Catalina Island tour from Royalton CHIC Punta Cana

Overview

Our full-day Catalina Island tour from Royalton CHIC Punta Cana is the snorkeler's pick: a 25-min boat ride from La Romana marina to "La Pared" (The Wall) — a vertical reef drop where you snorkel over 20 m of clear blue, then anchor at a knee-deep natural pool, then ashore at Catalina's white-sand beach for a BBQ lunch. Pickup at 6:20 AM at the Royalton CHIC Punta Cana lobby in Uvero Alto, about 1h 15min drive to La Romana. Flat $89 per person, kids 4–12 at $45, under 4 free. Round-trip transfer, boat, snorkel gear, beach BBQ, open bar, taxes and crew tips all included. Back at the Royalton CHIC Punta Cana around 5:30 PM.

Highlights

• Full day at Catalina Island
• Snorkeling at "La Pared" — the famous wall reef
• Natural pool stop on the way back
• Beach BBQ lunch with open bar
• Door-to-door pickup at the Royalton CHIC Punta Cana lobby
• Pickup at 6:20 AM · back by ~5:30 PM
• Less crowded than Saona — fewer day-trippers
• Bilingual crew (EN/ES)

Itinerary

1. 6:20 AM

   Lobby pickup at Royalton CHIC Punta Cana

   A/C van meets you at the Royalton CHIC Punta Cana main entrance in Uvero Alto. about 1h 15min highway drive to La Romana marina.

2. ~9:00 AM

   La Romana marina boarding

   Check-in at the dock, life jacket and snorkel gear handed out, group briefing in EN/ES.

3. ~9:30 AM

   Boat to Catalina + The Wall

   25-min ride to Catalina. First stop is "La Pared" — a vertical reef drop, 45 min snorkeling over reef fish, parrotfish, the occasional turtle.

4. ~11:30 AM

   Beach BBQ + open bar

   Ashore at Catalina's white-sand beach. BBQ lunch: grilled chicken & fish, rice & beans, salads, fruit. Bar opens, loungers and shade.

5. ~3:00 PM

   Natural pool stop

   On the way back the boat anchors at a knee-deep natural pool — last swim, last cocktail, fewer crowds than Saona.

6. ~5:30 PM

   Drop-off at Royalton CHIC Punta Cana

   Boat returns to La Romana, A/C van back to the Royalton CHIC Punta Cana lobby — in time for sunset.

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