Playa Fronton — Attraction in Samana

I don't know why most people write that the only way to get to the beach is by boat There is also a land route, and there are several ways to do that. I recommend that you download the alltrials application, in which the routes are very well written. Comfortable shoes (not flip-flops !!) must be worn as sometimes the road is very steep. On rainy days, I advise against going to the beach, because the descent is very steep. At the beach you can find: boats (you can catch a transport to Las Galeras, unfortunately prices between 2000-2500 for 2 people), a bar with drink, food. You can also head south towards Boca del Dragón or Playa Madama from here. I recommend taking goggles or a swimming mask as snorkeling is really fun. However, I recommend that you watch out for both strong currents and sea urchins (it's good to have shoes).

I would like to add that there are a few shortcuts in the mountains, but they are not easy...

Amazing beach mostly accessible by boat, apparently you could hike there but it takes an hour and a half.

Seasonally lots of the beaches in Samaná get full of sea weed but even there there are cool spots to swim in.

For the extra adventurer types I saw that some people left ropes on the rocks so looks like they scaled the rocks.

The beach is actually rocky because looks like pieces of the cliffs could be found in the beach. Only do that if you know what you are doing.

There is a giant barrier reef that breaks the waves so if you come with your own boat be very careful, locals really know how to get around the rocks it's really impressive.

For those who like walking to the deep end I would say save it for another beach and there are a bunch of sea urchins.

For the snorkeling types there is lots to see, out there but watch the currents as you get further out and of course try not to stand...

We went from Galeras on a day the water was too rough for a boat tour. Instead, we took a motoconcho, payed 3000 pesos (~40 €/$) for a round trip to la Boca de Diablo. We also wouldn't have wanted to drive there ourselves due to the bad condition of the road and deep pools. Then, we walked the trial to playa fronton. In this case, due to the bad weather the path was muddy and the walk was more like 1.25 h than the 50 mins they said. Still, it was well accessible if you have a good condition. There was no danger whatsoever, like some people seem to suggest, we only encountered a few friendly people harvesting coconuts. The upside of no boats allowed was that we encountered a private beach, with still crystal clear water. This was by far the best beach...