Don't Visit Las Terrenas Dominican Republic Unless You Want This 😳

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Thanks for watching everyone! 🤗 You can find more info on our First Ever GROUP TRIP to Greece here 👉 trovatrip.com/trip/europe/greece/greece-with-anna-and-trevor--delaney-sep-2024 Stay Delightful ✌- Anna & Trevor

[@santiagotalaveracuesta5561]

You need to visit in the future the south in Dominican Republic 🇩🇴, Barahona and Pedernales, amazing beaches, rivers and mountains

[@DelightfulTravellers]

We've been up in the mountains before...but the south is on our list! 😀- Trevor

[@jorgeduran7168]

DR is beautiful everywhere but There's nothing like Samaná .❤😂

[@m.worthy]

☀️ *Perla del Sur* _("Pearl of The South")_ - Barahona kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5i0faKvibdqbM0si=SjIviy4fV_hCn_H5 🏝🏖🏕🏞🌊☀️ ...but yeah, Samana memories (especially _long before_ an expressway leading there and an airport were constructed there).

[@truckkinglogistic4185]

Bahía de las águilas, 🦅 es una maravilla, pero las playas de Barahona son de piedras muy malas

[@jorgeduran7168]

@@truckkinglogistic4185 y las de Baní o tienen piedras o la arena es oscura.

[@charleswilson9654]

I enjoy watching your videos. You are both very informative. Also, for anyone reading this and having been to the Dom. Republic 34 times myself, I will confirm that Trevor and Anna's information is ACCURATE, which is important. I had to smile when you mentioned in a previous Las Terrenas video that someone was a bit snarky that you keep L.T. low profile. That happened to me as well. I was having coffee with my wife, in disbelief that I had bought a Le Monde newspaper. I made a comment that I couldn't wait to tell my friends that they needed to know about the tony French enclave. At that moment a French man came over to our table and said, "No, don't tell anyone about Las Terrenas. We don't want that." And he told me sternly too. Nice beaches, relaxed atmosphere, just be a little low key around the French, lol. Great job, both of you!!

[@pilotpeego1820]

The beaches are stunning! BTW, it's cool seeing you guys rocking the quad cycle.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

They are so fun to drive 😀- Trevor

[@ingridmorotti2]

Hellooo from Belgium, been there in November but unfortunately the weather was no too good anyway, we really loved this place and had a long walk along Playa Las Ballenas, really huge beach and so peacefull. We also been there on a Friday and Saturday, was really quiet in terms of tourists. This Island is full of beautiful places to see. Can't wait to be there again in several days 😍🤩🌴 Loved your video, again full of good informations and advices, keep on doing this and making us dream.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Thanks so much for watching! 🤗 - Anna

[@benitez8754]

Unfortunately I'd say that the weather in November is the worst, but give it another try for like January or February

[@karendelaney9568]

Omg..that place looks like paradise for sure…so so beautiful…love your apt as well…Great video..lots of great info for tourists ❤️

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@IndyCrewInNYC]

Thank you for showing the true beauty of my native homeland (born in Santo Domingo). Raised in NYC since I was 8 months old, I haven't visited DR enough over the years and I often miss it. May it always be good to you good people. Que viva Quisqueya! ❤🇩🇴❤

[@davidbrown6470]

Hello, beautiful place in the DR Las Terrenas. Thank you for showing us!! 🇩🇴🇩🇴✌🏾✌🏾

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Appreciate you watching! - Anna

[@stacymoureau3243]

Looks peaceful and beautiful!!!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

It's amazing here! 🤙- Trevor

[@leydenlo]

5:54 Trevor 😅😅😅😅 your suntan is great. Revela que la estas pasando muy bien

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@mike.3403]

Samaná es una maravilla de la naturaleza. De mis lugares favoritos en RD. Ustedes ya son parte de República Dominicana. Muy buen video.

