chrisj1970 Posted December 5, 2009 #76 Share Posted December 5, 2009 lanabanana Which waterfall did you go on and what were the excursions name so I can tell terry what I want to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elancast Posted December 13, 2009 #77 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Just returned from our 12/5 Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Pearl. Booked the El Limon waterfall on horseback with Terry. This is one of the best experiences we have had on a cruise excursion. Others here have described the tour and Terry's exceptional personal service. I'm glad we listened and booked with Terry. You will not be disappointed.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannie138 Posted December 13, 2009 #78 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Any recent reviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori334 Posted December 14, 2009 #79 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Just returned from our 12/5 Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Pearl. Booked the El Limon waterfall on horseback with Terry. This is one of the best experiences we have had on a cruise excursion. Others here have described the tour and Terry's exceptional personal service. I'm glad we listened and booked with Terry. You will not be disappointed.:) How much did you pay per person? How many were in your group? Thanks Lori Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseSky Posted December 14, 2009 #80 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Thanks elancast, we have a tour with Terry scheduled in May 2010. Really looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signora Posted December 15, 2009 #81 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Has anyone hailed a taxi in port to go to a beach, say Las Galeras? If so, how easy is it to do and how about how much was it? And how was the beach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growinassets Posted December 15, 2009 #82 Share Posted December 15, 2009 We just returned from our cruise on the NCL Dawn. While NCL doesn't offer a shore excurision for certified divers, we found a great small operator that really gave us a great dive experience. Although the weather wasn't the best, he had a couple of great sites and was reasonable with the cost of the two dives. Manfred Kellermann is from Germany and speaks pretty good english and spanish, so you'll feel comfortable having him communicate with the locals. In fact, his captain was a local and we had a great experience. Manfred's email is: kawaballerer@yahoo.de and don't expect a quick answer as he's a busy guy. But, he will meet you at the pier where the tender drops you off and get you back to that pier after the dives. Be sure to tell him that DEAN referred you since, he doesn't do any advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyjill Posted December 17, 2009 #83 Share Posted December 17, 2009 We are thinking of going on a tour with Terry in Samana and one of the stops is a waterfall. I guess it is the same one he takes everyone to see but I am scared that the approach to it might be too dangerous for me after having 2 knee surgeriesyears ago. He mentioned a 10 minute "hike" to get there... is that very difficult up or down hill? Is there someplace else to just wait nearby the falls without doing the climbing or wading? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signora Posted December 17, 2009 #84 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I'm nervous about this trip as well but have decided to give it a try. You're not by chance thinking of Dec. 28--we could hook up and get it cheaper. Good luck with whatever your decision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyjill Posted December 17, 2009 #85 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Hi, We are on the Dawn who sails on March 12, 2010. I am trying to find other people on our cruise who are interested in sharing the cost with us. Good luck if you try this trip. Sounds terrific and hopefully, not too dangerous for me! jerseyjill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisetilidrop Posted December 21, 2009 #86 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Please tell me more about Terry and the tours available. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisetilidrop Posted December 21, 2009 #87 Share Posted December 21, 2009 How do I contact Terry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyjill Posted December 23, 2009 #88 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Check out our roll call for alot of info on Terry's Tours. We are sailing on March 12, 2010 on the NCL Dawn. We have been posting questions to him directly and others have posted their experiences with him. