Tropical Island Bed & Breakfast
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Samana, Dominican Republic
MarilynPereira@usa.net Phone: 809-538-2829
/ Cell: (829) 342-5234
http://www.tropicalislandbb.com/
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14-Day
Semi-Inclusive |
Includes:
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SUGGESTED ITINERARY
DAY 1
Met at airport by brother who will be your chauffeur, Rodolfo. Scenic ride through the interior enjoying the rugged mountain scenery and the picturesque countryside with luxurious African oil palm groves lining the "carretera" on the way to...
the charming little town of Samana, located on the Peninsula of Samana' on the northeastern part of the island.
Browse around town to unique tropical shopping plaza "Pueblo Principe
Visit Samana's colorful Tropical Flea Market located along the great Bay of Samana and meet the many brothers and sisters who have stalls there, selling paintings, jewelry, clothing and unique island souvenirs. These brothers enjoy meeting our visiting brothers from around the world!
Evening: Dinner
Recommended Restaurants:
Los Chinos (Excellent international cuisine, Chinese, American, Dominican),Reasonably priced.
El Bambu (Dominican cuisine)
La Hacienda (excellent seafood, steaks, French, American, Dominican cuisine)
La Rosa Mata (French & Dominican cuisine)
Pizza Italiano (Quaint ambience, excellent real Italian pizza, around corner from TIBB, open 6 pm)
DAY 2
8:30 a.m. Leave for a beautiful ride to the end of the Peninsula - Las Galeras - to board a boat to one of the most beautiful beaches in the world - Playa Rincon - for a full day of swimming, riding the waves and sunbathing!
Enjoy freshly caught fish cooked on the beach with native cuisine.
5:30 pm- 6:30 pm - Return to accommodations.
DAY 3
8:00 a.m. - Tropical Island breakfast in buffet.
9:00 a.m. - Excursion to beautiful Barcardi Island in the Great Bay of Samana.
For full day of swimming/snorkeling (bring own equipment) sunbathing
Noon Delicious Dominican cuisine - with fresh fish cooked on the beach
4:30 p.m. - Return to accommodations between 4:30 - 5:30 pm
FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY, FEBRUARY: Whale Watch Excursion before
going to Bacardi Island:
Eliseo Dishmey,
a brother in Samana Congregation, Owner and Operator of Whale Watch
Excursions
7:00 pm: Dinner
DAY 4
Adventure to EL LIMON, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the country, by horseback, enjoying a guided tour through the beautiful tropical countryside.
The trail, La Manzana, is about 2 kilometers long, and once you arrive there and dismount your horse you will then enjoy a 300 meter hike down to the SALTO DEL LIMON for swimming.
Upon return, a delicious meal of local cuisine is served in a palm roofed tropical cabana.
DAY 5
Tour across the Peninsula to the little village of Las Terrenas, located on the norther coast, where many beautiful beaches are located. Swimming, souvenier shopping & dinner along the sea if desired.
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6:30 p.m.
Return to Samana: Beautiful panoramic view of the entire Peninsula while
crossing over the Samana Sierras
DAY 6
Swimming at "Las Galeras", end of Samana Peninsula. Beautiful beach with backdrop of mountains. Freshly caught fish cooked on the beach.
DAY 7
Go to "La Fuente", natural pool from under mountains, with terrace around it. Swim. Have lunch.
Clean, cool refreshing waters come from under the mountains to form a natural fresh water pool for swimming and diving. Around this natural pool, nestled below the mountains, a witness family has built a three-level terrace with tables, chairs, and umbrellas, along with a little restaurant where one can sit, relax, and enjoy a seafood dinner of lobster, shrimp, conch, crab, and red snapper or "platos tipicos" or "comida criolla" (Dominican cuisine), or just a good sirloin steak. You can swim, dive, relax, and make cocktails (small liquor store is located by the pool). Entrance fee into La Fuente is only $1.00 U.S. Meals are optional, with average prices between $7 and $20 U.S.
DAY 8
For those unable to tour Bethel upon arrival or departure:
Leave Samana on early a.m. bus for trip to Dominican Bethel in Santo Domingo. Beautiful views of the interior of the country, mountains, rice fields. Arrive approximately 11:00 a.m.
Arrangements can be made for a brother to pick you up at the bus station and take you to Bethel. If too late in the morning for tour, shopping mall with restaurants next to Bethel.
