Snorkeling in DR

[supervdl]

Any tips on where to snorkel in DR? I know there are better spots in the Carribean but I happen to be in DR a lot and I am hoping for some recommendations. Thanks.

 

[TankRazr]

Snorkeling in the DR

Snorkeling in the DR

Any tips on where to snorkel in DR? I know there are better spots in the Carribean but I happen to be in DR a lot and I am hoping for some recommendations. Thanks.

I lived there for about 2 years and was not impressed...in fact places I did go along places on the north coast were entirely dead.

Just my experience.

 

[6-line]

Hi, was just there back in June and we went on a snorkeling catamaran excursion. Plenty of fish but little coral--maybe some sea whips and a few brains but that was it. There may be other areas where the tourists don't frequent on these trips but we didn't go there...from the resort I found a small reef about 50 yards off mostly fish and cludy due to speedboats and such nearby. Overall not the best place to snorkel...

 

[seashark]

I was't impressed either it was lots of fish there but not too many corals

 

[peteyp923]

yea i think most of the corals have died due to tourism

 

[6-line]

You're prob right but it did seem as if the tours were going to the same area; the one place we did go was extremely shallow in spots and you litterally had to suck in your gut when you snorkeled over the rock--which was nice because it put you up close and personal with the fishes and i dive into small valleys and such amoungst the fish...better than if you were ten feet above the rocks and not seeing as much...he's a picture with one of the sea whips/gorgonians...there were some brain corals and such and a type of colonial zoanthid but not tons...The day was really overcast and rainy so the pictures would of been better with sun out..