Santa Barbara De Samana is a city in the Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic.

Get in

By plane

• 1 Samaná El Catey International Airport (AZS  ^IATA) (+ 1/2hr drive).  
• 2 Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS  ^IATA).  

Get around

Rental car, Taxi, Bus, four wheeler's and motorbikes.

See

Humpback whale watching from January until March. At peak season there are usually about a hundred whales in the bay at any given time.

Do

Activities include a large number of secluded beaches to explore, horseback riding, four wheeler and motorbiking, and whale watching.

Eat

Restaurants range from typical Dominican to Italian and French cuisines.

Drink

Roadside bars, restaurants and booming late night bars.

Sleep

Accommodation choices range from hostel to five star. There are a few new large hotel complexes, a number of medium sized hotels and villas and private home for rent.

• Hotel Ballenas. Located in Samana, Dominican Republic, Hotel Ballenas is nestled into the hillside, surrounded by palm tree forests,and blessed with spectacular ocean views.You will fall in love with our private beach, swimming pool and jacuzzi. Luxuriate in one of our rooms or villas, each with private terraces and expansive views of the ocean.