[@colleenc2023]

Looks like absolute paradise there! It’s positive to hear that there have been infrastructure improvements in Las Terrenas 😊

[@DelightfulTravellers]

It’s pure paradise indeed Colleen 🤗 - Anna

[@iangiles3360]

Hi guys. We just got back from 9 wks in LT and loved it there. We had no problem using our Scotiabank debit card anywhere. Restaurants, grocery stores, bars etc. After holy week the town drastically changed. It was way more quiet. One Dominican restaurant we liked was Rincon Soleado. The happy hour drinks were great.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

So glad you had a blast! We luv this place 🤗 - Anna

[@MEM2022]

It was not founded by Italians but rather indigenous Dominicans ; then English went there.. and some Other migration from France, canada and Italy . Samana was always a small fish village and many Santo Domingo residents moved there by an order of an ex president Leónidas Trujillo. It was very rural back in the days.

[@arelisrodriquez9033]

Thanks for love my country Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

[@m.worthy]

*Samana has always had interesting history:* _"...Samanas history of cultural interactions began in 1493. The first hostile encounter between Europe and the Western Hemisphere took place on January 12, 1493, when an army of Taino Indians shot with bone-tipped arrows at Christopher Columbus’ ship._ _The site where this happened is called the Gulf of Arrows or Bahia de las Flechas.” (Columbus named it.) It is three miles east of the city of Samana. It has no sign to mark it, but the local people know where it is._ _Pirates lived here until the city of Santa Barbara de Samana was founded in 1756 by people from the Canary Islands who were moved by the Spanish government from there to Samana to keep the British from settling in Samana._ _Napoleon Bonaparte wanted to build a capital for his New World Empire in Samana. He had plans drawn up for a new city there to be called Napoleon City, but the British came in and prevented him from building it._ _In addition, Napoleon became involved in wars in Europe, so he gave up this plan. In 1822, Haiti invaded the Dominican Republic and occupied it for twenty-two years._ _It was a bloody occupation._ _The most important event in the development of Samana occurred about this time. Haiti’s leader, Jean Pierre Boyer, made contact with abolitionist groups in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and paid money for them to send to Samana by ship all the freed slaves they could._ _He also paid for their resettlement in Samana. Boyer said he wanted to help the slaves obtain their freedom, but the Dominicans said Boyer wanted to repopulate this area over which he had taken control with people who would support him._ _Nearly six thousand former slaves made the voyage from the United States to the Dominican Republic. Many died in Samana or returned to the United States because they could not adjust to the changes in the climate and culture they found in Samana. About two thousand of them stayed in Samana and prospered._ _These immigrants retained their cultural traditions. They ran their own schools, paying for the importation of English teachers, and maintained Protestant churches (primarily Methodist). Rafael Trujillo, who was dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930-1938 and 1942-1952, did not like the cultural independence of Samana._ _He introduced the Spanish language into Samana and forced the people to speak it. Anyone heard speaking English was publicly beaten by armed men._ _Most of the people in Samana today are bilingual. The English spoken is colloquial English that was spoken by the slaves in the southern United States a century ago..._ _In 1824 a ship, the Turtle Dove, filled with freed slaves from the United States (slaves who had escaped from the southern part of the United States and run away to the northern part of the United States) left from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (a state in the northern part of the United States)._ _The ship was purchased by two Protestant sisters named Freeman who were of the Quaker Protestant religious faith._ _The ship was sailing to Liberia, a country in West Africa founded by freed American slaves in 1820. There was a big rainstorm in the Atlantic Ocean in front of Las Terrenas and the ship sank. The freed slaves swam to Las Terrenas._ _They spoke English. Their great grandchildren still live in Las Terrenas and they speak English. They are called cocolos._ _On Sunday, you may attend a religious service at an African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in the village of El Limon near Las Terrenas. There you will hear people singing American spiritual hymns in English."_

[@vaska1999]

Fascinating! Thank you so much for posting this.

[@catslaffn]

I loved this one! Well rounded! Lots of outdoor shots plus your indoor accommodations, plus food! it was the perfect balance! 🥰

[@DelightfulTravellers]

So cool getting feedback like this. Thank you - Trevor

[@jaimearango2698]

Hey guys went to Las Terrenas after seeing one your videos like two years ago , stunning loved it ❤ Do a video about the real state down there please 🙏 U guys r so lucky 🏝☀️🏝😎

[@DelightfulTravellers]

So cool you came here because of our vlogs! - Trevor

[@LizRodriguez-bh6qt]

Hi do they have any dominicans restaurants. I would like to see Dominican Cuisine

