SIERRA NEVADA DEL COCUY: ACCOMMODATION

SIERRA NEVADA DEL COCUY: ACCOMMODATION

There are several accommodation options in both towns - El Cocuy and Güicán as well as higher up closer to the park entrance. Where you stay will depend on your climbing/hiking plans. El Cocuy is the access town for climbers visiting the peaks in the southern part of the park (Pan de Azúcar, Púlpito del Diablo, El Cóncavo, Concavito) and for hikers doing the counter-clockwise 6-day circuit. Güicán, on the other hand, is the best place to start the clockwise trek and for an approach to the highest peaks of the range: Ritacuba Blanco and Negro. In most hostels and haciendas food is served and guides and mules/horses can be hired. For acclimatization, staying in one of the places higher up is recommended and if you’re on a budget you can also pitch your tent there for a small fee. Camping in the park is free and allowed in places marked on the map (apart from Hotelito below Pan de Azúcar where revegetation is in process)

EL COCUY


See the map of the town
 here

Hostal La Tranquilidad

Hostal La Tranquilidad
Note: I’m not 100% sure about the name of the hostel as it was newly opened when we stayed there. Very nice place though. Highly recommended.
 Owned by a climber from Bogota; has a communal kitchen, showers, gear hire (good prices if you stay there)

Calle 6 No 3-28
Ramiro Uriel Mora 314 2407602

from $20,000pp




La Posada del Molino

Carrera 3a No. 7-51
(8) 7890377, 3123529121, 3104945076

email: juancho1635@latinamail.com

from $20,000pp
website: http://elcocuycasamuseo.blogspot.com/



Hotel Villa Real

Calle 7 No 4-50
(8) 789 0038 / 311 4756495 / 311 8102808

email: hotelvillareal@hotmail.com



Hotel Casa Muñoz
Carrera 5 No 7-28 (on the main square)

(8) 789 0328 / (8) 789 0028 / 313 8291073 / 313 3321980

email: hotelcasamunoz@gmail.com


website: hotelcasamunoz.com


GÜICÁN

Cabaña Hotel El Edén

Transversal 2 No 9-58 Urbanización Villa Nevada (10 minute walk from the center)
(8) 7897093 / 311 8088334 / 313 2135043

email: luishernando@hotmail.com

see more here

Posada Brisas del Nevado
Carrera 5 No 4-59

313 8964523 / 310 6299001 / 313 8962101 

email: brisasdelnevado@yahoo.com



Hotel El Frailejón
the cheapest place in town, some bad reviews on internet though

Carrera 4 No 3–34 (main square)
312 5860619

IN THE PARK

All of the places (with the exception of Posada Sierra Nevada) mentioned below are marked on the hiking map provided by the Park's office.

NORTH (access from Güicán)

Cabañas Kanwarra
At an altitude 3,950m an ideal place to acclimatize. 3 huts with 5 rooms and a balcony each, a view of the Ritacubas
311 2316004 / 311 2372260 / 316 8354683

email: infokanwar@gmail.com


Posada Sierra Nevada
Slightly higher up than Cabañas Kanwarra
311 2378619
email: 
marcelaensguican@hotmail.com

Hacienda Peña Blanca
310 2324839

SOUTH (access from El Cocuy)



Near Cabañas del Púlpito

Cabañas del Púlpito (formerly Cabañas Guaicani)
Not far from the park entrance, by the IDEAM meteorological station
314 2729524 / 313 3099734 / 3214350342 / 3132185044

email: turismococuy@gmail.com

Miguel Herrera with his daughter

Finca Hermanos Herrera
Campground with toilets and showers located after the park entrance; guides, mules, horses

311 2149255 / 311 8854263









SOUTH - LA CAPILLA (access from El Cocuy)

Hacienda La Esperanza

Hacienda La Esperanza
near the Valle de los Frailejones/Laguna Grande de la Sierra entrance

318 4507960 / 318 4108106
email: haciendalaesperanza@gmail.com








La Capilla Hospedaje

316 3371507

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TAYRONA: ACCOMMODATION

TAYRONA: ACCOMMODATION

There is a total of 8 campsites in Tayrona National Park. All of them rent hammocks, some have cabañas (huts), others rent tents (with mattresses and blankets). Anything else you might find on the internet that claims to be in Tayrona is located OUTSIDE the park.

