From Puerto Plata: Dominican Cocoa, Coffee, & Culture Tour Culture: Private Dominican Expedition Off The Beaten Path

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ID: GYG433576-780992
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Country: Dominican Republic

Duration: 10:00 hours


Description

Explore the Dominican Republic's interior and discover the authentic Caribbean. See local cocoa groves and chocolate manufacturing, and enjoy coffee in a country house, markets, and a cigar factory.
Enjoy a tour through the interior of the Dominican Republic and see local chocolate manufacturing, cocoa groves, and a cigar factory. Enjoy a tasting of coffee in a local host's country house and visit a fruit and vegetable market on a full-day tour of the interior.
Discover places off the beaten path on this tour, and start with hotel pickup in Puerto Plata. Travel through the interior toward cocoa plantations, and visit a local manufacturer where chocolate is produced, a government project to support rural women.
Stop for a Dominican-style coffee at a friendly local host's typical country house, before moving on to a fruit and vegetable market. Visit the market, the largest in the region, and discover the stalls of traditional healers and shamans selling herbs, potions, devotionals, and some voodoo artifacts.

Attend a presentation of the finest Dominican cigars at an iconic factory, over 100 years old, learn about the cigar production process, and smoke a real handmade cigar while at the factory.

Leave the factory and take a panoramic drive through the mountains and enjoy a coffee at a fabulous viewpoint while taking in the scenery or snapping some pictures. Finish the tour with a sunset walk and a Cuba libre on the beach before returning to your accommodation.

Highlights

  • Immerse yourself in local folklore and get to know the province and its people
  • Discover an organic cocoa manufactory and the country's largest cigar factory
  • Admire the Dominican countryside, panoramic views in the mountains and the beach
  • Taste Caribbean flavors: organic cocoa, typical coffee, cigars and cuba libre
  • Enjoy typical Dominican-Style coffee at a friendly host's typical country house

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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.