http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Colombia , Santa Marta , Parque Nacional Tayrona en-us Thu, 10 Dec 09 09:53:20 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 09 09:53:20 +0000 If you are reading this do not pass go do not collect 200...GO DIRECTLY to Parque TayronaCaplan and I hopped on an early morning bus to Santa Marta. If it weren't for my quick bathroom skills I would still be somewhere in between There was really no need to stop for much in Santa Marta. We just dropped our bags off scarfed down some empenadas and found the bus for Tayrona.Parque Tayrona is http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-435455.html Well it had to happen eventually and after a few great weeks in Colombia we found the first place that we didnt like Taganga We arrived there via Santa Marta early in the morning but it was already much much hotter than San Gil. Unfortunately the hostel we had hoped to stay in was full so we ended up in one called Bayview sounds good but unfortunately there was certainly no view of t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-425436.html 24th July Parque Tayrona ColombiaFor breakfast that morning we were waiting for our chocolate bread even before thay were ready. After a few hours of dark clouds the sun came out and we went to explore the other beaches. Tayrona is spectacular because the beaches are not artificial or dirty. You have to do many hikes through the jungle and under big rocks before you arrive at white sands clear http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-422075.html 23rd July Parque Tayrona ColombiaAfter a night of broken sleep we woke up at 6am and thankfully had no bites Getting to te communal showers was like an assault course. You had to balance yourself across pipes over sewage with insects below.. All this while being attacked by mosquitos. We had heard about a local Panaderia bakery which was supposed to be delicious. We arrived just as he was t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-422049.html 22nd July Parque Tayrona ColombiaAfter 4 days in Santa Marta we were headin to Parque Tayrona. We woke up early to go to the supermarket and stock up on some supplies cereal bars peanuts and crackers We then headed across town towards the market which was like a carnival to catch the bus to the park. The bus took about an hour and dropped us off next to a few old shopsshacks. At the entran http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-422046.html So ich bin wieder einmal in Santa Marta der schoensten Stadt der WeltIch muss das so schreiben weil mein Blog vom Kolumbianischen Aussenministerium Abteilung AnsehenvonKolumbischerKaribikkueste infiltriert wurde In Wirklichkeit ist Santa Marta nicht die schoenste Stadt der Welt aber die Beste in Kolumbien und trotz allem sehr schoen.So jetzt wird auf Gross und Kleinschreibung gesch http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-416582.html Sooo endlich haben wir uns ueberwunden. und oh wunder eine surfschule gefunden. dies auch noch in der karibik was sehr abnormal ist. dafuer ist das wasser warm. wir hatten eine tolle zeit und haben fast schon richtig surfen gelernt mit genug grossem brett hab ichs schon super drauf mit kleinem muss ich noch ueben. zudem hab ich eine tolle mujer de surf kennengelernt mein spanisch wird also b http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-414439.html Parque Nacional Tayrona Colombia http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-397404.html When we got out of the Lost City we went directly to Taganga with our friends Anna and Tim from our trek. Taganga is only a 5 minute taxi ride from Santa Marta where our Lost City trek embarked from and concluded but it has an entirely different personality. Rounding one bend along the coast line from Santa Marta and the dirty crowded city feel is replaced by the laid back sleepy fish http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-388057.html Day 715 14.03.09Not far up the coast from Taganga is the Parque Nacional Tayrona and we'd been told that it was a must on our travels in Colombia.Having packed a few things into a day pack we had to decide on the best method of getting to the park.There were three options available to us. We could take a minibus to Santa Marta another bus to the park entrance and then a jeep to the path for the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-382346.html 26012009 Departed from Parque Nacional Tayrona northern Columbia at about 9.45am after having muesli bars for breakfast on the rocks watching the sea. Trekked for 1.5 hours to a Pueblito where we unexpectedly found that the Pueblito is no longer in existence in fact the Pueblito are ruins dating back to about 500800AD something which they should make clearer on the tourist information http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-367759.html Ya estamos en Cartagena pasamos los ultimos dos dias en Santa Marta. No pudimos ir al Parque Tayrona porque habia demasiada gente y lo cerraron por eso nos vinimos a Cartagena antes de lo previsto. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-361258.html Lazy time on the beach http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-357717.html Woke up early on Tues 28th October 8.00 AM and still managed to miss the 11.00 boat to the Tyrona National Park. So we had to get a taxi to the enterance of the park with a Colombian taxi driver called Elvis pay the entrance fee and get all our bags searched then hike for 2 hours with all our stuff to get to the beach. It was amazing though we trekked through a jungle and then got to the beach http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-340978.html Von unserem Abenteuer im Regenwald ging es direkt zum Eingang des Tayrona Nationalpark. Am Eingang wurden wir ersteinmal gruendlichst vom militaer durchsucht wobei sie unser Taschenmesser in den dreckigen und stinkenden schuhen nicht fanden...war ihnen dann doch etwas zu eklig. Wenn sie es gefunden haetten haetten sie es behalten ist naemlich verboten es mit hinein zu nehmen dafuer haette sich http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-335062.html Hi all Life on the coast of Colombia is quite the paradise. Arriving to this paradise is a whole other story. Our journey to the north coast began on Wednesday afternoon September 17th at 330 pm. The bus was quite comfy large reclining chairs and TVs. These conditions are ideal for bus rides up to 12 hours. Try and double that with a dose of drunken vomiting teenagers 2 mechanical breakdow http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-331582.html Some 4 days and 8 buses later with a short stop off in Atacamas Ecuador we me and the crazy Italian were in Columbia. Not much to say about Ecuador except its the first time in my life where Ive lied about my age to make myslef younger. I know can you believe it even with a baby face like mine I was saying I was 18. Atacamas is like the Newquay of England with as many young aspiring teenag http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-324965.html Santa MartaWe reached Santa Marta after a very early departure 4AM from Maracaibo Venezuela. The trip was uneventful except for police blockades many passport checks and a maniac driver in our Por Puesto Shared taxi basically an old Chevy or Ford with a 5 litre engine. We booked into a very nice hostel called Hotel Nueve Granada. This is probably one of the nicest places we have stayed u http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-322105.html After asking around in Taganga we found a boat to take us 1 hour round the coast to Cabo San Juan de la Guia in the Tayrona National Park. The first couple of people we asked wanted a lot of money 50000 and 40000 each but then we met John hanging out on the beach and he does it for 35000 pesos per person as he's a friendly chatty guy that easily puts groups together about 14 went out on our bo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-320253.html The day had finally arrived for me to be sitting on a beach taking in the tranquility........a feat I had been trying to obtain for many months and had pretty much given up on as there are very few good beaches in the countries I had been in. Sharyn and I got ourselves organised and then got a lift into Santa Marta with Santiago to catch the bus out to the Parque Tayrona. In Santa Marta we had t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-221337.html