Boat
Paradise Island Cayo Arena
Full day Monday, Wednesday and Friday Hotel lobby pickup in Puerto Plata, Playa Dorada, Costa Dorada, Cofresí, Sosúa or Cabarete
A coral sandbank in the middle of the sea, surrounded by reef and tropical fish.
Cayo Arena is a tiny white sand island that appears in the middle of shallow turquoise water off Punta Rucia. Speedboats take you out through the mangroves of Estero Hondo, where manatees sometimes appear, then anchor at the reef for snorkelling before lunch back on the mainland beach.
Highlights
- Snorkelling on a living reef
- Tiny sandbank island
- Mangrove channel of Estero Hondo
- Beach lunch at Punta Rucia
What's included
- Round trip hotel transportation
- Speedboat and snorkelling gear
- Guide and reef briefing
- Lunch and soft drinks
What to bring
- Reef safe sunscreen only
- Bring water shoes if you have them
- Long drive, early pickup
