Easy travel · north coast

No puddle-jumpers.
Just direct.

Twenty-five minutes from Puerto Plata International. Two backup airports within three and a half hours. A week-long Caribbean getaway, without the airport calculus.

Today in Cabarete
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Water27°C81°F

From your city to the water in a single afternoon.

Cabarete sits on the north coast, an easy hop from North America and a single connection from most of Europe. No island-hopping, no nervous little propellers — you land, we drive.

Alongside Hawaii, the Dominican Republic ranks among the world’s top watersports destinations: morning surf and afternoon trade winds, all in a single epic day.

25min
POP airport to the door
4
Nonstop gateway cities
0
Puddle-jumpers required
Getting here

One nonstop flight.
Then twenty-five minutes.

Puerto Plata (POP) takes nonstop flights from Miami, New York, Boston and Toronto. From the terminal it’s a twenty-five minute drive down the coast road — and we’ll be waiting at arrivals.

Direct gateway Route Nonstop to POP Status
Miami MIA POP 1h 45m Direct
New York JFK POP 3h 50m Direct
Boston BOS POP 4h 00m Direct
Toronto YYZ POP 4h 15m Direct

Puerto Plata (POP) is the easiest way in, but it isn’t the only one. Two more international airports sit within an easy drive: Santiago (STI) is about an hour and a half away, and Santo Domingo (SDQ) around three and a half — both worth a look if the fare or the timing happens to land better on the day you want to travel.

Whichever you choose, we’ll help you line up the transfer so the final leg is sorted before you touch down.

Final leg · POP → Swell 25 minutes by private transfer
Plan your arrival
As seen in
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SWELL · CABARETE PUERTO PLATA · 25 MIN SANTIAGO · 1.5 HR SANTO DOMINGO · 3.5 HR

How to get here?

The journey is part of the escape. One nonstop flight into Puerto Plata, a twenty-five minute transfer down the coast road, and we take care of the rest — arrival and departure as effortless as the week itself.

Three ways in

Your airport,
and two backups.

Fly into Puerto Plata by default. Santiago and Santo Domingo are reliable alternatives if the fare or the schedule is better.

POP 25 min
Puerto Plata Intl.
POP · primary

Your default — closest and best-connected.

STI 1.5 hr
Santiago
STI · backup

A reliable backup with more regional routes.

SDQ 3.5 hr
Santo Domingo
SDQ · third option

Worth it for a rare deal or a capital stopover.

The last 25 minutes
The transfer

We’ll be
at arrivals.

Send us your flight details and a private transfer meets you at Puerto Plata. The drive winds east along the coast road — palms one side, ocean the other — and drops you at the door.

  • Met by nameA driver at arrivals with a sign — no taxi haggling at the curb.
  • Most make the first sessionLand before lunch and you can still be on the water that afternoon.
  • Door to doorStraight to Swell — no transfers, no connections, no surprises.
Before you fly

Good to know.

  • Transfer included

    A private pickup is arranged for every guest — we’re at arrivals with your name, 25 minutes from the door.

  • Saturday to Saturday

    Most retreats run weekly. Tell us your flights and we’ll line the transfer up around them.

  • No car needed

    Everything — beach, breaks, restaurants — is on foot or a short ride away. Leave the rental desk alone.

  • Easy entry

    The Dominican Republic is visa-free for most visitors for short stays. A passport and a tourist card is all it takes.

Travel questions

Getting here,
answered.

Airports, transfers and entry — the practical bits, sorted. Anything we’ve missed — write to us, a real person replies within a day.

Puerto Plata International (POP) by default — it’s just 25 minutes from the door. Santiago (1.5h) and Santo Domingo (3.5h) are reliable backups if the fare or schedule is better. No puddle-jumpers required.

Yes. Send us your flight details and a private driver meets you at arrivals with your name on a sign — no taxi haggling at the curb. The drive winds along the coast road straight to the door.

For most visitors the Dominican Republic is visa-free for short stays — a passport and a tourist card is all it takes. Check the rules for your own nationality before you fly.

No — leave the rental desk alone. The beach, breaks and restaurants are all on foot or a short ride away, and your transfer covers the airport run both ways.

Most retreats run Saturday to Saturday. Land before lunch and you can usually still make the first session that afternoon — tell us your flights and we line the transfers up around them.

Aerial view of the cove at Swell, Cabarete
AN ACTIVE WEEK IN PARADISE
POP
25 min
SWL
Easy travel → arrive any day of the week

Limited spaces available

Tell us your dates, which watersport you’d like to learn (or improve) and we’ll send you a custom price and availability quote; almost instantly. Hasta pronto.

18 Max guests / week
$1,950 From · all-inclusive
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