As part of my three week stay on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, I headed slightly inland for a day to visit the 5 million year old limestone caves near Cabarete.
This natural phenomenon is carved by natural cold water rivers and range from tight, narrow passages to wide open caverns.
Safety precautions are rudimentary, but our group’s tour passed without incident.
The caves are full of intricately formed stalactites and stalagmites, formed over the course of millions of years.
The Cabarete Caves are easily accessible from the main destinations on the Dominican Republic’s northern coast, around a 10 minute drive from Cabarete, 30 minutes from Sosua and one hour from Puerto Plata.
My visit was arranged by the language school, where I was studying Spanish, but travel can easily be independently arranged by private or shared taxi, or in the ubiquitous fixed route minibuses known as guaguas.
If you have a spare day in this region, it is well worth stopping by Cabarete to visit the caves.
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