Punta Cana Guide · 3 articles
Punta Cana areas and towns
Punta Cana is a name stretched over a whole coast, so this section takes its places one at a time. It starts with the map itself: what Bávaro, Verón, Higüey and the Verón-Punta Cana district are on paper, and why a hotel in Cap Cana can still call itself a Punta Cana hotel. Then it walks through Cap Cana, the private development with Juanillo beach and its marina, and Downtown Punta Cana, the shops-and-shows complex in Bávaro. Every area page says how it connects with the night, and the clubs themselves stay on our Bávaro nightlife page.
Areas & towns
Bávaro, Punta Cana or Cap Cana: which is which
Hotels, flights and taxi drivers all say Punta Cana, yet the address on your booking may read Bávaro, Cap Cana or Uvero Alto. Here is what each name means, which ones are official, and which one to give a driver when you head out at night.
Areas & towns
Cap Cana: Juanillo, the marina and Punta Cana's private corner
Cap Cana appears on hotel bookings, yacht charters and golf trips, often with Punta Cana in the same line. It is neither a town nor a district: it is a private development with its own entrance, its own beach and its own harbour. Here is what is inside, what its official pages publish and how it connects with the nights in Bávaro.
Areas & towns
Downtown Punta Cana at night
Not every Punta Cana night ends on the sand. Downtown Punta Cana, a complex in Bávaro, gathers shows, restaurants and bars in one place, and it is where Coco Bongo stages its Punta Cana show.