Wreck
down to 12 m
Atlantic Princess
A 30 m former passenger liner at 12 m, sunk in 2009, with seahorses and nudibranchs on the surrounding reef.
- Open Water
- Rays
Open Water≤18 m
El Peñón
Dive site in Bayahibe & Catalina, Dominican Republic
A shallow reef called the most fish-rich area in Parque Nacional del Este, where turtles and nurse sharks are sometimes seen.
- Usual dive
- 14 m
- Deepest point
- 18 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Dec–Apr
- Current
- Mild
The dive
A reef dive. Known for nurse sharks, manatee and turtles.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: coralpointdiving.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Nurse sharks
- Manatee
- Turtles
- Eagle rays
- Stingrays
- Octopus
- Seahorses
- Squid
Season in Bayahibe & Catalina
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Dec–Apr.
Source: zubludiving.comWhere is Bayahibe & Catalina?
The point shows the Bayahibe & Catalina area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Bayahibe & Catalina
Drift
down to 18 m
Dominicus Reef
A 14 m reef of coral and sand where lobsters and porcupine fish are often spotted, and a drift when the current runs.
- Advanced
- Lionfish
Reef
down to 16 m
Guaraguao
Reef at the west end of Cotubanamá National Park showing cannons, cannon balls and muskets moved from sunken Spanish wrecks.
- Open Water
Reef
down to 12 m
La Tortuga
A leisurely 12 m dive inside the national park, where fishing is forbidden and turtles, large lionfish and green morays are found.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Wreck
down to 44 m
St. George Wreck
Intentionally sunk in 1999, the St George wreck tops out at 15 m and has been known to draw eagle rays and barracudas.
- Advanced
- Eagle rays
Reef
down to 14 m
Coco Reef (Coral Nursery)
A 12 m reef about 500 m off the Catalonia Resort, home to a project started by the marine-protection group FUNDEMAR.
- Open Water
- Octopus
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.