Dominican Republic Pictures of Beaches and Rivers

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Pictures of the Beaches/ Playas and Rivers/ Rios around our beautiful country. Dominican Republic has so many beaches, both public and off the beaten trail. Since it is an island and our part is surrounded by water on three sides, we have many waters for people to chose from. The crystal clear waters and also the dark salt waters. White sand and black sand. We have it all. Pictures cannot show the real beauty but they will give you an idea of what our island has to offer.

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Beaches, Wilderness and Scenic Pictures

Sunset in Juan Dolio. This is taken from a private beach in the area.

Playa Palinque/Palinque Beach. This is one of our favorite beaches.

Playa Billeya. This is a very secluded beach. There is not much here, the waves are small and fishing is said to be good.

Playa Bonita in the Samana region of Dominican Republic.(thanks DomRepInfo- German language forum for the pictures) more info on Playa Bonita.

Surfing on Nagua Beach. You can see the little surfer in the water.

Playa Grande Notice the lifeguard chair is facing the wrong way. More info on the location -

Isla Saona is a protected area.

Rio La Toma in San Cristobal. A fun place for a swim

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Barahona- Los Patos. This is a natural clear water pool. A favorite bathing and swimming spot of the locals. This pool runs into the sea. The beach is rocky and has many shells.

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See some pictures of the big game fish here in Dominican Republic. Go to our Pastimes-Fishing and Boating page. Pictures are from Mike of Mike's Marina.

Thanks Mike!

We have a few pictures of the small earthquake that hit in 2003 on the weather page here.

picture/image augas blancas waterfall distant

Tres Ojos de Auga/ Three Eyes of Water is a major tourist destination. It has 4 underground lakes (names 3 ojos because the 4th lake was found after the name was given). There was a Tarzan movie made here.

Aguas Blancas Water Falls.