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Playa Guacuco

Where the locals go: long, with waves gentle enough to learn on.

Best time
Afternoon
Area
East coast
Duration
3–6 h

Guacuco is where islanders go at the weekend, which tells you most of what you need to know. It is long, has moderate surf, coconut palms and a row of shacks where you eat cheaply. The southern end is good for learning to surf: sand bottom and waves that do not intimidate.

  • Surf
  • Family
  • Sunrise
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East coast

  • Canyon abseiling
    Adventure

    Canyon abseiling

    Ropes, green water and stone walls in the island’s wet interior.

    • Morning
    • 4–6h
    • Demanding
    • Abseiling
    • Uncrowded
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  • Jet ski across the bay
    Adventure

    Jet ski across the bay

    Half an hour at full throttle over turquoise water, fort in the background.

    • Afternoon
    • 1–2h
    • Easy
    • Jet ski
    • Family
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  • Sunrise paddleboarding
    Adventure

    Sunrise paddleboarding

    A sea flat as glass and pelicans fishing beside you.

    • At sunrise
    • 1–2h
    • Easy
    • Paddleboard
    • Sunrise
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