Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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ROUTE 21
The quickest route from Cabarete to Santo Domingo is to take Rte 21, a 'shortcut' through the moun-
tains that heads inland from the coastal highway near Sabaneta de Yasica. It passes through beautiful
mountain scenery and small villages before hitting Moca and then empties into Hwy 1 at La Vega.
Depending on your driving skill and weather conditions, the trip can be made in around three hours.
Getting There & Around
BUS
None of the main bus companies offer service to Cabarete (or for that matter further east
to Samaná) - the closest depots are in Sosúa. They zip through town without stopping on
their way to Nagua before turning south to Santo Domingo.
A large, white bus with aircon on its way from Puerto Plata to Samaná stops at the
Texaco station just east of town every day at 1:30pm. From Cabarete, the three-hour trip
costs RD$250.
CAR
If you want to rent a car, the best place to do so is at the Puerto Plata airport when you ar-
rive. If you're already in town, you can take a
guagua
(30 minutes) to the airport road
(just past Sosúa), walk 500m to the terminal and shop around at the numerous car-rental
agencies there.
It's around a 2½-hour drive in your own vehicle from Cabarete to Samaná.
GUAGUA
Heaps of
guaguas
ply this coastal road, including east to Sabaneta (RD$25) and Río San
Juan (RD$80, one hour) and west to Sosúa (RD$20, 20 minutes) and Puerto Plata
(RD$50, 45 minutes). Hail them anywhere along Cabarete's main drag. A
guagua
to
Santo Domingo is RD$280, but you're better off catching a bus in Sosúa.
MOTOCONCHO
