For many Americans, the one thing they want to see during winter is some sun and some sand. During January and April at La Vista in Cofresí in the Dominican Republic you can enjoy both of those things and a whole lot more. January through April is not just a great time for a warm, tropical vacation, but it’s also a great time to see some amazing aquatic mammals. Like Americans fleeing cold weather, humpback whales migrate to the warmer waters around the Dominican Republic every year.

If you’re into whale watching, then the Dominican Republic will be the place for you to visit. Stay at our luxurious La Vista on Playa Cofresí and that will put you close to some of the best whale watching locations in the world. The first place you can visit is Samana Bay. Here you can watch whales selecting mates and courting from the beach or via a boat tour. More than a thousand whales visit the bay every year and a few hundred are typically present at all hours during this season.

For an even more intense experience, schedule a boat tour out to the Silver Bank. Silver Bank is a 3,000 square-kilometer reef off the Dominican coast about 70 miles from Puerto Plata. Silver Bank is a major humpback whale gathering place and, if you visit at the right time, you could potentially see thousands of them. For an aquatic animal enthusiast, there’s not a much better place to visit than our La Vista in the Dominican Republic.