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12-10-2005, 02:14 AM
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HORRIBLE BEACH!!!!! You DON"T want to go there! Waste of time! OK, I don't want anyone else to know about Heaven On Earth...so...Horrible...Miserable...Stay Away...Flea Infested...Crabby...Hot...OH MY GOD..PARADISE!!!!...Hard to get to...Too wet...too...pick a derogatory term...anything to keep people away! It needs to remain "un-exploited"! GG
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12-10-2005, 10:32 AM
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GG,
You should have seen it 10 years ago. It was even more horrible then! And no matter how "horrible" it might be now, better see it in the next year or two as the developers of the mega tourism/hotel project scheduled for Playa Rincon are getting serious now that the el Catey/Samana international airport is nearing completion and the new highway from Santo Domingo to Samana (and Rincon, terminating near Las Galeras) is well under way.
I hear they already have men working there now.
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12-10-2005, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Let's hope for some REALLY BAD luck for them! End of July I spent a day doing absolutely nothing but playing in the water and laying on the sand like a beached whale. We were at the eastern most end (Beyond Minins and Ruby's). Over a six hour time-period we saw a grand total of 5 other people. They had taken the boat ride from Las Galeras and were the only ones who walked far enough to reach my piece of heaven. Sure do wish I could strike oil in the backyard, get filthy rich, buy-out the developers and keep it just the way it is.....not much oil in Virginia though!
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12-10-2005, 08:06 PM
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On Permanent Vacation!
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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Originally Posted by gagilmer
HORRIBLE BEACH!!!!! You DON"T want to go there! Waste of time! OK, I don't want anyone else to know about Heaven On Earth...so...Horrible...Miserable...Stay Away...Flea Infested...Crabby...Hot...OH MY GOD..PARADISE!!!!...Hard to get to...Too wet...too...pick a derogatory term...anything to keep people away! It needs to remain "un-exploited"! GG
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Paradise is not for ever, enjoy it while you can. Over twenty years ago it was really prestine. My cousin Maximo owned a beach cabin close by. I borrowed it often. Take a small motor bike...
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02-13-2006, 06:02 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Bahia Rincon
HI, This is my first post. I recently came from Las Galeras were I stayed for 2 nights in hotel Villa Serena , the most peacefull small hotel that I have been in, food and accomodations were more than I expected. This trip was supposed to be for whale watching but in the end my friends and I decided to rent 4 wheelers instead and go off-roading, this was the best choice we could ever have made. We went to Bahia rincon and it was simply beatiful. I don't know if it's better than those beaches in Cancun but it's definately the best beach in the DR. Best way to get there is in ATV's or dirt Bikes.
Although the pictures don't do the place any Justice, visit the website at www.bahiarincon.com
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02-13-2006, 06:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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My Bad
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02-19-2006, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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I'm not sure if it was Conde Nast (however you spell it) or some other rating institution, but Playa Rincon was rated the second most beautiful beach in the world. I personally love it's peaceful ambiance and picturesque mountain view. The fact that it's where the Rio Yunque (or is it Yaque?) meets the sea makes it worth the visit.
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02-19-2006, 05:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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At the northwest end of the beach is the Cana Frio, a small, icy-cold, freshwater stream, rising from several small springs and maybe a half mile long, that flows into the sea over a shallow sand bar. The river you are referring to flows into the west end of Samana Bay.
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02-19-2006, 06:42 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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If you're staying in Las Terrenas go to Playa Bonita. It's got a protecting reef, crystal clear shallow calm water, with big palms shading a white sand beach. I don't know how many kilometers long it is but there are stretches where you won't see anyone. Then go on to Las Galeras. Oh and the beaches aren't anything like Cancun or Hawaii. You'll see what I mean when you get there.
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02-24-2006, 10:39 AM
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Join Date: May 2005
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I was just at Playa Rincon 3 weeks ago, and while beautiful by location and scenery, the beach itself was very dirty and unkept. All the pictures I have seen of Playa Rincon were amazing, but did not even come close to what it looked like while I was there....there weren't may areas at all to setup your towels and lay out. Just a heads up. I don't want to take away from the beauty of it, but it is quite a drive to get to from the main road, but I have to say I was a bit disappointed with it. As touristy as it is, Cayo Laventado was spectacular and as clean as you can get!
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