El Morro, seven uninhabited cays, salt flats, a third of the country's mangroves and the house where Martí and Gómez signed the 1895 Manifesto. Here is what to do in Monte Cristi — and what is changing there.

Cayo Arena is a tiny coral sandbank you can only reach by boat. Here are the three ways to get there — from Punta Rucia, from Buen Hombre, or by kite — plus the best time to go and what to bring.

Cayo Arena is the classic, easier sandbank day out; Grand Grossier is the wilder, remote trip for riders who want open water. How the two boat trips from Buen Hombre compare.

Which airport should you fly into, how long is the drive and should you rent a car or book a transfer? Everything you need to know before booking your flight to Buen Hombre.