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Getting to Santa Marta

I'll be doing some much needed travelling around Colombia in december, and have a couple of specific questions that maybe some of you may help me with:

-How long does the bus take from Medellin to Santa Marta?
-How much does it cost?
-We plan on staying in Taganga, probably La Casa de Felipe as it looks really nice and prices aren't too bad... any other suggestions?
-What's the best way to spend a night inside the Parque Tayrona, and how much is it gonna cost?

Thanks a lot to anyone who might give some hints, and sorry if any of this has already been answered but I haven't seen any of these type of questions lately...

Por favor los colombianos en este foro tambien responder si tienen alguna informacion. Gracias!

By litost on Oct 13, 2004, 21:04 in Friendly Talkzone.

elmodefoque says on Oct 14, 2004, 07:16:

dude, I love Taganga, it reminds me of the Greek islands, not that I been to Greece, I watch the travel channel all the time. I guess going there by bus is more exiting and from Medallo you could make a stop at Cobeñas. What I would do is fly directly to Barranquilla, spent a couple days and then take the bus to Taganga (lots of weed smoking there) and also continue 2 hours north to a hidden place called Buritaca where the cool mountain river flows into the warm Caribbean. .

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Miguel says on Oct 14, 2004, 10:01:

Hmm That would be one long assed bus trip from Medellin to Santa Marta, not to mention the ever present possibility of unwanted delays (insert one of half a dozen scenarios here). I side with Elmo and suggest hopping Avianca or ErrorRepublica to Barranquilla, then it's a short hop to Santa Marta by bus or taxi, if you want to splurge a bit. I stayed at Tamaca and it was ok at the time, but on the next visit I will shop around for something better.

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angieraes says on Oct 15, 2004, 14:04:

La casa de Felipe is the best place to stay in taganga, altougth there are other hotels in fornt of the beach, this one is just 2 blocks away from it, and is uscha great plac, dont doubt about staying there I REALLY JUST LOVED IT and s so cheap for the great service you get.
Actually thre´s a promotion on avianca to buy tickets for 149.000 pesos if you pay with a visa card, and you can travel till the 15 of december... but only if you are in Colombia i guess.

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