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blafasel
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Dabei seit: 02.07.2011
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Hi Leute,
leider gibt es kein Kolumbien-Forum (klar, gibt ja auch keinen Loose Kolumbien), was schade ist, da Kolumbien sooo toll ist. Wir waren gerade für 3,5 Wochen da und ich dachte mir, dass unsere Erfahrungen auch hier im Forum manchen helfen könnten. Ich habe einen Bericht mit Tipps in einem englischen Forum verfasst - insofern ist der folgende Text ebenfalls in Englisch. Wenn jemand auf deutsch noch Tipps braucht, kein Problem!
We're back home and we had a wonderful time in Colombia. I thought this thread might help you planning YOUR trip. We had an itinerary, which we changed only, because we wanted to spend more time in the wonderful city of medellin.
Day1: Landing Bogota
- Hostel "Cranky Croc" (100.000OP for a double room, really nice! Good breakfast! Nice Staff)
- Walked just around a bit in Candelaria, the oldtown.
Day 2: Bogota
- Did the Bogota Bike Tour with Gringo Mike. Really cool! 35.000COP p.P Totally worth it!
- Went to Mt Monserrate. A must do IMO.
- Nightbus to San Gil - around 50.000COP with Berlinas. Really nice. Good sleep. Felt safe.
- Taxi San Gil to Barichara (cant remember the price)
Day 3-5: Barichara
- Hostel Tinto (75.000COP for a double). Perfect! The best rooms we had during the trip.
- Nice short Hike (1hour) to Guape (was that the name? not sure)
- Paragliding with "Parapente Chicamocha" for 170.000COP p.P. Amazing experience! A MUST DO! Really!
- Rafting on Rio Suarez (Level 5) with "Colombia Rafting Expeditiones" for 125.000. Nice Crew. Doable for almost everyone.
- Food-Advice1: In Barichara is a small Italian place owned by an italian expat, wonderful pasta!
- Food-Advice2: In San Gil go to Gringo Mikes for Burgers and Mexican Food. Yummy!
- Nightbus to Santa Marta - 13 Hours - Perfect Sleep - nice bus ride.
Day 6 Santa Marta
- Hostel Casa Del Escrito (90.000 COP, small new hostel, nice room with a hammock, really really kind owner!)
- Nothing to do there - Santa Marta is not that beautiful.
Day 7-10 Lost City Trek
- 700.000COP p.P totally worth it
- This trip is a MUST too... if you like hiking, you'll love it. Well.. we had some struggle with rain, but.. well.. it was rainy season in the jungle, so we kind of expteced this to happen. If you like it sporty take the 4 day tour like us (its literally walking all day long, then have a nice bath in the river/waterfall, shower, eat, sleep. If you like to relax and chill more, maybe read some books, take the 5 or 6 day tour.
- There are 4 Companies doing that trek all with the same price (made by the government) - we went with turcol. I really didnt see any difference. Maybe the guides? I asked three times if there is an english speaking guide. They said yes, yes, yes... but.. of course.. our guide wasnt able to speak english. Wasnt that big problem, cause we had some people in the group sho translated all the stuff he said.. and he was a really cool guy.. but.. yea.. they lied to us.
- ADVICE: When you book try to ensure that your group is a mixed group. We got lucky, cause we had some really really cool guys from Bogota in our group, which we made later again back in Bogota, but the rest were germans too. Another group we met was entirely german! A friend from UK was in a group filled with... jipp.. just british people. What a horror. 
- ADVICE: Bring enough socks, good repellent, raincover for your backpack, antibiotics and iodine (i needed it, cause i had a really deep scratch after i fell and cut my hand)
Day 11 Minca
- Hostel: Emerald Green House, 100.000COP for Double, Really Nice Irish Owner, nice Dog and Cats
- You can do a lot of hiks there, but we just had some relaxtime, cause the climate is so nice in Minca
Day 12-14 Cartagena
- Hotel: Zana Hotel. 148.000COP for double, if you like it quiet in a nice hotel in getsemani, take it! it's next to the one day hostel, where you can have a dorm, we just went inside and really liked it, but we preferred a double 
- Free Walking Tour - was okay. Not a must. But if you dont like it you dont have to pay anything, so.. good thing to do.
Day 14 (we had just a few hours here) San Andres
- Took a cheap Flight with copa air for around 60USD p.P.
- Hostel "The Rock House" for 90.000COP, San Andres is expensive, so we liked our choice (its a bit outside of town)
Day 15-18 Providencia
- Took the Catamaran to Providencia for about 25USD each. The ride is kind of rough - i could read a book - but the guy next to me threw up (which happens a lot i heard), so you maybe want to take another flight - its about 50USD.
