Playa Arena Gorda Occidental Caribe
La Altagracia

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About Playa Arena Gorda Occidental Caribe, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic

The Blue Flag programme is run by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and is one of the world's most recognised voluntary eco-labels. Playa Arena Gorda Occidental Caribe, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic holds current Blue Flag certification, meeting the programme's 33 annual criteria for water quality, safety, and environmental management. The beach is managed by Barcelo Punta Cana.

On-site facilities include trained lifeguard supervision during the season and accessible facilities for visitors with disabilities. Entry to Playa Arena Gorda Occidental Caribe, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic is free of charge.

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°

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Playa Arena Gorda Occidental Caribe, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic sees its best conditions in April, May, June. The beach season officially runs from 1 Nov to 31 Oct.

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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°

As a Blue Flag certified beach, Playa Arena Gorda Occidental Caribe, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic undergoes regular bathing water quality testing throughout the season. The FEE Blue Flag programme requires that test results are displayed at the beach and that all certified beaches meet the EU Bathing Water Directive (or equivalent national standard).

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