Arrival

It Is Difficult To Find Us, But It Is Even More Difficult To Leave Us.

It's impossible to get to Isla de Providencia from any of the International Airports.  To reach the island you have to fly from the neighboring San Andrés Island.  One of the reasons that our island remains such an undiscovered paradise is certainly because it is hard to find.  We will provide you all necessary information, and you can contact us by e-mail with any further questions.

International Way to San Andrés

You can get to San Andrés from Bogotá, Colombia or Panama City, Panama.   Roundtrip tickets from Madrid or London to San Andrés start at 800 Euro.  When entering San Andrés you have to buy a tourist visa costing $8.  If you stay in Colombia for less then 60 days you have to pay a $30 exit tax.  Exit taxes and tourist visas can be paid in US Dollars or Colombian Pesos.

You can fly to Bogotá directly from Madrid, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Paris, London, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston and many other international airports.

From San Andrés to Providencia by plane:

The flight from San Andrés to Providencia is on board a small, 19-seat plane, takes 20 minutes and costs 160,000 COP/ $70.  These flights cannot be booked from an international airport outside of Colombia.  The tickets can be bought upon arrival at the San Andrés airport at the Satena or Searca airline ticket counters. Of course, you can get the tickets in any other Colombian airport through Satena or Searca airlines.  Further information is available at http://www.satena.com/. There are two planes usually flying every day at 8:00 and 15:30. In December, January and July the planes operate in two hour cycles. 

For your return trip, we will take care of the reservation for your return flight.  In the small plane to Providencia you can carry up to 10 kg of baggage for free.  Every subsequent kilogram costs 1,000 COP/ $0.45.  Diving equipment can be carried for free.  Pack it into separate bag and inform us that your equipment is in there. On rare occasions, because of its size, the plane might be unable to bring all the luggage of all the passengers at the same time.  It will be delivered to you on the following day at the latest.  At the airport in Providencia, Taxis will already be waiting that can take you to our hotel for around 18,000 COP/ $8.

From San Andrés to Providencia by ship:

It is comparatively the cheapest way to get from San Andrés to Providencia.  A ferry leaves for Providencia 3 times a week.  The journey takes 5 hours and costs only 40,000 COP/ $18.  One of the 3 ships, the "Doña Olga", the "Raciman" or the "Miss Isabel," sails every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday around midnight for Providencia. Ships leave San Andrés port every time at 24:00 and reach Providencia by sunrise. But you have to be ready for departure by 22:00 to find a comfortable seat.  This is not the most comfortable way to travel, as the vessel rolls atop every wave.  But if you can fall asleep at the outset, the time will pass like it would on a plane. The sunrise on board the ship will reward you for the cold and wet night as you enter the harbor. The ship’s advantage is clear - it allows you to take a lot of baggage with you.  But put on some warm clothes as the night’s weather on the open sea is rather cool. A sweater and long trousers will be just fine.  Please do not forget to take along something to eat and to drink as there will be no opportunity to have a bite until in the morning in Providencia.

To travel by ship you have to put yourself on the list of passengers.  It can be done in the Chamber of Commerce (Spanish: cámara de comercio) in the center of San Andrés. Its office is located near the port in the same building where the post office is. Best of all to get there by “Mototaxi” (Motorcycle taxi); it only costs 1,000 COP/ $0.45. One more way to come on board is to speak with the ship's captain in port. Ask the Mototaxi driver to take you to the harbor where the ships to Providencia sail from. Taxi drivers always know this place. If you're looking for something else you can also ask the taxi driver about it as well.