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Punta Cana: Parasailing & Snorkeling Cruise with Open Bar

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Duration4h 30m

GroupUp to 60

LanguagesEN · PT +2

PickupAt your hotel

Fly 500 Feet Over Punta Cana, Then Snorkel Reefs on a Catamaran

You're picked up from your Punta Cana hotel, parasail 500 feet above Bavaro Beach, snorkel coral reefs with a professional diver, float in a natural pool, and drink from a floating bar with a DJ playing live. Roundtrip transport, all snorkel equipment, unlimited national drinks, snacks and tropical fruits are included. You're back at your hotel by late afternoon.

4h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Travel from Punta Cana hotel
Receive parasailing safety overview
Parasail above Bavaro Beach
Board double-decker catamaran
Snorkel coral reefs with divers
Swim in natural pool
Enjoy floating bar and cocktails
Listen to local DJ music
Participate in games and entertainment
Return safely to shore
Travel back to hotel

The Experience

The boat's already moving when you step aboard at Bavaro Beach. Your parasailing harness is checked twice — the crew knows what they're doing — and then you're clipped to the line, walking backward off the platform as the catamaran pulls forward. The water drops away. You're climbing, and the beach shrinks, and the whole curve of the coast opens up below you. Five hundred feet is high enough that the people on the sand become dots, but close enough that you can still see the color of the water change from turquoise to deep blue where the shelf drops off. It lasts maybe ten minutes, and then you're back on deck, still buzzing.

After parasailing, the catamaran heads out to the snorkeling sites. The crew briefs you on the coral reefs — they're shallow, two to four meters down, and the tropical fish are thick enough that you don't have to search for them. A professional diver supervises the water, so you're not figuring it out alone. The reef itself is the kind of thing you've seen in photos but doesn't quite register until you're actually in it, mask on, watching parrotfish and sergeant majors move through the branches. You can stay in as long as you want; there's no rush.

Between the snorkeling and the ride back, the catamaran stops at a natural pool — shallow, warm, the kind of place where you can stand and still have your head above water. This is where the floating bar sets up. Unlimited national drinks means rum punch, beer, mojitos, whatever you order, and a local DJ is playing reggaeton and dancehall loud enough that people start dancing on the deck. Some groups get competitive with the games; others just float and drink. The energy shifts from the focus of snorkeling to something looser, louder, more like a party. Snacks and tropical fruits come around too, so you're not just drinking on an empty stomach.

Hotel pickup starts 1.5 hours before the activities begin, so you'll need to be ready early — the timing is tight but it works. The whole day runs from pickup through return, and you don't arrange transport, equipment, or any of the logistics yourself. Everything's included: snorkel gear, the catamaran, the drinks, the floating bar, the DJ, the food. You just show up at your hotel.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and return transport, parasailing from Bavaro Beach, snorkel equipment and supervision by a professional diver, time in the natural pool, access to the floating bar with unlimited national drinks, snacks and tropical fruits, and onboard music and entertainment with a local DJ.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Tour Package Punta Cana

Is this one for you?Book this if you want both parasailing and snorkeling in one day without arranging transport or equipment yourself — the fixed itinerary and included pickup handle the logistics, so you just show up and move through each stop.