Things to do in Providencia
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Parque Nacional Natural (PNN) Old Providence McBean Lagoon
To protect the habitat, a 10-sq-km area in the island’s northeast was declared Parque Nacional Natural (PNN) Old Providence McBean Lagoon in 1995. About 10% of the park’s area covers a coastal mangrove system east of the airport; the remaining 905 hectares cover an offshore belt including the islets of Cayo Cangrejo and Cayo Tres Hermanos. An 800m-long ecopath helps you identify different species of mangroves and the fauna that inhabit them.
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Paradise Tour Contact
This small agency offers tours and a range of other services including bicycle rental (per day COP$10,000) and tours to El Pico (per person COP$40,000 to COP$65,000), horseback rides (COP$40,000), kayak trips (COP$40,000) and boat excursions around the island (per person COP$40,000 to COP$65,000). Boats normally call at the Canal Aury, Morgan’s Head, Cayo Cangrejo and Roland Roots Bar.
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Café Studio
The island’s best restaurant is run by a Canadian woman and her Raizal husband, Wellington, who cooks the island dishes ‘she can’t get right.’ The results are both memorable and reasonably priced. Try Wellington’s conch, cooked in his own Creole sauce made with wild basil from their garden, or anything in garlic sauce. Save room for the cappuccino pie!
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Roland Roots Bar
This travelers’ icon encapsulates island life in one ridiculously atmospheric beach bar – booths fashioned from bamboo under ramshackle thatched roofs spread among the sands, all set to a booming reggae soundtrack. Roland is an island legend for his late-night parties and his coco locos – jazzed up piña coladas served in coconuts.
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Felipe Diving Shop
You can rent snorkeling gear in Aguadulce (COP$10,000). Diving trips and courses can be arranged with this recommended local operator run by a native Raizal. An open-water or advanced course can be arranged for about COP$650,000 to COP$700,000.
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Caribbean Place
Though this wonderful island seafooder isn’t cheap, Bogotá-trained chef Martin Quintero is doing serious food in a casual atmosphere. Highlights include mountainous black crab, unique to the archipelago in Colombia.
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Sirius Dive Shop
Sirius Dive Shop is located in Bahía Suroeste and offers an open-water or advanced course for about COP$650,000 to COP$700,000.
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Sonny’s Dive Shop
Sonny’s Dive Shop in Aguadulce offers an open-water or advanced course for about COP$650,000 to COP$700,000.
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Restaurante Eneidy
This open-air restaurant is certainly the best place to eat in town, though don’t expect any James Beard nominated dishes.
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Pizza’s Place
A cheaper option, doing sandwiches (COP$6000) and pizza (from COP$13,000) in addition to a handful of island staples.
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