Cayo Levantado in Samaná Bay

Samaná with Emiliano.Small groups, local guide, no bus tours.

Emiliano on the beach holding two pineapples

Your guide in Samaná

Hi, I'm Emiliano.

Local guide on the Samaná peninsula. I take small groups to my favourite spots: beaches, waterfalls, country trails and the Dominican table.

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The experience

A day with Emiliano

This is what your Samaná 360º Experience can look like, told by the person who shows it to you. Every day adapts to the group, the weather and the sea.

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  1. On horseback at Cosón Beach, Las Terrenas
    01

    Morning

    I pick you up and we head inland

    «I pick you up where you are staying and we head inland, by quad or on horseback, along roads the tour buses can’t take.»

  2. El Limón waterfall, Samaná
    02

    Late morning

    Fresh water at the waterfall

    «We walk through rivers and forest to the waterfall. There’s time to swim, take photos and not rush.»

  3. Fried fish with tostones and rice
    03

    Midday

    The Dominican table

    «We eat the way people eat here: real Dominican food, in the shade and at an easy pace.»

  4. Rincón Beach, Samaná
    04

    Afternoon

    Beach and Caribbean sea

    «White sand, turquoise water and nothing to do. It’s the part of the day nobody wants to end.»

  5. Orange sunset over the beach in Samaná
    05

    Sunset

    Heading back

    «I drop you back at your place as the sun goes down. If you enjoyed it, see you on another route.»

— Emiliano

Straight from Emiliano's phone

This is what his trips look like

Real videos from his trips, no filters, no actors.

By quad to the beach
Sailing the coast
On the boat with the group
Swimming at the beach
Among the mangroves
El Limón waterfall

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Why Emiliano

An excursion, not an assembly line

  1. 01

    Small groups

    No packed buses. Just you, Emiliano and a few others.

  2. 02

    Pick-up at your stay

    We pick you up at your hotel or house, depending on the area.

  3. 03

    Local guide

    Knows Samaná inside out: where to eat, when to go and what to skip.

  4. 04

    Spanish and English

    Served in your language from the first message.

Traveller stories

Told by those who came before

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Cruise guests

Arriving in Samaná on a cruise?

Tours fitted to your port-call schedule, with a meeting point at the port and back on board with time to spare.

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Palm tree over Las Galeras beach, Samaná

From Emiliano's Instagram

Samaná, as it is

Orange sunset over the beachDominican lunch in the shade on the beachWave breaking in a bay with a green mountainSunset framed by sea-grape leavesFishing boats on the shoreEl Limón waterfall

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