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Punta Cana Vacation, Caribbean Splendor
For you that wants to enjoy your free time under the sun, on the white
sand of the sea and submerged in the waters of the beautiful Caribbean
sea, Punta Cana vacation are an excellent option. Know
in this article something more about this fantastic tourist place of Dominican
Republic.
Punta Cana is located at 4 hours in car from Santo Domingo the capital of Dominican Republic. The white sand, sun and nautical sports are part of the attractiveness.
Thousands of things can be said about of the ocean Pacific, their green, their tranquility, their hunchback whales, but put on over a scale, the Caribbean is incomparable for its nature and its people's happiness.
Pirates' land and noblemen in misfortune that they came to the Americas to search for richness without anything that to lose and a lot to win, the Caribbean beaches have that charm that attracts to own and to strangers, and Punta Cana, in Dominican Republic, has it even more.
Located to 127.4 miles (205 kilometers) from Santo Domingo, capital of the country, this point to the end of the East of the island gathers three basic conditions for the rest: it is calm, has beautiful and long extensions of beaches, and their hotels and resorts are of those that have like last name All-inclusive.
You will be able to find excellent accommodation places, also it’s specials for weddings, conferences and seminaries, places and names just as: Barcelo Resort, Bavaro Beach Princess Resort, Punta Cana Grand Hotel, Ocean Blue Resort, Breeze Punta Cana Resort, Punta Cana Grand Resort, Punta Cana Hotel Majestic, Sunscape Beach, Bahia Principe.
There, in those more than 40 hotels that are located along the 31 miles (50 kilometers) that conform this place, is the most attractive tourist center in Dominican Republic.
The Trip
To flight to Punta Cana, there is flights that arrive directly to there,
because this paradisiacal place of the island has international airport.
But if it doesn't get an available flight and you arrives to Santo Domingo,
is good to get ready, because the trip in car takes a long time, around
four hours.
Well if your purpose is to know the customs of the Dominican Republic, maybe Punta Cana is not the best option. The nearest town is City Higüey, located to some 37.2 miles (60 kilometers) of the hotel complexes, that represents on the average a hour of journey.
Near the hotel area is the commercial centers Plaza Caney, Plaza Bavaro, Plaza Brisas, Friusa, among others. Crafts, paintings, tobacco and rum are the specialties of the Dominican Republic. In the surroundings is also some attractions, as the discos Mangu, Areito, Pacha o Huracan Cafe.
Also, Dominican Republic is the capital of the bachata and the meringue, rhythms that you can to learn, practice or enjoy when seeing the villagers dancing to their own rhythm.
Punta Cana Dominican Republic Vacation
The rest
A wide coral wall makes that the sea is an extensive calm pool that is warm to half of the morning and you can to enjoy as you prefers it. Most of the Punta Cana hotels offer, inside their packages, the practice of diverse nautical sports. There are also golf fields.
For some sports, as the windsurf or the catamaran, a quick course is required but that it is not included and is necessary to pay it there. Also, they offer walks and snorkeling in some of the near islands.
Advice for travellers
To enter to this island of the Caribbean is necessary to have visa of the Dominican Republic. Although this country has its own currency (Dominican Peso), in Punta Cana rules the dollar. Each dollar is equivalent to 30 dominican pesos in this moment, but the price is resolute for the Central Bank of the island.
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