Punta Cana, a travelers paradise
The All Inclusive resort vacation was practically
reinvented in the Dominican Republic, and Punta Cana
hotels elevated the concept to another level by
introducing the luxury resort category.
Punta
Cana and Bavaro are considered among the best 10
beaches in the world !. This beautiful area has the highest
concentration of Blue Flag certified beaches in the entire
region with 16 certificates. Blue Flag is an environmental
certificate that classifies the best beaches in the world.
The beaches of Punta Cana with white sands and crystalline
waters, with turquoise blue colors are so beautiful that
they seem unreal. The Dominican Republic is the small corner
of our planet that boasts two real earthly paradises: Bavaro
beach and Punta Cana. Here dreams are confused with reality,
a reality of fine white sand, crystal clear waters and
majestic Jungles of mangroves and coconut trees. Seductive
landscapes that will always be engraved among your most
fabulous memories. Are you willing to become Eve or Adam in
this Eden? Go ahead! Open your eyes and take a walk in
paradise.
In Playa Bavaro and Punta Cana it was,
"where it all began", the foam of the turquoise waters rests
on the sand of the beach, a sand so white that it is
difficult to believe that it is authentic. The palms of
coconut color with an intense green these idyllic
landscapes. The hotel offer, in perfect harmony with the
natural environment, is responsible for organizing many
sports activities; The adventurers will also find their
place on these incredible beaches.
Located in the
eastern part of the Dominican Republic, Punta Cana and
Bavaro is the place where the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic
Ocean are found and where there are the most famous beaches
of our island, spacious and endless, with fine white sand
and its beaches have Millions of coconut palms, and a coral
reef that runs along the coast, calm and transparent waters.
In its route you can find several towns or places typical of
Dominican fishermen. This area has an excellent hotel
infrastructure and has until now been the most visited by
tourists from all over the world. Punta Cana International
Airport is 20 kilometers away from hotels and hotel
complexes. Punta Cana is also the ideal destination for
golfers, it has 11 golf courses located along the strip.
Punta Cana is considered one of the major tourist
attractions in the Dominican Republic. It offers around 50
km of beaches, a hotel infrastructure of excellence,
international airport, facilities for all sports, from
sailboat rides to the benefits of some Of the best golf
courses in the Caribbean and the pleasure of savoring
delicious seafood by the sea. It is at the eastern end of
the island, exactly at the point of convergence between the
Atlantic and the Caribbean. Adopted for years by tourism of
European origin, it houses some of the most renowned resorts
in the Caribbean. A UNESCO report recognizes the Bavaro
beaches as the best in the world
The beautiful
beaches of Punta Cana
Punta Cana
Punta Cana is also the name of the beach where tourism
starts in the whole area and begins when Club Med Punta Cana
opens its doors in 1978. This beach is a true paradise, with
white sands and crystalline turquoise waters.
Bavaro
Bavaro is one of the most
developed beach sections of the Punta Cana area, known for
its beautiful calm waters and crystalline white sands.
Bavaro is a stretch of amazing coconut palms with
spectacular and wonderful hotels and resorts, restaurants,
gift shops, shopping plazas and theme parks. You can walk
along the beach and book paragliding, water activities with
Colonial Tour and Travel, we have an office in Plaza Brisas
de Bavaro. A coral reef helps protect the beach. The resorts
Barcelo Bavaro Beach and Palace Deluxe Resorts share a
section of the Blue Bander
Cap Cana
Cap Cana has one of the most beautiful beaches in
the world: Playa Juanillo. This beautiful palm-fringed
coastline is quiet with little mass tourism and with ultra
luxury hotels and facilities such as Sanctuary Cap Cana,
Alsol Luxury Village. Alsol Tiara Collection, Alsol del Mar
and Villas Caleton. It has a spectacular marina and majestic
golf courses designed by legendary champion Jack Niclaus,
features Scape Cap Cana, an ecological area with grottos and
fun areas. Its beaches are treated daily by staff of the Cap
Cana complex, Playa Juanillo has a cafe / bar with an
extensive menu of food and drinks, kayak and small sailboats
near rental. The hotels inside Cap Cana are all 5 stars, it
has a magnificent marina.
Arena Gorda
It is one of the largest beaches in the Dominican
Republic, it gently slopes towards the calm crystalline
waters making it a good beach for swimming and relaxing.
Arrive early to claim in the shade of a palm tree. Three
areas of this beautiful beach like Barcelo Punta Cana, Grand
Bahama Principe Bavaro, Iberostar Grand Hotel Bavaro have
beaches with blue flag certificates. Arena Gorda is an
exceptional beach
Uvero Alto
It
is the beach located to the north of Punta Cana, with
beautiful clear bronze sand. In the beach section you will
find open areas with large waves and calm waters protected
by reefs. Uvero Alto seems to be becoming the new "Inn"
beach in Punta Cana because of the luxury hotels in this
beautiful area.
