Must-see attractions in Punta Cana & the Southeast

  • Montaña Redonda

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    This dramatic mountaintop viewpoint has been discovered by the Instagram generation – Dominicanos flock here on weekends to take photos swinging in sky…

  • Isla Saona

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    There’s a reason why boatloads of tourists descend upon this island every day. The powdery, white-sand beach doesn’t seem real from afar, and a dip in the…

  • Ojos Indígenas Ecological Park & Reserve

    Bávaro & Punta Cana

    Though development may eventually cover every inch of the Dominican coastline, for now there are still large areas of pristine coastal plains and mangrove…

  • Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    From the outside, this basilica is a strange mixture of the sacred and the profane. A utilitarian concrete facade, not far removed from a military bunker,…

  • Altos de Chavón

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    While a trip to a faux-16th-century Italian-Spanish village created by a Paramount movie-set designer won’t exactly give you a window into Dominican…

  • Parque Nacional Cotubanamá

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    Much more than simply Isla Saona, which is all that most people see on a group tour, the Parque Nacional Cotubanamá (formerly known as Parque Nacional del…

  • Cueva del Puente

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    Parque Nacional Cotubanamá has more than 400 caves, many of which contain Taíno pictographs (cave paintings) and petroglyphs (rock carvings)…

  • Isla Catalina

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    In the 15th century, pirates including Francis Drake would lurk around Isla Catalina, waiting to pounce on Spanish ships sailing to and from Santo Domingo…

  • Parque Nacional Submarino La Caleta

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    This underwater park is the resting place of several shipwrecks, incuding the Hickory, a salvage ship that was scuttled in 1984, the year the park was…

  • Parque Nacional Los Haitises

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    Around 9km west of Sabana de la Mar, Parque Nacional Los Haitises is certainly the best reason to visit this small bayside town. Its name means ‘land of…

  • Casa Ponce de León

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    Just east of the two-lane highway linking Higüey to Boca de Yuma, outside the small town of San Rafael del Yuma, is a fine rural Dominican town surrounded…

  • Cueva de las Maravillas

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    Extending for 840m between Río Cumayasa and Río Soco, this lighted and well-marked massive underground cavern complex is off the highway some 20km west of…

  • Isla Catalinita

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    This tiny uninhabited island on the eastern edge of Parque Nacional Cotubanamá is a common stop on snorkeling and diving tours. Arriving on the island’s…

  • Playa Boca Chica

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    The thing about the beach at Boca Chica is that it’s in Boca Chica. This means that despite the powdery white sand and tranquil waters, it’s unlikely to…

  • Cueva de Berna

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    This large cave, with scattered Taíno pictograms (and graffiti) and stalactite and stalagmite formations, is several kilometers west of Boca de Yuma on…

  • Playa Bayahibe

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    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…

  • Playa Dominicus

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    The advantage of staying in Dominicus Americanus is being able to walk to Playa Dominicus, a beautiful stretch of thick, nearly white sand, with good…

  • Padre Nuestro

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    Located deep inside Parque Nacional Cotubanamá, Padre Nuestro is a weaving stalagmite- and stalagtite-filled 290m tunnel flooded with freshwater that can…

  • Museo de la Altagracia

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    This interesting, modern museum traces the history of religion and culture in the DR back to the 18th century. It is on the grounds of the Basilica de…

  • El Obelisco

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    Modeled after the George Washington monument in Washington, DC, this obelisk is a much smaller version in central La Romana, with contemporary and…

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