The Punta Cana City Guides answer the questions every resort guest ends up asking: where to eat when the buffet gets old, which beaches anyone can walk onto, how to reach Saona or Higüey without paying lobby prices and where the night really starts. The coast runs for kilometres, so the guides work area by area, from Bávaro to Cap Cana. Every place comes with the reason to go, what to order or book and one practical tip, and the guides open in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Punta Cana City Guides
- 126 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Punta Cana guides
Food guide
22 places
Lobster and fish eaten on the sand, Dominican comedores and pica pollo for a few euros, marina dinners in Cap Cana and where to buy cacao, coffee and rum.
Things to do guide
20 places
Snorkel trips and cenotes, public beaches you can reach without a wristband, the basilica in Higüey, the marinas and a few evenings and golf.
Family guide
21 places
Calm beaches for small swimmers, freshwater lagoons in the forest, adventure parks sorted by age, dry-day backups and restaurants that work with kids.
Nightlife guide
20 places
The big clubs of Downtown Punta Cana, beach bars for the early evening, quiet marina nights in Cap Cana and karaoke and late food in Bávaro.
Day trips guide
23 places
Which beaches are public, how to choose a Saona boat, Bayahibe and Altos de Chavón and the cheaper way to Santo Domingo.
Budget guide
20 places
Free beaches, chicken lunches for a few euros, free and cheap sights and the buses and shops locals use, from Bávaro to Cap Cana.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Noah Marina
Boulevard Fishing Lodge, Marina Cap Cana
A big open-air patio facing the yachts, for a dinner that feels special without hotel formality. People come back for the lobster in mushroom sauce, the butterflied snapper and the curried mahi mahi. From the food guide.
Scape Park
Cap Cana, about 35 minutes from Bávaro
Ziplines, rope courses, a swim through a cave and natural pools in one large park, at its best for children of about eight and up. Smaller kids can still swim and follow the flat paths. Plan on half a day on your feet. From the family guide.
Saona Island
Boat from Bayahibe, 60 to 90 minutes across
The postcard island of the east coast, protected from big hotels: white sand, palms and shallow turquoise water, usually with a stop at a natural pool. Crowds and boat changes are the catch, so choose your operator with care. From the beaches and day trips guide.
Plan your Punta Cana days
Day one: keep it close. Walk Bavaro Beach to the Cortecito stretch, eat fried fish at a beach shack and have a drink at a beach bar before the clubs open. Day two: leave early with the day trips guide, take the boat to Saona Island or drive to Altos de Chavón, and save Cap Cana Marina for dinner on the way back. For a rainy or slow day, the family guide has BlueMall and a cinema, the things to do guide has the cigar rollers at Don Lucas and the food guide sends you to a long lunch at a Bávaro comedor.
Punta Cana guides: your questions
What do the Punta Cana City Guides include?
126 places across six guides: food, things to do, family, nightlife, beaches and day trips, and budget. For each one you get the area, why it is worth your time, opening notes and a practical tip.
Are the guides useful if I stay at an all-inclusive resort?
Yes, that is who they are written for. They show what lies outside the resort, from public beaches and local restaurants to day trips and nights out, plus which lobby excursions to skip and how to book directly instead.
Do the guides work without internet in Punta Cana?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need data.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Punta Cana guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99. You pay once and keep them.
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