[@tinawaite1655]

Great video. Visiting Las Terrenas now and love it!!! So many beautiful beaches and the Dominicans are so very friendly! Cant wait to be here for 3 months at a time!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Have so much fun Tina! - Anna

[@ruthbeaudoin4251]

Hi guys! My husband and I go to Greece every year since 2003 for 1 month but this year we are going for 3 months and our first destination is Crete for me it will be the first time, will be spending 1 month there and then to our favorite place Mykonos ❤️ I hope to see you around in Crete, oh my the way my husband is Greek now you no why Greece is our favorite place 😊 P.S I love your videos and so happy for you guys to have chosen to enjoy life at such a young age we our retired since 2023. May God Bless and look over you on all your adventures ❤

[@juanespinal2781]

Ruth why don’t you and your husband come to las Terrenas, Samana at least for two weeks before you go to Greece? You will loved here.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

We absolutely love Greece and the DR. I'm not sure if you know but we have a group trip to Crete this September. We can't wait to get back there - Trevor

[@juanespinal2781]

@@DelightfulTravellers I would love to visit Greece with you guys, but I have heart problems and my cardiologist don’t want me to fly for more than an hour at a time, because of my health problems, but will definitely keep that information for the future. Thanks for the video, very informative.

[@kategibbens1536]

You guys are absolutely awesome at what you do! Very natural, very informative, the good vibe resonates as does your complicity! Delightful travellers indeed!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Wow, thank you! 🥰

[@ToyotaFJOntario]

Catching up on x1.5. I haven’t been here for a bit. Great to see you!❤

[@Fotosynthesis333]

So excited to hear that another person booked for the Greece trip. Can’t wait to meet you guys and the rest of the peeps 😁 and I still need to do a Las Terrenas trip next time I’m in the DR. Those beaches look magical, but saving all my time for Crete. ✌🏼

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Woohoo! It’s going to be so much fun. We can’t wait to meet you and appreciate you coming along 😀

[@gdevonfarley]

I was in Samana last year but im heading back to Las Terrenas in January because I want to see the whales.

[@terrigray9730]

Great timing for your Las Terrenas video. I am planning for a trip in December and looking up flights and apartments. Haven’t pulled the trigger but this has sealed the deal. Thanks for your videos guys.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

You'll luv it Terri! What a place 🤗- Anna

[@kenschadegg9932]

Looking forward to your video about your search for a place to buy in Cabarete or LT.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@TruthFirst005]

Do you guys have a video on the cost of living in different area of the DR?

[@solojft]

unfortunately for sellers homes in Cabarete have been on the market for years thus not selling and they are going down as a result , so like in Las Terrenas don't pay the drastic prices and they will eventually come down to realistic prices. The streets in Cabarete are improving so hopefully at some point they will have street with sidewalks that are walkable. Great video.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Condos sell extremely fast in Cabarete. Either way we hope prices go down - Anna

[@jaimearango2698]

Hey guys went to Las Terrenas after seeing one your videos , loved it ❤ Stunning place . Do a video about the real state there please 🙏 U guys r so lucky ☀️ 🏝☀️🏝😎

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Oh wow.. we hope you enjoyed LT as much as we do 🤗 - Anna

[@Bevie1973]

What do you mean by “real state”

[@StartLivingNow1963]

Another Awesome Video Trevor & Anna Thank You🙂❤👍Watching from NB Canada🙂🙂🙂

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Hope all is well in NB guys! 🤗 - Anna

[@judyrosario7342]

Hi guys: I’ve noticed lots of Airbnbs say that they charge separately for light( electricity). For example the one you guys are staying in says u have to pay after 20 kilos at 15 DR pesos per Kilo. Do you know what that works out to be? And is 20 kilos the average used in a month? I mean I’d be paranoid about what my bill would be. Is there a counter you can look at to see how much you’ve used?

[@vaska1999]

Yes, there's always a counter so you don't have to worry about that. My bill, for a month staying in an apartment, came to about 150 USD. This was 4 years ago, and I used a/c a lot.

[@idalmi1378]

The most beautiful country 🥳🥳🥳 🇩🇴

[@brad_neal]

Love your vid's! I'm American and mi esposa es Dominican. We are considering moving from Dallas to the D.R. but still working out where. Probably where you are or somewhere in that northern region. I would be very interested in learning more about the prices of houses. I'm a little older and so over the apartment thing. Anyway - great video.

