Dominican Republic

Villa Iguana - German Guesthouse in Bayahibe

Sport :  Diving  -  Golf  -  Horseback Riding  

Scuba Diving and PADI Training                                               

The fisherman village Bayahibe is the best starting point for diving in the Dominican Republic.

In front of this small village begins the Parque Nacional del Este. This park was declared a protected area in September 1975. Among its ecosystems are sea grass beds, mangrove forests, rocky coasts, sandy beaches, moist and dry subtropical deciduous forests, salt tolerant plant communities and important for us divers coral reefs. In the Reef you can see lobster, eagle rays, manatees, whales, sharks, dolphins, turtles & much more. We reach the reefs in only 5 to 30 min by boat The depth range from 30 to 100 ft. The sea is always smooth and good visibility up to 120 ft is guaranteed around the year.

Divers shouldn´t miss to stay a night in the diver lodge Villa Iguana and do some dives at the best reefs of the Island, do a night dive. Also for the vacationers from Punta Cana and Bavaro Resorts: get out one night , enjoy the diving and the fishing village. You can also dive on the excursions to the islands and bring your family.

Dive Map

Dive sites in the National Park, Island Saona and Catalinita

Wreck of the St. George

Scuttled to give an artificial reef the 240 ft steel freighter stands upright in the sand providing a new home for the marine life. Max. depth 120 ft.

Sinking in  1999                                    Chimney in 15m depth                    Gangway              School of fish over the wreck

Catalina Island - The Wall

One from the best spots of the Dominican Republic for divers and for snorkelers is The Wall in front of Catalina Island only 30 min away by boat. The Wall is a drop off falling down to 300 ft.

You can see black corals at about 80 ft.
The top of The Wall is full of marine life: corals and sponges in all colors, shapes and sizes, elk horn corals and myriad of colorful Caribbean fishes in shallow water. You can enjoy them just with snorkeling gear ( 6´to 15´)

Catalina Coral Reef            

Catalinita Island - Shark & Big Fish

For the advanced divers the dive sites near the small island Catalinita are an exciting experience with black tip sharks, hammerheads and big rays.

Catalinita - Reef Shark

Saona - Shark & Big Fish

In front of Saona Island, the largest of the three islands, a dive site with ledges, where nurse sharks are often seen sleeping in the shadow under the overhangs, a strong current makes great drift dives possible.

Norse shark - dive site "La Parquera" - Saona Island

Dive Sites in the National Park

There are interesting reefs in the National Park close to Bayahibe with pretty corals and huge sponges, lot of colorful fish, lobster, gray fish and with a lot of luck sometimes manatees.

Daily Dive Plan

> Boat excursions in the  morning 

> Boat excursions in the afternoon

> Night Dive

> Excursions to the Islands

> Dive boat Charter

> Equipment rental
 

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