diving in Punta Cana

In Punta Cana, the Atlantic Ocean meets the Caribbean Sea. The shoreline is soft white sand, and offshore corals form an underwater barrier that runs parallel to the shoreline. A well-kept coral garden, offshore shipwrecks and cave diving are the highlights of Punta Cana. The Puntacana Resort and its Ecological Foundation maintain a coral garden in the sea, near the beach, which can be visit. Ask about work being done on the area’s most spectacular shipwreck, the Punta Cana PewterWreck, a Spanish ship lost in the 1540s as it reached the end of its journey from Seville to the New World colonies. Salvage teams have recovered some 1,200 pieces of pewter tableware there. To the north, the modern shipwrecks Astron and Monica are covered in marine plants and tropical fish, within swimmable distance from shore. The Cueva Taina Macao, an underwater cave a short distance from the tourist area of ​​Bávaro, is easily accessible. With a depth of no more than 8 meters (26 feet) and around 50 meters (54 yards) long, this cave has an impressive variety of stalagmites and stalactites in its crystal clear waters.