San Felipe de Puerto Plata Travel Forum

Could someone provide some nice hotel,activities and sights in this area.

Go to Santo Domingo if you can. Visit the old city with it's cathedral (the oldest in the New World), Pantheon, Diego Columbus' house, old cobbled streets, etc. Also, visit the Columbus lighthouse which holds the supposed remains of the explorer (don't forget to see the museum).

Eat a lot of seafood, go ocean kayaking (make sure it's in whitecaps), learn to windsurf if you don't already know, bachata and merengue with the locals and above all, enjoy the beach :)

Thanks alot for the info. I plan to do all those things

there's alot to do in the puerto plata area. They have windsurfing, clubs, bars, and tour guides that will take you through the mountains. The place on the north coast with the most action would have to be cabarete, about 15 miles from pop airport. A real nice beach that many tourists do not know about is called playa caleton. About 20-30 minutes from cabarete. here the food is cheap, beach is beautiful, and they have a boat that will take you out into the ocean to see different things for only 150 pesos (about $10). Trips to santo Domingo from here are only about 80 pesos. Well hope you have fun and enjoy.

Hi
Last month, I went to Puerto Plata at Allegro Occidental Playa Dorada in Playa Dorada. Very good place. the room are clean and food are good. And people are EXCELLENT! There are many activities at the hotel and around. Puerto Plata is about 10 minutes by gwagwa and Sosua 20 minutes. In Complex of Playa Dorada, there are some discotheque and Crazy Moon are the best (for me and my friends...) At the hotel, you can make horse back riding, scuba diving , playing volleyball and many other thing. And also drink a lot of rhum!!!
So, have a good trip!
*excuse my bad english... I don't speak in english... I try!

thanks for the reply. I just got back from Sosua Domincan Republic. It was very nice. People were like beautiful days, real warm. I hope I can go again soon.