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<\/figure><\/figure>\n\nGuatap\u00e9 from the water<\/h4>\n\n
The harbor can be found on the boulevard of Guatap\u00e9, on the waterfront. Here you will find several boats, but also rental companies that offer boat trips. The boat trips show you the area and you can also sail to one of the (now abandoned) houses of Pablo Escobar. You can also undertake other activities from the port. Like renting a water scooter, you can go water skiing, kayaking or wakeboarding.<\/p>\n\n
Rent a motorbike\/scooter<\/h4>\n\n
If you have more time, exploring the area by motorbike or scooter is an ideal activity. The environment is perfect for this. For example, drive from Guatap\u00e9 to the small village of San Rafael, 27 km and 40 minutes drive from Guatap\u00e9. During this route you drive through mountain landscapes and you have beautiful views. You can also visit several waterfalls on the route. The waterfall Cascada La Samaria seems to be visitable on Google itself, but once at the spot on the side of the road there are signs where you can call a guide to visit the waterfall. The waterfall is probably on private property. Another waterfall nearby is the Cascada La Bonita waterfall. Personally not a very special waterfall, but if you have time then it might be worth a visit. Please note that the first 3 km from the main road is asphalted, but the last 4 km is a gravel road with cobblestones. If you drive a scooter, it is not recommended to drive this road. It is mainly the environment and the route that make it worth exploring the area.<\/p>\n\n
You can rent a scooter\/motorcycle at Guatap\u00e9 Motos (see Google) or at the corner of Carrera 32 and the main road. In both cases you pay 25,000 pesos\/\u20ac6.25 for 1 hour and the prices increase by about 5,000 pesos\/\u20ac1.25 per hour. You can also rent for a longer period of time, such as 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n Just like in many other places in Colombia you can paraglide in Guatap\u00e9 with the reservoir, La Piedra del Pe\u00f1ol and the islands as surroundings. Or explore the area by horse, where it is important to check whether the horse looks well cared for. For paragliding you pay 200,000 pesos\/\u20ac50 and for horseback riding you pay 45,000 pesos\/\u20ac11.25 per hour.<\/p>\n\n You can go to Guatap\u00e9 with a (day) tour, but you can also easily go yourself. The advantage of this is that you have all the freedom to go where you want. You can take the bus, which leaves from Terminal de Transporte Norte. Go to counter 14, you will see that the bus to Guatap\u00e9 leaves from there. You don’t need to make a reservation, the bus leaves very frequently, about every half hour. Tickets can be bought on the spot and cost 17,000 pesos\/\u20ac4.25 one way. If you want to go back to Medell\u00edn, it is good to know that the bus leaves every hour, at half past one, and in the afternoon a little more often than every hour. The journey from Medell\u00edn to Guatap\u00e9 and vice versa takes about 2 hours. The bus goes through La Piedra del Pe\u00f1ol, just before you arrive in Guatap\u00e9. You can therefore also choose to climb the rock immediately upon arrival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Guatap\u00e9 is full of color, decorations on the houses, a cozy center and located in a beautiful environment. Especially the large rock Piedra del Pe\u00f1ol is an attraction, but the area around Guatap\u00e9 is also worth a visit. The special environment was created by the construction of the Guatap\u00e9 dam in the 1970s to supply […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":12025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombia-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/thereandback.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Guatape-7.jpg\")
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<\/figure><\/figure>\n\nParagliding and Horseback Riding<\/h4>\n\n
How do you get there and back?<\/h4>\n\n