Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: THE CARTÍ ISLANDS AND AROUND
By boat
For independent travellers, there is always transport waiting to transfer passengers
to Cartí from the dock (10-20min).
ACCOMMODATION
Cabañas Carti Yandup
Carti Yandub 6537 0416,
cabanascarti.es.tl
.
Backpacker fa-
vourite providing a friendly environment offering a handful of rooms in and around the fam-
ily compound. Traditional toilet and shower facilities are shared with the family. It's easy to
arrange for some time in the village and a ni
ght
or two in a hammock on
Isla Diablos
, thus
experiencing both sides of Guna Yala living.
$35
/person
Cabañas Icodub
Icodub 6660 7908.
Accommodation is in tents (mattress and pillow
provided) or in a handful of cane
cabañas
, some en suite, with wind- and solar-powered elec-
tricity. Hammocks and deckchairs can be rented for the day and transport is extra, and pricey
- $20 return f
rom
the mainland, and
$20-
40/person for a t
our
. Rates include meals. Camping
in rented tent
$40
/person, in own tent
$10
/person,
cabañas
$50
/person
Cabañas Iguana
Aridup 6807 2764 or 6151 7393.
A clutch of well-maintained cane-
and-thatch huts and a pleasant, small bar-restaurant on a raised wooden deck. There's a vol-
leyball net and ball at your disposal should you tir
e of
beachside torpor. Room rates include
tours and meals; boat transfer to the mainland $20.
$50
/person
Cabañas Nurdub
Nurdub 6803 7033 (Elixto Tejada).
Six immaculate cane
cabañas
,
though no beach. Excursions are usually to
Isla Perro
for the day, or to the beautiful, deserted
Piderdup, where you can also choose
to
camp as part of your stay. Lodgings, meals and ex-
cursions included. Boat transfer $10.
$60
/person
Carti Homestay
Carti Sugdub 6734 3454,
cartihomestay.info
.
Run by Eulogio Pérez,
who speaks English, this place is more of a hostel, with communal downstairs kitchen-dining
area and a few upstairs dorm rooms, somewhat cramped but with comfy mattresses and large
windows overlooking the village. You'll only want to stay here if you've arrived late at night
or you're waiting for an earl
y d
eparture. Can arrange transport to Colombia. Rates include
meals and a daily excursion.
$50
/person
Cayos Limones
Offering perfect tranquillity (provided you don't coincide with a cruise ship stopover), the
gorgeous islands that comprise
Cayos Limones
are clustered east and northeast of El Por-
venir. Once dedicated to harvesting coconuts, they now function primarily as prime day-trip
destinations At other times, it's worth stopping overnight, allowing you to soak up the still-
ness by a campfire and admire the sparkling night sky.
