ONE.- ORGANIZING ENTITY, TERRITORIAL SCOPE, TIMING AND PARTICIPANTS

The commercial entity IBEROSTAR HOTELES Y APARTAMENTOS, S.L. (henceforth “IBEROSTAR” or “the Organizer”) with domicile at 07010-Palma de Mallorca, Calle General Riera nº 154, with CIF (Código de Identificación Fiscal [Tax ID Code]) B-28049344, will carry out a promotion of the “competition” type, which will take place from May 16 to 22, 2017, both inclusive, in which all users over the age of 18 who fulfill the requirements contained in these bases and access the IBEROSTAR profile on the Instagram social network (https://www.instagram.com/iberostar) under the conditions that are detailed below may take part.

By participating in this competition, participants accept all the terms and conditions of these legal bases, as well as the decisions taken by IBEROSTAR regarding their application and interpretation.

This competition is free and cannot be accumulated with any other competition of IBEROSTAR.

TWO.- OBJECT

The object of this competition is to encourage access to the IBEROSTAR profile on the Instagram social network.

THREE.- PRIZE

The prize for this competition consists of a Polaroid Snap Touch camera valued at €200, not including 21% VAT.

The prize contained in this competition may under no circumstances be subject to change, alteration, swap or compensation in cash or assignment at the winner’s request.

In cases of force majeure, IBEROSTAR reserves the right to replace the above-mentioned prize with others with similar value and features.

FOUR.- MECHANISM

The mechanism of this competition consists of the following: all users over the age of 18 who access the IBEROSTAR profile on the Instagram social network https://www.instagram.com/iberostar, must publish a photograph of the holiday location that has most inspired them, also including the hashtag #Iberostar50k, and must divulge this on their public profile on the Instagram social network, so that IBEROSTAR can check that they have carried out this publication, from which moment they shall automatically be entered in the adjudication by the Jury of the prize described in the previous base.

The photograph must be published, shared and accessible to the public, on Instagram within the period of the competition, and must be kept on that social network until the finish date of the competition.

If the photograph is published outside the period for taking part in the promotion, if the #Iberostar50k hashtag is not used, is deleted/eliminated before the end of the participation period and/or does not fulfill the requirements of this competition, the above-mentioned user will not be accepted with that photograph in the competition.

The photographs that are submitted must be original and previously unpublished. IBEROSTAR reserves the right to refuse participation in the competition to photographs that include material that is illegal, threatening, injurious, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, that breaches any kind of rights of third parties or of any other type.

A Jury will examine the content of the Instagram profiles of the participants in order to check that the latter are in keeping with the terms contained in these bases, and in general that the content does not violate any of the rights recognized in the Constitution and in current legislation.

From all the material submitted by the participants within the above-mentioned promotional period, the Jury shall choose from May 23, 2017 onwards, the winning user whose material and profile in their judgment best match the evaluation criteria of the above-mentioned material regarding the originality, quality and creativity of the photograph, and this user shall be the winner of the prize described in the previous base.

Each participant may submit as much material to participate in this competition as they want, provided that it meets the requirements contained in these bases.

FIVE.- JURY

The Jury will be made up of Representatives of IBEROSTAR and/or its Advertising Agency HAVAS SPAIN, who shall be in charge of checking the material that participating users upload and of adjudicating the prize described in the third base.

Participants in this competition must obey the instructions and information that the Jury provides, as the case may be, with the latter’s decisions not being subject to appeal.

SIX.- NOTIFICATION OF THE WINNER

After midnight on May ­­­­23 , 2017, IBEROSTAR will publish the name of the winning user via a publication on their Instagram social network https://www.instagram.com/iberostar, by means of a direct message in the same, with the aim of notifying them of their status and telling them the details of the prize. Likewise, the Jury shall request from the winner the submission of their personal details, in order to be able to manage the delivery of, and where necessary the signing of a letter accepting said prize.

The acceptance letter must be received and signed by the winner, attaching a copy of their DNI (Documento Nacional de Identidad [National ID Document]) within a period of 7 calendar days from its being sent to the winner, via delivery to the address that IBEROSTAR shall communicate to them in the above-mentioned direct message.

If no response has been received once 7 days have passed since the above-mentioned date, another winner shall be named.  If no response is received from the new winner either in the above-mentioned period, in accordance with the same procedure, the prize shall be declared void.

