THIS CABLE CAR SERVICE IS CLOSED. Don’t know why it still says it is opened on Google Maps. The people there told that it will not be operational for the next 2.5 years. There is bus service that takes you to the mountains which cost us around 20 USD for one person. The ride is good but you won’t get much time to spend on the mountain near the statue. The price of the souvenir was little high in the stores near the statue.

The place is beautiful, but beware of the famous Tour guides, they tell they work for the park and blah blah, they have uniforms and everything but theyxare not employees they are locals looking to make and extra buck. The machine is been down for a long time. Honestly google the mountain for directions no need of a tour guide. They see you as a tourist and they jacked up the prices. Do not buy in the souvenirs stores they are not worth it.

Still closed. I went to a tourist spot and asked the teller. She advised it’s been closed a year because people don’t want to pay to use the cable car. She said probably for two more years. Her English was good and my Spanish is dreadful but I relayed on what I was told. I drove up to the gate at about 3pm on a Wednesday and took the below photo.

Cable car was not working so we drove to the top Amazing view of the city

Nice affordable activity to do with your family. Once at the top, there is a spectacular view and you can walk along the paths through the gardens and to the caves and lagoon. I gave 4 stars because the directions to these sites are really not very specific. It took us a while and many wrong turns before we got to the caves 🙃🙃🙃

Views are amazing if you are driving a rental or coming you dont need any person in a green polo taking you up. You are good with just taking yourself up. At the top there is a hike on the top that takes you around the area to show you the water falls, typical Dominican house of the past, and natural areas as well. Also the shops at the top way over charge like 20+ dollars for things that are worth 3 dollars else where. Always bargain.

Amazing ride to top! Beautiful tropical area with lots of paths, a traditional kitchen, pond, and observation areas. We spent 2.5 hours exploring the area. A lot cheaper to buy tickets on-site versus with a tour.

Excellent experience at Ocean World Adventure Park! Amazing Staff in every area (shout out Robin Santos with Guest Services and Yann with the Dolphin Swim). Park is well-maintained, clean and beautiful all around. The Dolphin Swim was super fun, interactive and overall, great experience! I would definitely visit again anytime. Great people, tasty food, nice ambience and spectacular views.

Great time all around. Do the experiences! Yes they cost a bit, but well worth it. And get the pictures too. Again, yes they are expensive but those are awesome memories. Staff was awesome and very friendly, helpful, funny, and personable. Skip the buffet though, totally not worth it. Definitely recommend the dolphin and sea lion experience.

There was a little misunderstanding at the reception — my husband thought that by paying for the dolphin encounter he would be able to take photos of us, but it turned out that phones were not allowed in the area at all. He was very upset, and the situation could have completely ruined our visit. Thankfully, supervisor Juan L. Rojas stepped in and handled everything with true professionalism, patience, and a sincere smile. Juan L. Rojas turned what could have been a disappointing experience into one of the highlights of our trip. He is a true professional who knows exactly how to treat guests and resolve issues with grace and respect. This is the kind of attitude that makes people want to come back again and again. Thanks to him, we left with wonderful memories, amazing photos, and a deep appreciation for the way he handled the situation. He truly deserves recognition and a well-earned bonus! 🌟

Great place to go if you are in Puarto Plata, just 10min away with taxi from Taino Bay. A bit expensive, if you are coming here as a cruise passenger. Anyhow nice place to relax by man made beach, or use the pools. Day pass includes lunch.

Fantastic experience. Martin was a great guide and the trainers were knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and made the experiences so much fun. Dolphins, sea lions, sharks, birds and capybara!

Amazing place we got to swim with the dolphins then go swimming there was a bird sanctuary there really cool also they had sharks stingrays and capbra just a fun place

Wow, wow, wow! Fantastic place play and to eat. The food was absolutely top-notch! The buffet is one time through, so fill up the plates! The rice amazing, veggies, fruit...wow! If you want to swim with dolphins, sting rays, sharks, snorkeling with tropical fish, or play at the private beach or water slides! You can also feed the birds and capybara's! So fun, safe, and delicious food and drinks. Johanny was absolutely amazing and so helpful, definitely sit in his section for vip treatment 🥰 The staff is so friendly while also keeping the little ones safe. Highly recommend! They have lockers and showers as well!

