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about Las Terrenas in Samana Dominican Republic
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General information about the beach town of Las Terrenas.
Las Terrenas is located on the northeastern coast of the Samana Peninsula, about a 45 minutes drive from the town of Samana, and only 20 minutes away from the El Catey (AZS) Samana Airport via the new scenic highway running along the Atlantic coast.
Back in the early 1980's, Las Terrenas was pretty much only a sleepy fishermen's village and over the last 30 years the village was redeveloped entirely transforming the old fishermen's cabins into a modern resort full of hotels, villas, apartments, bars, restaurants and shops.
The scenic beauty of the place with its endless beaches (more than 20 kilometers of beaches) and the coexistence of different nationalities (French, Italian, German, Swiss, Canadian, American and Spanish : About 6000 foreigners in all.) helped make Las Terrenas the most vibrant and cosmopolite vacation destination in Samana peninsula.
Banks & ATM Machines
There are 3 major Banks in the small town of Las Terrenas
Scotiabank
Open Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
ATM Machine : Open 24 hours a day
Banco Popular
Open Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
ATM Machine : Open 24 hours a day
Banco del Progreso
Open Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
ATM Machine : Open 24 hours a day
Electricity - Electrical current - Voltage
North American Standard 3 way plug - 110 Volts
National Holidays 2024
1 January > New Year's
6 January > Epiphany
21 January > Altagracia
29 January > Duarte's Birthday
27 February > Independence Day
29 March > Good Friday
29 April > Labour Day
30 May > Corpus Christi
16 August > Restauration Day
24 September > Our Lady of las Mercedes
4 November > Constitution Day
25 December > Christmas Day
AZS Samana International Airport
The Samana AZS Intl. Airport
has been opened since November 2006. The Airport is located
about 25 kilometers (15 miles)
from the village of Las Terrenas.
Safety and Security
The whole Samana peninsula is actually one of the safest place
on the island of Dominican Republic
POLITUR ( Now named SECTUR ) is the Tourism Police force in Las Terrenas, with more than
60 agents patrolling the Samana Peninsula, villages, streets and beaches.
Internet Centers and WIFI
You will find many Internet Centers in Las Terrenas
Also, you will find most restaurants, bars and terraces with FREE
Internet WIFI when you are a customer.
Weather of Las Terrenas, Samana region
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Cellular Phones in Las Terrenas
There are 3 main providers of cellular phones services
ALTICE (Ex ORANGE) from France Telecom
CLARO from Codetel
and VIVA.
You will find many offices spread all over town.
Beaches of Las Terrenas and beyond
Punta Poppy beach ~ Is one of the most popular beach very close to downtown Las Terrenas. Its also a favorite Kite Surfing spot.
Playa Las Terrenas beach ~ “Las Terrenas Beach” is the main strecth of beach starting from the Fisherman's Village (Pueblo Los Pescadores) with many kilometers of golden sand beaches, crystal clear waters and coral reef banks.
Playa Bonita beach ~ Located about 5 kilometers from downtown Las Terrenas, this beautiful long beach is quiet and secluded.
Playa Rincon beach ~ Considered as one of the most beautiful beach in Dominican Republic, this exceptional and very secluded 3 kms long white sand beach is located about 75 kms from Las Terrenas.
Playa Fronton & Playa Madame ~ Totally spectacular and very secluded, these 2 beaches are located about 70 kms from Las Terrenas and are
about 12 minutes away by boat (boat to hire) from the main beach in Las Galeras.
Just ask any owners of boats there (plenty to choose from, about 20 boats available) the best price to get there.
Whale Museum in Samana Town
The Whale Museum and Nature Center
Open Monday to Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm - ALL YEAR LONG.
Samana has one of the largest marine mammal sanctuaries in the World.
It is a major center for Whale Watching activities in the migration season,
every single year the Humpback Whales are here from January 15th to March 31st.
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