Samaná
Welcome to Samaná
Jutting out to sea from the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic, the Samaná Peninsula, a natural paradise, is as coveted today as it was in the 16th century. Pirates used its lush palm forests, isolated beaches and hidden caves as hideouts, while European and Haitian troops fought over the deep waters of its bay.
Today, Samaná, often abbreviated to refer to the entire peninsula, is well connected by land and air, yet remains the Dominican Republic’s remote paradise escape from wild beaches, coconut plantations and rainforests.
Tropical landscape
Its rolling mountains and valleys form crystalline rivers that flow into the Atlantic as they tumble toward brilliant white sand beaches that stretch for hundreds of kilometers around the peninsula’s rocky coastline. It is as if the approximately 1,500 humpback whales that visit Samaná Bay each year appreciate this natural splendor as much as the visitors.
These giant mammals return each year to this special corner of the Dominican Republic to mate, give birth, and enjoy this glorious tropical landscape.
Enjoy life
In addition to seasonal whale watching boat excursions in the picturesque Samaná Bay, there are more ecotourism adventures: bodyboarding and kitesurfing in Las Terrenas; hiking, bird watching and caving or caves in Los Haitises National Park; canyoning or horseback riding to reach the El Limón waterfall; and boat trips to the magnificent white sand beaches, at the base of 90-meter cliffs, or to the coast of the island of Cayo Levantado.
Here, in Samaná, you will find El Valle and Green Caribe
