Parque Nacional Cotubanamá – Eastern Entrance

Punta Cana & the Southeast


There's little formality or information available from this entrance as few people enter here (and nobody is around to collect an entrance fee), but there's a long, easy-to-follow road that hugs the coast for many kilometers and involves some hiking up a moderately steep slope to make it to the top of the rugged bluffs with beautiful views of the ocean. There is good birdwatching here if you’re out early enough.


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