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I made eight dives with Poseidon, which is a PADI dive centre. Two dives cost 130 000 pesos and in that price all the equipment is included. The dives are made by boat and in-between them there is a short break at a shore were you will get some snacks (small sandwich, biscuits and coke). There is no toilet anywhere. Three days we used the big boat with roof, which is good for protection from the sun. One day we were using a smaller, open boat and I thought I was not going to like it. But it was fine. It was quite cloudy that day and we were not so many divers and there were no loud music so we could speak to each other.
When I was in Taganga they were building a pool at the dive centre. So Poseidon will be the only dive centre with a pool were you can do different exercises during the courses.
The diving is good in Taganga. There are many corals, both soft and hard. Other things you will see during the dives are: lots of tube worms, fire worms, big angelfish, green morays and smaller spotted morays, cowfish, octopus, parrotfish, barracuda, lobsters and many more.
Uppdate August 2008: I made only two dives this year as I was just passing by. The price was lower than the prvious year, 120 000 pesos for two dives (maybe it depends on the season). There were a lot of divers and most of them took different courses. All groups were small and I was happy to dive alone with a dive master. The owner Max took a look at the places I had been to the previous year and we went to two for me new places. That was great! Leave a Comment Theme: Scuba DivingAddress: Calle 18 No 1 - 69 Taganga, Santa MartaPhone: 57 5 421 9224Website: www.poseidondivecentre.com Other Contact: poseidon@atgc.net.co
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 Along the path to Ciudad
Perdida by MalenaN
Turcol is the only company organising treks to Ciudad Perdida (but I have heard there might be other tour companies soon). I went to Turcol’s office in Santa Marta to hear which days they would have a trek. I wanted to go in two days, but they just had a trek the day after or in four days. I decided to take the trek in four days. I went to an ATM to withdraw money and went back to Turcol to pay. For the six-day trek I paid 460 000 pesos (July 2007). In Taganga later that day I heard they now had a trek in two days (other people had signed up after I had been to the office), so I changed day as it suited my schedule better.
It is a fantastic trek and I will write more tips about it on my Ciudad Perdida page. Leave a Comment Theme: HikingAddress: Carrera 1C No 20 15Phone: 5 - 421 2256, 433 3737Other Contact: turcol_24@hotmail.com
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 by AndreSTGT
After lunch we had to climb up an ancient staircase for almost one hour until we finally reached the lost city. Leave a Comment Theme: Hiking
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 by AndreSTGT
What is most fascinating about the city is its location on the slopes above a mighty jungle gorge, only accessible on foot. Leave a Comment Theme: Hiking
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The wind currents in Medellín are very good for paragliding and the landscape is beautiful with green valleys. So I thought it was a good place for me to do a first tandem flight. I asked in the reception of the hotel for a good paragliding club and the receptionist made a telephone call to get a number which she gave me. I called and talked to the secretary Jessica, who gave me directions in Spanish. In the evening the instructor Ricardo called me to confirm the flight and he gave me instructions in English.
The next morning I took the metro to Caribe and Terminal Norte. There I took the 8 o’clock bus for Belamira (desk 17). I bought a ticket to San Felix for 2600 pesos (July 2008). I had been told to get off at a restaurant called Voladero. On the opposite side of the road there was an airplane and the bus ride here took about 45 minutes. The Aeroclub is in the red building. Soon the instructor Ricardo arrived with Andrés, who was also doing a tandem flight.
We walked up the hill (not a long walk) to the starting and landing place for the paragliding. It was a sunny Sunday morning and there were many people there. Several had their own equipment and some did a course and a few made a tandem flight like me.
For the flight it is good to have long sleeves, sunglasses, sun block and a camera. Below us was Bello (north of Medellín) and a valley. To the south was Medellín and another valley. The flight was lovely and it felt very safe. It lasted for 22 minutes. Then I waited for Andrés and we went to the restaurant above before taking the bus back to Medellín.
I can absolutely recommend this Aeroclub and the instructor Ricardo Esgerra Flórez.
The flight was 70 000 pesos (July 2008). Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Kilometro 6 Via San Pedro de Los MilagrosPhone: 4 - 388 10 77, 300 312 6240Directions: Aeroclub, Academia Antioqueña Vuelo de LibreWebsite: www.parapenteencolombia.com Other Contact: riesflo@hotmail.com
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The Trekking Tour was magnificent and great value. Spending the night in hammocks was comfortable, our guide was very nice and the food was alright, too. Besides the standard dish, meat with rice and sandwiches, we were also provided with fresh vegetables and fruits. Leave a Comment Theme: Hiking
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 Ciudad Perdida by AndreSTGT
From our starting point we hiked for three hours (two hours of which were uphill), mostly through jungle, passing some nice places for a swim on the way.
Despite of the ascent, it was not too strenuous since we walked at a moderate pace and made some rests on the way.
Close to the place were we stayed for the night was a waterfall with a deep pool, a great place to refresh, after all this sweating. Leave a Comment Theme: Hiking
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Colombia is an extreamly good place for scuba diving. The underwater world in the Caribbean is breathtaking. There are several dive-sites and dive-shops in the Caribbean region (Cartagena, Santa Marta, Islas del Rosario etc.), i personally love the little fishing village of Taganga, where there are quite a lot of PADI dive-shops and which is surrounded by amazing dive-sites. Diving in Colombia is also rather cheap (not in the Islas del Rosario however), when compared to the rest of the world. And the things you can see down there......
You can rent the equipment in all dive-shops. You can either take a course (a mini-course or a licence course) or just rent the equipment (usually this means that you will be taken to the dive-site and given a small snack in between dives). Leave a Comment Theme: Scuba DivingDirections: Taganga, Santa Marta, Parque Tayrona, Cartagena, Islas del Rosario.
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