How are beaches in North Coast

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pennyman

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Looking for the following information on beaches in Sosua, Cabarete and Las Terrenas.

* Is the water clean and swimmable.
* How are the currents.
* Are they white sand beaches or brown sand.
* Can you walk on the beach barefoot, I mean do you encounter spiders and/or other critters on the beach that you have to watch out for.
* What is water color.
* Any photos/links to site that show these beaches will be good.
* Are they really as good as they look on some websites. :)

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We spent alot of time on Cabarete beach and we loved it!

The sand was not WHITE but it was light colored. There was barely any garbage along the beach. The water was warm to us coming from Canada!

The water was clean (VERY SALTY) but clean. The waves were great for boogie boarding in. Not so much for swimming but this is the ocean after all!
 
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salty

funny you should mention how salty the water is because we noticed that as well........so very salty compared to our water here in Atlantic Canada but the same ocean......I wonder why?
 
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canbon said:
funny you should mention how salty the water is because we noticed that as well........so very salty compared to our water here in Atlantic Canada but the same ocean......I wonder why?
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Your tongue can't taste things as well when it's frozen solid??? ;););)
 
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Try Playa Caleton in Rio San Juan, it has everything you are looking for and more.

Secluded, great fresh fish and Lobster served at a table right on the beach where you want. Cyrstal clear water.
 
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SKY said:
Try Playa Caleton in Rio San Juan, it has everything you are looking for and more.

Secluded, great fresh fish and Lobster served at a table right on the beach where you want. Cyrstal clear water.
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Excellent beach, but it might not classify as secluded.
 
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I am not talking about Playa Grande, that I agree is not, but I would consider it secluded. Have you been there Marc?
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Yes, it's one of my favorite beaches.

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That is it. Great photos. The OP can judge for himeslf if he likes it. The thing I like about it is the service Anthony gives on the beach. Food, drink, whatever.
 
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Coming from Playa Dorada if we are looking for a change of pace how would we get there? Not sure we will risk renting a car...Not quite ready for that yet! Yep true canadian coward!!!!It sounds really great. Is there any snorkelling there?
 
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skiess said:
Coming from Playa Dorada if we are looking for a change of pace how would we get there? Not sure we will risk renting a car...Not quite ready for that yet! Yep true canadian coward!!!!It sounds really great. Is there any snorkelling there?
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If you want to go on the cheap just take a Publico taxi. You can get one right to Rio San Juan, or take one to Sosua and from there you can get one to Rio San Juan. From Rio San Juan it is about a mile east down the road to the entrance. A Moto Concho can take you in five minutes.

Yes, there is snorkeling there.
 
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The beach does look lovely. Actually I am looking to buy a Condo in Sosua, Cabarete or Las Terrenas and the quality of beach is one of the criteria. Hence asking for recommendations among the three.
 
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I was just about to inject Las Terranas and Playa Bonita into the conversation. I haven't visited Rio San Juan yet, and I'm looking forward to visiting there in a few weeks and experiencing the beaches there. I have visited Las Terranas for many years now, however, and I think that the beach there and Playa Bonita are absolutely wonderful. There is a lot of development recently in Las Terranas so things may have changed in the past 18 months. But I doubt anything can change the beauty of the water, the calmness of the beaches and the water is not too salty and a wonderful temperature.
 
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The whole North coast from Sosua going East is littered with beautiful beaches.
I would choose the place that best suits me to live in and accept the beach that comes with the deal.
Once living here, it's always a thrill to jump in the car and go to another beach.
 
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Yes, the entire coast has 100?s of beaches, some very crowded on weekends and others practically unknown. And you travel west to east the terrain changes as does the climate and flora, making the beaches of the north coast very diverse.
 
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We are looking to buy a vacation condo and hence will spend short time in DR. Once there we want to just be able to walk to the best beach among the three.
 
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In Sosua, cabarete and Las Terrenas , there are condos within walking to the respective beaches. The towns have individual feels to them as do their beaches. Las Terenas, to me, is too small for the crowd and noisy. Cabarete has a large crescent bay and a world class sporting crowd, and very predictable winds. Sosua has a more central beach with a very toutirst oriented scene. Of the three, Las Terrenas has the best snorkeling by far. And the beach is really a series of beaches stretching along that part of the coast.
 
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pennyman said:
We are looking to buy a vacation condo and hence will spend short time in DR. Once there we want to just be able to walk to the best beach among the three.
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I don't know which three you mean, but "best beach" is very subjective.
One guy wants to surf, another snorkel, another wants secluded, another wants his beers brought to him.
Some like it calm for swimming.
There's no end to the variables.
 
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