What you can see on the Punta Cana cam
The camera looks down from a resort at Macao, at the northern end of the Punta Cana coast: in the foreground, a large pool with its loungers and parasols and the palm trees around it; behind them, the beach and the blue of the Atlantic. It shows the weather and the light over the coast, and how busy the pool is through the day.
The pool at Macao, Punta Cana
From a building of a large resort at Macao, this camera looks down over a big curved pool, its rows of loungers and parasols and the palm trees around it, with the beach and the blue of the Atlantic visible through the palms behind.
It shows the weather over the coast and how busy the pool and the beach are, from the morning to the evening lights.
Macao and the beaches of the east
Macao is one of the few beaches of the area that keeps a public stretch of sand, with waves that suit beginner surfers and a row of beach shacks. To the south, Arena Gorda and Bávaro form the long, calm heart of Punta Cana, protected by a reef; further south still are Cabeza de Toro, the town of Punta Cana itself and the cliffs of Cap Cana.
When to watch Punta Cana
The Dominican Republic keeps Atlantic Standard Time all year, four hours behind UTC. The sunrise is over the sea, on the east coast. The driest and busiest months run from December to April; summer brings more rain and the hurricane season, from June to November. Seaweed, called sargassum, sometimes reaches the beaches in the warm months.
Around Punta Cana
Isla Saona, in a national park, is the classic day trip by catamaran, and Higüey, the nearest city, has the basilica of Our Lady of Altagracia, the country's great pilgrimage church. Inland, there are ziplines, cenotes and ranches.
Getting to Punta Cana
Punta Cana International Airport, near the coast, has direct flights from North America, Europe and Latin America. From Santo Domingo the drive takes about two hours on the eastern highway.