The Jury reserves the right not to adjudicate the prize if it feels that the participants have not met the requirements of these bases.

SEVEN.- AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF WINNER’S AND PARTICIPANTS’ NAME, IMAGE/VOICE, AND ASSIGNMENT OF EXPLOITATION RIGHTS OVER THE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED

For the purposes established in Organic Law 1/1982 of May 5 on Civil Protection of the Right to Honor Personal and Family Privacy and that of one’s Own Image, and Organic Law 15/1999, of December 13, on Protection of Personal Data, every participant whose material has been accepted by the Jury accepts and authorizes both IBEROSTAR and any other company contracted by the latter for the promotional development of its products, to reproduce and use their first name, surnames, voice and image in any advertising or promotional activity related to this competition, without such use granting any right to remuneration or benefit whatsoever, and without limitation by time or territory.

Likewise, the participants authorize the assignment to IBEROSTAR of the rights, which may be subject to intellectual property protection, to publicly reproduce, distribute and communicate the material sent for its use in all the publicity material linked with this competition (as well as internet and social networks) without the right to receive any economic compensation of any kind whatsoever.

In any case, whichever participant is named as the winner promises to sign whichever public and private documents are presented to them by IBEROSTAR.

It is forbidden to transmit any information, including images, that affect the privacy of any other person, or that violate or infringe in any other way the rights of any other person (including intellectual and industrial property rights, as the case may be).

EIGHT.- FRAUD

If IBEROSTAR or any entity professionally linked to this competition detects any anomaly or suspects that a participant is hindering the normal process when participating in this competition, by illegally altering their registration or participation via any technical or IT procedure in order thus to falsify their participation or to damage other participants, it may unilaterally delete the registration of that participant. In this regard, it is important to add that IBEROSTAR has taken the necessary technological steps to detect any possible fraudulent, anomalous or malicious action that intends to alter participation in this competition with the aim of winning a prize in an illicit manner.  Therefore, IBEROSTAR reserves the right to eliminate from the register any participant who is shown to be or who is suspected of acting irregularly in the sense described, without any notification to that participant.

NINE.- LIMITATION OF PARTICIPATION

The following may not take part in this competition: IBEROSTAR employees, employees of any of the companies that are involved in IBEROSTAR, as well as members of the latter’s family (to the third degree or less, by blood or by marriage), legal entities in general, and minors under 18.

TEN.- TREATMENT OF DATA

In compliance with that established in Organic Law 15/1999 of December 13, on Protection of Personal Data, and in its development Regulation, you are hereby informed that, as the responsible party, IBEROSTAR shall handle participants’ personal data in order to manage their participation in the PROMOTION, contact the winner via the social networks, check that they fulfill the conditions to be participants and winner, deliver the prize, and publish the name used by the winner to take part in the PROMOTION on the Instagram social network.

In accordance with that established in Law 15/1999, you are hereby informed that the personal data and photographic materials gathered in the process of participating shall be handled by IBEROSTAR for the management and control of this promotion, with it being necessary for participants to consent to the publication of the above-mentioned data and photographic materials, with the scope and under the conditions indicated in these bases.

Participants guarantee and are responsible for the truthfulness, exactitude, up-to-dateness and authenticity of their personal information.

Participants may exercise their rights to access, rectification, cancellation and objection, by sending a written communication, including a photocopy of their DNI, to the IBEROSTAR address indicated above. Likewise, they may revoke the consent they have provided at any time by sending a written communication to the above-mentioned address, or to the email address iberostarsm@iberostar.com.

ELEVEN.- IMAGE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

It is forbidden to send photographs where the image of identifiable persons other than the participant appears.  If anyone’s image appears in the photographs submitted, the participant guarantees that the image is that of the participant and promises to sign any contracts for assignment of rights that IBEROSTAR regards as necessary, even though simply participating in the competition implies a firm and irrevocable commitment to assigning the above-mentioned rights under the terms set out below. Material that includes images of people may be rejected by the Organizer and shall be regarded as not having been submitted.

Participants, the authors of the photographs uploaded to Instagram, shall assign to the Organizer freely, indefinitely and exclusively all the Intellectual Property rights that may arise from their creation.  Likewise, participants must at all times avoid damaging the image of IBEROSTAR, trying to ensure that it remains positive.