- Hostel: Posada Enilda 153.000 COP p.P. per night - not fancy but a really nice place to stay.
- Rented a Scooter for 55.000 per day, which is perfect for the island. FunFact: Dont ask for a helmet, cause the answer will be: "Oh. Sorry. We dont do this here. Relax."
- Went diving with Sonny Dive Shop - the guys who are working there are the most chilled dive-guys i ever met. If you are an experienced diver, go with them - otherwise i would advice against it because of safety reasons (i have no idea if my diveinstructor was even certified, but he was a nice guy and i had 4 great dives with a lot of sharks, a huge (1,5meter) Barracuda, shipwreck.. he showed me a lot and on two dives it was just us two.. really good! Paid for 4 dives 340.000COP.
Day 19 San Andres
- same hostel, just a few hours here again.... if you like to party san andres town might be nice - we kind of hated it
- cheap flight to Medellin with Viva Colombia with an insane boarding system.. cause you dont get your seats at the checkin, you just enter the plane and grab one (if you can..)
Day 20-25 Medellin
- Hostel: Saman Hostel 80.000 for double. Perfect hostel in the perfect area (near park lleras) with lots of restaurants and bars around. Dont take the Dorm next to the street, you wont get any sleep (i guess!). On Friday/Saturday nights take earplugs - every other night its not noisy at all.
- DO THE FREE WALKING TOUR (with real city tours)! It sounds wierd, but that was the highlight of our trip. Our guide Pablo (who was also the manager) was such a nice guy and he was so passionate and entertaining. It felt like a good friend shows you his city. Loved it. But book 2 days ahead!! Cause it is always fully booked! You can do the tour in the morning and in the afternoon (what we did).
- After the tour we decided to stay longer in Medellin, cause its such a nice city. Also we were tired of travelling, so we skipped the 3 days in Salento and stood in Medellin until we went back to Bogota
- We didnt do the pablo escobar tour, because i already know a lot about him and wasnt that keen to meet his brother (yeah - with one tour you really meet his brother you tells you that he gives away all the money he gets to aids charity, well.. you can belive this.. if you want ) - we went to his grave by ourselves which costs about 4000COP (for the metroticket)
- Medellin has the perfect climate 16-27 degrees all year long - so... if you are searching for a place to relax or party or shopping or just watching people.. go there
WHAT WE LEARNED // SPECIAL ADVICES
- We never felt unsafe in Colombia - not one second!
- The Land is amazing - beautiful beaches/great mountains. One of my favorite countries now!
- The people are so kind! In Medellin it happened a lot that a guy looked at us, smiled and said "welcome to colombia" and then went away.
- Colombia is changing, tourism will grow for sure - so go NOW there
- Night Buses are a fine choice!
- If you like Paragliding - San Gil and Medellin are the places to go, totally worth the money!
- If you ever wanted to buy a hat, you have a lot of opportunities here (want to buy a hat? No! Why not?)
- We heard the beaches in tayrona are awesome from other travellers - but we didnt have the time to go there!
- Dont go to Taganga! We heard terrible stories about it!
- If you like vegetables... well.. colombia is NOT your best choice - more if you like it deep fried. They deep fry everything.
- If you are on a budget. Empanadas are 1000COP
If you need more advices, just ask. But... go to colombia!
Jens
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blafasel
Themenersteller
Dabei seit: 02.07.2011
Beiträge: 92
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Hi Leute,
leider gibt es kein Kolumbien-Forum (klar, gibt ja auch keinen Loose Kolumbien), was schade ist, da Kolumbien sooo toll ist. Wir waren gerade für 3,5 Wochen da und ich dachte mir, dass unsere Erfahrungen auch hier im Forum manchen helfen könnten. Ich habe einen Bericht mit Tipps in einem englischen Forum verfasst - insofern ist der folgende Text ebenfalls in Englisch. Wenn jemand auf deutsch noch Tipps braucht, kein Problem!
We're back home and we had a wonderful time in Colombia. I thought this thread might help you planning YOUR trip. We had an itinerary, which we changed only, because we wanted to spend more time in the wonderful city of medellin.
Day1: Landing Bogota
- Hostel "Cranky Croc" (100.000OP for a double room, really nice! Good breakfast! Nice Staff)
- Walked just around a bit in Candelaria, the oldtown.
Day 2: Bogota
- Did the Bogota Bike Tour with Gringo Mike. Really cool! 35.000COP p.P Totally worth it!
