Shore excursions

Any suggestions for shore excursion operators in: Cartagena Colombia,
Colon Panama, Limon Costa Rica, Aruba and Ocho Rios.

Please include their e-mail addresses.

Thanks

Gadget

On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:12:14 -0800, (Gadget
World) wrote:

Any suggestions for shore excursion operators in: Cartagena Colombia,
Colon Panama, Limon Costa Rica, Aruba and Ocho Rios.

Please include their e-mail addresses.

Thanks

Gadget

In Limon we took the Tortugaro canal cruise. We also signed up for
the zip line from the ship, but they changed the afternoon excursion
to the morning and we couldn't do both and the canal cruise is the one
to get if you want to see any wildlife. They also took us to banana
plantation and we went to a roadside market and they showed us some
local produce. This was a ship's tour..

In Aruba last time we just walked off the ship and rented a car there
at the docks and drove around on our own. I had looked up the places
I wanted to go on the internet. We did both lighthouses (there are 2)
and the collapsed Natural Bridge. It's not possible to really get
lost. Be sure to get an explanation (or a map with an explanation) of
what the signs mean - they are different.

On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:01:57 -0500, wrote:

In Aruba last time we just walked off the ship and rented a car there
at the docks and drove around on our own.

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On Jan 18, 6:12*pm, (Gadget World) wrote:

Any suggestions for shore excursion operators in: Cartagena Colombia,
Colon Panama, Limon Costa Rica, Aruba and Ocho Rios.
Please include their e-mail addresses.
Thanks
Gadget

In Cartagena there is a tourist informaion point on the pier,
but you may miss it if the descent gangway is close to the
pierhead.

A taxi will offer a tour of the monastery for the view, possibly the
fort
and definitely the old town for about 25 dollars per person,
and those who took.that option said it was fine

Failing that if you walk outside the dock gates and beyond the
taxis inside you can get a taxi to the clock tower (Torre Reloj) for
10 dollars or negotiate down to eight, You can then spend two or
three hours wandering round the old town. There are a couple of
money changers quite close to the tower, and the torture museum,
the main museum (in the same building) and the gold museum are
worth a look and you can sit in the small park nearby and watch
the locals and tourists go by.

Dollars are usable in the bookshop. Lunch was paid for with a
credit card, and as the Columbian Peso uses the dollar sign
the total was $95,000, which converted to about USD45.

The fare back to the dock was negotiated down to 10,000
pesos - about 5 dollars.

This information is less than a month old

In Ocho Rios go rafting on the Martha Brea river.

It is a leisurely 1-1/2 hour ride on a bamboo raft with a raft captain as
your guide.

We loved it.