Last week Bryan and I traveled to the Dominican Republic for vacation. This was a new destination for the both of us so we were super excited to explore Punta Cana, relax on the beach, and have some fun. I first have to recommend our amazing all-inclusive resort, Luxury Bahia Principe Esmeralda. This is one of four different resorts all in ONE big resort. It is somewhat difficult to understand but there are four different parts to the resort itself which are all interconnected to one, Grand Bahia Principe. Anyways each part of the hotel is different depending on the section you booked, but you have access to visit each resort, their restaurants, pools, etc. Since there are four in one, the resort is MASSIVE and unless you are physically fit, you must hop on a golf cart and they will take you anywhere you want to go. The good thing about a resort this big, you will never ever get bored. Prior to arriving, the resort asked us if we were booking for any special reason, we let them know the trip was planned for our wedding anniversary (even though it's not for another 3 months). When we arrived they told us they had upgraded our room and said there would be special things to follow since we were celebrating our anniversary. To our surprise they went above and beyond to make us feel special. Not only did we get an amazing room upgrade, they decorated our room and door, gave us both goodies to take home (including a bottle of their local rum), and one night we came in and they had our room covered in roses, candles lit, bubble bath filled and chocolates in our room. Major credits to the resort and staff. The grounds of the resort were immaculate, everyone who worked there was super friendly and very hard working, and the drinks were delicious. The only negatives were the language barrier and the food. I lived off Pina Coladas and Miami Vices alllll week. Bryan and I are both adventurous people so the day we arrived we booked some excursions to do throughout our stay. Our first excursion we swam with sharks and sting rays then took a booze cruise to a sandbar in the middle of the Caribbean. I only got to enjoy a few minutes swimming with the sharks and sting rays because I got stung in the bum after the first ten minutes. Swimming with the sharks was fun while it lasted though so I would still recommend it. The booze cruise to the sandbar was so much fun! The staff taught us how to make some local drinks while jamming out to some music until we arrived. The sand bar was filled with other boats and party goers where we met some friends and slid down slides off other people's boats. We went kayaking which I would NOT recommend unless again, you are physically fit (clearly we are not) since were exhausted after a good five minutes. We somewhat gave up on the paddling for what seemed like a couple minutes only to realize how far out we really were, then panicked and both about pulled some muscles hauling it back to shore. We went swimming in natural lagoons and off-roading in another excursion. We got to drive our own cart through the jungle until we reached different lagoons with perfectly crystal clear water. I think this might have been my favorite thing we did because I was laughing nonstop on our wild ride out there and then arrived at one of the prettiest things I had ever seen. I love the fact the lagoons were completely natural yet beyond anything anyone could ever recreate. At the end of our trip we visited another beautiful site-Hoyo Azul, which translates to "blue hole." This is an all natural cave that is breathtaking. Mother Nature can create some pretty amazing things, and this blue cave is most definitely one of them. The cave water is so clear that it looks like it can only be a foot or two deep but it reaches up to 40 feet deep. This is a popular site in Punta Cana so in most cases you wont get the peace and quite of experiencing this alone. We went with another big tour group and were the first people to jump in and the last ones out.
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