Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic Port Reviews

We did the Ocean World- Dolphin Encounter. It was a great experience! Our daughter loved it. We booked through carnival. We road a bus over to Ocean World (maybe a 10 minute ride), they also bussed is back to the port. We didn’t have any problems. There is a little place in port, toward the Amber Cove sign, in the buildings, that you can get your Passport stamped. We liked what we saw, the port area was clean and nice to walk around.

No need for excursion. Pool, slides, zip lines are great.

Visited: Mar 11, 2017

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The Outback Safari excursion was so awesome. We got to really explore the island. We got to go into a school. If you take supplies which I highly recommend please take enough for all the kids. They were so excited over a pencil. Take paper, crayons, pencils, backpacks, etc. The kids are adorable. We toured someone's house. We got to walk thru everything they grow to eat. It was just awesome. Eddy Murphy was our guide & he was great.

Visited: Apr 01, 2017

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My favorite 😍 Port 💙. The people are very welcoming. Water was beautiful! We visited the Chocolate factory, I highly recommend it. For $80. There was 6 in our party, we had a driver all day. He took us to a private resort, the fort, the factory, and a church+! Much fun was had by all,❣️🙏💒😃❣️

This was my first time to Amber Cove and I’ll definitely be back! We started off the day by going horseback riding on the beach that we booked through Carnival. Gorgeous views, even tho my horse was being a bit of an ass (figuratively, not literally as he was a beautiful horse). The drive was longer than quoted and it ended up being 4 hours instead of 3 hours, but we did get a solid 1.5-2 hours on the horses. I’d do it again! Once we got back to the port, we did some shopping and I will say I was a bit disappointed at the shops’ selections. Not many male clothing options. Drinks at the Coco Cana bar were delicious and reasonable on pricing. We had a few more than we were anticipating!! Next time I’d love to go to the Sky Bar and spend more time at the pool in port. Can’t wait to go back!

We stayed in the port area and enjoyed the Lounge area near the pool. A very relaxing day.

Visited: Mar 11, 2018

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We did Damajagua falls. I booked through priceline. It was so fun! The hike up was hard but our tour guides were very patient and helped the whole way.

Visited: Feb 25, 2018

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Beautiful!! I think our favorite! We did the 27 waterfalls

Visited: Mar 30, 2019

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Loved this stop! We done the excursion for Casa En La Playa and let me just say it was amazing! 20 minute bus ride away the crowds and about 25 of us had our own private beach house, chef and bartender! It was unlimited drinks and food! The meal was one of the best I have ever had! "Mama" was so wonderful and made us all feel like we were part of her family!!!

Visited: Nov 04, 2017

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Beautiful port! We walked to a beach right next to the port. It was about a mile walk but it was a small quaint and quiet beach that wasn't crowded and free to get on. Their were locals on the beach selling stuff, hair braiding, and a little tiki bar with food and drinks for purchase. They weren't pushy at all and I even got to hold a monkey. We really enjoyed ourselves!