Samana in Dominican Republic is the perfect place to watch the North Atlantic Humpback Whales who overwinter in the warm marine sanctuary of Samana Bay before they begin their long migration to their summer grounds - as far away as Greenland and Iceland!
Not all the humpback whales travel in the same group, but at any one time during the Samana whale-watching season, there are at least 300 whales in Samana Bay in Dominican Republic. With all those whales, you’ll have ample chance to watch all sorts of behaviour on display - it’s more a matter of patience than luck.
Migration route
Once they leave the northern waters of Iceland and Greenland at the approach of winter, they follow the current of the Caribbean Sea from Puerto Rico to Punta Cana on the easternmost tip of the Dominican Republic, then to Samaná Bay, the Bahamas and up to the Gulf of Mexico. Finally, they make the trip back north to fatten up in the cold waters that are full of krill, their primary food.
Marine Sanctuary
The whale nursery in Samana Bay is heavily protected. Only whale-watching boats are allowed to enter the bay, and even these are heavily restricted. Every spring, the interior of the bay essentially becomes a mothers' ward, for delivering calves and nursing. Male whales hang out towards the outer part of the Samana bay in the Dominican Republic.
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English title: Whale Watching in Atlantic Ocean at Samana Bay | Trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 2021
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