| THE ALL INCLUSIVE DESTINATION OF GRAN BAHIA PRINCIPE EL PORTILLO HOTEL IS LOCATED IN THE NORTH-EAST OF THE ISLAND IS 245 KM FROM SANTO DOMINGO AND IN AN AREA RICH IN MARBLE, BETWEEN BAH��A DE SAMAN�� AND BAH��A ESCOCESA, TWO OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOTS WITH GREAT NATURAL APPEAL. THERE ARE INNUMERABLE MAJESTIC LANDSCAPES TO ENJOYED BESIDE ITS ROADS, AND MARVELLOUS VIEWS OF MOUNTAINS THAT RUN DOWN TO WHITE SANDY BEACHES. BAH��A DE SAMAN�� IS WELL-KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY BECAUSE IT IS HERE THAT OVER 3,000 HUMPBACK WHALES GATHER TO PERFORM A BEAUTIFUL MATING RITUAL. VISITORS CAN APPROACH TO WITHIN JUST A FEW METRES AND PHOTOGRAPH THEM. ITS MAIN CENTRE IS SANTA B��RBARA, AN OLD FISHING VILLAGE WITH A MAGNIFICENT PORT AND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE MOST FAMOUS SITE IS "LAS TERRENAS", A BEAUTIFUL SPOT WITH MILES OF BEACH AND UNSPOILT LANDSCAPES. A CORNICE-LIKE ROUTE FRINGED BY PALM TREES LEADS FROM PUERTO PLATA TO THE SAMAN�� PENINSULA, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE VIRTUALLY UNSPOILT BEACHES PROVIDE TOTAL ISOLATION AND A VEGETATION OF WILD FLOWERS THAT ARE COMPLETELY UNFAMILIAR TO FOREIGNERS, WHO CAN LET THEMSELVES BE CARRIED AWAY BY THE SONG OF BLACKBIRD-LIKE BIRDS THAT ARE KNOWN LOCALLY AS CHINCHULINES. THE TINY FISHING VILLAGE OF SANTA B��RBARA DE SAMAN��, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1756, NOW ONLY OPERATES AS A TOURIST RESORT BUT HAS NOT LOST ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTER. THERE ARE GOOD HOTELS AND PLEASANT RESTAURANTS.
A PARADISIACAL AND MAGESTIC COMPLEX WHERE QUALITY OF SERVICE, IMPOSING NATURE AND LUXURY FACILITIES DELIGHT EVEN THE MOST DEMANDING GUESTS. THE ALL INCLUSIVE DESTINATION OF GRAN BAHIA PRINCIPE EL PORTILLO HOTEL IS LOCATED IN THE NORTH-EAST OF THE ISLAND IS 245 KM FROM SANTO DOMINGO AND IN AN AREA
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