Luperon town on the north coast of the Dominican Republic is the perfect hurricane hole of the Caribbean for cruisers. Puerto Blanco Bay has never had a direct hit from a hurricane as the mountains to the south break up the hurricanes. The locals consequently call the harbour Gracias de Dios (Thanks to God).

The Dominican Republic has an expansive system of public buses and cars that can get you practically anywhere on the island. There are also private cars and taxis that can also accommodate trips throughout the island.

Since Luperon is in a remote location, there are two main ways to get out of Luperon and into other parts of the island.

First, there is a large public bus operated by a company called Transporte de Cibao. They have two buses leaving daily from Luperon. The first leaves at 4:30am and operates service from Luperon to Santo Domingo. The second bus arrives in Luperon at 1:00pm and leaves at 1:30pm. This bus operates on a local service. This means that you can request that the driver let you off the bus along the route.

Your second option is the public cars. They begin service at 5:30am and run between Luperon and Imbert until 8:30pm. Once you arrive in Imbert there are buses and cars that you can transfer to that can take you to other destinations throughout the island.

If you are interested in a taxi or rental car, please contact cliff@luperon.info and he can help to arrange a taxi or rental car.

Luperon was basically countryside (campo) but is has grown throughout the years. There is now a thriving businesses community operating throughout the town and you can basically get most of what you need without venturing too far away. You can change your money from US dollars to pesos in a few places. The best exchange rates are found at the Western Union office located near the Supermarcado Payero. There are two local hardware stores, which carries a vast array of goods. There is a marine story, Repuestos Freddy, which carries some new an used boat parts. They can also help you to source items that they may not have in stock.

There are several small restaurants and bars in town, in case you want to come ashore and blow off a little steam.

Need to get on the hard to make some bottom repairs?

Luperon Marina is the only full service marina located in Luperon, Dominican Republic. Their facilities include a Haul Out Facilities, Stern to docking and an entire array of services. Marina Docking, Dry Docking, Haul Out Facilities. Their facilities include showers and restroom, Laundry facilites, Free WIFI, electricity and water.

For more info visit there website at LuperonMarina.net