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlax Posted December 24, 2009 #89 Share Posted December 24, 2009 We had the worst time. luckily i brought food with us. The buffet looked like it would have never passed a health dept inspection here in the states. There absolutely wasn't anything I would eat. We have done many cruises and gone to many islands.Samana was the poorest country and my least favorite. The idea of an all inclusive sounded wonderful. However the beach wasn't great. They didnt have a lot of beach toys. The kids went on the ocean kayak but the operator came up and asked for money and I had to fight with him to tell him it was all inclusive. I would never, ever go back there again. Check out trip advisor and see what they say about the resort. I would rather stay on the ship. In fact I was disappointed that our March cruise stops there. I may try the cayo levantado trip. Does anyone have any feedback on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana4x Posted December 24, 2009 #90 Share Posted December 24, 2009 We had the worst time. luckily i brought food with us. The buffet looked like it would have never passed a health dept inspection here in the states. There absolutely wasn't anything I would eat. Check out trip advisor and see what they say about the resort. I would rather stay on the ship. I What buffet at what resort? Would like to know what tour or place you were at so others might avoid the same situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie52 Posted January 2, 2010 #91 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Hi, someone has mentioned that some children helped them along the path to the waterfalls and back. What would be a reasonable tip? Thank you Jackie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanabanana Posted January 2, 2010 #92 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I asked the same question of Terry, and he told me "Two or three dollars." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snackdaddy Posted January 2, 2010 #93 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Hi Jackie, The trail to the waterfall is not that bad of a walk as long as it is dry. When we were there, it had rained earlier in the day and the trail was muddy and slippery so our guide, who was a grown woman, helped my wife in three places along the way. Our guide seemed disappointed when we gave her $5.00. On the other hand, her little son who tagged along was soooo excited when my wife gave him $1.00--he didn't know what to do with himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verobeachbum Posted January 4, 2010 #94 Share Posted January 4, 2010 My family and I just got off the NCL Pearl. We did the tour with Terry and loved it!!! The tour was perfect. The horse ride part was great. The waterfall is in a national park & the park requires you to have a horsehandler. The gentleman that helped me was a big help! I speak spanish so we talked and laughed the whole way down. He also spoke french if needed. The day before it rained so the path was gooey. My horse navigated the goo carefully. The gentleman had boots on and the mud was past his ankles. The horses can only gohalf way down the rest you walk down. Heraldo was with me the whole time. I didn't fall at all. I felt safe with him holding my hand. He watched my family's belongs as we played in the water. He practically pulled me back up the path. It was tough because of the wetness. My husband and son also had horsehandlers but didn't need any assistance climbing up and down. I gave Heraldo ten bucks and my hubbie and son gave their guide 5 apiece. Next post the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verobeachbum Posted January 4, 2010 #95 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I have to admitt at first I was alittle intimidated by where we were going to eat lunch. I am so glad I did! The food was awesome. The lunch was fried yuka,stewed chix,fried chix,rice and beans,potatosalad,mac salad, and fresh fruit. We also got a bottle of coke with it. The food was to die for! I told the lady who prepared the food how great the chix was and she told me that's because it was walking this morning.Luvlax should have tried the food. If anyone has eaten at any of the island resturants I would ask them to go behind the resturant and look in the back door. Almost none of these establishments would pass US health dept code. I would tour with Terry again. He provided us with drinks the whole day. He should us how the people in Samana live and eat. He even got us fresh Samana coffee and chocolate. If you like physical activity do the waterfall tour. If you wantlay back try his beach and Devil's blowhole tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhutch Posted January 11, 2010 #96 Share Posted January 11, 2010 What do you ride in with the tour with Terry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana4x Posted January 11, 2010 #97 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Terry offered us an open air truck. Bench seats facing each other. It can hold up to 20 I think. No seat belts. We opted to ride in a conventional van. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verobeachbum Posted January 11, 2010 #98 Share Posted January 11, 2010 There was only 5 of us so we had a conventional van. It had ac &seat belts too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snackdaddy Posted January 11, 2010 #99 Share Posted January 11, 2010 We took Terry's ATV tour and two persons fit comfortably on a SYM QuadLander 300S. My wife and I rode on a slightly larger Yamaha Grizzly. We had a blast!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanlyn Posted January 12, 2010 #100 Share Posted January 12, 2010 We are definitely going to to some type of tour with Terry when we are in Samana. We are leaning toward the ATV tour. Can you give me more specifics about what else that tour included? How about cost? Thanks for any information you can give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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