San Felipe Fortress. Hotel and cruise-port pickup, water, and Wi-Fi are included.

“Wow, what an amazing tour of Puerto Plata! We thoroughly enjoyed our time with Edwin and San Francisco, they were caring, kind and very knowledgeable. We got to see many historic sights, enjoyed tastings and did some shopping (be pRead more”

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Punta Cana: All Inclusive Santo Domingo Full-Day City Tour

4.All Inclusive Santo Domingo Full-Day City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 553 reviews · 10 hours - 750 minutes · from $70

Spend a full day traveling from Punta Cana to Santo Domingo with guide Willy or another English and Spanish speaking guide. Visit Los Tres Ojos, the Colonial Zone, the First Cathedral, National Pantheon, Columbus Lighthouse, and more, with lunch, entry fees, and hotel transfers included.

“Willie was the greatest tour guide. Made the tour very exciting and a lot of fun would definitely do it again.”

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Half Day City Tour in Puerto Plata

5.Half Day City Tour in Puerto Plata

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 410 reviews · from $40Best value

Tour Puerto Plata with guides such as Aribel, Yeury, Jerry, or Junior, visiting a rum museum, chocolate factory, cathedral, Umbrella Street, cigar shop, and fortress area. Air-conditioned transport, hotel pickup, water, and soda make this a useful 3 to 4-hour choice for cruise days and tight schedules.

“My experience was amazing. Aribel was my guide and he ensured that the experience was not only enjoyable, but that we experienced Puerto Plata. He arrived at the stated time and took me and the other tourist that were here for a cruise Read more”

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Puerto Plata City Tours from amber cove and Taino bay

6.Puerto Plata City Tours from amber cove and Taino bay

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 327 reviews · from $55

Explore Puerto Plata by private air-conditioned vehicle with guides such as Rigo, Augustine, or Jose. Visit San Felipe Fortress, Central Park, an amber museum, rum and cigar stops, and colorful city streets. Expect a broad introduction, with some factory visits focused more on shopping than production.

“We all enjoy Puerto Plata &Amber Cove, Excellent experience, Rigo is a knowledge & great tour guide, polite, detailed & well spoken about destination.”

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Half-day City tour cultural from punta cana for small group

7.Half-day City tour cultural from punta cana for small group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 230 reviews · from $60

Travel from Punta Cana to Higüey and Anamuya with guides such as Teo, Tao, Robinson, Sandy, Danilo, or Eduardo. Visit the Basilica, local market, Dominican farmhouse, cigar factory, and Macao Beach, with lunch and a short horse ride included.

“We had an incredible experience from start to finish! Our tour guide, Eduardo, was absolutely wonderful—knowledgeable, friendly, and made the entire tour enjoyable for everyone. My son especially loved seeing all the animals along the way—it was a highlight for him! A truly memorable outing for the whole family.”

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Puerto Plata City Tour VIP (Private and Customizable)

8.Puerto Plata City Tour VIP (Private and Customizable)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 223 reviews · from $105

Ismael Transfer Tours gives you a private, customizable look at Puerto Plata with guides such as Ismael, Elvin, Elias, and Gelson. Expect air-conditioned transport, local lunch, market stops, rum and chocolate tastings, historic sights, and time for photos.

“Ismael was very kind to me with my mobility issues and the rest of the family, including an 11 year old. It’s a great tour if you want to get a good flavor of Puerto Plata. The produce market was interesting and the lunch was delicious! It is a far walk to get to the vehicle but you can get a wheelchair if you need one. I walked there but was wheelchaired back to where you can get a free ride back to the ship. If you want a city tour, this is the one to take!”

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Eat Drink & Be Merry Puerto Plata City Tour -Amber Cove/Taino Bay

9.Eat Drink & Be Merry Puerto Plata City Tour -Amber Cove/Taino Bay

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 218 reviews · from $112

Spend about five hours touring Puerto Plata with guides such as Alexander, Carlos, or Misael. Ride or drive toward Mount Isabel, sample eight rums, visit San Felipe Fortress, eat lunch in a Victorian home, and learn cigar rolling. Drinks, snacks, transport, and port return are included.

