When you go to THE ISLAND OF SAN ANDRES do not forget to benefit from all the advantages which all the chain hotels DECAMERON bring to you.

Hotel ISLENO for the dinners and supper on the external terrace.

MARYLAND for its swimming pool overhanging the sea and its small bar show all to glaze, on the second floor in the main hall of this hotel.

The DECAMERON AQUARIUM for its water sports and its marvelous shows with large deployments in the evening and its many restaurants which include one grill lobster and steak restaurant directly on the end of the dock on the sea.

The MARAZUL for its beauty and its casino and disco on the second floor.

And finally with the SAN Luis not miss to reserved a supper with the ORIENTAL restaurant

If you want to dine in another DECAMERON you must make the reservation it is necessary to book it 24 hours in advance at the customers reception services counter in reception hall of your hotel, they will give you a exchange ticket for each supper with the date and the hour that you will have chosen.

Here as promised an exhaustive list of all that you can do or see by priority order :

1__ILE OF JOHNNY CAY and ILE ACUARIO vis-a-vis beach PLAYA BAY OF SARDINAS at the end of the beach (ask in English to the taxi driver to bring you to the `` loading port`` for Isla Johnny Kay, or take the free shuttle of your hotel which unloads you very close to the end of beach or the boats of fishermen lead you to it, there is a small cottage at this place which will sell a ticket back and fort to you 4.$ US.

2__For a couple of dollars (American) you can in the central of town near Columbus avenue there is a small train on wheel which makes turns of city on the commercial principal avenues.

3__You can also take the public bus of San Andres on the main boulevard surrounding the beach on the avenue of the beach it makes a round trip around the island and always comes back at the same point it brings you back where you started, you can catch it in front of your hotel at a costs of 80 cents on the way around the island you may stop and visit the CUAVA DEL PIRATA MORGAN, especially also ask the driver you leave you at the PISCINITA NATURAL also has another name, EL AQUARIO you can spend few hours or all the day there to do snorkeling (apnea) rents the equipment on premise’s for 5.$ US they gives you your US dollars back when you return the equipment, the entry costs $ 3.US they give you two bread crusts to nourish the hundreds of fish which will come to you, a scale is at your disposal to go down in water because this place is surrounded by reefs, you can eat on the spot if you to wish for 4 or 5 $ US you can leisure on the deck or hide from the sun, they have many parasol on a terrace very close to the edge of water and the restaurant where you rent the equipment.

4 __ Since the archipelago is located on the second most significant coral barrier of the world after the Australia barrier, the coral barrier of San Andrés is the same one as that of Belize, the archipelago forming "logically" part of the geography of Honduras, close to Belize, several tourists choose this place of predilection for deep-sea diving. Hotels are able even to answer this specialized tourism.

They are located in strategic places, close to the reefs, on Carretera Circunvalar, are moved away from El Centro, and their customers do not have any other interest in general but the underwater, which are of a beauty out of the ordinary one. Indeed, the depths vary between 3 m and 40 m, and the visibility oscillates between 20 m and 50 Mr. water is always hot, between 22oC and 28oC. It however is recommended to use a combination Neoprene or a wet suit for the diving in-depth. There are six kinds of sites privileged by the plungers: small reefs, large benches of corals, cliffs, caves, flats, abounding in marine life and, obviously, ship wrecks.

Certain excursions are intended for plungers certified by agencies NAUI, PADI, YMCA, CMAS, DIWA or their equivalent, for the autonomous levels and interstitial water 1 or more. But the majority of the agencies offer preparatory courses of resort type, just as of certified intensive courses NAUI and PADI. All the organizations rent equipment and accessories of make Mares, Cressi-sub, US Various, Sherwood, and Beuchat; it should be noted that the pressure reducers of bottles are of American type. It should be also specified that San Andrés is equipped with a room of decompression, and is able to answer the emergencies of this type. To do deep-sea diving with good equipment the supplier OF HOTEL DECAMERON AQUARIUM or the DIVERS DREAM - TELEPHONE within SAN ANDRES to contact them 5126923 or SHARKY DIVING SHOP of the WEST island coast. One can at certain places around the island go to 100 feet of depth and the visibility conditions are very good and clear, conditionally to have its certifications card to be carried in your luggage if you have one, with a mini diving course with the instructor you can go to 3 to 4 meters of dept but can still see so spectacular things which you cannot imagine!

5__À the WEST of San Andres Isle the most spectacular sun downs you will ever see, you can find 2 of the best restaurants overhanging the sea, grills and seafood, the CEDAR POINT RESTAURANT not far from SUNSET hotel and the FISHERMAN' S PLACE RESTORANT (very good value prices) in Cove Bay are advisable.

6__On San Luis beach in front of Decameron San Luis hotel there is a small REGGEA BAR it is private is not in the all inclusive of the hotel, but it is a really cool place for one evening !

7__In the back yard of the international airport, a way leads to the highest point of the island, for a splendid point of view and the visit of a typical Caribbean small church! Taxis do not go to top it is necessary to walk to the end before arriving on top but the view is worth it! Really SAN ANDRES, does not fail in things to be seen or do and much more still …with San Andres but... keep it in mind for another trip because I know that you will want to return to San Andres over and over again, it is certain... And especially, meditate on the various colors the ocean because … here they are the most spectacular of the Caribbean!

Good trip to San Andres! Your friend,

Carole Boudreau 450-699-1871