1 guide, each rated 1 to 5 with the reason — and two lists per place, where you are comfortable and where to pay attention. Nowhere is called dangerous; the specific thing is what helps.
Resort areas are heavily policed and comfortable. Do not walk unlit beaches after dark, use only authorised taxis, and treat organised excursions as safer than unlicensed boat operators.
Comfortable: Bávaro · Cap Cana · Los Corales
Walking the beach outside resort boundaries at night
Unofficial taxis and excursion sellers
Rip currents at Macao, which is the one public beach with real surf
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