Luperon Questions and Taxis

The posted taxi rate for POP airport to Luperon in May was $80US. That is for the car for up to four passengers.

Most excursions pick up in Luperon but there may be a transportation surcharge to cover the extra distance.

E-mail Martin (Isaira Tours) at espinal30@msn.com to verify for specific tours.

Gregg

From Luperon to Puerto Plata, catch a publico (shared taxi), change at Imbert. About 100 pesos each way.

iondy said:

That sounds brilliant, thanks London777!

I don't suppose you know what hours these run between do you?

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Publicos leave as soon as they have enough passengers to fill all the seats. From Sosua or Puerto Plata that would usually take only 5 to 15 minutes waiting, but in a small town like Luperon it might take a lot longer. Only way round that if there are not many other passengers is to "buy" more places yourself (still a lot cheaper than a private taxi). Note that publicos will always squash four passengers on a back seat intended for three, and two passengers up front next to the driver where there should only be one, so if you are a large person you will definitely want to buy double seats anyway.

Another problem with a small town like Luperon is that they may not run, or very infrequently, late at night.

They drive recklessly and are typically badly maintained, so are not for the faint-hearted. A ten peso tip will ensure your choice of music if you don't fancy reggaeton, but I have found the only way to get them to turn down the volume is to pretend to be making a cell-phone call.

On the other hand you do get to meet the locals up close and personal. I have had all shapes and sizes of locals in my lap from petite and fragrant putas on their way to work to sweating braceros from the canefields.

If you want to hire the whole publico for you or your party it will still work out cheaper than a normal private taxi. Problem is the driver will still stop to pick up their "cousins" along the route to make a few more pesos. I have protested that these additional passengers should pay me instead as I had hired the whole taxi, but this concept was difficult for the taxista to comprehend.