Cabeza de Toro
This is another beautiful beach with certified "Blue Flag"
European certification ensures that the beach is always in
fantastic condition and therefore is a popular beach for
tourists. Cabeza de Toro Yacht Club is a starting point for
fishing trips and fishing tournaments sites. This beach
offers beach snorkeling in shallow water at the Catalonia
Bavaro Resort and the free side of boats at the Catalonia
Royal Bavaro station, which has access to the public. Two
stations here - NaturaPark and Be Live Grand Punta Cana -
have blue flag beaches
El Cortecito, Bavaro
El Cortecito is a beautiful white sand beach with
no access restrictions, it is reminiscent of a small fishing
village, the area has several beach restaurants, shops,
water sports, restaurants with excellent marine cuisine.
Outside the beaches are some of the main shopping centers in
the area, have supermarkets, shopping centers, gift shops
and restaurants. The famous seafood restaurants are on the
beach El Cortecito beach is located on the so-called "Costa
del Coco", it is also a good place to practice parasailing
..
Macao Beach
Cited by UNESCO as
one of the best for its fine sand and beautiful palm trees
of the Caribbean, Macao is the beach that people love. A
surf camp offers lessons and rents boards. It is a beautiful
beach known for its large expanse of white sand replete with
coconut trees and has few hotel centers. Macao beach is
great for swimming. Enjoy lunch at one of the small seaside
restaurants or dine at a restaurant at the top of the cliff
at the southern end of the beach. Macau is a popular area
for Dominicans on weekends
Playa Blanca of
Punta Cana
The name means "punta de las palmas
cana" by the large masses of trees that border the most
famous spa of private beaches. Guests who are not staying at
Punta Cana hotels can have lunch at the restaurant on Playa
Blanca beach, its beautiful beach, El Cortecito, Bavaro, are
open daily.
Brief History of Punta Cana
Punta Cana is the name given to a cape located to
the east of the Dominican Republic, in the province of La
Altagracia, its name comes from the palm of "cana" whose
leaves serves to make roofs, brambles or palapas. These
palms are very abundant in this area. Punta Cana has a total
area of about 420,000 square meters. It gives its name to
the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), located about 30
km inland, on the road that leads from Higuey to La Romana,
and sometimes even receives more flights than the
International Airport of Las Americas, located in Santo
Domingo and about 2 hours by road from Punta Cana.
The Punta Cana area begins in the north with the Playa de
Arena Gorda, followed by the famous Playa Bavaro, Ubero Alto
Beach, Macao Beach and El Cortecito Beach. When you start
the turn of the point you will find the beaches of Cabeza de
Toro, Cabo Engano, Punta Cana and Juanillo. The beaches are
white and fine sand, and the sea has a soft greenish blue
color, without reaching the turquoise of the Caribbean
beaches to the south. The sea generally presents waves and
the beach sinks very quickly into the sea. Water is always
transparent and algae abound in some areas, and the climate
is constant, with average temperatures of 26 dg C, with a
temperature range of about 12 dg C, from 20 dg C in winter to
32 dg C in April And November. There are dozens of
comfortable hotels in the area, such as Riu, Iberostar,
Sirenis, Secrets Excellence, Sol Melia, Barcelo, Catalonia Bavaro Resort, Bahia Principe, Princess Hotels, etc., Blau,
Be Live , VIK, IFA, Alsol in Cap Cana, etc.
Nightlife in Punta Cana and Bavaro
The area also
has several nightclubs with transfers included from hotels
such as Coco Bongo nightclub, with musical shows all night
long, parties and dances, GOLD discotheques of Hard Rock
Hotel Punta Cana, also Imagine, Mangu, Pacha or Areito that
animate The holiday nights of tourists although all hotels
in Punta Cana and Bavaro have their respective discos.
In addition the nightlife offered by all the resorts in
Punta Cana, outside the hotels you can enjoy a lot of
nightlife. Punta Cana and Bavaro offer a variety of seafood
restaurants where you can savor the giant lobsters and
delicious shrimp on the coast, and tasty Creole fish such as
chillo, bonito, carite and mero in places such as the
Restaurant Captain Cook, Jelly Fish, Palma Real Restaurant,
La Yola Restaurant, La Choza and many of Creole and
International food.
You will quickly learn to dance
merengue, bachata, salsa in one of these famous discos: Coco
Bongo, Imagine, Mangu, Arteito, Pacha, Hard Rock Gold.
Things
to
do
in
Punta
Cana
outside
hotels
It is the most frequent question of
travelers before or after having booked
their vacations to Punta Cana. Many,
many many !, you can do a lot of fun,
cultural, ecological and amazing
activities both day and night,
however, to better respond to this
restlessness we have prepared a
Travel Guide of Punta Cana so you
have an accurate idea of the number of
beautiful places you can explore in
Punta Cana or in areas near this
beautiful coast of the Eastern Republic
of Dominican Republic