Caribe bus from Sosua to Samana ??

Gertje · #1 03-02-2005, 01:50 PM

Is there still a Caribe bus going at 7h30 from Sosua to Samana ?
If not, is there an alternative (bus, guagua, ...) ?
I would like to go the day before Easter, or can I better forget about that ?

Thanks in advance for any info,
Gert

Hillbilly · #2 03-02-2005, 04:51 PM

However, on that day you had better get up real early since a lot of people tend to move around then.
Good luck

HB

Ken · #3 03-02-2005, 06:45 PM

No, that bus route was terminated by Caribe Tours a month or two ago.

There is a "public" bus that starts in Puerto Plata and passes through Sosua about 7 am. Wait along side the road and flag it down. It is maroon in color and has a Puerto Plata-Samana sign on the front.

Gertje · #4 03-05-2005, 12:33 PM

Thanks Ken and HB,

I guess I'll get up really early in the morning and wait for this bus at the entrance of town.

If this bus should already be full, I suppose I could still take the Caribe bus going SD and switch busses were it intersects with the line going from SD to Samana.

Best regards,
Gert

mountainfrog · #5 03-05-2005, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Gertje

.... take the Caribe bus going SD and switch busses were it intersects with the line going from SD to Samana.

Well, unless you do fancy bus rides and are on a very tight budget, you may consider flying.
The two legs with the bus will take you the whole day (or even two, if things don't go smoothly).
If you can share the costs for a small plane into El Portillo you would only have to pay approx. 35 or 40 U$ more.

Ken · #6 03-05-2005, 01:20 PM

Gertje, I've taken the bus a number of times and it has never been full. Besides, in the DR there is always room for one more. The bus will get you to Samana about 10:15 am.

Rocky · #7 03-05-2005, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken

No, that bus route was terminated by Caribe Tours a month or two ago.

There is a "public" bus that starts in Puerto Plata and passes through Sosua about 7 am. Wait along side the road and flag it down. It is maroon in color and has a Puerto Plata-Samana sign on the front.

The amazing part of this, is that the maroon bus doesn't come back this way.
It must be on some big loop that takes them down South and comes back the following day.

Ken · #8 03-05-2005, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocky

The amazing part of this, is that the maroon bus doesn't come back this way.
It must be on some big loop that takes them down South and comes back the following day.

Since when, Rocky. I haven't taken the bus for a few months, but always before it returned the same day, leaving Samana at 2 pm and getting me back to Sosua about 5:30 pm. Since the bus originates in Puerto Plata, it is hard to believe it has changed its route that much.

Rocky · #9 03-05-2005, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken

Since when, Rocky. I haven't taken the bus for a few months, but always before it returned the same day, leaving Samana at 2 pm and getting me back to Sosua about 5:30 pm. Since the bus originates in Puerto Plata, it is hard to believe it has changed its route that much.

I'm relying on what people have told me who took it out there but said there was no return. If you know differently, please let us know, as it really is inconvenient now that we don't have the Caribe Tour bus going out there. anymore.

Ken · #10 03-06-2005, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocky

I'm relying on what people have told me who took it out there but said there was no return. If you know differently, please let us know, as it really is inconvenient now that we don't have the Caribe Tour bus going out there. anymore.

Rocky, will do. I'll check on bus service from Samana. Will be very surprised if that bus is no longer making the round trip each day.