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Laguna Dudú

Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez

A turquoise cenote in Cabrera, with underwater tunnels, a zip line to jump from and a cave with pre-Columbian art.

  • Leaves fromZona Colonial
  • Distance159 km
  • Driving2 h 42 min
  • What it isA cenote
  • ProvinceMaría Trinidad Sánchez

StubNo. 0021

26°Now, mostly clearRead at 12:45 AM
10 mZip line height
80 mMain tunnel
Playa GrandeLoma Quita Espuela
Nature
Laguna Dudú
Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez
Zona Colonial
Zona Colonial159 km, 2 h 42 minLaguna Dudú
  • WhereCabrera, near Playa Diamante
  • If you don't diveSwimming, zip line and ropes
  • For kidsEl Pozo de los Caballos
  • OpenEvery day
KM 0, Zona Colonial

159 km to a cenote on the north coast

From the Zona Colonial it's 159 km by road, about 2 h 42 min of driving.

The lagoon is in Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez province, on the north coast, about 25 km from Nagua and near Playa Diamante.

What it is

A cave that caved in and left a turquoise funnel

Laguna Dudú is a cenote: it formed when a cave collapsed. That's why it's shaped like a funnel and the water is turquoise.

Its lagoons are connected by underwater tunnels. The main tunnel is about 80 meters long, and the German diver Horst Julius explored it in the nineties.

Today people go cave diving here, only with certification and with staff from the on-site dive school.

If you don't dive, the plan is to swim and jump from the zip line.
30 mLa Cueva Taína
DudúA Taíno cacique
If you don't dive

A zip line 10 meters above the water

The plan is to swim and drop into the water from the zip line, 10 meters up, or from the ropes.

Kids under 8 can't use the zip line. For them there's the Pozo de los Caballos, a shallow pool.

Around it

La Cueva Taína, with pre-Columbian art

Among the caves here is the Cueva Taína, about 30 meters long, with stalactites and pre-Columbian rock art on the walls.

According to tradition, the lagoon is named after a Taíno cacique called Dudú.

It's a private protected area and it's open every day.

KM 159, before you go

If you want calm, go on a weekday

  • On weekends more than 800 people come.
  • If you want calm, go on a weekday.
  • To dive in the tunnels you need certification.

Next stops

Sources

  1. Road distance and drive time: OSRM, calculated by ConoceRD on Sep 15, 2026
  2. El Caribe, Dudú
  3. Live weather: Open-Meteo, reading from 12:45 AM
  4. dominikano.com, Laguna Dudú
  5. Visitar República Dominicana, Laguna Dudú
  6. Listín Diario, Laguna Dudú