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Plymouth Buried City Tour
16° 42.4′ N · 62° 13.0′ W
A guided drive into Zone V and the ash-buried former capital - the only volcanic-buried town in the Americas - where a church steeple pokes from the ash and offices still hold typewriters and invoices.
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Coordinates: Plymouth (Wikipedia). Entry only with a trained, certified Tour and Taxi operator, who submits a DMCA Tour Application Request Form at least 24 hours ahead; book a few days in advance and expect cancellations if the hazard level rises. Government notice (May 2023): access fee $160 per tour paid at the DMCA office, Yellow Hill Road; a 2023 travel article quotes permits of US$100 per person - verify the current fee with your guide. Cruisers report full-island tours of about 3.5 hours including MVO, museum and Plymouth (Noonsite comments 2015-2018). Operators are listed by the Tourism Authority (Montserrat Tour & Taxi Association).
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