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MalenaN Says: One morning after breakfast we (the five tourists on Isla Gorgona and the guide Jesus) made a tour at the former prison. Between 1959 - 1982 this was Colombia’s high security prison. We saw the canteen, bathrooms, the place for laundry, the dormitory (where you still can see...
Walking tour - Sendero Playa Palmeras
MalenaN Says: There are at least three different walking tours to take on Isla Gorgona, but you must always walk with a guide. I walked with the guide Jesus to Playa Palmeras on the south western side of the island. It is a 5 km walk and it passes El Antiguo Muelle, La Azufrada, Piedra...
MalenaN Says: After you have arrived to Isla Gorgona you must visit the visitor centre to get information about the National Park. You will also be shown a film about the flora and fauna on the island.Twice during my visit someone watched TV and had a very loud sound on that could be...
MalenaN Says: Accommodation on Isla Gorgona is expensive. I paid 728 000 pesos for four nights, which is 182 000 pesos per night only for accommodation (July 2008). It feels overpriced for this accommodation, but I guess, even if you pay a special national park fee, you pay to be on the...
MalenaN Says: There is only one restaurant on Isla Gorgona and that is where the breakfasts, lunches and dinners are served. The tables are set and I was placed with a brother and sister from Bogotá which arrived with the same boat as me. Everyone got the same to eat and drink, but there...
Boat between Guapí and Isla Gorgona
MalenaN Says: I had booked everything regarding the Isla Gorgona trip at Aviatur in Bogotá. So, together with two persons from Bogotá who were also going to Isla Gorgona, I was taken from the airport to Aviaturs office in Guapí. The office is by the river and that’s from where the boat is...
MalenaN Says: There is a dive centre on Isla Gorgona and when I visited one instructor (Alejandro) and one dive master (Jimmy) were working there. It is not cheap (like in Taganga), but actually quite expensive. To do the two morning dives was 140 000 pesos + 70 000 for equipment, and to...
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I had booked everything regarding the Isla Gorgona trip at Aviatur in Bogotá. So, together with two persons from Bogotá who were also going to Isla Gorgona, I...
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