Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Beaches

Dominican Republic Beaches are famous for their spectacular blue water and crystal white sand. On the north coast of the Dominican Republic or ‘Amber Coast’ is virtually one continuous stretch of beautiful white sand beach.

To the west are Playa Dorado, Playa Long Beach, Playa Costamar and Playa Confreshi. Puerto Playa Dominican Republic is home to some of the best windsurfing and water-skiing and most of the beaches are undeveloped and left natural. To the east is the famous Boca Chica a Mecca for sun-seekers the world over who flock there for the fine pale sand beach, safe shallow waters and fascinating coral reefs. Other popular beaches in the Dominican Republic are Juan Dolio and Guayacanes where the water is deeper and beaches similarly idyllic.

Dominican Republic Beaches, and more beaches - thousands of them to be precise. If sun worshipping is your pastime of choice, then our Dominican Republic is ideal. The appeal extends far beyond its shores. The landscape is a mixed metaphor, boasting both the Caribbean's tallest mountains and its lowest inland point - a million year old lake the size of Manhattan. You'll find a mountainous interior and healthy rain forests encircled by miles of white sand Dominican Republic beaches.

The people of the Dominican Republic beaches are among the friendliest in the Caribbean, and the hospitality here seems more genuine than in more commercialized Puerto Rico. The weather is nearly perfect year-round. And the Dominican Republic's white-sand beaches are among the finest in the Caribbean. Punta Cana/Bávaro, for example, is the longest strip of white sand beach in the entire region.

The warmth of the Dominican Republic beach water attracts many birds and marine animals and has made Bahia de Samanå, set by one of the most beautiful parts of the island, world-famous as a breeding ground. The most spectacular of these regular visitors are 3,000 humpback whales, who come to mate, give birth and play with their young not far from the offshore beaches.

Dominican Republic Boca Chica's beach is truly unique. Its waters make up a cove approximately 1 mile wide. About 1/4 mile out, there is a reef in the shape of a giant semi-circle that extends from end to end and just protrudes out beyond the water's surface and completely surrounds the cove, forming a giant natural salt-water swimming pool with depths averaging 3-4 feet. The reef acts as a natural break wall to the Caribbean Sea, so the cove is usually glass calm.. Inside the Dominican Republic beach reef, the water is crystal clear, continuously filtered and fed by a series of natural underground springs. It is this "swimming pool in the sea" that provides some very beautiful and distinct views because you have the deep azure blue of the Caribbean beyond the reef, contrasting with the shallow bay, which varies between a deep sky-blue and an intense blue-green, depending on the angle of the sun.

The water starts at the beach about ankle deep and reaches a depth of just few feet after about 100 yards out, with nothing but smooth clean sand underfoot. As one approaches the middle, they may encounter a short distance of 10 yards or so where the water depth reaches 6 feet but it quickly returns to just a few feet in depth and slowly decreases until it is again ankle deep as one approaches the natural Dominican Republic beach reef.

This naturally calm, clear, and shallow Dominican Republic beach water makes it ideal for all sorts of water sports and swimming. It is great for paddle boats, kayaks, water skiing, banana boat rides. Jet skis are restricted to the far end of the beaches, away from the hotels and swimmers. It is especially good for small children. The sand along the shore varies in appearance from a light colored tan to white, depending on the angle of the sun. It is usually flat for easy walking and the beach varies from 40 to 100 yards wide. One can easily find room on the beach to throw a Frisbee around any day of the week, any time of the day. There is lots of open Dominican Republic beaches space.