Dive Day to Saona or Catalina with Two Dives
Blue Dreams combine two dives with an island day: the Atlantic Princess wreck at 12 m, lunch on Saona and the natural pools, or Catalina with a beach stop. $179 per person.
Bayahibe, Dominican Republic · 8h · $179 per diver for the island day with two dives
What is this tour like?
Blue Dreams combine two dives with an island day: the Atlantic Princess wreck at 12 m, lunch on Saona and the natural pools, or Catalina with a beach stop. $179 per person.
The first dive is the Atlantic Princess, a former cruise ship sunk deliberately for divers. It lies at about twelve metres, which the centre notes puts it within reach of snorkellers as well as divers of every level — so a mixed group can look at the same thing from two depths.
On the Saona version the day continues with a Dominican buffet on the island and then the natural pools, where the group drinks a rum toast and looks for starfish. On the Catalina version the boat stops on the beach for up to an hour and a half with a simple buffet of local food.
The schedule is fixed: Saona on Mondays and Fridays, Catalina on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with private departures on other days by arrangement. Transfers are extra and priced by zone: $15 for Dominicus and Bayahibe, $100 for Bávaro and Punta Cana and $120 for Uvero Alto, each for up to six people.
What are the highlights?
- The Atlantic Princess, a sunken cruise ship lying at 12 m
- Shallow enough that snorkellers see the wreck too
- Buffet lunch on the island and a stop at the natural pools
- A non-diving companion can come along for $79
How does the day go, hour by hour?tap a photo to enlarge
- Boarding at Bayahibe
Kit is loaded and the boat heads out towards the island.
- Dive on the Atlantic Princess
The sunken cruise ship at about 12 m, within reach of snorkellers too.
- Second dive
The second site of the day near the island.
- Buffet on the island
A Dominican buffet on Saona, or a simpler one on the beach at Catalina.
- Natural pools on the way back
On the Saona day the boat stops at the pools for a toast and the starfish.
What's included in the price?
- Two guided dives
- Boat, equipment, tanks and weights
- Buffet lunch on the island
What's not included?
- Transfer: $15 from Dominicus and Bayahibe, $100 from Bávaro and Punta Cana, $120 from Uvero Alto
- Tips for the crew
What should you know before you go?
Who runs this tour?
Where do we meet?
The Blue Dreams centre in Bayahibe; transfers from other zones are priced separately.
Exact meeting point shared after booking.
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