Las Salinas - General Info
Description:
Las Salinas de Bani lies 28nm east of Barahona, in the SE corner of the bay of Las Calderas. This bay is a great place for waders and shorebirds. Salinas is an area that includes salt mines, mangroves, sand dunes, and thorn scrub. It is an undeveloped part of the coast, but the Calderas Bay provides good protection.
Entrance Notes and Cautions:
WARNING: Approaching Punta Calderas on the way into Las Salinas, there is a fish farm or similar structure marked by yellow buoys. (February 2010).
Position:
18°13.1’N, 70°31.1’W.
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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.