Travel to Sosua Dominican Republic

Why choose Sosua?
Sosua is for bargain-hunters, explorers, and singles looking for an active beach town with a hopping nightlife scene. Sosua is centrally located on the North Coast, close to many other destinations you can explore on your own or by excursion. You will find many small hotels as well as large all-inclusive resorts.  [more]

Why choose Sosua?
Sosua is for bargain-hunters, explorers, and singles looking for an active beach town with a hopping nightlife scene. Sosua is centrally located on the North Coast, close to many other destinations you can explore on your own or by excursion. You will find many small hotels as well as large all-inclusive resorts.

About Sosua
Sosua is the Acapulco of the Dominican Republic. You could say that this is where tourism first began back in the 1970s and 1980s.

Despite development, Sosua has maintained its charm. The Batey area boasts the highest concentration of shops and restaurants. Several foreigners who first came for a beach holiday have now established their own ex-pat communities and businesses. There are large numbers of Germans, Austrians, Canadians and Americans who live here year round. The one-kilometer-long Sosua Beach continues to be the main attraction of the area. Despite the large number of vendors who have set up shop right along the beach, it’s still one of the most spectacular in the Dominican Republic.

Sosua was originally settled by some 600 Jewish refugees fleeing the Second World War who came and established a dairy community. Sosua soon began to thrive and was discovered by wealthy residents in nearby Puerto Plata, Santiago and San Francisco de Macoris who came to set up vacation homes. Most of the original Jewish settlers have moved on, but the dairy business continues to prosper under producers Productos Sosua. The Sosua Synagogue has a museum with photos and memorabilia related to the first Jewish settlers, and still performs services.

Tourism took off in the 1970s and 1980s with the sleepy beach town catering to thousands of day trippers from the Playa Dorada resort and to overnighters staying at the many small hotels that sprang up in and around Sosua. The town built up a reputation for its night life. It is said that Sosua wakes up when Puerto Plata and Playa Dorada go to bed!

In the 1990s, tourism took a turn towards the all-inclusive resorts and several large facilities were built in the area. Guests still come from nearby Playa Grande, Rio San Juan, Playa Dorada and Puerto Plata for dining, beach town shopping and the night life.

Port of Entry/How to get there
Fly into the Gregorio Luperon International Airport of Puerto Plata (POP), a 10 minute drive from Sosua. If you fly into Las Americas International Airport you will be 4 hours away. There is Caribe Tours bus service from Santo Domingo to Sosua, from which you can take a minibus or taxi to your hotel. Minibuses travel to Sosua all day from Puerto Plata, Playa Dorada or Cabarete.

What else is nearby?
Sosua is half way between Puerto Plata (25 kilometers to the west) and Cabarete: a must for all those traveling the North Coast. In Sosua, all the attractions of Puerto Plata, Playa Dorada, Cabarete and Playa Grande are less than an hour's drive away. The best way to see it all is to rent a car. Take a day to drive west to the La Isabela museum, near Luperón, while stopping along the way to visit Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata, Cofresí, Costambar and La Isabela. Top the day off with a swim at Luperón beach before returning to Sosua. On the next day drive east to Rio San Juan, Pueblito Principe (a small Dominican-style shopping street) and Playa Grande in the province of María Trinidad Sánchez, don’t miss a stop at the Cabarete Beach.

Getting around
For the most part you can get around Sosua on foot if you are staying in the neighborhoods of El Batey or Charamicos. The streets are well lit and there are lots of people outside day and night. Motorcycle rentals are common. And there are many minibuses and taxis for trips to Puerto Plata, Playa Dorada or Cabarete. [less]