Playa El Morro

Tourist attraction · Monte Cristi

Playa El Morro

Tourist attraction · Monte Cristi

V8VR+PP3, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic

Highlights

A stunning, off-the-beaten-path Dominican beach with golden sands, breathtaking mountain views, and calm morning waves perfect for unwinding.

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"Close to the Haitian border on the Dominican Republic’s northwestern coast, this white-sand beach, which is part of Montecristi National Park, sits below an 800-foot-high limestone mesa. Hike a rough stretch through rocks to the beach and you’ll find clear water but strong currents—these waves are not for children, and even excellent swimmers should be very cautious. Shipwrecks from the colonial days draw experienced divers to nearby Isla Cabrita, while empty sands attract Dominican families on weekends. Playa El Morro is almost completely off the tourist radar and all but deserted on weekdays."

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Paul

Google

I could give a 10 star. What a breath taking view. I can spend a whole day there. Visitors can’t take a hike also to the top of the hill and spend half of the day there. It is a national park and there is a few of 100 pesos per person. They have few snack and drink stands . Plenty of free parking available inside. Bathroom facilities are available as well

Manuel Gonzalez

Google

Amazing beach 🏖️ with a wonderful view to the incredible mountain 🏔️ that along billions of years made this incredible beach ⛱️ of gold sand. In the morning 🌅 is perfect to enjoy this beach because the waves 🌊 are calm and relaxed what is perfect to calm the hot weather ☁️ 🌡️ in the Caribbean. Be careful, in the raining days 🌧️ there are a lot of mosquitoes 🦟 so just in case bring repellant and colorful clothes only, the black clothes like sugar for the mosquitoes and will no let you relax and enjoy.

ashok kumar

Google

Good & attractive tourist place to visit but not recommended for swimming / bathing. It’s almost red sand which also mix with water in the seashore. You won’t have private bath place to clean the red sand. No maintenance around the place so avoid during storm / heavy windy season to avoid dust & small stones.

Rony

Google

They added a 100 peso toll and added a walk way. Before when I came it was free and there was no walk way. I don't think their improvements justify the toll. But it's still a relatively quiet beach area and beautiful mountain range. We enjoyed our time there and relaxed in the waves for hours.

Eugene S

Google

Beautiful nature creation. Stunning views! Very breathtaking. Wear hiking shoes though as the road is very rocky to go up and down. I would not wear flip flops. Also Beach itself is very rocky so i didn’t swim there but enjoyed the view and took a lot of pictures. Reminded me of Malibu Beach in California a lot

Jay Teshima

Google

Just WOWWW is Like to be in a movie this beach is gorgeous the view is breath taking, pristine turquoise waters.... love it.... the distance from DR Capital city Santo Domingo is pretty Far (279 KM-173.363 Miles) 4 hours, but is worthy, so book a airbnb or hotel there to stay overnight

Noylan Barreto

Google

It was amazing, beautiful views, warm and clean ocean bathing in early June, and nice staff.

Geoff Sutcliffe

Google

Great beach best at low tide when you can walk all along. Well maintained facilities (but no toilet paper ... BYO I guess).