Boca Chica & Juan Dolio

Barcello Punta Cana

Southeastern regional coastal strip featuring the beaches of Boca Chica, Caribe (Embassy), Guayacanes and Juan Dolio, all within a less than 20 minutes drive from each other. Several golf residental communities have developed in the Guayacanes - Juan Dolio area. The golf courses and beaches attractmany residents from the nearby capital city of Santo Domingo, bringing a boom of good restaurants from Boca Chica to Juan Dolio.

Getting there
The closest airport is Santo Domingo's Las Americas International Airport, a 10 minute drive west of Boca Chica, 20 minutes from Juan Dolio. But the La Romana International Airport is also relatively close to destinations in this area, an additional 25--45 minutes east.
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Getting around
Due to the multiple attractions, tourists staying in the hotels in this area should consider renting a car to get around. This will allow day trips to Santo Domingo or La Romana, and to the many beaches that embellish this strip. Otherwise, minibuses  make stops along the highway. Of course, there are hotel taxis available 24 hours a day.

Attractions

Beaches - The seaside area is made up of four stretches of public beach - Boca Chica, Playa Caribe, Guayacanes and Juan Dolio, around which all - inclusive, small hotels, residences, apartments, restaurants and shops have sprung. The four beaches differ, however.

Hotel Boca Chica

Boca Chica is the largest reef protected lagoon in the Caribbean. This is a white sand and turquoise-colored beach where the waters range from shallow to a strip  of around two meters deep before getting to the coral reef.
By contrast, Playa Caribe (Embassy) is about small waves in the morning that become big waves ideal for surfing and body boarding as the afternoon advances.

 Juan Dolio and Guayacanes are two side by side but non-continuous beaches that sit on generally placid waters surrounded by a coral reef that separates the beach from the Caribbean Sea.
Major high-rise  real estate developments mark the area as more visitors want to make theirs the lovely views looking into the Caribbean over the  extended Juan Dolio beach. Guayacanes, less developed, is still for long strolls along the coastline.

Juan Dolio Beach

Santo Domingo Yacht Club - Located in the nearby port area of Andres, this club hosted the sailing events for the 2003 Pan American Games and continues to host national and regional sailing championships. To this day, Boca Chica is a prime area for learning to sail on weekend and during the summer. Laser, Sunfish and Optimist instructors use the yacht club as base.

Scuba Diving - Visitors can enjoy the water sports program which includes the opportunity to scuba dive at nearby La Caleta Underwater National Park, site of the Hickory wreck.

Los Marlins Golf Course

Golf - This area is gaining reputation as a golfer's mecca. It features two public courses around residential communities.
Los Marlins Golf Course, Guavaberry Golf & Country Club, Guavaberry Equestrian Center -

Baseball - From the end of October through January, you may catch a game of winter league professional baseball at the Tetelo Vargas Ball Park in San Pedro de Marcoris. This city is home town of Sammy Sosa, Alfonso Soriano and Vladimir Guerro.

Shopping - Boca Chica to Juan Dolio is an area dotted with numerous small gift shops. San Pedro's Jumbo supermarket is about 20 minutes east, and is where to stock up on good rum, beer and groceries.
New golf and beach development offer attractive  investment opportunities for those seeking second vacation homes or apartments.

Nightlife - The evening activity centers on the collection of restaurants in the Boca Chica, Guayacanes and Juan Dolio area. The out of the ordinary bar/restaurant Aura, with its Asian style lounges right in the middle of Juan Dolio Beach, El Ensueno or Deli Swiss in Guayacanes or Meson Espanol in Juan Dolio are local favorites and where beach fun is extended well into the evening. There are also hotel casinos and discos in the area.


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