Mamajuana, Fresh Catch & a French Bakery: Eating in Las Terrenas
Pescado con coco at the fishermen’s village, baguettes that would pass in Lyon, and the legendary Dominican infusion you’ll be toasting with.
Karen Merced Lanzas
El Limón Waterfall & the Wild Side of Samaná
A 40-meter jungle waterfall you reach on horseback, and a national park of limestone islets, sea caves, and Taíno rock art across the bay.
Samaná Bay: The Humpback Capital of the Caribbean
Every winter thousands of humpback whales arrive to breed and calve in Samaná Bay — and our February retreat lands at the peak of the season.
A Field Guide to the Beaches of Las Terrenas
Playa Las Ballenas, Bonita, Cosón, Morón, and the boat-only cove of El Ermitaño — which beach is which on the Samaná Peninsula, and when to go.
From Fishing Village to the Caribbean’s Best-Kept Secret: A Short History of Las Terrenas
How a remote fishing town on the Samaná Peninsula became one of the most effortlessly cosmopolitan corners of the Caribbean — and stayed proudly un-Punta Cana.