“We really enjoyed our day in Puerto Plata on the Eat, Drink, and Be Merry Tour. Our guide and driver were very friendly and made sure we were having a good time. The lunch was very good as well. As a travel advisor I would recommend this tour to my clients.”

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Puerto Plata City Tour

10.Puerto Plata City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 193 reviews · from $50

Spend about four hours touring Puerto Plata by air-conditioned vehicle and on foot, with stops for rum, chocolate, cigars, amber, the cathedral, fort, central park, and Malecon views. Guides such as Santos, Alfredo, Junior, and Antonio Camilo are praised for friendly service, though port meeting details and shopping stops require care.

“Our tour guise was Jr who did a wonderful job of sharing all the important sights in Puerto Plata. He was friendly and very patient while I shopped at the Amber Museum. We got to see the Macorix Rum Distillery (lots of free samples), a cigar faRead more”

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Walking Tour from Santo Domingo City

11.Walking Tour from Santo Domingo City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 167 reviews · from $60

Walk through Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone with a guide, visiting Alcázar de Colón, the Cathedral of the Americas, Las Damas Street, and the Museum of the Royal Houses. A one-hour Dominican meal at La Atarazana is included, along with air-conditioned transport.

“First, we waited 90 minutes before being added to another tour that had already started, meaning we missed a significant portion of the experience. Additionally, I was provided with multiple audio guides, none of which worked, makiRead more”

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Puerto Plata City Tour

12.Puerto Plata City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 142 reviews · from $73

This full-day Puerto Plata outing combines San Felipe Fortress, the Amber Museum, cathedral, Dominican chocolate tasting, and a cable-car ride up Mount Isabel. Pickup, transport, water, soft drinks, and a guide are included. Guides such as Juan, Carlos, and others may lead departures.

“Unfortunately our tour was in heavy wind and rain, so that put a damper on things. Apart from that, which obviously couldn't be avoided, there was a lot of driving in between places, and I wished that it was more walking and a more compact experience. Definitely try the hot chocolate at the Chocolate Museum... cannot be misses! So yummy.”

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Guided E Bike City Tour in Punta Cana

13.Guided E Bike City Tour in Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 137 reviews · from $60

Ride throttle-controlled e-bikes through Punta Cana with guides such as Katie and Katty. After practice, visit Cocotal, Playa Bibijagua, Caribbean Lake Park, and downtown, with resort pickup, small groups, local snacks, and time for shopping.

“Great time learning the culture through the sites! My wife, daughter and I had such a blast and our guide took great care of us.”

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From Bavaro: Santo Domingo Colonial City Tour

14.Santo Domingo Colonial City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 129 reviews · 10 hours · from $85

Travel from your Bávaro hotel to Santo Domingo for a full day of caves, colonial streets, museums, and major monuments. You’ll visit Three Eyes National Park, the first cathedral, Las Damas Street, and the Colonial Zone with a live guide. Alberto has led Italian, English, and Spanish commentary for mixed-language groups.

“Il nostro guida Alberto molto preparato. Conosce la storia ma sopratutto coinvolge ogni persona, ogni nazionalità nella storia. Divertente e molto attento del gruppo. Parla sempre ed è una cosa buona. Si vede che fa il suo lavoro con responsabilità. Bravo! Nel caso nostro eravamo gli unici in lingua italiana e faceva sempre los stesso discorso in inglese e in spagnolo.”

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Puerto Plata: City Highlights Tour with Mount Isabel & Lunch

15.City Highlights Tour with Mount Isabel & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 129 reviews · 6 hours · from $89

Spend six to seven hours seeing Puerto Plata’s Mount Isabel, colonial center, Umbrella Street, San Felipe Fortress, rum house, cacao factory and local lunch spots. Multilingual guides such as Antonio, Diana, Raul and Eddy lead the tour, with hotel and cruise-port pickup included.