Wat er het hele jaar speelt in San Andrés, Colombia

Topdrukte — Colombian high season, Year-end holidays in Colombia

• Regel

  Tourist card required to land

  1 jan – 31 dec

  Everyone who is not a registered islander buys a tourist card before boarding, Colombians included, and it is checked at the airport door. The price is set each January and it is not optional. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Driest months

  15 jan – 30 apr · meestalDroog seizoen

  The trade winds are steady and the rain is at its lightest, which is when the water around the cays is at its clearest. It is also the windiest stretch, which the kitesurfers count as a feature.

Nog steeds bezig: Colombian high season (15 dec – 20 jan)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tourist card required to land (1 jan – 31 dec), Driest months (15 jan – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Semana Santa, Semana Santa recess in Colombia

• Feestdag

  Semana Santa

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekSluitingenBoek vroeg

  Holy Thursday and Good Friday are national holidays and many Colombians travel for the whole week. Offices and many businesses close on the holidays, churches hold processions, and domestic flights and holiday hotels sell out at higher fares. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tourist card required to land (1 jan – 31 dec), Driest months (15 jan – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Semana Santa

• Risico

  Sargassum on the windward beaches

  1 apr – 31 aug · meestalSargassumseizoen

  Some years the Atlantic drift piles brown weed on the east-facing beaches for weeks and the hotels rake it off each morning. Bad years and clear years alternate with no useful warning. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tourist card required to land (1 jan – 31 dec), Driest months (15 jan – 30 apr (meestal)), Semana Santa (29 mrt – 5 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tourist card required to land (1 jan – 31 dec), Sargassum on the windward beaches (1 apr – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — Mid-year recess in Colombia, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Caribbean hurricane season

  1 jun – 30 nov

  Direct hits are rare but not unheard of here, and the season's real effect is a week of swell, rain and cancelled boats to Providencia. September and October are the months that matter. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tourist card required to land (1 jan – 31 dec), Sargassum on the windward beaches (1 apr – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — Mid-year recess in Colombia, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tourist card required to land (1 jan – 31 dec), Sargassum on the windward beaches (1 apr – 31 aug (meestal)), Caribbean hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tourist card required to land (1 jan – 31 dec), Sargassum on the windward beaches (1 apr – 31 aug (meestal)), Caribbean hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tourist card required to land (1 jan – 31 dec), Caribbean hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Druk — October recess week in Colombia

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tourist card required to land (1 jan – 31 dec), Caribbean hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Druk — Year-end holidays in Colombia

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tourist card required to land (1 jan – 31 dec), Caribbean hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Topdrukte — Colombian high season, Year-end holidays in Colombia

• Seizoen

  Colombian high season

  15 dec – 20 janSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  The island runs on Colombian holidays rather than foreign ones, and the fortnight around the new year is the tightest: full flights out of Bogota and Medellin, and rooms at double.

Nog steeds bezig: Tourist card required to land (1 jan – 31 dec)