Paying the tourist rate for Gua Guas and Local Taxis?

Sosuany · #1 01-30-2007, 12:23 PM

I rode a local taxi (pooled car) from Sosua and Cabarete and the guy charged me 50 pesos. I was told that this is suppose to be 30 pesos? I also rode on a Gua Guas (pooled van) from Cabarete to Sosua and the guy charged me 50 pesos. The rate was suppose to be 20 pesos. Do all these guys charge more to tourists?

natura · #2 01-30-2007, 12:26 PM

yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,you are a tourist. Either way it is a very inexpensive way to travel around and soak up the culture

Rocky · #3 01-30-2007, 12:28 PM

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Do all these guys charge more to tourists?

Only if they can get away with it.
If you know the correct price, have the exact change, and pay only as you get off.

manunut · #4 01-30-2007, 03:32 PM

the correct fare in the day on a guga is 10rd and 15rd in a carrito(public car).
this then goes to 20rd in the carrito after 6pm up until 9:30 or so.then its 30rd.
no gugas leave from cabarete after 6:30. sosua after 7pm.and as advised in last thread ALLWAYS have the correct fare.pay when you get out,and walk away if the guy tries busting your chops for more.

dv8 · #5 01-30-2007, 03:46 PM

i get so confused.
i was told POP - sosua in gugua is 25 pesos (plus 5 more for carro publico). 10 pesos is a standars short drive fare. the trick is to know the price BEFOREHAND so you pay with confidence. i pay, say "garcias" and go. i was never stopped to pay extra, even thou i stick out like legwarmers on ipanema...

Chip00 · #6 01-30-2007, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dv8

even thou i stick out like legwarmers on ipanema...

Saying garcias instead of gracias won't help either - Just kidding of course dv8

That made me crack up so much cause that is how my poor Mom would try to say thank you to my wife in Spanish. That's not the funniest thing she said though - we we're out eating at a restaurant a couple of years ago after my Dad passed away and my Mom said to my wife: Yo quiero hombre - you should have seen the look on my wife's face - I explained of course that my Mom was just trying to say that she was hungry!

BTW - how's the Spanish really coming?

manunut · #7 01-30-2007, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dv8

i get so confused.
i was told POP - sosua in gugua is 25 pesos (plus 5 more for carro publico). 10 pesos is a standars short drive fare. the trick is to know the price BEFOREHAND so you pay with confidence. i pay, say "garcias" and go. i was never stopped to pay extra, even thou i stick out like legwarmers on ipanema...

i was sure the question was the fare between sosua and cabarete?dident see p.plata mentioned?
but yes you are correct on that fare also.

Sosuany · #8 01-31-2007, 12:12 PM

No, I was talking to a local guy in Cabarete. He said it was Vente pesos to Sosua.

Ken · #9 01-31-2007, 02:31 PM

Present Publico rates: RD$20 Sosua-Cabarete and RD$30 Sosua-Puerto Plata. This is during day. After 6 pm, rat es are at least RD$5 higher.

dv8 · #10 01-31-2007, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Chip00

Saying garcias instead of gracias won't help either - Just kidding of course dv8

That made me crack up so much cause that is how my poor Mom would try to say thank you to my wife in Spanish. That's not the funniest thing she said though - we we're out eating at a restaurant a couple of years ago after my Dad passed away and my Mom said to my wife: Yo quiero hombre - you should have seen the look on my wife's face - I explained of course that my Mom was just trying to say that she was hungry!

BTW - how's the Spanish really coming?

i knew it! this google spelling thingy is a scam!

spanish is coming surprisingly well (grammar is starting to pick up) as i find myself understanding what people say about me behind my back (in front of me, most of the time). i can claim to be puertoplataña (hope i spelled this right) not a gringa and i get by with my daily things.

during my recent trips alone i have noticed that my spanish becomes instantly better when minovio is not around to help and i have to think fast how to replace words i do not know.

i make lots of mistakes but i am not embarrassed about it, i just think how dominicans would go learning polish and i feel better.

since i have taught minovio's family polish expression: "nie ma" (there is no, reads like "ñema" which i believe is an ugly word - not sure about spelling) they have plenty of fun saying it out loud at family gatherings...

by now everyone knows "nie ma" along with "kochanie" (cariño) and "buzi" (besito). so i learn spanish and they learn polish!