After convenient morning pickup from your Saman? hotel, enjoy a light continental breakfast aboard the coach. You're driven to a meeting point where you’ll hop aboard an open-air safari-style truck with your guide for the journey to Rancho Aventuras.
At the stables, receive a safety briefing and climb onto your horse for a 30-minute horseback ride inside El Lim?n National Park, admiring the lush mountain views as you follow your guide along the Arroyo Chico River. Reach the roaring El Lim?n Waterfall, cascading 165 feet (50 meters) of water into an jade-green pool below. Enjoy a leisurely amount of time here, swimming or just relaxing amid peaceful forest scenery. After your break, return your horse to the stables and head back to Saman? aboard the safari truck.
Your day trip on the Saman? Peninsula continues with a tour of the port town, formally called Santa B?rbara de Saman?. Then settle in at El Timon, a restaurant along El Malec?n, the town’s boardwalk, and eat up delicious Caribbean fare at a table offering panoramic views of sparkling Saman? Bay. (Alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages are included with your buffet meal.)
Next, take a boat ride from Saman? pier to Cayo Levantado (aka Bacardi Island), one of the most oft-photographed Caribbean islands for its palm-tree-fringed, white-sand shoreline lapping against gentle waves. Indulge in down time here for about 90 minutes, enough time to snorkel, drink beer or soft drinks (included), and sprawl out on a lounge chair. Fruity cocktails such as pi