Samana Peninsula
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Samana Peninsula - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
A highlight of any visit to the Samaná Peninsula is Los Haitises National Park (pronounced High-tee-sis), which is across Samaná Bay. The park...Read More
This is a long, wonderful stretch of nearly white sand and the best beach close to the town of Las Terrenas. Previously undeveloped, it's now...Read More
There are no public beaches in Samaná town, but you can hire a boat to take you to Cayo Levantado, which has a wonderful white-sand beach on...Read More
Back in 1824, a sailing vessel called the Turtle Dove, carrying several hundred slaves that had escaped from Philadelphia, was blown ashore...Read More
La Playita, or Little Beach, is a stunner that's a 15-minute walk from the main Las Galeras beach. Here you'll find a small shack serving fresh...Read More
On Playa Bonita you can bounce between the golden beach (BYO towel—no chaises) and one of the hotels and restaurants directly across the rough...Read More
Playa Frontón is a beach accessible only on foot or by boat. It's on the east side of the easternmost cape of the peninsula. You can have your...Read More
Playa Las Ballenas is the westernmost of the three beaches at the town of Las Terrenas (the others are Terrenas and Punta Popy, all three of...Read More
Playa Las Galeras is within this tiny coastal town, a 20-minute drive northeast from Samaná town. You'll find a group of makeshift food shacks...Read More
Playa Punta Popy is basically an undistinguishable continuation of Playa Terrenas to the east; this section is slightly cleaner and less crowded...Read More
Remote Playa Rincón, a beautiful, white sand beach, is one of the most beautiful beaches in the entire region. Relatively undeveloped, there...Read More
Playa Terrenas is the most crowded (and dirtiest) of all the peninsula's beaches. As you approach the ocean from the town of Las Terrenas, a...Read More
Puerto Escondido is the beach at the Grand Bahía Príncipe Cayacoa, and day visitors can enjoy the sands if they buy a day pass at the resort...Read More
Provided that you're fit and willing to deal with a long and slippery path, an adventurous guided trip (three hours) to the spectacular Salto...Read More
This tiny museum is dedicated to the mighty mammals of the sea. Samaná Bay is part of one of the largest marine mammal sanctuaries in the world...Read More
This unique park tells the story of a lost civilization. The Taíno Indians, the indigenous people of this island, were the inhabitants here...Read More
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