Participants in this activity hold IBEROSTAR and its collaborators harmless from any liability arising from plagiarism or from any other breach of current legislation, guaranteeing, by accepting these conditions, that they are the owners of the intellectual property rights that allow them to be assigned to third parties with the scope, temporal and territorial extension established in the previous paragraph, not harming the rights of third parties.

Participants declare that the content of the multi-media files has been created by them themselves, and that in no case does it include material protected by copyright or brand rights that belong to a third party. Participants shall be exclusively liable for the lawfulness of the content submitted, holding IBEROSTAR harmless from any damage that may arise from the same, both for IBEROSTAR and for third parties.

The assignment of the intellectual property rights over the photographs does not generate nor grant any economic right, right to reimbursement, payment of a tariff or fee of any kind to participants.

TWELVE.- LIABILITY AND MODIFICATION OF THE COMPETITION

IBEROSTAR reserves the right to shorten, extend, modify or cancel this competition if exceptional circumstances that are present so require, communicating these circumstances in such a way as to avoid any damage to the Participants in the same.

IBEROSTAR shall not be liable for any delays, losses or deterioration that are not attributable to it.  Nor shall IBEROSTAR be liable for cases of force majeure (such as strikes, etc.) that could prevent the winner from enjoying their prize wholly or partially.  IBEROSTAR shall be exempt from any liability in any of the above-mentioned cases, as well as from any liability for losses and damages that may arise during the enjoyment of the prize.

IBEROSTAR rejects any liability for losses and damages of any kind that may be due to a temporary lack of access to or continuity of the functioning of the internet and social networks via which participation in the competition takes place, preventing access to and participation in the above-mentioned competition.

IBEROSTAR shall not provide data-service connectivity, nor shall it be responsible for any issues of the operators that prevents participation.

IBEROSTAR reserves the right to eliminate from the competition for justified reasons any Participant who breaches the terms and conditions of the Promotion, who defrauds, alters or disables the good functioning and the normal and correct course of the same, without prejudice to the other actions that may be applicable in Law.

THIRTEEN .- RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES

Participants accept IBEROSTAR’s rules regarding the resolution of any issue arising from this competition.

For any dispute that may arise in the interpretation and application of these bases, both IBEROSTAR and the participants in this competition explicitly submit themselves to the Jurisdiction of the Courts and Tribunals of Palma de Mallorca, with waiver of their own jurisdiction if any, except in the case of consumers, which shall be the latter’s domicile.

FOURTEEN.- ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMPETITION VIA THE INSTAGRAM PLATFORM

The Instagram platform does not sponsor, guarantee or administer in any way whatsoever this competition of IBEROSTAR, nor is it associated with it, and participants shall therefore not have any kind of link with the above-mentioned platform.

IBEROSTAR shall inform participants of any fact and circumstance related to this competition via the above-mentioned social networks.

FIFTEEN.- DEPOSIT OF BASES

The Bases of this competition are deposited and officially filed before the Notary of the College of Madrid, Mr. Luis Máiz Cal, with office at Paseo Pintor Rosales, 20, 2º, 28008  Madrid and published in the Electronic Archive of Competition Bases (Archivo Electrónico de Bases de Concursos [ABACO]), a service of general interest offered by the General Council of Notaries and published at www.notariado.org/liferay/web/notariado/e-notario and they shall be available to any person who wishes to look at them, and on the microsite http://pasaportea.iberostar.com/

Praia do Forte is a charming fisherman’s village with a rich, beautiful environment, renowned for preserving the local flora and fauna. Praia do Forte has two rivers, the Timeantube and the Pojuca, which are excellent options for practicing freshwater sports and to enjoy the natural beauty.

The Timeantube is a short, narrow river surrounded by mangroves. Mangroves are biomes that form in areas where fresh and salt waters meet. The calm waters of this river form what is known as Lake Timeantube, a natural reserve for over 300 bird species. Here you can hire a canoe or kayak and row over the aquatic vegetation in the midst of the display of colors and sounds of all the birds. These include owls, hummingbirds, great kiskadees, jaçanãs, parrots and kingfishers.

You can also go fishing in the river, where the most common species are the sea bass and the porgy.

From Timeantube you’ll be able to enjoy one of the best sunsets at Praia do Forte.

The Pojuca River is larger and farther away from Praia do Forte, nearly 3 kilometers south. Its waters are just fine to take a relaxing swim or go rafting. It is part of the Saparinga Ecologic Reserve, over 500 hectares of paths you can hike through to get to know the vegetation and fauna of the area.

