nice spots in the north

paul_holmes · #1 06-05-2002, 11:13 AM

Hello

Well i finally booked for the north and my question now would be......

Are there any nice and romantic spots i could visit.....maybe a secluded beach or nice tropical area with a waterfall??..

I know it may be a bit of a wierd question but It is for my honeymoon and i want to make it an event my beautiful wife will always remember :-)

Any help would as always ve greatly appreciated....and thanks for all the answers to other questions

Paul

Ken · #2 06-05-2002, 11:31 AM

Where is your hotel, Paul? It would be helpful to know what area you will be based in.

paul_holmes · #3 06-05-2002, 11:33 AM

Sorry forgot about the one!!

I will be at the Iberostar Costa Dorada but i don't want to be restricted to the site.......

Thanks

Paul

paul_holmes · #4 06-06-2002, 05:04 AM

Just thought i'd put this to the top of the page .......PLease help??

Andy B · #5 06-06-2002, 08:02 AM

Paul,
Try to spend a few days in Samana. There you will find some magnificent beaches, lush rainforests and a waterfall (or 3, actually). For more information check out www.samana.net and the Samana section here on DR1.

Hillbilly · #6 06-06-2002, 08:35 AM

If possible, take a non-All Inclusive package when you resister(err, I meant 'register' sorry.)

YOu can walk the streets of POP, hand in hand, the park, the museum, the little ice creame parlour in an old Victorian house right there by the park.

No doubt about it, Samaná will offer you some super sexy, relaxing in lushness...

all happness and good luck..

HB

sunman6 · #7 06-09-2002, 02:54 PM

We want to visit Las Terrenas for a week in October and wonder if it's better to take the plane or bus or rent a jeep for a week? It's a long 4 hour ride from Puerto Plata Airport. Any ideas?

Ken · #8 06-09-2002, 03:03 PM

If you can afford to fly, I'd recommend that option. Getting a bus from PP airport, unless it is provided by your hotel in Las Terrenas, would be complicated, since the only Caribe Tour bus from Puerto Plata to Samana leaves at 7am. You would get off in Sanchez and take other transportation from there. There are vehicles from La Terrenas that meet the buses for this reason.

Once you get to Las Terrenas you can rent a car if there is a particular activity you feel requires one for a day.

Fastest and easiest, if these are important, is to fly to the Las Terrenas airport from the PP airport. It will be in a small plane, since the airport in Las Terrenas/El Portillo is not designed for comercial aircraft.

sunman6 · #9 06-09-2002, 03:26 PM

Thanks..... I thought so. This will add $280US for the 2 of us round trip but compared to driving 4 hours after flying 4 hours after waiting at the airport 2 hours after driving from home 1 hour - flying makes sense. It seems like our stay (El Colibri) and meals will be very reasonable so if we can get a cheapy-cheapy flight from Boston to PP we're still in our budget.
Thanks again.

Ken · #10 06-10-2002, 11:33 AM

sunman6,

How ever you chose to get from the PP airport to Las Terrenas, there would be a cost. If you took Caribe Tours to Sanchez and another vehicle from there, you would have to stay overnight in PP or Sosua in order to get the bus the next morning. You could take a cab; it would cost you about US$100 each way. Renting a car would also be an expense.

The total cost of the plane may be a little more, but--if you can afford it--you will have a lot more pep when you arrive in Las Terrenas than if you had chosen one of the other options.

Have a good trip. If you have other questions before you go, be sure to post them.

Ken