Las Salinas - Clearance
See DR Formalities for detailed clearance information and fees
This is a Port of Entry, however, it is more accustomed to dealing with commercial vessels and it may be advisable to clear in at a port more used to yachts.
Currently, Las Salinas will not clear vessels OUT internationally; they refer them to Barahona. However, they will clear vessels IN internationally and for those cruising the country for a local despacho.
Last updated May 2016.
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In April 2016 we cleared in internationally in Las Salinas. Clearing out however they cannot do. For the boat and 2 crew, we paid US$ 60 (US$ 40 for the boat and US$ 10 each passport). 4 officials came on board for “inspection”. They asked (friendly) for a small tip and a beer…
The bay is mostly very windy. The sand bottom over hard bottom is not deep, so make sure you put plenty of scopes. We saw 2 boats dragging, incl. 1 boat grounding.
The hotel dock can be used to moor the dinghy, however, it is not easy, since there is no installation to tie it up. We left the boat at the hotel dock for a week, travelling the country. We paid 20 Peso per foot per day (US$ 0,44) incl. water. It is NOT a marina since there are no showers or any premises made for cruisers.
We enjoyed Salinas for almost 4 weeks, it is very quiet and authentic. To go to Bani there is a bus going every 30-40 minutes. It takes about 45 minutes.