Playa Arena Gorda Occidental Caribe

Arena Gorda **Beach **at Barceló Punta Cana is a sandy beach in La Altagracia, Dominican Republic. This beach is where Punta Cana begins! The beach of Arena Gorda is located in the north of Punta Cana, a part of the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic. The beach is the first stop along the famous tourist resort of Punta Cana and continues along Playa Bavaro, Playa Uvero Alto, Playa Punta Cana Macao and El Cortecito beach. Like most of the beaches of Punta Cana, it has fine white sand and a turquoise sea with blue or green tones.

The lifeguard schedule is 9:00 am to 06:00 pm, there are also lifesaving equipment, sports, renting and accommodation facilities available the whole year, and it’s a resort beach. The beach is equipped with easy access for handicapped people.

The beach have two common information boards with all relevant information, like beach map,bath water quality, sensitive areas nearby, conduct code, environmental activities, emergency plan, local emergency contacts, etc.

The beach is located near of the Bávaro Lagoon, East National Park at the East of Dominican Republic and can be reached by vehicles that have to be parked at the parking zone, 200 mts away from the coastal zone and it can be accessed too through footpaths from hotels of the zone.

GPS Coordinates: lat 19.735188°, long -68.472025°