You can also take a boat on an excursion going from the mouth of the Pojuca upstream towards the famous rapids—it is essential that you use a life jacket. Pojuca is a good place to catch catfish, horse mackerel, swordfish, sea bass and porgy, together with shrimp and prawns. But if you prefer hiking, you can walk along the paths through the forest. You can also visit the area where sea turtles lay their eggs from September through March.

The mouth of this river can be enjoyed at the southern limit of Praia do Forte, where the flowing of the river into the sea is a beautiful marvel to watch.

Praia do Forte is a paradise filled with treasures such as the Timeantube and Pojuca rivers.

 

“IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts has two All Inclusive 5-star vacation complexes in Salvador da Bahia: the Hotel IBEROSTAR Praia Do Forte and the Hotel IBEROSTAR Bahía. Both these hotels provide visitors with a perfect vacation in Brazil in natural surroundings. This luxury accommodation will allow you to enjoy a comfortable stay with a variety of restaurants and bars, spa centers, swimming pools and a complete entertainment and sport activities program. The Hotel IBEROSTAR Praia Do Forte and the Hotel IBEROSTAR Bahía also feature modern facilities and halls to celebrate events such as business meetings and unforgettable weddings.”

 

Brazil has incredible landscapes but the best feature of this country is its people. The celebration of life is permanent, it’s part of the national spirit, and any simple thing becomes an excuse for partying. New Year’s Eve throughout Brazil is spectacular—they call it Réveillon. It is one of the major festivities and it officially signals the beginning of the summer vacation period, which lasts until the Carnival.

The best parties take place on the beaches, out in the open. These are multitudinous celebrations with live Brazilian or international music, lots of entertainment, fireworks, and places or carts selling food and drinks.

At midnight fishing boats launch fireworks from out in the sea, magically lighting up the sky, and the partying goes on until dawn.

It is also interesting and amusing to follow the candomblé based traditions that go along with all the partying. The use of symbols and the quest for good fortune are ever present throughout the night. They pay tribute to Iemanjá, the goddess of the sea, with offerings of flowers, fruit, candles, perfumes and bits of paper with the wishes of her followers, which are placed in the sea on small boats.

It is customary to dress in white, but it is in no way mandatory and you can resort to other colors to draw different kinds of good fortune. White depicts peace and purity, green is for good health, yellow for money and red is meant to attract passion and romance. The important thing is for you to feel comfortable in your clothes to help you last through a long night.

Your good luck will be enhanced if you jump over seven different waves while mentally going over your New Year’s wishes, one for each wave. This will make your wishes come true and good fortune will accompany you during the next year.

The best known New Year’s Eve party in Brazil is the one on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. Around two million people gather together to dance, swim in the sea and enjoy incomparable surroundings. But this is not the only place where you can enjoy a different New Year’s Eve packed with joy. In Salvador da Bahia the celebration is all fun and excitement, and the most popular stars of Brazil perform in concert. The city’s traditional Réveillon takes place at the Farol da Barra, a lighthouse, or at the square where the Modelo Market is held.

The best way to have good year is by starting it out with the catchy joy of Brazil!

“The hotels in Brazil of IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts will help you experience the most irresistible emotions during your vacation in Brazil. The excellent location of the IBEROSTAR hotels in Salvador da Bahia and the Grand Amazon ship-hotel with its mooring point in Manaus provide an unequalled opportunity to visit the most beautiful parts of Brazil.”

 

The Amazon rain forest has an incredible variety of wildlife, with hundreds of different species of birds, amphibians and mammals. And of course there’s the best-known fish of Amazonia, the piranha, with a well-deserved bad reputation in spite of their relatively small size. Most of these species have a strong, narrow body, usually measuring between 14 and 26 centimeters, although some can grow to over 40 cm. Piranhas have a prominent head, very strong jaws and a single row of teeth in the upper and lower part of their mouth. They are very aggressive, with an insatiable appetite for flesh, and the sharp teeth and strong bite can cause a lot of damage. Some species swim together in large schools, and in the movies they have often been portrayed as a perfectly organized mob of bloodthirsty assassins. The fact is that piranhas rarely attack humans or animals larger than them, and their attacks are seldom truly serious.

A customary activity in cruises on the Amazon is fishing piranhas. The dry season runs from July to October, being a dangerous time to fish them because they are ravenous and more aggressive than usual.

