Providencia Island is spotted halfway between Colombia and Jamaica which is a year round travel destination where one could find English speaking hotels which offers various activities including snorkelling tours and other excursion activities.
Specialty of the beach:
The white sand beaches are isolated with crystal clear water with lot of exclusive marine life in the calm sea. One could also discover barrier reef (as Providencia has the world’s largest barrier reef) or one could relax at the palm fringed beaches; or ship to the bar on the beach at the evening. Caribbean residents located in forest and mountainous regions are very friendly and always promote tourism.
Activities At the beach:
Providencia Island beaches are famous for relaxed holidays and there are various activities such as diving, swimming, water skiing and aquatic sports. One could experience trekking into the deep rainforest, discover pirate’s treasure which is still present, world’s best scuba diving and snorkelling with stingrays. One could also find local black crabs and their eggs on the island as the mountain changes color in the month of May.
Eat and Drink out at Providencia Island:
Providencia Island has extraordinary Caribbean cocktails drinks (available at the beach bars) which one should experience. Typical food and barbecues will give you wonderful taste.
What to See:
Crab Caye (Cayo Cangrejo), which is a wonderful island towards eastern coast; is famous for underwater seascape, calm and crystal clear water.
Mc. Bean Lagoon National Park, located at Crab Caye, is a mangrove park.
Morgan’s Head is a sculptural rock carved by waves naturally, is a very unique and famous masterpiece.
Santa Isabel sector is a place for less rural activities.
Lovers Bridge, is a canal which joins Santa Catalina to Old Providence, famous for seagulls, sunsets, sunrises, seven-colored sea and mooring boats.Ecological trails, which shows close magical flora and fauna of the island.The Peak Forest Reserve is the highest point to see majestic view of the island and the sea around the Island.
Hotels and Resorts: Some of the hotels are Decameron, Posada Del Mar, Sol Caribe, Posada Nativa Sunshine Paradise, Posada CocoBay and Hotel Pirata del Morgan.
