I took the Mel Tours city tour of Puerto Plata today and thought I'd post the pictures in case anyone else is wondering what it includes. The cost was $32 and the van picked me up at the New Garden at 9 am.
Overall I was happy enough with the tour, although it was shorter than I expected. That may be due to either the weather (raining) or the fact that I was the only customer and we moved quickly. The guide did offer me an option to take a cable car ride up the mountain for an additional $10 but I declined.
Brugal Factory
At the Brugal plant we joined up with a couple other tour groups. My guide handed me off to a factory host who showed us a display of an antique cart, a press and some casks before taking us upstairs to watch a brief video. Although the room was comparable to a home theater, it had no chairs and we stood while the video played. The factory guide left after starting the video. After it ended we stook there in the dark until it started over, at which time we continue our tour, unguided, out onto a balcony that overlooked the factory floor. We made our way along the assembly line and followed the path to the tasting room for a sample of the rum before winding up in the souvenir shop wheremost people purchased bottles for $7-8 each. All the guides were waiting at the exit, I found mine and we left.
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