Natural features

Samaná Peninsula and whale watching

Dominican Republic Samaná Sánchez

Samaná Peninsula and whale watching
Photo: Romazur, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

From January to March, thousands of humpback whales gather in Samaná Bay to mate and give birth. The peninsula also has the El Limón waterfall and beaches such as Playa Rincón and Las Terrenas.


Boats run from Santa Bárbara de Samaná. Cayo Levantado is a small island beach.

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