1:00 p.m.. Tour of Bethel
3:00 p.m. - Taxi from Bethel to bus
4:00 p.m. - Catch last bus back to Samana
DAY 9
8:00 a.m. - Breakfast in buffet.
9:00 a.m. - Spend the day at beautiful Anadel Beach. Noon buffet.
Anadel has a nice beach club with great chaise lounges, music area, really clean beach, spotless bathrooms and changing rooms with showers, souvenir shop, water sports rental.
Their restaurant is huge and beautiful, and a nice place to sit and read should there be showers during the day. It has an a-la-carte menu - excellent Samana-style fish and delicious "dulce de coco" or coconut dessert! Several times a week at noon, they have an all-you-can-eat buffet for approximately $10 U.S.
DAY 10
8:00 a.m. Spend a full day in the ministry in country territory with the congregation (Wednesdays / Fridays)
DAY 11
EXCURSION TO HAITISES NATIONAL
PARK
- Year-Round Excursions -
Eliseo Dishmey:
Excursions to Haitises
National Park include a trip to Barcardi Island afterwards for swimming and
a buffet luncheon. Haitises' Caves & Caverns
The Dominican
Republic has the most extensive cave system in the Caribbean many
of which contain over 1000 year old artwork.
Leave early morning; return late afternoon. Buffet luncheon included.
About Los
Haitises National Park:
Los Haitises National Park, located southeast of the
Great Bay of the Peninsula of Samana, is 208 square kilometers of hillocks,
divided by narrow gullies, which create the impression of numerous tiny
islands or keys forming a landscape full of bays & marshy country with
mangroves, hills & islands on the border between land and sea
Haitises' Fauna:
The richness
of the National Park Los Haitises’ fauna is reflected among the mammals
including the manatee (Trichechus manatus) found in the large areas of
mangrove swamps. These mangroves are populated by protected native species
of flora and fauna, such as Hutias (giant rats), turtles, wild pigs. Bats,
tortoises, and the shy Manatee reside in the caves and mangrove systems
The park is
also home to the solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) a small insectivore mammal
(above) endemic from the island in the forest. Due to its remoteness,
rugged topography and seasonally heavy rainfall the park is accessible only
by boat
Los Haitises
park provides a home refuge and nesting sites for 112 species of birds
including Brown Pelican, Magnificent Frigate Bird, Roseate Tern, Ridgeway's
Hawk (this is one of the last known nesting places in the world of this
species), Narrow-billed Tody, Least Grebe, Night Heron, , Great White Egret,
parrots & turtledoves.
Many unusal and colourful small reptiles & amphibians make their
home in Los Haitisis as well.
Los Haitises;
Flora:
Los Haitises is also a virtual botanical garden. Its varied flora
and fauna in its forests & mangrove swamps, includes more than 760
identified species of plants, 17 species of which are endemic to this one
small area. The Haitises’ vegetation includes a latifolias humid tropical
forest transforming into a semideciduous tropical forest in the keys and
mogotes by the coast.
DAY 12
8:00 a.m. Tropical breakfast in buffet
9:00 a.m. - tour across the Peninsula to the little village of Las Terrenas, located on the northern coast where many beautiful beaches are located. Swimming, souvenir shopping, and dinner along the sea if desired.
Return to Samana: Beautiful panoramic view of the entire Peninsula while crossing over the Samana Sierras.
DAY 13
Options:
Field Service
Sleep-in
Relax & pack
Last minute souvenier shoppping
DAY 14
Leave early morning for airport - picture taking as well as souvenier shopping along the way if time
For flights that leave late afternoon or evening out of Santo Domingo: Bethel tour.
6:00 a.m. - Early breakfast
6:30 a.m. - Leave for a 3-hour cross-island sightseeing tour through the interior of the country to the southern shore along the Caribbean to Santo Domingo to visit the Dominican Branch.
9:30 a.m. - Tour of Bethel
After tour of Bethel, head to Santo Domingo International Airport (This tour is not available to those leaving through Santiago International Airport).
Airport Pick Up:
Santiago International Airport (STI) is the preferred airport to come through for airport pick up & return. However, guests may also be picked up at Santo Domingo International Airport (SDQ) for an additional charge of $50 US. For arrivals through Puerto Plata (POP), there is an additional charge of $60 US. There are no airport pick ups from Punta Cana.