There are no special requirements for fishing a piranha other than using bait—sometimes you can manage with a wire hook and a chunk of fresh meat. Piranhas go after blood in the water, because they have a sharp sense of smell, or when a tentative prey is splashing in the water. Once you catch a piranha you have be careful when handling it, because of their razor-sharp teeth.

Then you can prepare them grilled, fried or even use them to make soup. Piranhas are very tasty, but watch out for their little spines.

Piranha fishing is an Amazon classic. Are you ready to experience something truly unforgettable?

 

“The hotels in Brazil of IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts will help you experience the most irresistible emotions during your vacation in Brazil. The excellent location of the IBEROSTAR hotels in Salvador da Bahia and the Grand Amazon ship-hotel with its mooring point in Manaus provide an unequalled opportunity to visit the most beautiful parts of Brazil.”

 

 

Bayahibe is a small fisherman’s village that has kept its charm intact. It is located in the southeast of the Dominican Republic, in an idyllic setting right by a protected bay, and part of it is in the National Park of the East.

Bayahibe boasts paradisiac beaches of fine, white sand and turquoise waters, plus a rich seabed. The town has plenty of restaurants and places where you can get local and international foods.

Diving is probably the most common tourist attraction in Bayahibe and it is the country’s best destination for those wishing to practice this activity. Bayahibe benefits from good weather and from the calm, crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean, plus the incredible reefs with their shallow waters near the coast. These rich, colorful reefs are home to a great variety of marine species where you can see eagle rays, manatees, whales, sharks, dolphins, turtles and a lot more, including the remains of a shipwreck, those of the San Jorge.

If you love deep sea fishing you’re at the right place to practice this sport, because here you can rent a boat and go out to sea. But if you simply enjoy riding the waves you can hire the gear to go windsurfing or paddle surfing.

Bayahibe is the best starting point to visit the islands of Catalina and Saona, as well as for exploring the huge natural reserve in the National Park of the East. You can explore this archaeological site that serves as the habitat of thousands of species of flora and fauna, some of which are endemic of this region. The delicate ecosystems include the dry forest, marine prairies, mangroves, rocky coasts and a coral reef out in the sea. There are sea turtles, doves and other wildlife. Make it a point to visit this island and swim in its transparent waters.

Near Bayahibe is La Romana, the ideal destination for golf lovers, offering impressive scenarios to play this sport. Some of the courses have been designed by Pete Dye.

Bayahibe is a paradise of natural beauty and privileged weather where you can indulge in many different activities.

“The hotels that IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts has in the Dominican Republic take visitors to the most beautiful parts of the island thanks to 6 luxury complexes located in Bayahibe, Playa Bávaro and Puerto Plata. Their excellent location allows visitors to travel the island and discover all its secrets.”

 

Surely one of the most picturesque sights in Mallorca is the town of Valldemossa. Generally, all the towns in the Serra de Tramuntana will surprise travelers, but Valldemossa, a town that only calms down in winter, is likely to give you the best impression to take back with you. It is a genuine pleasure to walk through the cobbled streets decorated with thousands of flower pots and tiles honoring St. Catherine.

There is so much you can see and do in this charming little town. Here goes a list of the essentials that you can’t afford to miss:

· The Monastery of La Cartuja

· The Cloister of Valldemossa

· The Marina (Port) of Valldemossa

· Camí de l’Arxiduc (a path for hikers)

· The Palace of King Sancho

· The Frédéric Chopin and George Sand Museum

· A visit to the Coll Bardolet Foundation

· Mirador of Puig de Sa Moneda

· Eating a potato coca with hot chocolate or almond ice cream at Ca’n Molines

· Lunch or dinner at the best, most genuine Majorcan restaurants such as Ca’n Mario or Ca’n Costa.

Valldemossa is a place that you must find time to spend at least a day in when visiting the island. Roam freely through its steep streets and stop to enjoy every corner, every façade, plus the landscapes of pine, evergreen, olive trees and cork trees all around the Serra de Tramuntana. We know you’ll fall in love with this town.

 

“The hotels in Mallorca of IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts provide visitors with irresistible emotions that you can experience on the largest of the Balearic Islands. The excellent location of the IBEROSTAR hotels in Mallorca, spread out throughout the island, provides an incomparable opportunity to discover all its secrets.”

