Bayahibe Guide

Bayahibe, the village with dream beaches

Bayahibe is a town in the Dominican Republic, located about 10 miles east of La Romana on the shore of the Caribbean Sea.
Founded as a fishing village in 1874 by Juan Brito and his family, who came from Puerto Rico, the town is now a touristic destination.

Bayahibe, located just east of Casa de Campo, is reached over a hilly drive with incredible views through the Boca de Chaon Valley. The town itself is more or less a small fishing village surrounded by a few large vacation resorts.

The name Bayahibe

Bayahibe is an indigenous word. Its meaning is not known for sure, but there are many names that include the tainos word Baya.
Baya is the name given to it to a bivalve mollusk, like clams that are glued to the rocks or roots of mangrove trees.
Jib , or Hib (is the same word) is the name that gave the Indians a sort of sieve manufactured from sticks used to sift cassava flour.

Bayahibe Guide

Bayahibe Beach

Tourism

Bayahibe Beach, a public beach, is located less than a mile from the town center, and Dominicus Beach is in about three miles distance. Bayahibe serves as an embarkation point for boat tours to Saona Island, a thinly inhabited island with extensive beaches located in a national park. In the vicinity of Bayahibe and Dominicus Beach, numerous largeresortsare located.

ThePereskia quisqueyana

In Bayahibe grows a small group of plants that are extremely important to the biological characteristics of this area: in particular, the Pereskia quisqueyana. This plant species is endemic to Bayahibe.
Pereskia quisqueyana is known for its beautiful flowers.
The popular name by which this pink flower is known is Bayahibe Rose.

Bayahibe provides one of the entrances to the Parque Nacional del Este and Isla Soana. The park consists of limestone terraces formed a million years ago and caves containing pre-Columbian pictographs and rock carvings of the Tainos.

One part of the park’s coast is known for excellent diving because of its amazing coral formation diversity. The southeastern tip of the park, Calderas Bay, is where you will find saltwater lagoons with mangrove swamps and dozens of different types of birdlife.
Bayahibe is also where you can hire a boat for a 45 minute ride over to Isla Saona, a 25 by 5 km sized island.

This picturesque island is a popular excursion due to its beautiful white sand beach, tall coconut palms and great snorkeling, which can sometimes include peeks of manatees and bottlenose dolphins.

Source : Wikipedia, Hispaniola