El Catey International Airport,
(AZS), is the nearest international airport to Samana, with daily flights
from Toronto, Canada, & Europe, [Germany, Spain, France, Italy, United
Kingdom].This airport does not serve the U.S.
There is no airport pick up for flights arriving after 7:30 p.m., however, our chauffeur will wait for flights that were scheduled earlier that are delayed For airport return, departing flights must be scheduled no earlier than eleven o'clock a.m. due to the traveling distance to the airport.
Breakfast in buffet:
A breakfast buffet, varied each day, is served every morning between 7:45 & 8:00 a.m. Guests enjoy an array of fresh tropical fruits in season, juices or papaya shakes, eggs & ham accompanied by one of the following selections: pancakes, potato-cheese tortas, quesadillas, home fries, fried platanos, or yucca & onions. Choice of: our traditional island cereal: hot "avena de chocolate" or fresh yogurt served with almond granola. An assortment of fresh bakery breads & "biscochos" served with tropical fruit jams & locally made Dominican mozzarella cheese. Our Dominican coffee, famous for its aroma & unique smooth full-bodied taste, is served with a special chocolate liqueur and Dominican rum.
Accommodations:
Tropical Island Bed & Breakfast is not a resort, but a homey bed & breakfast hosted by Jehovah's witnesses. Brothers on vacation, desiring economical accommodations and the quiet relaxing atmosphere a bed and breakfast has to offer, come to Tropical Island Bed & Breakfast from all around the world.
TIBB is located two blocks from the sea, not far from nice restaurants & transportation to beautiful beaches, and is only a five minute ride to the Kingdom Hall. Each room has two queen-sized beds & a small refrigerator and is equipped with cable TV, DVD player & a large selection of movies, as well as a computer & internet service. Rooms with air-conditioning are additional. Kitchen may be used after two o'clock in the afternoon for light cooking and reheating. TIBB is not equipped for our guests to prepare large meals. A microwave oven available for guests.
Air-Conditioning:
Room with air-conditioning for one person is an additional $5.00
US per day. Rooms with air-conditioning for two or more persons is an
additional $8.00 US per day. Note: Electrical cuts
throughout the day are common in all parts of the country. During these times
there is no air-conditioning. TIBB, however, does have a
battery-operated inverter system that permits use of all other electrical
devices such as overhead fans, TV, lights, & computers during these periods. When
reserving please specify whether or not you would like a room with
air-conditioning.
For more options and photos:
please visit: www.TropicalislandBB.com/Semi.htm
Tropical Island Vacation
RATES:
US Dollars
May 2009
NOTE:
All rates quoted below are for rooms
without air conditioning.
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Number of Guests |
Number of Rooms |
Total Cost |
Total: |
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One Person |
One Room |
$2600 | $2600 |
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Two Persons |
Two Rooms |
$3250 | $1625 |
| Two Persons | One Room | $2700 | $1350 |
| Three Persons | Two Rooms | $3320 | $1106 |
| Three Persons | One Room | $2860 | $ 953 |
| Four Persons | Two Rooms | $3400 | $ 800 |
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Four Persons
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One Room |
Not recommended for 14 day stay |
n/a |
| Five Persons | Two Rooms | $3550 | $ 710 |
All rates & itineraries subject to change. Kindly email for confirmation
Congregation Meetings (Spanish):
Thursday 7:00 p.m. Sunday, 3:30 p.m.
Congregation Bible Study Public Talk
Theocratic Ministry School Watchtower Study
Service Meeting
Kingdom Hall is a five minute ride away by concho, or 15-20 minute walk from TIBB.
Field Service:
Monday
no service Tuesday
8:45 a.m. Wednesday
8:00 a.m. Thursday
8:45 a.m. Friday
8:30 a.m. Saturday
8:35 a.m. Sunday
9:00 a.m.
Almost the entire congregation meets early Wednesday
and Thursday mornings to work all day in the "campo" (country). Territories
worked are located at the two extremities of the congregation territory on the
Peninsula of Samana. Samana Congregation has many local and foreign pioneers (
or "needgreaters". See
www.Needgreaters.com ). For this reason, there is never a problem finding
someone to accompany you in the ministry. Most of the brothers serving where the
need is great here, from different countries, speak English.
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