FritoBandito
07-09-2011, 08:33 PM
On my last trip to the DR in March, I took the Mel Tours one day trip to "Bacardi Island," in Samana.
Yes, I know Bacardi Island is a little commercial, but it IS a very nice beach to visit.
On the way back from Bacardi Island, I had the tour bus drop me off in Samana City (Santa Barbara de Samana), where I spent 3 days. When I left, I took the public bus back to Sosua and it cost me $500 pesos.
Second day, I went to Las Terranas to check it out. Nice place but it seemed like it was a little pricey and touristy to me.
Third day, I went near Las Galleras to a beach that I would say that is the most beautiful beach I have have seen anywhere and is the nicest beach I've seen in the DR: La Playa Rincon. Bordered by mountains on its one end, its white sand beach extend for at least a couple of miles. QUIET(which is quite unusual for a Dominican beach) and peaceful, and only about 10 people on the beach when I was there, it reminded of Gilligan's Island and what it must have felt to be practically alone on a deserted tropical island.
Swimming there was an absolute delight with its parkling crystal clear blue water. It was like swimming in a swimming pool, with nary a ripple, due to the fact that the waves broke on a reef several hundreds yards from shore. Damn, it was NICE!!!!
It is a pristine setting that, unfortunately from what I have been told, will be destroyed by condo development in the near future.
Samana City is a scenic little town where the main party hotspot in town is the carwash. Lots of nice looking putas in the place. What makes it unusual is that all the bartenders are hookers, too. So practically any woman you see is available. The locals are real friendly. They kept pouring us beer from their bottles the first day we went there, got pretty buzzed after a couple of hours there.
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Yes, I know Bacardi Island is a little commercial, but it IS a very nice beach to visit.
On the way back from Bacardi Island, I had the tour bus drop me off in Samana City (Santa Barbara de Samana), where I spent 3 days. When I left, I took the public bus back to Sosua and it cost me $500 pesos.
Second day, I went to Las Terranas to check it out. Nice place but it seemed like it was a little pricey and touristy to me.
Third day, I went near Las Galleras to a beach that I would say that is the most beautiful beach I have have seen anywhere and is the nicest beach I've seen in the DR: La Playa Rincon. Bordered by mountains on its one end, its white sand beach extend for at least a couple of miles. QUIET(which is quite unusual for a Dominican beach) and peaceful, and only about 10 people on the beach when I was there, it reminded of Gilligan's Island and what it must have felt to be practically alone on a deserted tropical island.
Swimming there was an absolute delight with its parkling crystal clear blue water. It was like swimming in a swimming pool, with nary a ripple, due to the fact that the waves broke on a reef several hundreds yards from shore. Damn, it was NICE!!!!
It is a pristine setting that, unfortunately from what I have been told, will be destroyed by condo development in the near future.
Samana City is a scenic little town where the main party hotspot in town is the carwash. Lots of nice looking putas in the place. What makes it unusual is that all the bartenders are hookers, too. So practically any woman you see is available. The locals are real friendly. They kept pouring us beer from their bottles the first day we went there, got pretty buzzed after a couple of hours there.
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