# Getting to Los Haitises: Hotel Pickup, Boat Connections and the Return Trip

For a Los Haitises excursion, book the road journey to the meeting point on your boat confirmation—not simply to “the national park”. Agree on hotel pickup, boat check-in and the return before travelling. Road transport, the boat tour and park access are separate items unless your written booking explicitly combines them.

## Identify the right departure point first

Los Haitises is visited by boat from Samaná; Caño Hondo near Sabana de la Mar is another access area. These are not interchangeable pickup addresses. If your booking names [Samaná town](https://azsairporttransfer.com/en/azs-to-samana-town), request the actual office or pier there. If it names Sabana de la Mar or Caño Hondo, send that exact destination for route confirmation. A general park map pin does not identify where your boat leaves.

## Work backward from check-in and your hotel entrance

Send your accommodation address, not just a beach name. [Las Terrenas](https://azsairporttransfer.com/en/azs-to-las-terrenas), Portillo, Bonita and Cosón are different pickup locations; [Las Galeras](https://azsairporttransfer.com/en/azs-to-las-galeras) and remote villas need their own route planning. Give dispatch the operator’s reporting time, which may precede sailing. Ask for a confirmed road estimate and pickup time with contingency. An AZS-to-hotel drive time is not a hotel-to-pier journey time.

## Treat an airport-to-boat connection as a separate plan

Scheduled landing is not the time you leave [AZS arrivals](https://azsairporttransfer.com/en/azs-airport). Allow for immigration, baggage, customs and the road journey before boat check-in. Have both providers assess whether the connection is realistic; do not assume a same-day excursion will wait for you. If the [flight is delayed or rebooked](https://azsairporttransfer.com/en/guides/flight-delayed-cancelled-azs), contact the boat operator as well as dispatch. Keep a fallback plan if the sailing cannot be reached.

## Check boarding, children and luggage

Before confirming, ask the excursion operator about the actual boarding steps, walking surfaces, assistance and any age or mobility restrictions. A suitable road vehicle does not guarantee accessible boat boarding. Request child seats for the car separately from suitable lifejackets on the boat. Confirm where suitcases can be kept; do not assume the driver or boat can store them. Carry essentials in a manageable bag protected from spray.

## Agree on the return before you board

Confirm the return pier, expected disembarkation and how to report a change. A driver waiting throughout the excursion and a separately scheduled collection are different arrangements. Ask whether waiting is included and how additional time is agreed. [Weather-related changes](https://azsairporttransfer.com/en/guides/hurricane-season-azs-transfer) may affect the boat and the road booking differently. Save contacts offline. If you fly later that day, confirm the whole return connection before paying for the excursion.

## Request a quote for the actual itinerary

For a [private-driver day trip](https://azsairporttransfer.com/en/guides/day-trips-samana-private-driver), send the hotel, date, exact departure address, passenger count, children, luggage and return plan. The [published airport-transfer fares](https://azsairporttransfer.com/en/prices) do not automatically price a hotel-to-pier excursion. Ask which road legs, waiting, stops and changes are included, and check boat tickets, guides and park access separately. [Request the required road transfer](https://azsairporttransfer.com/en/private-transfers) and obtain written availability and price before relying on it.

### Does the airport-transfer price include the boat tour?

Do not assume so. Confirm the road journey, boat tour and park access as separate inclusions unless the written booking expressly combines them.

### How long before sailing should we leave the hotel?

Use the operator’s check-in deadline and the confirmed hotel-to-departure-point route, with contingency agreed with dispatch. There is no single departure time for the whole peninsula.

### Can we visit straight after arriving at AZS?

Only if both providers confirm a workable connection and a fallback for delays. Flight tracking for the car does not mean the boat waits.

[Request your Los Haitises road-transfer quote](https://azsairporttransfer.com/en/private-transfers)

https://azsairporttransfer.com/en/guides/los-haitises-transport