Ocean El Faro, Punta Cana and Bavaro

All-inclusive resort with family-friendly and adults-only facilities and an onsite dive centre

from$311 /night

per room, all inclusive

Overview

Ocean El Faro is an all-inclusive resort situated in a secluded position on the shores of Uvero Alto, overlooking one of the idyllic beaches of Punta Cana. The property offers an impressive selection of premium amenities onsite, making it perfect for enjoying this iconic Caribbean destination to the fullest. Combining family-friendly facilities with adults-only areas, Ocean El Faro caters to all guests, offering everything from refined dining, sumptuous spa services, and enticing evening entertainment, to engaging indoor and outdoor activities, including scuba diving.

Highlights

All-inclusive resort set on a private beach in Uvero Alto
Onsite dive centre and accessible dive sites just offshore
Delight your taste buds with 10 restaurants and 13 bars
Uncover additional exclusive benefits with ‘privileged’ bookings
Lazy river, small water park, bowling alley, and tennis courts

Number of rooms:620
Internet:YES
House reef:NO
Nitrox:YES
Restaurants and bars:23

Dining:All Inclusive
Dive centre:PADI 5-Star Dive Resort

Rooms

Junior suite pool view
1 x King bed, sleeps 2
Air conditioning, Ensuite bathroom, Fan...
from $311 /night
Rooftop junior suite
1 x King bed, sleeps 2
Air conditioning, Ensuite bathroom, Fan...
from $385 /night

Diving in Punta Cana and Bavaro

Marine turtles
Year round
Schooling reef fish
Year round
Shipwrecks
Year round
Artificial reefs
Year round

Punta Cana and Bavaro share the Dominican Republic’s longest coral reef system, offering a score of easily accessible dive sites. Strewn with underwater swim-throughs, this 30-kilometre stretch of coastline is also densely decorated with corals, whips, and sea fans. Most of the highlights here are located just a short distance from shore and often lie within 18-metres from the surface, making them suitable for beginners.

Popular sites include Chorizo, Park Reef, Paradisus Reef, and Manolo Cave. Amongst these sites, divers can spot a range of typical Caribbean marine life, such as sea turtles, snapper, angelfish and grunts, stingrays and eagles rays, and even nurse sharks hiding underneath the rocky outcroppings. For a slightly different experience, the Igneri Caribe Taino Underwater Museum features 22 sculptures by award-winning Dominican artist Thimo Pimentel. These statues sit at around three-metres deep, making them accessible to beginner divers and snorkelers.

As with many Caribbean dive spots, Punta Cana and Bavaro also offer a few worthwhile shipwrecks scattered along the coast. The most northerly of these is the Astron, a 127-metre freighter which sank in 1978. Today, the vessel actually lies in two parts, with the bow protruding from the water while the stern lies below, at a depth of around 15-metres. The Enriquillo RM-22 is an ex-navy vessel which was scuttled in 2006 and now lies at a depth of 18-metres off the coast of Playa Blanca. In contrast, the Monica Wreck is that of a far older vessel and, while the wooden structure has largely disappeared, a variety of industrial tools and machinery can still be discovered.