Fifty kilometers of coconut-palm beach and water the color of toothpaste ads.
Playa Bávaro morning
The flagship beach before the resorts wake — flat, clear, endless.
Hoyo Azul cenote
A cobalt sinkhole under a cliff in Scape Park.
Saona island day
The classic catamaran run: sandbars, starfish, rum punch.
Macao for waves
The public beach the surf schools use — boards and beach shacks.
Higüey basilica detour
The striking modernist shrine an hour inland — real DR beyond the gates.