We visited Las Terrenas, Samana in the Dominican Republic. This wonderful place has become so popular in the last couple of years. We visited the amazing beaches in this town from Playa Bonita to Playa Las Ballenas. You can enjoy different water activities like surfing and kiteboarding. In this blog, we will try to give as much information as possible about the town, transportation options, and many more things.
The Beaches :
The beaches here are divine. We visited a beach called Playa Bonita which was wonderful. It is a surfing beach where you find waves and you can swim at different points along the beach. You will notice many surfers around having a blast. The water was refreshing and not very cold. It is perfect for a hot day. Way over the beach you can see some homes and rentals. Also, we found a river that merges with the ocean. It is absolutely gorgeous. Overall, the beach is very calming and paradisal.
Transportation :
One of the best things about Las Terranes is that you can get an ATV to get around the town. It is a super unique thing. The absolute best thing about renting an ATV is that you can drive off-road on beach paths and walk right down straight to the beach. In Las Terrenas, nobody wears helmets which is obviously not safe. However, it just doesn’t seem to be an option. That is why we have to drive extra safely. The cost of renting an ATV depends if it is a smaller or bigger size. For one day, it is typically around $50 USD, but in our case, it was below $40 as we rented it for a couple of weeks. In the Dominican Republic, you can always negotiate.
Food and Restaurants :
In Las Terrenas you can find a wide range of different types of foods from different restaurants such as Dominican, Italian, and French. You will find a lot of French and Italian bakeries and cafes around.
There is so many good restaurant in Las Terrenas here is some of them
In the End we can say that las Terrenas is changing we talked with many xpat that are there since five or ten years and they started to talk about changes in this place. In recent years, people wonder if this change is for the better or for worse. There is a lot of development happening in this small little town. There's a lot of new construction starting and the place is getting so popular, But people around are having mixed feelings about it. Some do not approve of the change saying that it is not good that the place is getting so popular. While some others say it is prosperous that a lot of people are coming. One of the main concerns has to do with infrastructure, water, electricity, and too much traffic.
At least for sure that a lot of Americans, Canadians are moving here.
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