This Saturday, 15 January the Ministry of Environment is inaugurating the country’s first land whale observation point. The observatory will be located at the southeastern Punta Balandra that is located where the Samana peninsula curves to the north. The observatory is easily accessible from Samana city.
The inauguration coincides with the start of the 2011 humpback whale watching season, which lasts from 15 January to 15 March.
Hundreds of humpback whales come to Samana Bay every year from Iceland, Greenland, Canada and the north coast of the United States to mate and give birth in the protected area known as the Marine Mammals Sanctuary.