Note: all prices here are for low season; they will be higher during high season (e.g. Easter, June-August,  December-January)

PLAYA CAÑAVERAL

Cabañas in Playa Cañaveral

Ecohabs (Aviatur)
Camping, cabañas, restaurant, spa
PRICES:
camping $11,500pp
Ecohab from $552,000 (with breakfast, accommodates 4)
 







PLAYA ARRECIFES 

Camping Yuluka

Camping Yuluka (Aviatur)
Aviatur’s camping ground, cabañas and a restaurant located right at the entrance of the Arrecifes sector. The most expensive option (not significantly though). Very good (and pricey) food in their restaurant. Showers, lockers.
PRICES:
camping $11,500pp
tent with mattress $20.000pp
hammock $20,000
cabaña from $367,000 (with breakfast, accommodates 5)
To book and/or to check the prices visit their website

Camping Paraiso

Camping Paraiso
Right next to Yuluka. Camping, hammocks, cabañas, showers, shop and a decently priced restaurant. Owned by an old grumpy man named Martin. Place a bit dirty and has a money-grubbing feel.
PRICES:
camping $10,000pp
tent with mattress $50,000 (accommodates 2)
hammock $12,000 - 13,000
cabaña with private bathroom $130,000 (accommodates 2)

Camping “between Paraiso and Bukaru”

Camping “between Paraiso and Bukaru”
No idea what it’s called (or whether it has a name at all). Located right next to Paraiso. Camping and hammocks with a sea view. “Hippies’ hangout”. A bit dirty but cheaper than most other places, some interesting characters stay there. Has a shop, restaurant and showers.
PRICES:
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Finca Don Pedro

Finca Don Pedro
In my opinion the best place to stay in Arrecifes. The only downside is that it is a 5-minute walk from the beach (walk through the campsite “between Paraiso and Bukaru” and follow a path through the forest and next to banana plantation. On the plus side: clean, less mosquitoes, good restaurant, bakery, very nice owners.
PRICES:
camping $10,000pp
tent with mattress $15,000pp
hammock $?

 

Camping Bukaru

Camping Bukaru
Right next to “between Paraiso and Bukaru”. Nice, clean, friendly. Has showers, shop, restaurant, and luggage storage. Next to it there is a bakery.
PRICES:
camping $10,000pp
hammock $12,000
cabaña $120,000





PLAYA CABO SAN JUAN DEL GUÍA

This is where most tourists head. It is the only beach (right by the campsite) where swimming is allowed. Personally, I would avoid staying there (though it’s definitely worth visiting). Arrecifes has several accommodation options and even though you can’t swim on Playa Arrecifes, only a short walk from there, there are a couple of beaches where you can (Playa La Arenilla and Playa La Piscina).
Cabo San Juan del Guía has only one campsite, often crowded and their restaurant serves lousy food.

The beach in Cabo San Juan del Guía

Camping Cabo San Juan del Guía
Shop, restaurant, showers, lockers.
PRICES:
camping $15,000pp
tent with mattress $25,000pp
hammock (in the hammock hut) $25,000
hammock (at the campsite) $20,000
with your own hammock $15,000
cabaña $50,000pp





CASTILLETES

There is another camping ground in the eastern part of Tayrona. Not many people stay there though as it doesn’t have a beach where you can swim. To get there turn right after about 1km from El Zaino entrance (it is marked by a sign)

Camping Castilletes
camping $12,000pp
tent $30,000
room $30,000 ($40,000 with en suite bathroom)

See their website for more info


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