Places to stay:

• tropical chalets (sarah/$100 a night) --las galeras side
• hotel todo blanco (maurizio/$95 a night) --las galeras side
• hotel acaya --las terrenas side
• santo domingo: dona elvira

Do:

• Los Haitises National Park -by boat and you can double w/Cayo Levantado Island + lunch $60pp (Haji 829-431-8791)
• Cayo Levantado
• Playa Rincon -most beautiful beach in the world
• Playa Colorado -gold sand, emerald water
• Playa Playita
• PLaya Bonita
• El Limon waterfall with Casa Santi Tours by donkey a MUST. Only use Casa Santi.
• Diablo Point for whale watching (Jan-March)
• Maya Massage (35)
• Horse ride to Playa Fronton & Madama (La Rancheta) or by boat $40 (find Ambiori at Las Galeras beach for his boat)
• Food
  • Chez Denise, El Pescador, L'Aventura Pizza, El Cabito (amazing: elcabito.net), fish hut right on the beach
• Costs 8 days
  • budget car rental (500), tourist visa (20pp), tolls (20), gas (70), food 2pp (400)

Animals seen:

• baby frogs + blue frogs
• birds -turkeys, partridge, etc
• dogs (street)
• roosters and chickens
• cows
• horses + donkeys
• goats
• spider monkey
• peacocks + geese
• baby lizards