In a nutshell

The traditions of Santo Domingo can be explained… or tasted! Together with your guide, discover the history and pride of the Dominican people in Puerto Plata, by visiting the birthplace of some symbolic products: from chocolate to organic coffee and from cigars to tropical fruit and aromatic rum. After a whole lot of tasting, the pièce de résistance: a typical lunch.

Main stops

Organic chocolate factory with tasting
Fortress of San Felipe; Plaza Independencia; San Felipe Cathedral: external visits
Cigar factory: product manufacturing demonstration and coffee tasting
Hacienda La Huerta
National museum of rum with rum tasting
Typical Dominican

The programme

The intensity of Dominican culture isn’t something you talk about – you experience it: here’s an experience that reveals a people to you through its aromas and flavors.
With your guide, you set off from the organic chocolate factory in Puerto Plata, where you’ll discover the historic method of processing cocoa beans until they become bars, before some sweet tasting.
On the seafront, you’ll satisfy your appetite for history with anecdotes about San Felipe Cathedral, about Plaza Independencia and about the fortress of San Felipe, a historic defense against pirates.
In a craft cigar factory, you’ll see every product hand-rolled, as tradition demands. Want to take one home? Think about it over an organic coffee.
Change of scene. In the Hacienda La Huerta you’ll walk among the most typical local plantations such as coffee, cocoa, bananas, mangoes, flowers and exotic plants.
Guess what, there’s sugarcane too… and its aromatic distilled spirit! In the museum of rum you can discover and taste it, before the grand finale: a typical Dominican lunch with live dances and music.

Good to know

We recommend that you book early because only a limited number of places are available.
Comfortable shoes and clothing are recommended.