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How does one get to San Andres from Cartagena and how much does it cost? I read that there is no ferry and the only way is by air. Is it worth seeing and if so need hotel recommendations. Gracias!

By heat on Jul 24, 2004, 19:59 in Friendly Talkzone.

crazyforcolombia says on Jul 25, 2004, 01:44:

San Andres I am not sure on the prices,,but AeroRepublica flies to San Andres regularly,I think San Andres is worth seeing,but it depends on your likes,I went there as I wanted to see as much of colombia as possible.
It is a nice island,with some of the most beautiful waters in the world,suba diving is good and there is some good shopping if you like perfumes or shoes.
Depending on your budget,I would recommend the sunrise hotel and also hiring a scooter to get around the island,it is a good ride around the island,I also have a few photos in my photo gallery of San Andres.

Crazy For Colombia

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 25, 2004, 07:12:

When I went the plane from Cali made a stop in Cartagena, took on a few passengers then continued on to San Andres. If you want something more laid back than San Andres to the puddle jumper from there twenty minutes to Isla Providencia. Highly reccomend Cabanas El Recreo.

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juanalejo says on Jul 25, 2004, 09:34:

west caribbean not many airlines fly direct from Cartagena, Avianca will bring you back to Bogota,or Medellin in the case of West Caribbean Airlines, Aerorepublica goes direct but not on a daily basis. Try them all and see. www.avianca.com www.aerorepublica.com.co www.wca.com.co

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poulet says on Jul 25, 2004, 11:08:

it's definitely worth seeing, but if you do go there, I recommend going to providencia, which is an island very near that has very beautiful sightings.

Hotels, you can go the the Caribe Campo, but the largest hotel chain there, is the deCameron, they have 4 different hotels
check out this page, http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-482591-san_andres_island_hotels-i;_ylt=AiFJxzXAaAt0upp17uquSYniphQB remember the conversion rate between U$ dollars and colombian pesos is roughly U$1=2500 pesos

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 25, 2004, 17:32:

I suggest you add to your sugestion the word "instead" since the post almost implies Providencia is like a simple day trip from San Andres and it's not. Reservations "con anticipacion" are absolutely required because of the very limited flight schedules. Islanders are often clamoring to leave but can't because the tourist round trip tickes take precidence.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Jul 25, 2004, 19:09:

No ferry Heat, the reason there's no ferry from Cartagena is because San Andres sits way up off the coast of Nicaragua. It would take DAYS to get there by boat from Cartagena. Flights there are easy and frequent. San Andres town is itself a bit tawdry but the island is nice and the water is some of the most beautiful in the world.

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kikolina0920 says on Jul 26, 2004, 14:10:

San Andres Try Avianca, and ask for Plan Deskubra, it's all-inclusive, and for 5 nights, I just bought a package to stay at el Decameron San Luis from September 23-28 for $364.00, EVERYTHING included - airfare, hotel accomodations, all taxes, tips, transfers from the airport to your hotel and back again, and everything you can eat and drink. If you fly out of Cartagena with Avianca, they fly you first to Bogotá, and then out to San Andres....check it out!!!

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 26, 2004, 19:17:

There's an MSN group called "Big Juice's San Andres Island" with loads of posts about hotels etc.

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