Saona Island
LENGTH: About 15 miles
WIDTH: About 3 miles
AREA: About 42 square miles
COASTLINE: About 30 miles
HIGHEST ELEVATION: About 125 feet above sea level
POPULATION: About 300 residents
PROVINCE: La Altagracia Province
LOCATION: Del Este National Park, off the southeast coast of the DR
- Named by Christopher Columbus who landed there in May of 1494
- Island has a twin cities type relationship with Savona Italy
- Popular catamaran and motorboat excursion
- Used for desert island filming projects
ATTRACTIONS
- Beaches
- Cueva Cotubanama
- Laguna Canto de la Playa
- Laguna Los Flamingos
- Laguna Secucho (center of the island)
ACTIVITIES
- Snorkeling
- Birdwatching
TOWNS
- Catuano (western tip of the island)
- Mano Juan (south central coast of the island)
RESOURCES:
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Wikipedia "Saona Island" Article
Alto Velo Island
POPULATION: Uninhabited
LENGTH: About 0.9 Miles
AREA: About 0.4 square miles
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: About 490 feet above sea level
PARK: Jaragua National Park
PROVINCE:
Pedernales Province
LOCATION: Off the southwest coast of the DR
RESOURCES:
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Wikipedia "Alto Velo Island" Article
Cabritos Island
Island in the middle of Lake Enriquillo
Cayo Arena
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Cayo Arena Island Tour
Cayo Levantado
- Second most visited island in the DR (after Soano Island)
- Public "Barcadi Beach" used by day trippers and large cruise ship passengers
- Island's only hotel is on private property (access by hotel guests only)
NEAREST AIRPORTS:
- Samana International Airport (about 90 minutes)
- Puerto Plata International Airport (about 4 hours)
ONLY LODGING:
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Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado (268 rooms)
RESOURCES:
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Court Ruling: Island Cannot be Private Property
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Cayo Levantado Dot Net
Beata Island
POPULATION: Uninhabited
AREA: About 10 square miles
PARK: Jaragua National Park
PROVINCE:
Pedernales Province
LOCATION: Off the southwest coast of the DR
RESOURCES:
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Wikipedia "Beata Island" Article
Catalina Island
NAMED BY: Christopoher Columbus (he amed it "Santa Catalina Island")
LENGTH: About 2.8 miles
WIDTH: About 1.9 miles
AREA: Aout 3.7 square miles
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: About 60 feet above sea level
PROVINCE:
La Romana Province
LOCATION: Off the southeast coast of the DR
- Popular day trip fromLa Romana
ACTIVITIES
- Snorkeling
ATTRACTIONS:
- Costa Cruises Private Beach (Costa ships anchor offshore)
- San Dunes, Mangroves, Reefs, Sandbars
- 17th century "Quedagh Merchant" shipwreck off the island
- wreck designated a marine protected area to preserve it
- shipwreck nominated for "Living Museum of the Sea" status
RESOURCES:
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Wikipedia "Catalina Island DR" Article
Passion Paradise Adventures
Isla Catalina scuba diving and snorkeling excursions
Hispaniola Island
Caribbean island divided between two countries,
Haiti on the west side of the island
and the Dominican Republic on the east side of the island.
RESOURCES:
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Do It In The Americas: Hispaniola Island
Dominican Republic Travel Guide
Caribbean Travel Guide
Central America Travel Guide
South America Travel Guide
