The Fortaleza San Felipe is a historic Spanish fortress located in the north of the Dominican Republic in the province of Puerto Plata. Also known as El …
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Jan 28, 2025
This is a well preserved coastal fort with a couple of rooms filled with artefacts, photos and documents outlining the past life of the fort.Full review by Adventurers049
Jan 6, 2025
The San Felipe Fort was a stop on our private tour of Puerto Plata. If you’ve been to San Juan and seen the large fort there, this is much smaller, but very similar in age and stone composition. Over…Full review by stephanie c
Dec 22, 2024
Although the views of the Ocean from the area is beautiful, visitors need to be aware of the pirates' carrying monkeys and macaws around the port. They will approach you with the animals while you a…Full review by Leland-Kristi H
Hello, Is there an enterance fee? Is there parking around and do you recommend this with small children (3 and 6 years old)? Thanks
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There is parking and it would be appropriate for young children. I am not sure if there was a separate entrance fee because we were part of a group from a Carnival Splendor cruise ship. …
There is parking and it would be appropriate for young children. I am not sure if there was a separate entrance fee because we were part of a group from a Carnival Splendor cruise ship. It is a very historical place and looks out over beautiful water.
is this in proximity to the cathedral? SO if we take an uber or taxi there we can jsut walk around the town on our own and see this?
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I would take a taxi if your in town, for us we enjoyed the outback safari tour the best out of all of them, wasn't impressed with this at all the tour is done by radio mine kept cutting out and of …
I would take a taxi if your in town, for us we enjoyed the outback safari tour the best out of all of them, wasn't impressed with this at all the tour is done by radio mine kept cutting out and of course the locals are there harassing you to buy things. Make sure your money has no marks or holes in it they won't take those bills at all.
I am planning to visit this site when I go to Puerto Plata in two weeks. For people staying in Puerto Plata Hotels is it better to book directly from Trip advisor or through the hotel please let me know. Thank you in advance for your help
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When booking excursions you only have about 20 mins per place. If it is a beautiful day, I would rent a taxi for the day about $30 for 3-4 hours. And see the place at your own pace. I …
When booking excursions you only have about 20 mins per place. If it is a beautiful day, I would rent a taxi for the day about $30 for 3-4 hours. And see the place at your own pace. I really wish we did.
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