Rodolfo Cruz Transporte
Airport Pickup Service
Airport Pick Up & Return / Trips to Branch / Worry-Free Travel by Brothers
Safe, reliable
transportation to all parts of the country!
For reservations, kindly e-mail:
RodolfoCruzTransporte@gmail.com and
Moll-Ann@usa.net
Rodolfo's
Transportation Service [Jehovah's witnesses] can provide you with airport
pick up service and meet you as you come out of Customs. Travel time
from airports to Samana range from 3-5 hours, depending upon which
airport, the traffic and
weather conditions. If your flight is delayed, the brothers will wait for
you for as long as it takes.
Airport Pickup:
Santiago International Airport (STI) and Santo Domingo International
Airport (SDQ) are the closest airports to Samana. For location of airports, see
www.TropicalislandBB.com/Maps.htm
There is no airport pick up for flights arriving after 7:30 p.m. However,
our chauffeur will always wait for flights that are scheduled earlier, that
are delayed. For airport return, departing flights must be scheduled no
earlier than eleven o'clock a.m. due to the traveling distance between
Samana' and the airport.
If your flight is scheduled to arrive late at night, and you are coming through Santo Domingo International Airport, you can be picked up the next morning at either the Branch or at a brother and sister's bed & breakfast: "Dinamic Dallas Bed & Breakfast", not far from the branch.
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INFORMATION
SANTIAGO INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT (STI)
Santiago Airport (STI) is a
lovely new safe international airport.
If you have arrangements for airport pick up to Samaná or Jarabacoa, it
is the best airport to come through. However, if you do not want to
make arrangements for airport pick up, then it would be better to use
Santo Domingo International airport as there are taxis to accessible bus
stations for other parts of the country from Santiago.
SANTO DOMINGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SDQ)
The Branch is located approximately a half hour from this airport. So would be a good airport to fly in through if you would like to visit the Branch upon arrival or departure. Additional charge of $50 US for airport pick up & return from SDQ to Samana' since it is further away and a toll highway is used.
PUERTO PLATA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
(POP)
This is a nice airport to fly into for towns or cities in this part of
the country. A very scenic ride to Rio San Juan, Nagua, Peninsula of
Samaná. Buses to these locations leave only once a day, approximately 7
o'clock in the morning from Puerto Plata. Airport pick up can be
arranged if needed from POP. For airport pick up & return to Samana
the best airport to come through is the Santiago International Airport (STI).
PUNTA CANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PUJ)
Punta Cana airport is the farthest away from Samana, approximately 6-8 hours, and costs approximately $300 US for pickup and return (kindly check by e-mail for current rate). If very cheap tickets are obtained through this airport, then it is worth traveling through it and paying the additional cost for airport pickup and return. Since airport is 6-08 hours away, this should be taken into consideration when booking flight times, considering that you have to be at the airport two hours beforehand (one solution is to be chauffeured to Santo Domingo to spend the night and next morning catch the bus to Samana (3½ hour ride to Samana from Santo Domingo).
SAMANA' (EL CATEY)
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AZS)
See
www.tropicalislandbb.com/TransportationElCatey.htm for more
information about El Catey International Airport for persons traveling
from Canada and Europe.
To date only a small number of airlines are serving this airport. These include flights from Toronto, Canada and different places in Europe, such as Condor and LTU International Airways ( www.itu.com/world & www.condor.com ) German airline, Condor, have scheduled El Catey, Samana (airport code AZS) for flights from Frankfurt International Airport (FRA). These airlines fly into El Catey twice a week, with departures from Frankfurt on Wednesday and Sunday and return flights on Monday and Thursday. This information is subject to change; call airlines to confirm.
DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM EUROPE & CANADA TO SAMANA EL CATEY AIRPORT:
There are flights to Samana' El Catey Airport--AZS-- from the following cities in Canada and Europe:
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Madrid |
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Montreal |
www.airtransat.com and www.canjet.com and www.skyserviceairlines.com |
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Milan |
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Frankfurt |
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Paris Orly |
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Düsseldorf |
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Toronto |
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Montreal |
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Quebec |
AIRPORT PICKUP & RETURN FARES
All fares below are included in all TIBB vacation packages such as
Economy, Semi, & All-Inclusive
March 2011
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AIRPORTS |
Rates |
Destination |
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POP Puerto Plata to Samana |
$450 USD round trip |
To: Tropical Island Bed & Breakfast & airport return |
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STI Santiago to Samana |
$340 USD round trip |
To: Tropical Island Bed & Breakfast & airport return |
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POP Puerto Plata to Las Terrenas |
$450 USD round trip |
To El Portillo or other parts of Las Terrenas |
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SDQ Santo Domingo to Samana |
$390 USD round trip |
To: Tropical Island Bed & Breakfast & airport return (Bethel tour for arrivals before 1PM) |
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POP Puerto Plata to Jarabacoa |
$340 USD round trip |
To: Jarabacoa Hostel & airport return |
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SDQ Santo Dom to Samana Las Terrenas |
$430 USD round trip |
To El Portilo or other parts of Las Terrenas |
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STI Santiago to Jarabacoa TMBB |
$120 USD round trip |
To: Jarabacoa Hostel & airport return |
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SDQ Santo Domingo to Jarabacoa |
$340 USD round trip |
To: Jarabacoa Hostel& airport return (Bethel tour for arrivals before 1PM) |
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PUJ Punta Cana to Samana |
$300 USD round trip |
To: Samana & airport return (no pickup to Samana after 5PM only to Santo Domingo. Return flight must leave mid afternoon or later due to distance to airport). |
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Jarabacoa to Samana |
$190 USD one way |
To: Tropical Island Bed & Breakfast |
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Jarabacoa to Puerto Plata POP |
$170 USD one way |
To: Puerto Plata Airport (POP) |
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Jarabacoa to Santiago STI |
$60 USD one way |
To: Santiago Airport STI |
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Samana to Santa Domingo SDQ |
$195 USD one way |
To: Santo Domingo SDQ |
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Samana to Puerto Plata POP |
$225 USD one way |
To: Puerto Plata POP |
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Samana to Jarabacoa |
$190 USD one way |
To: Jarabacoa Hostel |
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STI Santiago to Puerto Plata - one way |
$170 USD one way |
To: Sosua or Puerto Plata |
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ONE WAY |
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AZS El Catey to town of Samana |
1-2 Persons 1-way (80/$40 pp) |
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3-4 Persons 1-way $100 USD ($33/$25- pp) |
to Las Galeras or Las Terrenas, add $25 to total |
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5-8 Persons 1-way $125 USD ($25/$15 pp) |
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ROUND TRIP |
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AZS El Catey to town of Samana |
1-2 Persons RT $150 USD ($150/$75 pp) |
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3-4 Persons RT $180 USD ($60/$45 pp) |
Las Galeras or Las Terrenas, add $50 to total. |
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5-8 Person RT $200 USD ($40/$25) |
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LOCATION OF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
Maps are not to scale.
LOCATION OF TROPICAL
ISLAND BED &
BREAKFAST
& JARABACOA MOUNTAIN HOSTEL
ALL DOMINICAN AIRPORTS - INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC
LOCAL SAMANA AIRPORTS
(One
hour from the town of Samana)
There are no airport pick ups for flights scheduled later than 7:30 p.m.
However, if flights that are scheduled earlier than 6:30 p.m. are delayed, our chauffeur will wait for as long as it takes the flight to arrive. There is no additional charge for this. However, tipping is in order as often the brother must change his schedule for the day or evening when there are delays.
SCENIC TOURS
TRANSPORTATION TO PENINSULA OF SAMANA
Beautiful Beaches, Horseback Riding, Waterfalls
TRANSPORTATION TO MOUNTAIN VILLAGE OF JARABACOA
River Rafting, Swimming, Waterfalls, Camping, Mountain Climbing
BETHEL TOURS
TRANSPORTATION TO SANTO DOMINGO
Tour of the Branch / Bethel
Visit to Dominican Branch / Tour of Bethel:
(see:
http://www.tropicalislandbb.com/BethelTour.htm )
Branch telephone: 809-595-4007 - FAX: 809-595-3888
JARABACOA MOUNTAIN HOSTEL - Located in the little mountain town of Jarabacoa:
CHANGING MONEY
At both airports there are banks or counters to
which you may go in order to change your dollars into pesos. The
average conversion rate is between $39 and $40 pesos to the US Dollar. It is good
to change a reasonable amount to cover taxis, buses, meals, and
emergencies on the way to Samana.
RATE OF EXCHANGE (Average) $100 U.S. = $3600-$4000 Dominican Pesos $1.00 U.S. = $39 Dominican Pesos
Try to obtain SMALL bills of $20s, 50s, and
100s if you can because most places do not have change.
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This page last updated January 2012
http://tropicalislandbb.com/JarabacoaHostel.htm /
http://www.JarabacoaHostel.com
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