Activities in Península De Samaná
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Canal Kite Club
Canal Kite Club rents windsurf boards, bodyboards, surfboards, kitesurfing equipment and provides lessons for all these activities. Six hours of kitesurfing lessons (really the minimum needed to have a sporting chance of making it work) cost US$200; a two-hour windsurfing lesson is US$60, the same time for surfing is US$40.
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Victoria Marine
Victoria Marine is Samaná’s most recommended whale-watching outfit. It’s owned and operated by Canadian marine biologist Kim Beddall, who was the first person to recognize the scientific and economic importance of Samaná’s whales, back in 1985. Victoria Marine tours use a large two-deck boat with capacity for 60 people (though most tours have around 40). The skilled captains religiously observe the local boat-to-whale distance and other regulations – most of which Beddall helped create – while on-board guides offer interesting facts and information in five languages over the boat’s sound system. Sodas and water are provided free of charge. Tours leave at 9am and last thre…
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Grand Paradise Samaná Dive Center
Grand Paradise Samaná Dive Center is located at the far end of Grand Paradise Samaná’s beach. One-/two-tank dives including all equipment cost US$60/114 (US$5 to US$12 less if you have your own). Four- and six-dive packages bring the rate down to US$48 to US$52 per dive, including gear. Various PADI certification courses can also be arranged. Also on offer are snorkeling trips (US$12), whale-watching tours (US$49), trips to Playa Rincón (US$10), and windsurf and sailboat rental and instruction (US$10 to US$15 per hour), all available to guests and nonguests alike. It’s easy enough to walk to the dive shop here by following the path along the beach from town; resort secur…
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ATM-Tours
Organized tour operator ATM-Tour offers numerous day trips include whale watching in Bahía de Samaná (US$80 per person), land and boat excursions through Parque Nacional Los Haitises (US$70 per person) and hikes to the area’s isolated beaches (US$20 per person). Village tours that include a cockfight and stops in a typical home and primary school, as well as overnight trips further afield, can also be arranged.
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R-azor Tours
R-azor Tours organizes numerous day trips include whale watching in Bahía de Samaná (US$80 per person), land and boat excursions through Parque Nacional Los Haitises (US$70 per person) and hikes to the area’s isolated beaches (US$20 per person). Village tours that include a cockfight and stops in a typical home and primary school, as well as overnight trips further afield, can also be arranged.
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Las Terrenas Divers
Las Terrenas Divers offers dive trips and courses (one tank US$34, equipment US$7, five tanks US$155, open-water certificate US$345) as well as snorkel trips to Isla Las Ballenas (US$15, one hour) and Playa Jackson (minimum three people, US$25 to US$30 per person). You can also rent kayaks, bodyboards and surfboards by the hour or the day.
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Escuela Salsa Caribe
To hold your own on the dance floor, or at the very least to avoid embarrassment, stop by the Escuela Salsa Caribe for private (US$18 per hour) and group merengue or salsa classes.
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Safari Quad
Trips to sites all over the peninsula with guides for all skill levels; rentals also available.
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Casa de las Terrenas
Small, friendly, French-run operation run out of a little kiosk in front of Plaza Taína.
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Pura Vida
The beach at Punta Popy, only a kilometer or so east of the main intersection, is a popular place for kitesurfers and windsurfers. The long-established Pura Vida is a recommended outfit. It rents windsurf boards, bodyboards, surfboards, kitesurfing equipment and provides lessons for all these activities.
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