I booked through Ramon tours and paid $200 for 4 people, which included transportation from my resort which was a 40 minute drive. Ramon tours was great and we use them when we come to DR - highly recommended. As for the 27 waterfalls… the positives: our tour guide Charley was very good. Funny, went over safety rules (though his coworkers dove off the cliffs after telling us all how to jump feet first with our arms at our sides), explained about some of the local plants, kept everyone together and was engaging and personable. The slides and jumps were fun. We had a great time. We had a “smaller” group so that was good because some of the groups have 50+ people. The negatives: most of the activity is the hiking to and from the falls. We had 1 slide, then 1 jump/slide, 1 slide, then 1 jump. Walk around options at some of these spots. That’s it. Was over so quick. While it lasted it was very fun. I could see how a larger group would impact your experience. For the hike up to the falls: anyone with reduced mobility or not in decent condition will struggle. Our group was fine, but I could see how this would be a problem for some. Watch out it can very slippery on the mud and watch your footing on the rocks.

This was the greatest activity! There are several ways you can do this, you can book it as a cruise ship excursion where you'll pay for transportation, the tour, equipment, and lunch for about $70. We didn't need transportation so we just drove to the park and got lucky as there were no cruise ships that day and the parking lot was pretty empty. You can tell they usually run a lot of people through this place but there were about 15 of us. We paid for the guide, equipment including helmets and life vests (not water shoes though you can rent those too) the digital picture package, and lunch and with tip it probably cost us about $50 per person. There are no ATMs and it's cash only, though you can get cash back at the souvenir shop that takes credit cards for a percentage. As for the actual tour it was wonderfully fun. The hike isn't "easy" but anyone reasonably healthy should have no trouble and it's nice because it warms you up that when you arrive at the water it's not painfully cold. And it's beautiful country. There are actually only about 7 waterfalls, but it's completely breathtakingly beautiful. The only complaint is that the photo guide who takes pictures for the photo package tends to take more pictures of you than of the surroundings, which I would have preferred but that's minor. The guides were friendly, funny, and great. They knew what they were doing. If you're afraid to jump you can slide down the rocks or walk down ladders to pools below. Very safe. The lunch was pretty good, a buffet. I appreciated the salad options. So so fun!

Let me get some warnings out of the way first. There is a picture that someone else submitted of many waterfalls and a you see the back of a woman in the foreground— that is not a real picture — it is AI generated and not of the place at all— if you go by that picture you will be very disappointed. You need to be in decent shape because the humidity and heat combined with the walk, as well as up and down the stairs can be difficult. If you are afraid of heights, this may not be for you either because you will be on at least one high platform without railings and will need to climb down a ladder; also the water slides do not gently bring you to the water’s surface— you are dropped into the pool below and your head will go under water. If you’re are afraid of tight spaces, a couple of the water slides are narrow with rock walls to your sides. If you don’t want to get your hair wet or go under water, this is not for you; see my earlier comment. So let’s get to the review. We booked a tour to this through Viator because we wanted an easy experience of just going through one company for everything from transport, entry, and lunch and other things. The walk to the waterfalls is long and we did the first set of waterfalls; there is a lengthier set of waterfalls if you do the longer tour. We stopped multiple times with the tour for people to catch their breath and to rest. You will not only have to climb up steps, but for the last quarter of the walk to get to the slides, you will be walking down steep steps. I highly recommend closed-toe water shoes with very good traction. The steps going down will likely be wet, and while the steps are wooden, the wet wood becomes slick. Also be careful of the strips of tire that are at the edge of the steps— some of the strips are loose so if you rely on stepping on it or anchoring your foot against it, your foot can slip. To get to the first slide, you have to go down a wooden ladder that is slanted to the side. Then you get to slide down your first slide. It is super narrow so follow directions of your guide. The pool at the bottom is deep. You can’t reach the bottom, even if you are 6’3”. You will walk between pools over uneven footing. Overall it was fun and felt safe. Take a moment to look around you at the surroundings. It’s beautiful there. There’s also signs that tell you not to carve into the rocks to keep the scenery pristine. You can’t take anything with you— no backpack, hats, etc. they don’t recommend taking your phone unless it is in a waterproof container. You can hire someone to follow you and take pics but it is highly dependent on your photographers skills and in our case it was not worth it— pics were out of focus, flash too strong, dark pics, etc.

Absolutely stunning! We did a 7 falls tour with Camel Safari tours, and our host Juan was excellent! We got a bit of an additional driving tour of Puerto Plata, and he set us up with everything we needed. The nature at the park is stunning, and depending on the water level, each fall can be slid down, or jumped down. Amazing experience all around!

