Samana

Samana, Dominican Republic

Travel Blogs from Samana

Samana Travel Blogs (81)
Shari

Shari's Birthday and Whale Watching

A travel blog entry by sfrtw

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... of humpback whales that come here every winter to mate and breed.   The humpback whales that come to Samana migrate between the Dominican Republic, Newfoundland, Greenland, Iceland, and the coast of New England in the US.   The Victoria II ...

Travel day, Las terranas, Dominican Republic travel blog

Travel day

A travel blog entry by kris

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... after the town of Sanchez is the turn off for my final destination of Las terranas, This is a beautiful ride that passes over the mountainous samana peninsular which cost 40 pesos and was in the back of a pick up. When i climbed in i put my bag on top of ...

parc national haitises, Sabana de la mar, Dominican Republic travel blog

parc national haitises

A travel blog entry by kris

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I've always been interested in the culture and the life of the local people who were here in the caribbean before christopher columbus came and started off the wipe out that followed. I read that the los haitises had some caves where the tainos used to ...

Weekend at the Beach, Samaná Peninsula, Dominican Republic travel blog

Weekend at the Beach

A travel blog entry by explorerjones

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... an amazing family.  4 adults, 7 kids, 2 sea kayaks, and 1 dog piled into a van and after a 4 hours on windy Dominican roads we arrived at a picture-perfect beautiful beach.  The pictures speak for themselves.   Ross will follow with some wrap up on ...

Forum Discussions on Samana

Samana Forum (7)

Pregnant and Travelling to DR - Food Safety at all inclusive resorts and where to stay - North or East?

Posted by teamfozz

I usually travel on a budget, stay in hostels, and eat the local food when I travel. When I go to the Dominican Republic this spring, I'll be 5 months pregnant. This trip will be a whole new experience for me because we'll be staying at an all ...

safety - Samaná Peninsula travel question

Posted by mmbcross

I have never heard that the Samana Peninsula is unsafe. Wherever did you hear about this? Other than some parts of the capital, Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic is considered a very safe Caribbean destination.

Puerta Plata vs. Punta Cana for accessibility to Samana and Santo Domingo

Posted by muzongo

... 2 hrs. longer to get to Samana from Punta Cana. Thanks for any advice. How long will you be in the DR. I am not Dominican. But I have been to Puerto Plata, Semana and Punta Cana. Chjeck the map. It does not seem that a single bus will take you ...

Puerta Plata vs. Punta Cana for accessibility to Samana and Santo Domingo

Posted by maldivestagent

... . We will mostly stay in one of these areas, but we would like to spend a day in Santo Domingo and a day in the Samana Peninsula. Should we stay in Punta Cana or Puerto Plata to reach these destinations with the greatest ease? We do not wish to rent a ...

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