Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Playa Bayahibe
Much of Playa Bayahibe, the town beach to the right of the parking lot, is occupied by
dozens of motorboats waiting to ferry tourists to Isla Saona. There's a relatively small, un-
inviting and narrow stretch of sand between the last of these and the start of the all-inclus-
ive Dreams La Romana - the beach here is restricted to guests of the resort.
BEACH
Playa Dominicus
The advantage of staying in Dominicus Americanus is being able to walk to Playa
Dominicus, a beautiful stretch of thick, nearly-white sand, and good water for swimming.
It does tend to get crowded, especially because there's easy public access via a parking lot
at the far eastern end of the enclave, which means no cutting through hotels or restaurants
to get to the beach.
BEACH
Tours
Virtually every hotel in Dominicus Americanus offers a wide variety of tours. Most are
more expensive than those arranged through one of the two dive shops in Bayahibe, or
from Max Tours. The two major dive shops have multilingual guides and instructors, with
Spanish, English, German, French and Italian spoken, and can accommodate groups of
both snorkelers and divers.
One of the more enjoyable ways of spending a few hours exploring the coastline is to
take a
sail
on a local's fishing boat. No doubt you wouldn't have to ask many people be-
fore finding a taker; one particularly nice man who can read the winds like a soothsayer is
Hector Julio Brito
( 829-285-4368)
, who charges US$130 for one to three people for a half-
day trip. A longer outing, from 9am to 4pm to the
piscina natural
, will run around
US$200.
Max Tours
MAP
DIVING
GOOGLE MAP
( 809-399-0225;
www.maxtours-dominicus.com
; Calle Eladia, Dominicus Americanus; 8am-noon &
5-10pm)
A friendly tour company in Dominicus Americanus. Full-day snorkel and beach
trips to Isla Saona are USD$75, including a lobster feast on the more secluded beach in
Mano Juan, away from the Spring Break mayhem of the hotel tour groups. Isla Catalina
trips with snorkeling and snacks on the beach are US$47.
