The peninsula Samana is to be bathed with her waterfalls, lakes, caves and rivers almost too a pity around only on the endless, miles long beaches, snorkel or dive. From here are offered a huge number by worthwhile excursions.

National park Los Haitises:

The Taínos, the natives Hispaniolas, the impassable area called " mountainous land " between the Bahía de Samaná and the Cordillera Oriental which is especially protected as a Parque Nacional lot Haitises. The erosion created here from the limestone one of the geologically most interesting scenery forms of the Caribbean: a distinctive, excessively covered karstland with far branched cave systems, collapse craters (Dolinen) and imposing stone pileworks (Mogotes) which appear partly as islands (Cayos) before the coast.

In the vast mangrove belts as well as in the tropical rain forest in the inland physical lovers can also study the life of the palm chatterbox, the dominicaine national bird, under approx. 120 different bird's kinds. The Siboneyes and later the Taínos already illustrated around 2,000 the fantastic primeval landscape, linked with her religious images, B.C. in the numerous cave pictures in which whales, fish and insects as well as a shaman (Behique) are to be seen.



Waterfall El Limon:

About 10 km in southeast direction of Las Terrenas there is the small, pretty village El Limon, a small farm village which lies in a hilly scenery. About 2 km away from this village there lies the waterfall somersaults de Limon, the biggest waterfall of the peninsula and second largest waterfall of the whole Dominican Republic. Breathtaking nicely work the cascades of the waterfall El Limón which lies hidden in the rain forest and shows a popular destination. Who has the walk above partly very slushy ways behind himself, can be glad about a "tingling" bath. The water falls 50 m deep.








Jeepsafaris:

Who would like to visit the locals in her naturalness in the hinterland of the Dominican Republic, this can explore by jeep. These become also controlled tour offers. Because the traffic routes were done in these regions primarily for horses and donkeys, it can become after stronger rainfall absolutely also sometimes a little bit mushy ...! A real adventure!


Boca di Diabolo, the " nostril of the devil ". On the way there it goes past an old desolate marble mine. The adjoining mountain train which is covered with countless column cacti and agaves is impressive. A marvellous panorama. The " nostril of the devil " is a small throat washed out by the sea. With suitable surf the approx. 20 m deeper situated water of the sea is condensed in this throat and a water jet shoots upwards. The stronger the surf, the higher