SAONA ISLANd EXCURSION DIVING & SNORKELING

Isla Saona is located 19 kilometers south of the mainland, the beautiful beaches of Isla Saona attract more visitors than all the Dominican national parks combined. A protected area of ​​110 km2 and part of the Cotubanama National Park. The island has two permanent human settlements, the towns of Mano Juan and Catuano. Mano Juan is a fishing village with wooden houses and "Catuano beach", which has a navy detachment.

With Dominican Divers you can enjoy a full-day excursion to Isla Saona, to dive or snorkel with your family or friends. The pick-up is at 7:15 am at the hotel or place where you are staying (the pick-up time may vary depending on your location). The journey from Punta Cana is 1 hour to reach Bayahibe.

Once in the town of Bayahibe we will arrive at the dive center to prepare our equipment, and we will embark from the port of Bayahibe when our boat is ready.

The first diving and snorkeling point is just 5 minutes from the port of Bayahibe. It's a place called Atlantic Princess, the name given to a small cruise ship sunk in 2002 just 40 feet (12 meters) deep. Place where both divers and snorkelers will enjoy the large amount of marine life that lives in this place.

We will continue sailing for about 30 minutes in the direction of El Peñón, the second stop for our water activities. El Peñón is a reef 12 meters (40 feet) deep where a great variety of tropical fish, rays and turtles live.

Divers will follow the instructions of our Dominican Divers Instructors, to always enjoy the experience with maximum safety. Paying important attention to the bottom times, the depth limits set by your dive guide and the diving standards according to your certification. While the snorkeling people will enjoy the activity, always accompanied by a snorkeling guide or under the supervision of the ship's staff. Without leaving the area marked by your guides.

At the end of the activities, we will go to Isla Saona to enjoy a delicious typical Dominican buffet with meat, rice, pasta, vegetables, salad and fruit.

This is a great time to share stories with dive buddies and guides about what you saw on the dives!

After lunch you will have time to have a drink at the bar, take a swim or relax on one of the sun loungers.

At the time set by the tour guides, you will board again to go to the natural pool, a paradisiacal sandbank off the coast of the Cotubanamá National Park, where you can take beautiful pictures and see the precious starfish that inhabit the place. We will enjoy the return listening to music and having a drink while you observe the landscape of the southern coast of the Dominican Republic.

Upon arrival in Bayahibe our transportation will be waiting for us to return to Punta Cana back to your hotel.

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