Catalina on the Quetzal: Two Reefs and Lunch Aboard
A sailing catamaran day to Catalina with two snorkelling sites — The Wall and The Aquarium — a guide in the water with you and lunch cooked on board. $139 per person from Bayahibe.
Bayahibe, Dominican Republic · 8h · up to 28 guests · $139 per person for the day · en · fr · es
What is this tour like?
A sailing catamaran day to Catalina with two snorkelling sites — The Wall and The Aquarium — a guide in the water with you and lunch cooked on board. $139 per person from Bayahibe.
The day starts at The Wall, an underwater cliff that drops more than twenty metres into clear water, and continues at The Aquarium, a site the operator describes as rich in marine life and coral. Fins, mask and snorkel are provided, and a guide swims with the group rather than watching from the boat — the operator presents this as the point of difference from a standard dive-boat trip.
Lunch is served on the catamaran between the two halves of the day: salads, avocado, pasta, chicken, beef, fruit and rosé wine. After eating there is free time to snorkel again, swim, or go ashore onto the white sand.
The return runs along the rocky coast of La Romana past the villas of Casa de Campo. Transfer from hotels in the Bayahibe area is included; from other areas the operator agrees an additional charge by email before the trip.
Quetzal also sell a combination: Saona and Catalina together for $268, which the operator presents as a saving of $30 per person against buying the two days separately.
What are the highlights?
- Two snorkelling sites: The Wall, which drops over 20 m, and The Aquarium
- An English-speaking guide goes into the water with the group
- Lunch is prepared on the catamaran from fresh local produce
- The return sails past the coast of La Romana and Casa de Campo
How does the day go, hour by hour?tap a photo to enlarge
- Boarding the Quetzal
Pick-up from Bayahibe hotels and boarding the sailing catamaran.
- Snorkelling at The Wall
The first site: a wall dropping more than 20 m, with the guide in the water.
- Snorkelling at The Aquarium
The second site, framed by rocky cliffs and tropical vegetation.
- Lunch on board
Salads, avocado, pasta, chicken, beef, fruit and rosé wine on the catamaran.
- Free time and the sail home
Snorkel again or go ashore, then sail back past Casa de Campo.
What's included in the price?
- Snorkelling equipment: fins, mask and snorkel
- An English-speaking guide who swims with the group
- Lunch prepared on board
- Pick-up and return for hotels in the Bayahibe area
What's not included?
- Transfer from outside the Bayahibe area, agreed by email
- Tips for the crew
What should you know before you go?
Who runs this tour?
Where do we meet?
Pick-up at your hotel in the Bayahibe area; other addresses are agreed with the operator.
Exact meeting point shared after booking.
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