[@VoyagerGuru]

It was so great spending timing in las terrenas with you ❤ miss you cuties

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Miss you guys! 🥺🥰

[@janicepottie802]

Another great video as always! Thank you!!!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@john1587]

I believe prices are increasing because they are going to build a new highway that will connect Santiago and Santo domingo with Puerto plata in like 2 hrs vs 3:30 hrs drive from santo domingo

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Puerto Plata is about 50 mins from Cabarete. I don't think that's the entire reason - Trevor

[@travel_and_explore_with_BIP]

Woww Paradise 🍺🍺 I really love your channel and your focus on DR , I definitely must visit!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@angelarivas7579]

Thank you for the video. i miss Las Terrenas

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@frankiegonzalezsanchez5304]

Mi pareja favorita gracias por otro gran video como solo ustedes lo saben hacer

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@Dee-pj7hh]

Another great video guys. Yes the price of real estate y land is so out of control there. There is a high demand for both and people are just trying to cash in. I don’t buy the Covid excuse, Inflation to some extent; but it’s just greed period. Hope you guys find something reasonable to purchase. Thanks for the video guy’s amazing. 👌👌👌

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Thanks so much - Trevor

[@barbarab8182]

Hi, thanks for more great footage of LT, I was there in March for 10 days and used my Canadian CIBC debit card at restaurants, grocery stores, and little specialty shops. I absolutely love it there, the only drawback I have to agree with you is the road, since I walk everywhere I often felt afraid to cross it! I would suggest not staying right off that road unless you don't mind load noise lol

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Oh maybe something has changed recently. We could never use our debit cards travelling in the past - Anna

[@palomamariel]

Hi guys! Would be so kind to make a video comparing Samaná and their best parts to Punta Cana and which one is best to live in your opinion? I would really appreciate.

[@traveltheworldankreyol]

We agree that Las Terrenas is a dream vacation spot.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@savery1979]

So i have been researching for awhile. I keep landing on Las Terrenas, I plan to visit this year, we are looking for a place to get away and maybe purchase a condo. I have normal worries like only speaking English, travel and all the normal things. Your videos really help a lot. Can you get transportation from a major airport without driving yourself to Las Terrenas? It seems more laid back there than places like Punta Cana

[@oceanwave4142]

Awesome beach! If there are so many palm trees, what about the coconuts? Are they cheap, how good are they?

[@LucasRochaMlo]

I'll be there on the next week 🤩

[@judyrosario7342]

You guys just missed going to Greece either you guys as I had already made plans b4 I heard about your tip, and were going in July,2025, God willing. But I’m hoping you do one to the DR, and if I haven’t been there by then, I’m definitely joining you two!!❤️🫶

[@DelightfulTravellers]

If our Greece Group Trip is a success there's a good chance we'll do one here in the DR too 🤗 - Anna

[@judyrosario7342]

@@DelightfulTravellers 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🥳🥳

[@savage1589]

Fyl the local airport is awesome So quick and easy How ever direct flights are limited

[@realtorstephany]

Hey, I'm going there in a few days. Can you recommend me the company you used to book an ATV for a week? I would greatly appreciate the contact! :) Thank you for the video.

[@omar4120if]

Are you guys gonna busy the desert? There is a small one in the DR

[@DelightfulTravellers]

At some point we definitely will! - Anna

[@omar4120if]

Thanks anna

[@mariaparris2935]

6:18 Where did you guys stay? We are thinking of spending a few months in LT and are on a modest budget

[@fcf777]

2:30 Palm trees aren’t the same as coconut trees, or are they?

[@vaska1999]

Correct. They're a different tree.

[@tonyrijo8813]

According to the history I read USA President Ulysses Grant was going to annex the DR after the emancipation of slave but was blocked by one us senator thought many blacks settled in Samana. I never heard of Italian settlers

[@eddiemonesti5671]

You got wrong.

[@vaska1999]

There are lots of Italian settlers in the DR. A village called Dominicus Americanus near La Romana was built entirely by Italians, for example.

