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knarco marco Post Count: 8 Msg: #1 810 days ago, September 19th 2007 | hi there, | i'm planing to travel to colombia in january. i would like to do a jungle trip from leticia and check out the santa marta area incl. the lost city. but you hear many controverdial stories about those areas! has anybody been in these areas lately? some people say leticia would be the only safe area in the amazon?? anybody been on the brazilian or peruanean area close to leticia? is that any safer than the colombian side? would anybody recomend to do a 2 or 3 day jungle tour there. (we'll be a blond german couple, so we could be an easy to spot gringo victim ;-). also i've heard of dangers/kidnappings in the tyr.natinal park/lost city??? on the other hand side people keep telling me how cool and safe santa marta and taganga is?? so it just the park itself that is dangerous? i hope you someone can give me some news/infos on that.....thanxxxxxx sasdad sebas Post Count: 3 Msg: #2 133 days ago, July 27th 2009 | hi, | I'm planning almost the same trip as you might have done one or two year ago. I am having the same questions. Is the safety well in Santamarta / tayrona. And most of all is Leticia safe??. Have you been traveling there? If you see this message it would be super to get an answer. For me, i'm a blond Dutch guy, so people will notice this gringo as well Thanks knarco marco Post Count: 8 Msg: #3 133 days ago, July 28th 2009 | hi sasdad, | yes i did go to colombia last year. first of all, what a great and amazing country. we felt safe all the way, people are so friendly. just leave your expensive clothes and jewelery at home ;-). leticia and our amazonas trip has been awesome, too. leticia seemed totaly safe. i would recommend to book a lodge (incl. pick up/ transfer) in advance. i can recommend a lodge called palmari. you can find them on the internet. not the cheapest, but well organized and great located. santa marta and taganga area was great, too. no problem to find a cheap place to stay, or use the public transports/busses, there. our trips from taganga to the tayrona national park have been fantastic. very few tourists (don't go on wekkends), and beautiful beaches all the way. i would recommend to stay over a night or two in the park, as taganga or santa marta is about a 2 hour drive away. at the caribean coast (like taganga) you can party your ass off, too of you want to with lots of cuba libres (as they dring lots of rum there) ;-). taganga has a lot of backpackers from all over the world, but it's still pretty relaxed there....."la garage" is the place to go....... don't forget to check out beatiful cartagena and playa blanca! bogota has been nice and very good for going out, too.......  Mell Mell Post Count: 14320 Msg: #4 133 days ago, July 28th 2009 | Here is a related thread. | leticia / amazon safety? [Edited: 14:38 - Mell ]  ElAustraliano Paul Morrison Post Count: 205 Msg: #5 132 days ago, July 28th 2009 | Santa Martha ,Tacanga are safe as can be.Incredible part of the world.Some of the cheapest Scuba Courses in the world ,only place cheaper is Honduras.About Leticia read my entry in SASDADs question in this forum.I agree with everything KNARCO says but would also add Capurgana ,in the Colombian Choco district ,to that list .Incredible part of the world and you can walk 5 or so KMs through the jungle to Panama.From Turbo you get a small boat to Capurgana and is possible to cointinue on from here to Panama City.Joseph Silver ,a Hawaian native, at Darien Cabaņas in Capurgana will give you all the advice you need to have an adventure you'll never forget ,including horse treks into the Darien Wilderness where you share paths with drugrunners and/or FARC guerillas and Paramilitaries.It is all safe these days as the real trouble has moved further inland away from the growing Army presence.Enjoy Colombia.I LOVE IT.And feel free to message me any other Qs you might have | ElAustraliano Paul Morrison Post Count: 205 Msg: #6 132 days ago, July 28th 2009 | Oh and San Gil is a must US$12 bungee jumps, US$15 rappels down 70metre waterfalls and much much more.And re my comment about Scuba in Tacanga ,Poseidon is the company to go with.not the cheapest but by far the safest ,most experienced and friendliest of all the companies |  Katzy Michael Katz Post Count: 37 Msg: #7 132 days ago, July 29th 2009 | myself and 3 mates (all from australia) will also be heading to leticia in January to take a boat down the amazon river to Belem.. | what would be the best way to get to Leticia from Bogota? cost? time? ect? any help would be appreciated :) cheers knarco marco Post Count: 8 Msg: #8 132 days ago, July 29th 2009 | i think the only way to get to leticia from bogota is to fly! they have plenty of flights...... | satena is a pretty new airline (but i think you can only book them in colombia)...aero republica has been ok, too... (older airplanes, but you can book them from anywhere......) Ben and Clare Clare Woodsford Post Count: 5 Msg: #9 109 days ago, August 21st 2009 | Be careful with your belongings in Tayrona. We heard of numerous people having money stolen from their tents - the thief was taking a small amount each time hoping that people wouldn't notice. | There are lockers on the beach so take a padlock with you and use those during the day. In Santa Marta there was an American guy pretending that he{d been robbed to get money from other backpackers, so be careful of him! Ben and Clare Clare Woodsford Post Count: 5 Msg: #10 109 days ago, August 21st 2009 | To echo the above - go to San Gil - amazing place, super safe, and loads to do! | Number of Users: 6 | Number of Posts: 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