 

Playing golf in the Mayan Riviera is a unique experience, but not only because of the idyllic landscape, pinpointed with lagoons and cenotes and providing impressive views of the sea, the jungle and Mayan archaeological remains. Mexico has become a safe option for tourists wishing to enjoy a great vacation surrounded by wonderful virgin beaches with white sand and transparent waters. But man does not feed on sun and beach alone! Golf lovers will find everything they need to enjoy this sport on the Caribbean coast of the country.

The quality of the golf courses of the Mayan Riviera, some of which were designed by the likes of Jack Nicklaus or Greg Norman, allows them to stand up to many golfing destinations of other latitudes. Norman is the man who designed one of the most famous golf courses on the Mayan Riviera, ‘El Camaleón Mayakoba’, in Playa del Carmen. This surprising course, surrounded by jungle, mangroves and the sea, is the venue of an official tournament on the PGA Tour since 2007.

In Cancun the Hotel IBEROSTAR Cancun is the only resort with its own professional 18-hole golf course, a genuine treat for those who indulge in this sport. Golf lovers can enjoy the 260-yard driving range, a sports store and the clubhouse, all within their reach! Located in Laguna Nichupté, the Popular Club de Golf has served golf lovers for years at one of the most popular tourist destinations in Mexico.

This complete golf complex is available for hotel guests and also for non-registered visitors and groups wishing to enjoy the extraordinary facilities. The elegant greens, spectacular scenarios, exotic wildlife and a team of professionals ready to assist you with their traditional Mexican hospitality are awaiting you.

 “IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts has a luxury complex in Cancun: the Hotel IBEROSTAR Cancun, a 5-star All Inclusive hotel in an unbeatable location right next to the beach. Winner of the “AAA Four Diamond Award”, IBEROSTAR Cancun is the only All Inclusive hotel with a Golf course and a Spa, surely the best place to bring together paradise and vacation in Cancun. The great entertainment offer for the whole family, the delicious local and international cuisine and the modern facilities make our guests’ stay an unforgettable experience.”

 

 

With warm and sunny weather all year round, the Dominican Republic is ideal for practicing water sports. Diving, windsurf, fishing and sailing out to sea are exciting ways to experience the natural beauty of this country. It houses important international events such as those dedicated to windsurfing and kitesurfing in Cabarete, or the famous fishing tournaments at Cabeza de Toro.

Diving in the Dominican Republic is spectacular, often being considered one of the best places to practice this sport in the Caribbean thanks to great visibility in the crystal-clear waters, the reefs full of marine life and the remains of historic shipwrecks. The north of the island near Sosúa is visited by whale sharks, giant rays, dolphins and countless species of tropical fishes. There are reefs with shallow waters that are perfect for beginners, and for the more experienced divers there are many water tunnels from 12 to 30 meters long near the coast. In the south, on the island of Saona, around 30 minutes off the coast of La Romana, there are huge amounts of tropical fishes, corals and sponges, plus a shipwreck, that of the San Jorge. The island has beautiful beaches with calm waters that invite you to go diving. East of the city of Santo Domingo, in Boca Chica, the small yet fabulous La Caleta Underwater National Park is considered by many as one of the best diving spots in the country. The best season for diving in the Dominican Republic is from June to September.

For those fond of extreme water sports, the Dominican Republic is renowned worldwide for more than just its beaches: the city of Cabarete is considered the ‘world capital’ of kitesurfing. Cabarete features a perfect combination of beaches, wind and waves, creating the best conditions for kitesurfers and windsurfers.

The Dominican Republic has fantastic fishing grounds for deep sea fishing. You can charter a boat with all the necessary fishing gear. Blue marlins, white marlins, giltheads, sailfishes, wahoo and yellow fin tuna are just a few of the species you can fish in these waters.

For kayaking and rafting you have to go to the turbulent waters of the Río Yaque, in the north of the country near the Jarabacoa Mountains. Professional guides will accompany you along the canyons and currents of the river. You can take refreshing swims in the crystal-clear waters of the natural water holes that form as the river meanders amidst the virgin forest.

Water sports are a different way to enjoy the paradisiac beaches and the idyllic landscapes of the Dominican Republic.

“The hotels that IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts has in the Dominican Republic take visitors to the most beautiful parts of the island thanks to 6 luxury complexes located in Bayahibe, Playa Bávaro and Puerto Plata. Their excellent location allows visitors to travel the island and discover all its secrets.”

