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One of the most popular honeymoon destinations in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana region is choc-a-block with all-inclusive luxury resorts for adults and families. Long stretches of fine white-sand beaches bordered by coconut palms offer honeymooners an idyllic setting for those memorable photographs that they can treasure all their lives.

Most couples who come to Punta Cana, the most popular honeymoon destination in the Dominican Republic, spend their vacations within the self-contained resort complexes like Excellence Punta Cana. In general, the resorts offer a wide variety of water sports options besides swimming in the pools or the sea and facilities for land sports like tennis and beach volleyball. For those who are interested in seeing more of the country, many resorts have travel desks which help to arrange excursions and day trips. Guided trips through the Punta Cana Ecological Reserve, which is in a tropical jungle, can be a fun experience for couples and families. A trip to Dolphin Island is an opportunity to swim and frolic with trained dolphins in the sea.

Couples who choose this popular honeymoon destination can go for horseback rides on the beach and get themselves photographed in the picturesque locales found along the way. Most spas here offer couples treatments and open-air massages.

Most of the large resorts in the area offer their guests multiple dining options, serving local as well as international cuisine. Since it is a popular honeymoon destination among Americans and Canadians, most of Punta Cana’s resorts have fast food outlets, pizzerias and steakhouses, besides restaurants that serve French, Asian, and Caribbean cuisines. Excellence Punta Cana, for instance, has seven restaurants and ten bars to cater to its guests serving Mexican, French, Italian, Mediterranean, and Asian fare.