There are other beaches that are better for swimming. The water is a bit more hazy than other beaches like Cayo Levantado. You're not going to be to see anything while snorkelling so don't bother to get the gear. The rocks about 10 feet out in the water make it tricky to go to and from the swimming parts of the beach.
Excellent beach, very calm with an gorgeous view. Good for swimming. If you are aiming for snorkelling, forget it... I just was able to see two marine stars.
We drove from las galeras. The ride wasn't too bad. The last mile of the drive is very bumpy. When you reach the beach, you can go left or right. If you go left: you end up at cano frio. There are a small bunch of restaurants. The food is delicious. I ordered the fish. It was $400RD and came with tostones and rice. The beach chairs cost $150RD per chair. The beers are large and cost only $100RD. The beach here is full of seaweed and some sort of jumping sand bugs. It's not as nice as the other side. No one was playing in the water here. They offer rides up the river in an old boat. I watched people go and then they came back ten minutes later. It seemed sort of pointless. If you go right: you end up at this beautiful beach. Here, there a couple of restaurants. The main one at the end has amazing food, I ordered the fish and octopus. Both were amazing. Make sure you ask the prices prior to ordering. The beach here is very very nice. Rent a beach chair for $150 RD. A lot of people in the water here. Overall, the beach is amazing. Just don't wander away from others or else you'll get mugged and cut with a machete. Stay on the beach near others and use common sense and you'll be fine. Make sure you save stomach space to eat. Bathrooms are present but not nice
Took a while to get to over a difficult last piece of road. Scenery is magnificent but the lack of facilities and sulforous smell from the seaweed make it difficult to enjoy for any length of time. This beach is crying out for some investment, public or private. Clean bathrooms, some sort of regular cleaning of the beach from seaweed and a road upgrade could really turn this into a nice attraction. It is too remote for real tourist development and that is not necessary, but some investment would go a long way toward making this beach a must-see.
If you like beaches and swimming then this is a place to visit. Very beautiful sea; in one end by the small stream more locals. The other end with small food stalls is more tourists, sea is also calmet there and better for swimming. Worth a visit if beach is your theme. No other attractions. Accessible by car or roller as well ( in March), end of the road a bit rough. Taxis take 2000 POD for return trip with waiting. The same price goes for boats who are waiting at Las Galeras beach to take you over.
This beautiful area is well known for price gouging the tourist. Even Anthony Bordain of the Travel Channel.The several restaurants on this beach either change names or something else to avoid being directly named. Ask for the prices up front. They do speak english. And they can give you the price. Don't be lulled into ordering anything without knowing the prices. Otherwise; you could be in for a BIG shock. Have a great time; just beware of this common practice.
There is no charge to visit or swim at the beach. If you don't bring your own towe, it will cost you to rent the lounge chairs. The little eatery has the best chicken and tostones! More than enough for a person to eat and feel full! The water was clean and clear. The weather was beautiful in Feb. To have to mountains in the back ground really makes this place unique. Bring sun screen, even if you tan well. I am Dominican and I burnt. There are two large puddles you may have to cross. Use an SUV or high car. Drive slowly or you will drown out your car.
We stopped here on two of our excursions. A beautiful secluded beach untouched by commercialism. Only a small thatch roofed restaurant/bar was a welcoming break to have a nice cold beer and dip in the ocean to cool down.
This is an extremely long beach (around 6 km) , but you can actually use max 500 m of it - the locals are telling you that you are not advised to walk after certain place because someone might steal you. So, there are only two places where you can have lunch, one place to buy coconut and that's it. We were the last visitors on the beach and we did not leave that late- around 17,00h. Not that I prefer crowded beaches but is becomes a little creepy when you are the only visitor on the whole beach. otherwise the beach and the water is wonderful as it is everywhere in DR. On the way to Rincon we stopped in one of those places where they are offering you to try some local things they produce- fruits, cigars, mamahuana, etc. This one is definitely worth it- but be careful sometimes they might try to sell you the products at much higher prices than they cost in the shops.
The beach was beautiful. Great for swimming. When we were there, it wasn't very crowded at all. There are venders on the beach who will try to sell to you, but will leave you alone once you have said no. Be sure to walk to the right side of the beach past the small bar. The beach on that side is gorgeous and was practically empty when we were there.