Did 7 waterfalls during the low season and still found this to be a great and worthwhile adventure and very affordable. The photographer session was reasonable too at 45$ to follow and shoot some great shots

Excellent place to have fun and a little extreme for those who like yo feel the adrenaline a bit. Options is less or shorter route. You’ll love it

Multiple people smashed their heads, they sent hundreds of us at once, people almost drowned. It was a terrible experience. If you can go by yourself it might be fun, but unfortunately they crammed us in with hundreds of people and didn’t have any regard for anyone’s safety. We also waited 3 hours just to get to the waterfalls.

The inside is full of typical pushy gift shops. But the outside is amazing. Great view!

Great Views in this place you can see Puerto Plata and the shore from here , great walk to see some local flora and fauna you can either walk go by car or take the lift i recommend the latter is over all a great experience

Breathtaking views. My first time in a Cable Car, AMAZING EXPERIENCE. Especially considering it was my first time out of the country. Definitely can’t wait to go back and visit again!! One of the highlights of my trip!

Amazing views. We ended up driving rather than taking the cable car. Steep road but rental car had no problems. Make sure to make time for the trails.

Very beautiful place

Amazing location for adventure and photos. Friendly staff and overall experience was breathtaking. Going up to the mountain, you will need a good vehicle with a big engine such as a 4X4 because the strain on the engine as the altitude increases.

The highest view I've been to in a while. The air was thin and it was cold but the view was amazing. Try and stop by one of the shops and get some of the Mamajuana!

Not only is the first interesting and historically significant, you should go there just for the history alone, but there's a beautiful view and a great breeze off the water to keep things cool and comfortable. It was about 100 pesos and worth the price to get to see the views from the turrets. There is parking and there are public bathrooms too, and souvenir stalls too if you like that kind of thing.

Well maintain, nice to walk and not feel like a tour is going to ask for a fee or approach you. Beautiful place from puerto plata and full of a lot of potential.

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 450 years old, it is on a cliff next to ocean so there are plenty of great views. You can also buy tickets to go through it for a half hour tour.

Stopped here on a cruise excursion. Well kept area.

It's a beautiful place overlooking the ocean with an awesome history.

Nice site you can easily walk there

This place is really neat. It only cost $1.00 USD to get in and walk around. Nice views of the harbour and sea. Just a nice piece of history to enjoy for about 45 minutes or so. Lots of local peddlers around trying to sell their wares. I love chatting them up and buying a few trinkets.

The Amber Museum, and it was so much more than I expected! 🏛️✨ Seeing fossilized insects inside the amber and learning about the process of how it's made was absolutely fascinating. 🐞🪨 It’s a great place to admire these beautiful stones while getting a history lesson. One of my favorite parts? Finding out that an amber piece from this museum was borrowed for the Jurassic Park movie! 🦖🎥 No wonder the museum’s logo looks so similar to the movie's. Highly recommend visiting—it’s an unforgettable experience!

Very fun museum with incredible amber specimens. The Jurassic park logo was inspired here. There’s also a nice exhibit on making cigars. Takes make 45 mins to see everything.

This is a short but really interesting visit to Learn from this gorgeous stone. Kind staff, fun facts, and lots to learn.

The visit to this museum was fascinating. They have many interesting amber specimens. On top of that, a piece of the museum was also developed as a cigar factory, which was unexpected. You could see live the process of bonding a cigar - an amazing adventure, I recommend it.

This is a wonderful museum located inside a beautiful historic house. Our guide, Gustavo, was friendly, informative, and he expressed pride in his job. There are some amazing examples of prehistoric amber, an interesting presentation on cigar making, and a gift shop with actual quality items. I highly recommend visiting when in Puerto Plata, but don’t confuse this quality museum with the lower quality, tourist trap, ‘Amber Mine Museum’ or you will likely be very disappointed.

Interesting enough but not what I would go out of my way to see. This was one of the stops in the Cruise land tour package we purchased.

EDITED TO ADD: The tour is longer now. And includes a section about how cigars are made. It was an OK addition to the tour. If you are sensitive to smells, this might bother you. But I do believe you can skip that part (since it's at the end). ORIGINAL POST: We really enjoyed it. The tour is about 20 to 25 minutes. Very informative and fun. They are doing some construction work, so hopefully when it's done it'll be more amazing. There are a couple areas with some great looking trees, but because of construction and remodeling, we just walked through. Lots of fun... and close to Central Park.