- Went to Mt Monserrate. A must do IMO.
- Nightbus to San Gil - around 50.000COP with Berlinas. Really nice. Good sleep. Felt safe.
- Taxi San Gil to Barichara (cant remember the price)
Day 3-5: Barichara
- Hostel Tinto (75.000COP for a double). Perfect! The best rooms we had during the trip.
- Nice short Hike (1hour) to Guape (was that the name? not sure)
- Paragliding with "Parapente Chicamocha" for 170.000COP p.P. Amazing experience! A MUST DO! Really!
- Rafting on Rio Suarez (Level 5) with "Colombia Rafting Expeditiones" for 125.000. Nice Crew. Doable for almost everyone.
- Food-Advice1: In Barichara is a small Italian place owned by an italian expat, wonderful pasta!
- Food-Advice2: In San Gil go to Gringo Mikes for Burgers and Mexican Food. Yummy!
- Nightbus to Santa Marta - 13 Hours - Perfect Sleep - nice bus ride.
Day 6 Santa Marta
- Hostel Casa Del Escrito (90.000 COP, small new hostel, nice room with a hammock, really really kind owner!)
- Nothing to do there - Santa Marta is not that beautiful.
Day 7-10 Lost City Trek
- 700.000COP p.P totally worth it
- This trip is a MUST too... if you like hiking, you'll love it. Well.. we had some struggle with rain, but.. well.. it was rainy season in the jungle, so we kind of expteced this to happen. If you like it sporty take the 4 day tour like us (its literally walking all day long, then have a nice bath in the river/waterfall, shower, eat, sleep. If you like to relax and chill more, maybe read some books, take the 5 or 6 day tour.
- There are 4 Companies doing that trek all with the same price (made by the government) - we went with turcol. I really didnt see any difference. Maybe the guides? I asked three times if there is an english speaking guide. They said yes, yes, yes... but.. of course.. our guide wasnt able to speak english. Wasnt that big problem, cause we had some people in the group sho translated all the stuff he said.. and he was a really cool guy.. but.. yea.. they lied to us.
- ADVICE: When you book try to ensure that your group is a mixed group. We got lucky, cause we had some really really cool guys from Bogota in our group, which we made later again back in Bogota, but the rest were germans too. Another group we met was entirely german! A friend from UK was in a group filled with... jipp.. just british people. What a horror.
- ADVICE: Bring enough socks, good repellent, raincover for your backpack, antibiotics and iodine (i needed it, cause i had a really deep scratch after i fell and cut my hand)
Day 11 Minca
- Hostel: Emerald Green House, 100.000COP for Double, Really Nice Irish Owner, nice Dog and Cats
- You can do a lot of hiks there, but we just had some relaxtime, cause the climate is so nice in Minca
Day 12-14 Cartagena
- Hotel: Zana Hotel. 148.000COP for double, if you like it quiet in a nice hotel in getsemani, take it! it's next to the one day hostel, where you can have a dorm, we just went inside and really liked it, but we preferred a double
- Free Walking Tour - was okay. Not a must. But if you dont like it you dont have to pay anything, so.. good thing to do.
Day 14 (we had just a few hours here) San Andres
- Took a cheap Flight with copa air for around 60USD p.P.
- Hostel "The Rock House" for 90.000COP, San Andres is expensive, so we liked our choice (its a bit outside of town)
Day 15-18 Providencia
- Took the Catamaran to Providencia for about 25USD each. The ride is kind of rough - i could read a book - but the guy next to me threw up (which happens a lot i heard), so you maybe want to take another flight - its about 50USD.
- Hostel: Posada Enilda 153.000 COP p.P. per night - not fancy but a really nice place to stay.
- Rented a Scooter for 55.000 per day, which is perfect for the island. FunFact: Dont ask for a helmet, cause the answer will be: "Oh. Sorry. We dont do this here. Relax."
- Went diving with Sonny Dive Shop - the guys who are working there are the most chilled dive-guys i ever met. If you are an experienced diver, go with them - otherwise i would advice against it because of safety reasons (i have no idea if my diveinstructor was even certified, but he was a nice guy and i had 4 great dives with a lot of sharks, a huge (1,5meter) Barracuda, shipwreck.. he showed me a lot and on two dives it was just us two.. really good! Paid for 4 dives 340.000COP.
Day 19 San Andres
- same hostel, just a few hours here again.... if you like to party san andres town might be nice - we kind of hated it
- cheap flight to Medellin with Viva Colombia with an insane boarding system.. cause you dont get your seats at the checkin, you just enter the plane and grab one (if you can..)
