Bar and restaurant choices abound

A sweet little beach village on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, Cabarete is the center of the action for both laid-back and adventurous pursuits. Right on the sand are a handful of bars and restaurants (like Onno’s Bar, Bambu Bar and Kahuna’s sports bar) that stay open late and offer opportunities to sample something different every day. Want to dance the night away? Eat on the beach with the sand between your toes? People watch? You can do them all on Cabarete Beach.

Rarely content to sit still, sport enthusiasts have plenty of choices in Cabarete. Learn to kiteboard at the Dare2Fly kiteboarding center, owned by the Vela Cabarete Windsurf Center (where you can take windsurfing classes as well). On the beach, play volleyball until you need to chill out under a green Presidente umbrella that advertises the tasty Dominican beer. Get a cool one, if you like.

Get your sail on, or just watch the show

Cabarete is a great launching point for other North Coast adventures, such as scuba diving, mountain biking, horseback riding, canyoneering, and surfing. But when you’re done, come on back to Cabarete Beach to lounge on the soft sand and watch the world go by. Whether you’re watching a World Cup game in a bar or watching the windsurfers in Cabarete Bay, it’s the ideal place to dial up or dial down—as you like.

I was in the Dominican Republic as a guest of the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism, but the opinions in this post are my own.

Photo Credit: Jill K. Robinson

Article by Jill K. Robinson of dangerjillrobinson.com