Catalina Island
Isla en Bayahibe, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic
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- Abierto todo el año
- Duración típica: 8h
Acceso y tarifas
- diving per person (tarifa: USD 120)
- tours ranges from $35 to $60 per person (may or not may includes food and drinks)
Qué hacer
- beach day (sand: white, powder-fine)
- pesca (especies: Guatapan, Jureles, Scombridae)
- buceo (sites: The Wall, The Aquarium)
- shallow-water exploration (condition: sandbars reduce depth to few feet)
- shipwreck site visit (wreck: Quedagh Merchant · depth m: 3)
- esnórquel (sites: The Aquarium, shipwreck)
- wildlife observation (wildlife: birds, tropical marine fish)
Antes de ir
- hurricane season reef risk (temporada: August–October)
Servicios
- buffet lunch on island (cuisine: Dominican)
- small shops on island
Mejor época para visitar
- calmer southern waters (temporada: year-round leeward side; choppy north Nov–Apr)
Características
- 26 cannons on wreck (cannons found: 26)
- active coral restoration (methods: coral gardening, larval propagation)
- anchoring restrictions (zones: sensitive reef areas)
- area 9.6 sq km (size km2: 9.6 · size sqmi: 3.7)
- coral stone island (plateaus: 3 overlapping · formation: coral stone)
- costa cruises private beach (operador: Costa Cruises)
- distance from mainland (km: 2.4 · mi: 1.5)
- ecosystems: dunes, mangroves, reefs (types: sand dunes, mangroves, reefs)
- endemic reptile species (cantidad: 3 endemic)
- hawksbill turtle nesting
- hispaniolan solenodon habitat (status: endangered)
- living museum in the sea nominee (program: Living Museums in the Sea)
- marine protected area (propósito: shipwreck and reef preservation)
- max elevation 18 m (feet: 60 · metres: 18)
- named by columbus 1494 (year: 1494 · original name: Santa Catalina)
- natural monument status (authority: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente)
- natural offshore sandbars (profundidad: few feet in large areas)
- occasional cruise ship stop (tipo: Caribbean cruise routes)
- quedagh merchant shipwreck (depth m: 3 · discovered: 2007 · distance offshore m: 70)
- visitor capacity limit enforced (since: January 2026)
- wall dive depth (top: ~10 m · bottom: 40+ m)
Cerca de aquí
- la altagracia province (relación: near mainland)
- la romana province (relación: near mainland)
Datos útiles
- departure points (locations: Bayahibe, Playa Dominicus, Casa de Campo)
- hotel pickup window (time: 7:00–8:30 AM)
- no freshwater on island (implication: no permanent settlement)
- port departure time (time: 9:30 AM)
- typical visit duration (horario: 8–9 hours)
Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-GV28-ZFVYE