Punta Cana is a place where you can be active, taking part in water sports and other recreational activities, or passive, lying on some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Regardless of your tastes, you won't be bored here!

Along the spectacular beaches, you'll find activities like water sports, diving, surfing, and deep sea fishing. There are also boat and yacht rentals that are available, if you wish to cruise around in style for a relaxing, fun day.

For those who like to stick to land, you'll find a lot of newer golf courses that have been designed by world-renowned architects like Robert Trent Jones and Pete Dye. Tennis courts are also very prevalent at most of the resorts.

If you enjoy interacting with marine life, there are a lot of exciting opportunities that you'll want to take advantage of. In Punta Cana, you'll have the option of swimming with dolphins, snorkeling, diving, and fishing. Northeast of Punta Cana in Samana there is whale watching from January through March. That is truly a sight that you don't want to miss!

Of course, if you just want to relax and get away from it all, the pristine beaches of Punta Cana offer you the perfect chance to work on your tan and letting go of all of your worries.

The Punta Cana destination is made up of the areas (going from south to north) of Juanillo, Punta Cana, Cabeza de Toro, Bavaro, El Cortecito, Macao and Uvero Alto.

Today, the East Coast beach strip is one of the best choices for those seeking the perfect beach and R&R (rest and relaxation) vacation. Punta Cana is that perfect place for a honeymoon – first or second.

This is a place for vegging out… miles of silky-fine white sand, deserted beaches with coconut palms. 

This area is made up almost completely of large all-inclusive resorts populated mostly by couples or families. Some resorts in the area cater to sports-minded people, others are couples only. But most resorts focus on family entertainment. The exception is spring break time when groups of university students fly down from Canada and the US. The better hotels for this crowd are the larger complexes, where night time entertainment is more lively.

The Punta Cana area lends itself more to those looking for the type of vacation where the resort has everything and one never has to go outside the gates. Note the nearest city, Higuey, is about a 40 minute drive away. Beyond the resorts is mostly empty countryside. You can literally walk for miles along the beach without seeing anything but an occasional unfinished construction project or the next hotel. 

El Cortecito, located between Punta Cana-Bavaro and Macao, is the closest thing to a little beach town in the area. Juanillo is a perfect swimming pool of a beach south of Punta Cana. Nearby is Manatee Park, a wildlife ecological/adventure site, and the Ponce de Leon house is near Boca de Yuma. Bavaro Plaza is the largest shopping complex in the area.

The best airport to land at is the Punta Cana International Airport, at most a half hour drive from the hotels. Some resorts are barely 10 minutes away from the thatch-roofed airport. The second best airport for this destination is the La Romana Airport, which is about 1-1/2 to 2 hours drive away from your hotel. If you land at Las Americas International (Santo Domingo) you will be a four hour drive away.