Travel Reference
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US$130, also including gear, lunch and transportation. Open Water courses average
around US$430 all in.
A popular full-day snorkel trip is to Playa Jackson, several kilometers west of town,
reached by boat.
Turtle Dive Center
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DIVING
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( 829-903-0659;
www.turtledivecenter.com
; El Paseo shopping center; 10am-12:30pm & 4-7pm)
A
highly recommended SSI-affiliated shop, run by a safety-first Frenchman. Also runs
snorkeling trips to Playa Jackson (half-/full-day US$55/80) and Isla Las Ballenas
(US$45).
Kitesurfing & Windsurfing
Second only to Cabarete, Las Terrenas is a good place to try out a windsport in the DR.
The beach at Punta Popy, only 1km or so east of the main intersection, is a popular place
for kitesurfers and windsurfers. Be on the lookout for the new
Centro Nautico
(
829-286-4735;
ltsailingclub@gmail.com
;
Playa Las Ballenas)
, which will offer rental equipment for
windsurfing, sailing, catamarans and Stand Up Paddle in Playa Las Ballenas.
LTK
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WATER SPORTS
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( 809-801-5671;
www.lasterrenas-kitesurf.com
; Calle 27 de Febrero)
Recommended kitesurfing
school run by a friendly Frenchman who speaks Spanish and English as well. It rents surf-
boards (per day US$15) and kitesurfing equipment (per day US$70) and provides lessons
for both these activities. Six hours of kitesurfing lessons (really the minimum needed to
have a sporting chance of making it work) cost US$300; a two-hour surfing lesson is
US$40.
Tours
Flora Tours
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ECOTOURS
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(
809-923-2792;
www.flora-tours.net
; Calle Principal 278;
8:30am-12:30pm & 3:30-6:30pm Mon-
Sat)
This French-run agency takes top honors in town for eco-sensitive tours to Parque
Nacional Los Haitises and hard-to-access beaches, as well as more tranquil catamaran