[@FelipeFermin]

Is it a Canadian bank thing? I know for a fact that you CAN use a US bank debit card to pay for things (just as Dominican banks debit cards) anywhere in the DR.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Maybe it is? Or maybe they changed something recently and they now work 🤷🏻‍♂️- Trevor

[@vaska1999]

​@@DelightfulTravellers I had no problem using my TD Bank debit card in the DR 4 years ago.

[@henryliranzo6157]

Dont be surprise if u see vin diesel walking around ..he have a house there...he always with his fast car too there

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Haha noted! - Trevor

[@barbarab8182]

I was sure I saw Sean Penn, hahaha, I still need to confirm that!

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

Mark Wahlberg just bought a property in DR too. He's loving the local food.

[@lylerobinson3515]

Where in DR would be the best place to live for north American expat? Las Terranas is one of my favorites

[@ronaldcruz1621]

Most underrated town in Dominican Republic.

[@solentricxinc.9944]

Thanks for producing. Love KZbin. I don't know how to become a youtuber😢

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@anaovalle3260]

Beautiful beeches

[@DelightfulTravellers]

The best! - Anna

[@kimchiracer3143]

Where did you rent the atvs?? I’m going in December please let me know Thankss

[@QueensNY718]

Hey Trever, how come you never try Bohemia. Personally, l think Bohemia is the best beer l ever tasted in my whole life. When l go to the DR l only drink Dominican Bohemia, simply the best and it’s a bit cheaper than Presidente. Can you give Bohemia another chance?

[@DelightfulTravellers]

I've had Bohemia many times.. maybe just not on camera haha. I tend to like lighter beers in hot weather though - Trevor

[@pilsatortube]

I am German and nothing beats presidente!! ❤ by far my faivorite beer, the presidente light is amazing and I even prefer it to the normal most days! Presidente is like a German Pilsener so fresh and refreshing on hot days! Fun fact the presidents was created by a German brewmaster originally just for the president of the Dominican Republic - hence the name. Bohemia is too heavy for my taste more like a lager and gives me headache next day… presidente never does! ❤

[@elvisminaya9069]

@@pilsatortube I've been drinking Bohemia for a long time every time I go to Dominican Republic. I do try Presidente as well, but my first choice is Bohemia. Yes, its a bit stronger, but it test great. I see a lot of Canadian drinking Bohemia in Cabarete and Las Terrenas as well.

[@voncilledemesa2075]

How has the sargassum been in the DR?

[@DelightfulTravellers]

There’s been none at all on the north coast - Trevor

[@irichardwilling]

If u get into an accident u will be glad u have a helmet on your head

[@elcurrulo]

I'm planning to go to samana from New York. . Which airport should I chose

[@safrazhassan8932]

Hi, I'm looking to purchase a 2bdrm condo in playa las ballenas they are asking for usd363k in front of the beach. Is that too much for that area?

[@patriciabarrow9761]

What time of year are you there?

[@kenhilliard5845]

Which beach in Las Terrenas were you at in the opening scene? Playa Colson? Playa Bonita?

[@DelightfulTravellers]

It's Portillo beach 👌- Trevor

[@richardbruto67]

​@@DelightfulTravellersHave you routing on Portillo's Boulevard? That simple part of the journey it's worth it to visiting Las Terrenas

[@tiffp323]

Do y’all get to stay at the Airbnb for free as a collaboration?

[@teofilosuarez5253]

Very nice place, huuuuuuu

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@christopherhussmann8698]

Whats the Name of the beach?

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Portillo... we always list locations in the description area 👍 - Trevor

[@josieramirez9483]

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[@Travelsandplay13]

Might it (less people) have to do with what’s going on in Haiti?

[@sandraalmonte6449]

Haity is another country dominican no mix wirh haitian have border between the news is the only way to know like other place like México and usa haity no is dominican oroblem

[@geogmz8277]

No, nothing to do with that just recently there was a big holiday so people are back to work and usually no more vacations until the end of the year.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Not at all … I think people in general are just more open to travelling anywhere again like before the pandemic - Trevor

[@mdcor3157]

Nope! Not at all. It’s low season after Easter. Haiti’s situation doesn’t affect DR. Again, two different countries.

[@jaimearango2698]

❤🏝☀️🏝

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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