Samaná Top 5

Samaná Top 5

Boating to Parque Los Haitises. Coastline islands, grottoes with indigenous Taïno pictographs, coastline kayaking, and glorious views of the wildly verdant peninsula await.

El Limón Waterfall. A three-hour round-trip foray by horseback into the forest culminates in a dazzling waterfall cascading into a natural pool.

Beachfront meal at Pueblo de los Pescadores. Eight quality eateries sit chockablock on the water at Terrenas: they're all fun and romantic.

Playa Rincón. This rarely accessed beach packs it all in: a river, unspoiled mountainside, perfect beach, and privacy.

The drive from Sánchez to Las Terrenas. Winding across the mountain, this intense drive takes in views of the entire bay and beyond to Los Haitises National Park.