点评:We booked a tour from
Cartagena to Nueva Venecia and then onto Santa Marta. It was an incredible tour- we saw and learned so much. We got picked up early from our hotel in Cartagena. it’s about a 3hr drive to where you get the boat. The drive is fantastic- you get to see the countryside and go through small towns. The drive itself was worth the trip as was the conversation with our guide Juan, who is completely bilingual (Spanish, English ) We talked about Colombian life and culture and well as life overall!
We arrived at a small town where we boarded a boat- and the real adventure began. It’s about an hour by boat to the first of the towns built on stilts Buenavista. The boat captain explained facts about life on the water and pointed out notable things - explaining the activities of the fishermen we saw, about the mangroves, and the birds and ducks. Juan translated for us because our Spanish is conversational at best. We then went onto Nueva Venecia. We were able to get out of the boat at the first town but the captain was concerned about an incoming storm so we didn’t get out in Nueva Venecia, but we drove all through it.
Both towns are astounding! The ingenuity of the people! Understanding the history behind these communities gives you a deep appreciation for what they created.
We returned to the dock where we started - and beat the storm! and had a delicious large lunch of fresh fish, rice and plantains. Everything was delicious. It was an extraordinary excursion. I cannot express the beauty of the water and mountains, the colorful homes, and rich community that we got to see.
Juan then drove us to our hotel in Santa Marta which was so convenient for us.
I highly recommend this excursion. Well worth every penny and minute of your time Guanábana Tours were great to work with and very communicative. Everything was easy and straightforward.
翻译:我们预订了从卡塔赫纳到新威尼斯,再到圣玛尔塔的旅行团。这是一次精彩的旅程——我们看到了很多,学到了很多东西。我们很早就从卡塔赫纳的酒店出发了。开车到乘船的地方大约需要3个小时。这段旅程非常棒——你可以欣赏乡村风光,穿过小镇。开车本身就很值得,和我们的导游胡安的交谈也很值得,他精通双语(西班牙语和英语)。我们聊了哥伦比亚的生活、文化,以及各种生活!
我们到达一个小镇,登上了船——真正的冒险开始了。乘船大约一个小时,到达了第一个建在高架桥上的城镇布埃纳维斯塔。船长讲解了水上生活,并指出了一些值得注意的地方——讲解了我们看到的渔民的活动、红树林以及鸟类和鸭子。胡安帮我们翻译,因为我们的西班牙语最多只能说是会话。然后我们去了新威尼斯。我们可以在第一个城镇下船,但船长担心暴风雨即将来临,所以我们没有在新威尼斯下船,而是一路开车穿过了那里。
这两个城镇都令人惊叹!人们的创造力令人叹为观止!了解这些社区背后的历史,会让你深深地欣赏他们创造的一切。
我们回到了出发的码头——战胜了暴风雨!享用了一顿丰盛的午餐,有新鲜的鱼、米饭和大蕉。一切都很美味。这是一次非凡的旅行。我无法用言语形容我们所看到的水景和山脉、色彩缤纷的房屋和富饶的社区的壮丽。
然后,胡安开车送我们去了圣玛尔塔的酒店,这对我们来说非常方便。
我强烈推荐这次旅行。绝对物有所值。Guanabana Tours 的服务非常出色,沟通也很顺畅。一切都很轻松直接。