Trip - Medellin - Cartagena - El Tutumo - Santa Marta and back (3 days)

Buongone says on Oct 3, 2009, 20:04:

Don't know much about planning. But 3 days is not that long to do all you want.

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jonny305 says on Oct 3, 2009, 20:36:

El Tutumo is that the fake volcanoe souns like a tourist trap

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Gator says on Oct 3, 2009, 20:43:

In you time frame air travel is the only way unless you want to see the cities from the bus windows. El Tutumo is a tourist trap and not worth the time, IMHO. You would have to fly direct from Medellin to either Cartagena CTG or Santa Marta SMR Not air travel between those two without transiting Bogotá. I fly to Cartagena or Bogotá and spend the three days in one of those.

Trying to do it in three days is a waste of time and moneuy.

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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mikeinpuerto says on Oct 4, 2009, 08:28:

agree 3 days for all that /./ Pick either Cartagena or Santa Marta .....check out ADA they sometimes have good prices and they fly from the city airport .....

Smile and everyone will wonder what they are missing.

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varung14 says on Oct 4, 2009, 11:51:

I read a lot about El Tutumo on internet but a lot of ppl suggests that it's not worth it. Do they have any other place similar?

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makopp5 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 4, 2009, 14:29:

varung14 says on Oct 5, 2009, 21:01:

How much time to travel from Medellin to Monteria? Anything other than Arboletes around Monteria worth visiting?

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Buongone says on Oct 6, 2009, 00:16:

Whats with the mud bath thing?

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 6, 2009, 04:09:

varung14 says on Oct 7, 2009, 14:53:

How about Volcan de Lodo, San Antero near Tolu?

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varung14 says on Oct 12, 2009, 21:52:

So guys, neither did I go to Santa Marta nor to Cartagena. Instead, I went to Tolu. Beautiful beaches around Tolu, will write more about them later.

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