PUJ airport transfer to Arena Gorda

Arena Gorda is not the Bávaro rate

Arena Gorda is the beach section immediately north of the main Bávaro strip, and it is the single most misquoted zone in Punta Cana. Plenty of operators advertise the Bávaro price and then ask for more at the gate because the resort is actually past the border. We keep it honest: Arena Gorda is $42 Standard, not the Bávaro rate. The border runs roughly where the built-up Los Corales and Playa Bávaro hotels end and the wider, quieter beach begins — the large resort blocks along Playa Arena Gorda, including the Riu cluster, Occidental and Iberostar area, and the roads that continue toward Macao. If your booking confirmation says Bávaro but the map pin sits north of that line, send us the hotel name and we tell you which zone you are actually in before you pay anything.

How the Arena Gorda pickup runs

1. 1Send the Arena Gorda resort name, flight number, date and party size on WhatsApp.
2. 2We reply with the written price for the correct zone and confirm the vehicle.
3. 3After immigration and baggage, walk out to arrivals and look for the sign with your name.
4. 4Direct drive up the strip to your resort entrance. No other guests in the car.

Hotels, villas and drop-off points

• PUJ to Majestic Mirage Punta Cana
• PUJ to Majestic Colonial Punta Cana
• PUJ to Bahia Principe Grand Bávaro

Other Arena Gorda hotels use the same $42 / $89 rate — send the name on WhatsApp.

Most Arena Gorda resorts have a security gate before the lobby loop; the driver gives your name and takes you to the main entrance. Villas or apartments on the inland roads need the exact address, since numbering off the main strip is inconsistent.

Bigger groups

7–14 passengers ride in a passenger van: +$20 on Standard, +$40 on VIP for this zone. Golf bags, strollers, wheelchairs and surf gear are fine — give us the luggage count and we send the right vehicle instead of guessing at the curb.