Punta Cana Coral Reef Restoration and Snorkelling Experience
Kick off your experience by joining our experts at the Scientific Interpretation Centre and Coral Lab, where you'll learn about coral gardening through methods like microfragmentation. This hands-on activity guided by our knowledgeable guides will help you to discover the intricate beauty and vital importance of these ecosystems. It's an eye-opening experience that highlights the urgency of protecting these underwater treasures. After doing your part for the planet, strap on your snorkel gear and plunge into two distinct coral gardens on a guided snorkelling tour, filled with tropical fish and sea creatures. Wind down your impactful day with some chill time at Coco beach, where refreshments like the ‘coco loco' – an ice-cold coconut drink – are as cool as the ocean breeze. As a part of your adventure, receive a digital certificate from the Bavaro Reef Foundation, cementing your contribution to marine conservation and making this trip a splash hit.
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Traveler reviews
“Sold to us as an experience to be involved in rebuilding the reef, see a vast variety of fish and even see turtles - so disappointing and definately a mis-sell - short talk on reefs, no mention of turtles, added one tiny piece of coral to bit of string, snorkelling good and fish fed from the hand but definately disappointing. What made it worse was all the party boats with very loud bass music, which I an sure the fish love and cannot see how they conserve the area - just a cash cow, which is what the trip felt like”
“We were ushered through the area that looked like a teaching platform to the first boat to take us to the trip boat. The guys working were very good and attentive, the snorkelling with fish food to feed the fish was incredibly. Food was perfect and novel way of being supplied our meals. Slide on the boat was fun, but disappointing that we could only use it once. Coconut cutting display was interesting, unique to drink from. The issue was the coral reef side, the lady talked very briefly on the coral reef, it was very hard to hear her. The talk lasted a few minutes and only 5 of us had a chance to put a piece of coral into a piece of rope. Nothing like advertised. We expected as shown in the advert to build a structure to help the reef. A lesson on how vital it is to the infrastructure etc. This was a hurried couple of minutes talk about a few aspects. As per advertised we expected an expert snorkelling with us explaining what we were seeing. The whole reason I booked this trip was for the advertised coral reef side. This was basically a boat trip, which we enjoyed but we were very disappointed.”
“We were expecting a lot more theory and understanding before embarking on the trip. That was part of the itinerary. This did not happen it was straight on the boat. We got some knowledge on way out and a few of us got to put living coral in a rope (this is how they do it) Boat trip, staff, food, drink plus snorkels floaters and swim flippers all good It was semi private small group away from crowds unhurried with good food However as I stated I feel we missed out on the reason we booked the trip .. the education part .. it's not a 5*”
“This excursion was amazing from start to finish. We loved the boat ride and the snorkeling/swimming. It was educational and interesting to hear about the reefs and the importance of rejuvenating them around the island. The coco locos on the beach and dinner from the floating restaurant were wonderful and the crew was awesome, friendly and so accommodating. My family including 13 and 11 year old kids had a trip to remember in the waters off Punta Cana. 10/10”
“From beginning to end this trip was informative, educational and overall great fun! The staff were brilliant, the food from the floating kitchen was phenomenal and the overall experience was 10/10.”