For classic Caribbean sands and swaying hammocks, spend beach holidays at the Dominican Republic’s south-eastern tip, Punta Cana. Gently lapping waters bring families to Puerto Plata, and surfers ride the waves in Cabarete Beach.
If you're looking for some solitude, head south-east for beach holidays on the Dominican Republic’s pristine white sands at Bayahibe. Or catch romantic sunsets on rocky El Morro Beach, in the Dominican Republic’s north-western corner. In the rocky coves of Playa Montecristi, you may just have the beach all to yourself.
Kick off sporty beach holidays in the Dominican Republic with some windsurfing at Cabarete Beach. Divers spend their beach holidays searching the Dominican Republic’s shipwrecks in the translucent waters of Bayahibe and snorkellers comb the coral reefs of Punta Cana and Sosua Beach.
Spend family beach holidays in the Dominican Republic enjoying the calm waters and soft, clean sands in Punta Cana. Other family favourites include shady Luperon Beach and Sosua Beach for its snorkel-friendly surf. Drag the kids away from the Dominican Republic’s beaches on holiday and feed the dolphins at Ocean World.
You won’t have to look hard to find a party on a Dominican Republic beach holiday. Cabarete Beach draws a hip crowd to its beach bars for pumping salsa and merengue rhythms. Check out the resort bars for a more cosmopolitan beach vibe. Clubs in Punta Cana’s resorts up the tempo of beach holidays in the Dominican Republic.