The white sand
A long line with no buildings.
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Bahía de las Águilas, «Eagles' Bay», is an 8 km beach on the southwest coast of the Dominican Republic, within Jaragua National Park. It is among the most isolated and unspoilt beaches in the country, with white sand and clear turquoise water and no hotels around it, and some travel writers rank it among the most crystalline beaches in the world. It lies 323 km from Santo Domingo and about 25 km from Pedernales, the nearest town. It is a protected area, with plenty of sea life a few steps off the beach. It saw a legal fight from 1997, when connected people tried to acquire its land, before it was declared public land. The village of La Cueva had fishermen living in caves until 2007. You see a long line of white sand on blue and green water, backed by dry steppe and low thorny plants. At the end of the bay stand orange limestone cliffs above clear water, and red starfish lie in the shallows. From the cliffs the whole beach curves away with no buildings, with only a few trees. Most visitors arrive by small boat from La Cueva at Cabo Rojo, though a 4x4 also gets there. Bring all the water, food and shade you need, as there are no services. It lies near the Haitian border, and UK travel advice urges care about roadblocks and road robberies, so travel by day. Leave the starfish in the water, and take your rubbish with you.
A long line with no buildings.
Above clear water.
Red in the shallows.
Jaragua National Park, Pedernales, southwest Dominican Republic
By boat from La Cueva at Cabo Rojo, or by 4x4.
No, so bring water, food and shade.