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By Lorraine Caputo

San Gil is great for extreme sports or just for relaxing. San Gil has long been popular with Colombians as a week-end and holiday escape. Just recently have travelers come to know of this colonial town in Santander, only six hours from Bogotá.

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Places in San Gil

All Activities in San Gil

Other Water Sports

Besides whitewater rafting, there are other aquatic sports to partake in here in San Gil. Check with tour operators in ...

Whitewater Rafting

San Gil has become renowned for its whitewater rafting. Three principal rivers, all with different characteristics, offer adventures for novices ...

Caving

Delving into the bowels of the earth (a.k.a caving) is another adventure you can undertake while in San Gil. You ...

Top Rated Hotels

Macondo Guesthouse

Macondo Guesthouse has become the place to stay in San Gil. Australian-born Shaun opens his doors of this colonial house ...


100% - 4 ratings
$5.85 per person, dorm - $13.55 per person, private room

Hotel San Carlos

The Hotel San Carlos is one of the budget options in San Gil. It is close to the Parque Central, ...


87% - 2 ratings
$4.20 US for one person and $6.35 for two people, shared bath - $16 for 3 persons, private bath

Hotel Victoria

The Hotel Victoria is a quaint, family-owned hotel near the major attractions of San Gil. The beautiful courtyard has several ...


66% - 3 ratings
1 person $9 low season, $21 high season - 4 persons $25 low season, $42 high season

Top Rated Restaurants

Restaurante Vegetariano Saludable Delicia

Saludable Delicia lives up to its name, providing delicious, healthful meals to travelling vegetarians. Mornings, the shop sells baked goods, ...


100% - 1 ratings

La Casona Criolla

For heaping helpings of good ol' Colombian food, drop by the very popular La Casona Criolla. Pull up a table ...


100% - 1 ratings

Pizzaría La Ricotta

Located up the hill, near several schools and the university, Pizzaría La Ricotta serves up oven-hot pizza at student prices. ...


100% - 2 ratings

Top Rated Tours

Colombia Rafting Expeditions

Whether your interest is simple rafting or any of the other adventure sports to partake in San Gil, like caving ...


100% - 1 ratings

Aventura Total

Aventura Total lives up to its name. The company offers all types of adventures in the San Gil region, from ...


100% - 1 ratings

Planeta Azul

Planeta Azul has rafting excursions on the various rivers in the region. The company also offers tours into Cuevas del ...


100% - 1 ratings

Traveler Reviews of San Gil

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Rating: 100%

If you are looking for fun and adventure, San Gil is definitely your place. There is rafting, paragliding (called parapente), rappelling, caving, you name it! There are also all different kinds of tour companies, from the true Colombian to the English-speaking. We went with the Colombian and made some lifelong friends along the way. Also, as in many many Latin towns, El Centro was a favorite place to be. The park was always filled with people, women dressed to the nines walking around on the cobblestones in their stilettos, children running around, tinto everywhere... It was our favorite in all of Colombia!

By V!VA user from Vancouver, Canada, Sep 20, 2008
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