Take a cab from anywhere to there. From our hotel it cost about $15 one way. Then go somewhere else after. It's nice on your own, in the park many hike trails and a cave and a lake. If you have guide, he can direct you, and explain about the flora and fauna. Be not careful, there are no dangerous animals or birds. Mucho cooler than at sea level, so ideal on a really hot day.

that would not be safe in any way shape or form

We went there in March but we did go with a tour. They said it sometimes gets too busy, and as someone mentioned there is a limit to how many can go in a day due to the cable cars being small with a weight restriction. Maybe they were expecting tours coming in, other than that I’m not sure why that would have happened. The views were pretty amazing.

I would agree about utilizing a tour company for the excursion. If that's all you wish to do we used UBER several times for a mere fraction of a conventional taxi even with a tip to match the fare it was still far cheaper. I'll give you the example from the resort where we stayed (Lifestyles holiday) the local taxi fare was $25 USD each way. Uber maybe $5-6 usd and then I tipped the same to show my appreciation that they offered the same services at a great price. This will also encourage them to continue to offer their services. Used the same app as we do in the states. Credit card tied to the account. Some were leary about the conventional taxi drivers because i think they must heckle them. That said, we might stroll out of the resort out to the main drag to catch one. Any way, i'd check Uber when you arrive to see if any are in the area and I'd keep looking if you don't see any immediately. The next best is probably a tour company. All of the drivers were friendly and drove sensibly. Well wishes and safe travels. If you find this helpful please give some feedback with a thumbs up!

Hi, yes it is for a round trip

Hello Pirulamom, I just called them and they told me that yes, they accept usd. The price for adults is USD$ 8 and for kids USD$ 4.

Si puede ir con niños

You will find both taxi's and excursions available. The cable car can also take you to the top of the mountain.....very cool!

Susan Robinson We went on a tour from our hotel - Iberostar Costa Dorada that covered Puerta Plata and a ride up on the cable car. The guide did not tell the group that part of looking around on the mountain included walking down lots of steps to a cave. On the way down he was pointing out flowers and plants. Once done there, you then had to walk back up the other side, again all steps. It was very bad for myself due to asthma and other members of the group had problems to. If the guide had told us this, I would have stayed at the top and looked around. The cable car was magnificent, with wonderful views both going up and then returning down.

This was part of the tour also. We paid 50.00 per person for the tour. It was wonderul. I will do this city tour again thats how much we enjoyed it.