Dominican Republic

CARIBBEAN DIVERS - ASOBUCA, 15700 Boca Chica

Catuan (Wreck) (★4.5)

The “Catuan“ is a tugboat sunk in 2006 with a length of about 33 meters. It lies at a maximum depth of 20 meters and is now a beautiful underwater habitat. It is suitable for beginners and advanced divers.

Ylenia F. (#2923314)

Astron, wreck (★4.1)

This wreck sits in 40-50 feet of water just offshore from Punta Cana and is a true shipwreck. The 300-foot Russian ship sank in 1979 while delivering a huge amount of corn to Cuba. It sits right offshore and thus can be done as a shore dive, with part of the ship still sitting above water.

Mares

Coral Gardens - Dominican Republic (★4.2)

A great mini wall dive with the wall sitting at 50 feet. The surrounding reef is very healthy and full of differently colored corals and sponges.

Aqualung

Stingray Point, Boca Chica (★4.3)

Stingray is located 12 minutes by boat southeast of Boca Chica. The buoy at the dive site is anchored at about 16 m depth and due to the depth more suitable for advanced divers. The reef runs in a southeasterly direction.

CARIBBEAN DIVERS - ASOBUCA, 15700 Boca Chica

Boya Blanca (★4.6)

Super nice reef at a depth of max. 10m. This place is a good training place for OWD and specialties. It is ideal for beginners and Try Scuba. Boja Blanca is also great for UW photos!

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Picadilly (★4.5)

10 minutes by boat from Boca Chica and centrally located in the lagoon. Best suited for beginners and advanced divers. Depth approx. 13 - 22 meters.

BLUE DREAMS DIVING, 23000 BAYAHIBE

Dominicus Reef (★4.1)

An awesome dive site that’s easily accessible from shore with beautiful coral and marine life to see. Dominicus Reef is part of the same reef that goes from Viva Shallow and continues along the coast all the way to El Peñon and Piscina Natural.

BLUE DREAMS DIVING, 23000 BAYAHIBE

Tortuga (★4.3)

Located approximately 25 minutes by boat from the town of Bayahibe. This destination is known for its impressive corals and more abundant marine life, since it receives fewer divers.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Catalina Island - Dominican Republic (★4.4)

The island is a natural park with limited access; there is only one small beach where visitors are allowed to go to shore and is mostly not worth it as it is so crowded. The wall dive here of the island is spectacular and there is great shallow reefs for both diving and snorkeling.

Phillip J. (#4077458)

Atlantic Princess (Wreck) (★4.4)

This wreck sits in the Bayahibe area, just in front of Dreams La Romana Resort. It is an old passenger liner, 30 ft wide and 99 ft long, sunk as an artificial reef in May 2009.

David R. (#3764080)

El Peñon - Dominican Republic (★4.4)

El Peñon is a long reef that can be divided up into 3 different dive sites all sitting in about 40 to 90 feet of saltwater. Not as popular as some of the Dominican Republic’s other dive sites, making it a bit more pristine and less crowded, so it’s worth the longer boat ride out here.

BLUE DREAMS DIVING, 23000 BAYAHIBE

Guaraguao (★4.3)

Guaraguao is a fairly shallow reef located in Parque Nacional Del Este with a max depth of only 40 feet. A great site for beginning divers and snorkelers. It is an artificial archeological site where cannons, cannonballs, and ancient muskets were brought here from a sunken galley for scuba divers to enjoy.

Aqualung

Punta Cana (★4.0)

Punta Cana shares the country’s longest reef system and is littered with amazing dive sites consisting of artificial reefs and healthy coral reefs full of marine life.

Phillip J. (#4077458)

Catalina The Wall (★4.3)

Catalina Wall (Santa Catalina Wall) is considered one of the best walls in the Dominican Republic. Diving here is available for divers of all levels as the reef starts shallow and then drops off deeper. The wall is covered with a beautiful reef full of corals every color, shape, and size.

Madeline A. (#3070231)

Catalina Aquarium (★4.4)

An enjoyable, easy, shallow dive with lots of stingrays, lobsters, and reef life. Usually the second dive for dive charters due to its shallow depth. A great snorkel as well.

Aqualung

Bayahibe (★4.1)

Bayahibe offers some of the best diving the Dominican Republic has to offer from shipwrecks and pristine coral reefs to national parks full of cool caverns and swim-throughs just waiting to be explored.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Park Reef (★3.9)

Sitting just off Punta Cana, this is a great dive site for new open water divers. Park Reef features interesting rock formations overgrown with corals and populated with abundant marine life.

Stefan W. (#4062960)

Viva Shallow (★4.2)

Viva Shallow is approximately 9 m. deep and is one of the most beautiful diving spots for beginners, certified divers and photographers. Great reef with plenty of marine life.

Mares

Paradise - Dominican Republic (★3.9)

Paradies Reef is just that, an underwater paradise and a must-see dive off the coast of Punta Cana. The reef sits in 26 feet to 105 feet of water so there is something for every level of diver. A great night dive location as well to see the Dinoflagellates glow in the water at night.

Scubapro

Bavaro (★3.7)

Bavaro shares the country’s largest reef system with Punta Cana and is home to great dive sites full of coral gardens and underwater passageways.

Mares

Chorizo (★3.6)

Ten minutes away by boat from Bahia Principe Hotel Bavaro, nice coral reef with white sandy bottom at 10 mts of depth. Good site for beginners and advanced divers.

Shark Dominican Divers, 23000 Bavaro

Coco Reef (★4.3)

Spectacular reef at 12 meters. Statues and a beautiful coral garden are both found here. Jardin de corales. There is numerous marine life with incredible colors. A great place for conducting training.

Shark Dominican Divers, 23000 Bavaro

Atlantic Princess Wreck (★4.3)

This shipwreck is located in the Bayahibe area. It is a former passenger liner, 30 feet wide and 99 feet long, sunk as an artificial reef in May 2009.

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