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Saona Island

A national-park island of palm-lined beaches and shallow sandbars, reached by catamaran or speedboat.

Photo: Danu Widjajanto · CC BY-SA 4.0
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A day

Why Go

A national-park island of palm-lined beaches and shallow sandbars, reached by catamaran or speedboat.

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Cities · UNESCO

Santo Domingo

About 83 miles away

The first European city in the New World, with the Americas' oldest cathedral.

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Cabarete

About 157 miles away

A beach town that is one of the Caribbean's great kitesurfing spots.

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Beaches · Local culture

Las Terrenas

About 97 miles away

A relaxed beach town on the Samaná Peninsula, with long palm-lined beaches and a French and Italian flavor.

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