© David R. (#3764080)
El Peñon - Dominican Republic
★★★★☆
(553)
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.
You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrot fish, and grouper.
Dive Activity
Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
102 Sightings
J
9
F
13
M
18
A
9
M
11
J
4
J
11
A
0
S
0
O
5
N
14
D
8
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
85 Sightings
J
8
F
17
M
13
A
0
M
7
J
6
J
6
A
5
S
0
O
6
N
8
D
9
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
20 Sightings
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0
F
8
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
3
N
4
D
0
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
15 Sightings
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0
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
6
D
0
Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins
Hawksbill Turtle
12 Sightings
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0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
7
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
10 Sightings
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2
F
4
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
9 Sightings
J
2
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
8 Sightings
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0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
0
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
145 Sightings
J
13
F
22
M
24
A
11
M
14
J
7
J
9
A
6
S
3
O
5
N
17
D
14
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
90 Sightings
J
8
F
15
M
10
A
4
M
8
J
5
J
9
A
4
S
0
O
4
N
11
D
12
