Snorkeling in Samana Bay with Lunch on Cayo Levantado
This tour is a delightful way to spend your day and is suitable for both beginner and experienced divers and snorkelers alike.
Explore the underwater wonderland of Samana at two prime snorkeling and diving locations.
The first spot is offshore the island of La Farola, where you’ll see some corals, starfish, see eggs, trumpet fish and other tropical species. Ideal for beginner divers for their first underwater experience. For qualified divers, they can spot lobsters, lion fish, moray eels, scorpion fish, etc on the spooky wall of Farola max depth 30m
The second spot is the shallow wreck of a ferry which is a real aquarium, with shoals of fish, puffer fish, sergeant fish, damsel fish, parrot fish, porcupine fish and much more. The top of the ship is 1 meter / 3 ft. down and the deck is 6 meters / 18 ft. down, with spectacular views
from above.
Then we go ashore the famous Cayo Levantado (Bacardi Island) for a delicious lunch a pina colada and chill out time on its white sand beach.
Samana city is situated 45 minutes away from Las Terrenas by car.
Minimum number of participants
Minimum of 3 divers or 4 snorkelers to organize the day.
If the minimum number of participants is not reached, you will have the choice in between an alternate date, an alternate site or a full refund.
What to bring
- Swim-wear
- Sunscreen
- Beach Towel
- If you wish to shop for souvenirs, there is a little market on the island. Cash only
Necessary qualifications
Open to Open Water or Advanced certified divers from all agencies.
Proof of certification will be required to complete the booking.
For non-certified divers possibility to do tandem dives to discover scuba diving ( 10 years old minimum)
Day-trippers and snorkelers are more than welcome.
Schedule
Starts at 8AM – Return around 5PM
Price includes
- Pickup from your hotel / villa in Las Terrenas
- Transport to Samana ( 50min to 1 hour )
- Boat
- 2 snorkel sites
- All the snorkel equipment
- Snorkel leader with safety equipment
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Lunch on Cayo Levantado ( Bacardi Island ) with a soft drink
Prize
- Hotel Transfer
- Drinks
- Lunch in Cayo Levantado
- All equipment included
- US $70
Not Included
- alcoholic beverage ( beer, cocktails ) can be purchased after the dives at the restaurant on the island
- gratuities