Customer Travel Tips for Taganga
Customer Travel Tips for Taganga
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03 Jul 2017
Travel Type:
With friends / other travellers
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Age Range:
18-24
Customer Travel Tip: Go to Parque Tayrona. In Taganga there is only one ATM which doesn't work 100%.
Liked: The location near to Parque Tayrona.
Disliked: Unfortunatly the atmosphere of a pretty fisherman's town has ben ruined by a lot of touristic accomodations.
15 Jun 2017
Travel Type:
Alone
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Age Range:
25-30
Customer Travel Tip: Go there for cheap PADI cert, or to get into Tayrona NP. Not much else happening in town.
Liked: Gateway to Tayrona
Disliked: Can feel a little unsafe for a girl alone after dark
24 Mar 2017
Travel Type:
With friends / other travellers
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
Partying / nightlife
Relaxation / spa
Sightseeing & culture
Work / volunteering
Age Range:
31-40
Customer Travel Tip: Stay more then just a couple of nights.
Liked: The nearby National Park and beaches.
Disliked: Nothing.
17 Jun 2016
Travel Type:
With friends / other travellers
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
City break
Age Range:
31-40
Customer Travel Tip: Don't go unless you really want to be in the middle of nowhere.
Liked: Middle of no where - quite the experience. No paved roads, chickens, goats, cats, and dogs running around all over the place. Super cheap!
Disliked: No paved roads, trash everywhere.
24 Jun 2015
Travel Type:
With friends / other travellers
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
Sightseeing & culture
Customer Travel Tip: tanganga itself is a nice village, but there is not much to see. would recommend a full day trip to minca and a boat trip to the playa cristal.
Liked: Found some nice places to stay, the bonsai cafe, nice beach, friendly people
Disliked: no
11 Apr 2015
Travel Type:
With friends / other travellers
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Partying / nightlife
Customer Travel Tip: Very quiet in the week, which is fine but if you want a night out visit at the weekend
Liked: Good atmosphere
Disliked: Trip to Tayrona was a little expensive
18 Jan 2015
Travel Type:
With my spouse / partner
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Customer Travel Tip: Might be the best spot in this area to book a fundive cause they go to the sites around tayrona park :)
Liked: Atmosphere, laid back, diving
Disliked: No
02 Jan 2015
Travel Type:
Alone
Trip Type:
Beach / sunbathing
Customer Travel Tip: Stay in Villa Mary
Liked: The beach and the nightlife
Disliked: Nothing
02 Jan 2015
Travel Type:
Alone
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Customer Travel Tip: None
Liked: Niceand quiet
Disliked: A little pricey
20 Oct 2014
Travel Type:
With friends / other travellers
Trip Type:
Sightseeing & culture
Customer Travel Tip: Dine at Baba Ganoush - excellent food at a great price!
Liked: Small fishing town - charming in it's own way.
Disliked: Didn't feel overly safe.
05 Aug 2014
Customer Travel Tip: Stay in Santa Marta
Liked: .
Disliked: Lack of affordable decent hostels
13 Jul 2014
Travel Type:
With friends / other travellers
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Customer Travel Tip: Go to playa grande
Liked: Weather
Disliked: Dirty beach
21 Apr 2014
Travel Type:
With friends / other travellers
Trip Type:
Beach / sunbathing
City break
Customer Travel Tip: Go snorkelling for oyster fishing
Liked: The relax nearby beaches
Disliked: people selling drugs on the streets and in clubs
20 Apr 2014
Travel Type:
With my spouse / partner
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
City break
Romantic getaway
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Customer Travel Tip: Scuba diving is really cheap!
Liked: Sunset at taganga's beach and Playa Grande.
Disliked: Seemed to be a little unsafe at late night. Everybody tells you to avoid walking at night.
13 Mar 2014
Travel Type:
Alone
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Customer Travel Tip: Do the ciudad perdida trek if you have the time.
Liked: Great jump off point for other activities, good for relaxing since there isn't much in the town to sightsee, and good restaurants (I recommend limalimon, its a family owned joint along the walk up from the beach across from the soccer fields, great prices for delicious food).
Disliked: Can hit the budget since the activities available are on the pricey side.
08 Mar 2014
Travel Type:
Alone
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
Partying / nightlife
Relaxation / spa
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Work / volunteering
Customer Travel Tip: Watch yourself on the beach at night.
Liked: The weather and the beach.
Disliked: A little dirty.
12 Feb 2014
Travel Type:
Alone
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Customer Travel Tip: take time to find a good hostel
Liked: relaxing place, beautiful landscape, nice weather
Disliked: gringo land, many shops try to take advantage and cheat tourists
11 Jan 2014
Customer Travel Tip: Stay at Hostal La Masia!!! Great staff and very nice cook!
Liked: I know Taganga is amazing. But I went on high season, a holiday on 6th January and the beach was like a dumpster. What a shame.
Disliked: Really dirty (6th January)
08 Jan 2014
Travel Type:
With my spouse / partner
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Customer Travel Tip: Tayrona is quite overcrowded. If you overnight you'll stay in a tent city
Liked: Nice backpacker vibe
Disliked: Tayrona park is overcrowded
22 Oct 2013
Travel Type:
With my spouse / partner
Trip Type:
Backpacking / gap year
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