4 wheel drive for Samana?

Why A Quad?

Rent a SUV, preferably 4x4 and you'll be off fine and not have double expenditure.
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Go for a small 4x4, you'll be happier in the end, please let us know how your trip was...

Enjoy !!

LT

jjk said:

Any other suggestions for "must-sees" in Samana or nearby is appreciated.

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Playa Rincon (drive up to Las Galeras from Samana and take the boat]; the waterfalls at El Limon (take a horse ride up the mountain) and have lunch at one of the fabulous Dominican restaurants along the road; Playa Coson in Las Terranas or any of the fabulous beaches there; French pastry in Las Terranas. Once you have visited Samana Peninsula you will be hooked! Enjoy!

RonS said:

Once you have visited Samana Peninsula you will be hooked! Enjoy!

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I agree !

My first time there I met a German expat who told me that the Peninsula was addictive. I laughed it off at the time. Next thing you know, I was back 5 months later for a month stay.

No need to get a 4 x 4 if you take local tours...

A trip to El limon requires a hard ass (you'll be sitting on donkeys)
A trip to playa rincon can be done from one of the villages (pref from Las Galeras; take a trike excusrion)
A trip to caya levantao caqn be taken by boat

This way you save on the rent of 4 x 4 and can still enjoy the peninsula

4x4

My suggestion.

I was in Samana about 3 1/2 weeks ago. We drove from Sosua in a Honda CRV front wheel drive. You can easily get to Samana with a car. If you want to drive to Playa Ricon, you will need a vehicle with high clearance... again we did it with a front wheel drive CRV, however, if it had rained we would have been stuck!!!

The tours that go there simply don't give you enough time... the place is beautiful. You can buy food from local vendor right on the beach and you'll want to stay and enjoy the surf and then cool off in the fresh water river that runs 200 meters behind the beach.

We spent 5 hours there and I would have liked to stay.

Heads up... the tours came down; one in a bus, they spent about 15 minutes there before leaving, the other was a quad tour, they stayed 1/2 hour and then left.

You will want to try the food... it's simply amazing!!!

Pay the extra few dollars and rent a 4x4 (small one) enjoy the drive to Samana.

A trip to El limon requires a hard ass (you'll be sitting on donkeys)

You were taken my friend. Although the trip is no easy task, the mode of transportation is horses, not donkies.

Juniper said:

A trip to El limon requires a hard ass (you'll be sitting on donkeys)

You were taken my friend. Although the trip is no easy task, the mode of transportation is horses, not donkies.

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You are correct... here are few pics:

salto de limon - Google zoeken

Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing.