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Puerto Plata and Sosúa
Protected bay diving, quick logistics, and one of the easiest mixed water-and-surface trips in the Dominican Republic
Updated Mar 25, 2026 • 22 sources
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Destination Guide Sources For Puerto Plata and Sosúa
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22 sources • Updated Mar 25, 2026
Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Mar 25, 2026.
- Go Dominican Republic - Puerto Plata - Official destination overview, climate, best season, airport access, and surface attractions.
- Go Dominican Republic - Sosua - Official destination overview for Sosua and bay character.
- Go Dominican Republic - Playa Sosua - Official beach page covering snorkeling and reef access.
- Go Dominican Republic - Three Rocks - Official dive-site page for a shallow beginner-friendly Sosua site.
- Go Dominican Republic - Airport Wall - Official dive-site page for an exposed wall option with deeper range.
- Go Dominican Republic - El Canon - Official dive-site page describing canyon structure and marine life.
- Go Dominican Republic - Entry Requirements - Official tourism entry guidance for passports and standard documents.
- Go Dominican Republic - Travel Tips - Official tourism guidance for electricity, climate, communications, and safety basics.
- Go Dominican Republic - Getting Around - Official transportation guidance including taxis, buses, and ride-hailing context.
- Dominican Migration - E-ticket - Official e-ticket requirement and workflow for commercial flight passengers.
- Dominican Migration - 2025 to 2026 passport-validity measure - Official announcement on the passport-valid-for-stay exception for listed tourist markets through Dec 31, 2026.
- AERODOM - Gregorio Luperon International Airport - Official airport page covering POP role, capacity, and regional importance.
- Teleferico Puerto Plata - Official current visitor access information for Isabel de Torres while the cable car is not the default access mode.
- Ministerio de la Presidencia - Teleferico rehabilitation announcement - Official March 2026 announcement confirming modernization plans for the Puerto Plata cable car.
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Sosua Marine Park report - Protected-area history, zoning, mooring buoys, and management framework for Sosua Marine Park.
- PADI - Diving in Puerto Plata and Sosua - Current high-level diving seasonality, marine life, and conditions summary.
- Dive Cabarete - Dive Sites - Local operator detail on Sosua site depth ranges, difficulty, and sanctuary donation examples.
- Sosua Diving Center - Freediving - Local freedive product format, timing, and beginner suitability.
- Centro Medico Bournigal - Contact - Official hospital contact information for Puerto Plata medical support.
- Centro Medico Cabarete - Contact - Official clinic contact information for the Sosua-Cabarete corridor.
- POLITUR / CESTUR - About Us - Official tourist police contact numbers and visitor assistance context.
- Destination hero photo by Eros Reyes Cabrera - Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@eagraph