Day 20-25 Medellin
- Hostel: Saman Hostel 80.000 for double. Perfect hostel in the perfect area (near park lleras) with lots of restaurants and bars around. Dont take the Dorm next to the street, you wont get any sleep (i guess!). On Friday/Saturday nights take earplugs - every other night its not noisy at all.
- DO THE FREE WALKING TOUR (with real city tours)! It sounds wierd, but that was the highlight of our trip. Our guide Pablo (who was also the manager) was such a nice guy and he was so passionate and entertaining. It felt like a good friend shows you his city. Loved it. But book 2 days ahead!! Cause it is always fully booked! You can do the tour in the morning and in the afternoon (what we did).
- After the tour we decided to stay longer in Medellin, cause its such a nice city. Also we were tired of travelling, so we skipped the 3 days in Salento and stood in Medellin until we went back to Bogota
- We didnt do the pablo escobar tour, because i already know a lot about him and wasnt that keen to meet his brother (yeah - with one tour you really meet his brother you tells you that he gives away all the money he gets to aids charity, well.. you can belive this.. if you want ) - we went to his grave by ourselves which costs about 4000COP (for the metroticket)
- Medellin has the perfect climate 16-27 degrees all year long - so... if you are searching for a place to relax or party or shopping or just watching people.. go there
WHAT WE LEARNED // SPECIAL ADVICES
- We never felt unsafe in Colombia - not one second!
- The Land is amazing - beautiful beaches/great mountains. One of my favorite countries now!
- The people are so kind! In Medellin it happened a lot that a guy looked at us, smiled and said "welcome to colombia" and then went away.
- Colombia is changing, tourism will grow for sure - so go NOW there
- Night Buses are a fine choice!
- If you like Paragliding - San Gil and Medellin are the places to go, totally worth the money!
- If you ever wanted to buy a hat, you have a lot of opportunities here (want to buy a hat? No! Why not?)
- We heard the beaches in tayrona are awesome from other travellers - but we didnt have the time to go there!
- Dont go to Taganga! We heard terrible stories about it!
- If you like vegetables... well.. colombia is NOT your best choice - more if you like it deep fried. They deep fry everything.
- If you are on a budget. Empanadas are 1000COP
If you need more advices, just ask. But... go to colombia!
Jens
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thewanderer
Dabei seit: 17.11.2009
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Danke, interessanter Bericht. Ich war schon seit 20 Jahren nicht mehr in Südamerika und noch gar nie in Kolumbien. Wäre mal an der Zeit.
Mein Spanisch ist sehr bescheiden. Wie schlägt man sich dort mit Englisch durch?
Gruss
thewanderer
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thewanderer
Dabei seit: 17.11.2009
Beiträge: 1716
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Danke, interessanter Bericht. Ich war schon seit 20 Jahren nicht mehr in Südamerika und noch gar nie in Kolumbien. Wäre mal an der Zeit.
Mein Spanisch ist sehr bescheiden. Wie schlägt man sich dort mit Englisch durch?
Gruss
thewanderer
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Verfasst am: 22. 10. 15 [17:43:41]
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Verfasst am: 22. 10. 15 [17:43:41]
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blafasel
Themenersteller
Dabei seit: 02.07.2011
Beiträge: 92
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Hey,
also wir sind überall durchgekommen und unsere Spanischkenntnisse begrenzten sich auf 3 Wochen mit Sprachapps (Duolingo, Babel) herumspielen. Heißt... Donde esta.... Quanto cuesta... la cuenca... ein paar Brocken Touristenspanisch reichen aus. Zumindest in den Gegenden, wo man Touristen inzwischen gewohnt ist. Achja.... sich vorher die Zahlen anzugucken kann nicht schaden, wenn man nach Preisen fragt.
Fazit: Erfahrene Reisende kommen überall durch - auch in Kolumbien.
LG, Blafasel
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blafasel
Themenersteller
Dabei seit: 02.07.2011
Beiträge: 92
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Hey,
also wir sind überall durchgekommen und unsere Spanischkenntnisse begrenzten sich auf 3 Wochen mit Sprachapps (Duolingo, Babel) herumspielen. Heißt... Donde esta.... Quanto cuesta... la cuenca... ein paar Brocken Touristenspanisch reichen aus. Zumindest in den Gegenden, wo man Touristen inzwischen gewohnt ist. Achja.... sich vorher die Zahlen anzugucken kann nicht schaden, wenn man nach Preisen fragt.
Fazit: Erfahrene Reisende kommen überall durch - auch in Kolumbien.
LG, Blafasel
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