 

Jamaica is one of the liveliest and most fascinating Islands of the Caribbean, well-known for its paradisiac beaches and turquoise waters. But the interior is equally beautiful, with waterfalls, impressive mountains and lush, tropical vegetation.

In Jamaica you can play a variety of sports out in the open while enjoying the beauty of nature on this island.

Jamaica cries out to be explored. To do this you can go hiking through the labyrinth of narrow paths that crisscross and wind through the highlands of the Jamaican forest, visiting its rivers and fascinating waterfalls.

The most salient excursion is to the Blue Mountains. The misty peaks and green slopes are washed by the heaviest rains in Jamaica, and the forest is home to butterflies, over 200 species of birds, many of which are only found in Jamaica, over 500 plant species and a great number of orchids. Some of the paths can be covered on horseback or riding a bicycle.

Known as a diver’s paradise, the Caribbean offers underwater adventures that are not to be missed. Eels, rays and schools of tropical fishes are plentiful in the waters around Jamaica, as well as sea turtles, and also sharks and barracudas. The water is usually not very deep, making this the perfect place to learn the secrets of diving. Not to be missed are the reefs around Jamaica: Shark Reef, Coral Garden and Fantasy Reef, with tunnels and caves featuring colorful and luminous coral formations. There are many cruises and excursions taking you out to sea, where you can get in the water and do some snorkeling.

Other water sports you can practice are windsurfing, kayaking, riding the waters on a hobie cat, water skiing, riding a bamboo canoe on the Grane River and doing some rafting on the Martha Brae River.

Jamaica has some of the best places for deep sea fishing and stages two great sports fishing events: the International Fishing Tournament and the International Marlin Tournament of Jamaica. You can hire the equipment needed for this sport, regardless of whether you are a beginner or a seasoned fisherman.

Jamaica is one of the most exciting and original golf destinations of the Caribbean. The island boasts magnificent 18-hole courses strategically located in beautiful places along the coast.

Jamaica has everything you need to suit every taste. Why don’t you come along and enjoy it?

“The hotels in Jamaica of IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts offer visitors the most irresistible experiences you can find on the island. The excellent location of the IBEROSTAR hotels in Jamaica is an unparalleled opportunity to cover the island and discover its many treasures.”

We often think of Tenerife and its fine beaches, but we shouldn’t make the mistake of just settling for that. Of course the beaches are great but there is a lot more to this island. Tenerife has extraordinarily beautiful landscapes that are unique in the world; a multiple, particularly visible landscape that is a priceless resource, both for those who live there and for the millions of tourists visiting the island ach year. It’s not that way by chance.

We can’t speak of the landscape of Tenerife but of a mosaic of incredible landscapes—as if it were a miniature continent. The same things explaining the variety of microclimates on this island serve as the basis for the fantastic mixture of perspectives, colors, scents, and different viewpoints that surprise us every time we step ahead on this island, leaving us with the impression that in just a few kilometers we have arrived at a different country, even a whole new continent.

In general terms and just considering the landscapes, we could say that Tenerife is divided between the green, humid northern part of the island, with lush vegetation, and a drier south of ochre hues, with plants adapted to the strong sunlight, including cactuses, spurges and thistles… but that would be simplifying things excessively.

Having formed as a result of colossal volcanic explosions, part of the landscape can only be described as lunar, especially in Teide National Park. First you have to go by car to Las Cañadas. Following the mountain road you will finally reach the National Park and that is where you will encounter the breathtaking lunar landscape. Suddenly, no matter which way you look, you’ll find yourself surrounded by extraordinary rocky formations and a strange, wonderful landscape before you.

The ravines in Tenerife are virtually inaccessible, surprisingly beautiful and removed from time and the world, for instance the Barranco del Infierno. The beaches have dark sand in the north and lighter sand in south. Palm trees line the coast from San Juan de la Rambla to Isla Baja.

There are sub-tropical valleys, such as the one in Orotava, pine forests and the mist that forms a white blanket when seen from above, in what is known as the sea of clouds.

That’s why we can’t just speak of Tenerife but of the infinite, contradictory and captivating landscapes of Tenerife.

“If you want to enjoy a first-hand experience of these incredible landscapes, IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts has 7 hotels on the island of Tenerife. These 4 and 5-star hotel complexes are in privileged locations of Tenerife, right by the sea in calm, relaxing areas to provide guests with the best service and the most satisfying vacation in the Canary Islands.”