Dominican Republic - The Southwest & Peninsula de Pedernales (PDF Chapter)

This is the Southwest & Península de Pedernales chapter from Lonely Planet’s Dominican Republic guidebook.

Talk about criminally undervisited. Few travelers make it to the southwest of the Dominican Republic: it’s remote, and its little-known highlights take some effort to uncover – but that’s exactly the reason to visit.

• take a spectacular boat ride to the most remote and beautiful beach in the DR, Bahía de Las Águilas
• maps
• drink in paradise at Eco del Mar, the DR’s most blissful beach bar
• transport
• spot flamingos and turtles on a boat tour to the salty lagoon of Laguna Oviedo
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: West of Santo Domingo, Baní, Ázua, Inland, San Juan de la Maguana, Comendador del Rey (Elías Piña), Península de Pedernales, Parque Nacional Jargua, Barahona & Around, Larimar Mine, Laguna Oviedo, Islas Beata, Alto Velo, Pedernales & Around, Parque Nacional Sierra de Bahoruco, Lago Enriquillo, Isla Cabritos, Jimaní.