Diving in the Dominican Republic,

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Accommodation
Dive Clubs
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The island is known for its wonderful reefs, caves, wrecks, rays, sharks and whales. Winter is around November when it may rain. It has golden beaches and the viz is normally around 20m/66ft.

Central America

  • Coral Costa Carib Beach Resort. Carib Beach. Toll free (USA): 1-800-288-1332 or 305-451-0242 E-mail 
  • First Class Divers - The Hasenda Complex in Corfesie.
  • Pirate's Cove Dive Center. Next to Hotel Decameron, Calle Interior #3, Playa Juan Dolio, Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. South Coast Tel. +1 809 417 4257(& nitrox & trimix & Rebreather). Tel. 001-809-223-1070 www.piratescovedivecenter.com E-mail: susanne@piratescovedivecenter.com 
  • Sea Pro S.A. Juan Dolio
  • Viva Diving Undersea Adventure. Toll Free: 877-564-VIVA Fax: 954-462-4100  E-mail

Please mention you heard about the air station from Dogs Breath Divers when you buy your air or mixed gases.

  • Mike's Dive Service, c/o Lynx Air, P.O. Box 407052, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Tel: (570)566-3483. E-mail 

Gabriela Wreck
 La Plaza
Los Canones
 Marriott's Reef
Tres Rocas (Three rocks)
Sosua Beach

Gabriela Wreck

Last updated June 1998 by Steve Gedny

Juan Dolio. A OK dive. Depth 20m, viz 10m, temp 29C
Dive operator - Sea Pro S.A. Juan Dolio
La Plaza (reef)

Last updated December 1997 by Tamworth John
Dogs Breath Diver
Location: Sosua. Depth: 19.5m. Bottom time 37 minutes. Visibility: 20+.  Water temp 28oC. Boat dive. A pyramid shaped reef known as La Plaza. A good dive but a group of divers before us did kick up the bottom a bit. Plenty of fish but I did think Tres Rocas a better dive though. 
Los Canones

Last updated June 1998 by Steve Gedny


Juan Dolio,
Depth 17m, viz 15m, temp 29C. Some surge.
Dive operator - Sea Pro S.A. Juan Dolio
Marriott's Reef

Last updated June 1998 by Steve Gedny
Juan Dolio.
Depth 20m, viz 10m, temp 29C.
Dive operator - Sea Pro S.A. Juan Dolio
Tres Rocas (Three rocks)

Last updated December 1997 by Tamworth John
Dogs Breath Diver

Location: Sosua. Depth: 21m. Bottom time 34 minutes. Visibility: 20+.  Water temp 28oC. A 5 minute trip  by hard boat to a reef known as Tres Rocas. We descended in midwater to the bottom in crystal clear water. We saw: Yellow tail snapper, Peacock flounder, trumpet fish, sergeant major, three spot damselfish and Doctor fish. We dived with First class Divers.
Sosua Beach

Last updated December 1997 by Tamworth John
Dogs Breath Diver
Depth 36m. Bottom time 18 minutes, Visibility 20m+ Water temp: 28C. Ten minutes from Sosua beach. An excellent wreck dive. Plenty of fish of all shapes and sizes in crystal clear water.
Has anyone dived the caverns? Please le-mails us.

Thank you.