The Old Providence McBean Lagoon National Natural Park is a protected area located in the Caribbean Sea, exactly in the Archipelago of San Andres and Providencia on the island of Providencia. This Natural Park was founded in 1996 and has been part of the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve since 2000 and the Seaflower Marine Protected Area of the archipelago since 2004.
HOW TO GET TO THE OLD PROVIDENCE MCBEAN LAGOON PARK?
This tourist site is located in the archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina, to reach to Old Providence Mcbean Lagoon National Natural Park must be done by air, you can take a flight to the airport of San Andres and then embark to Providencia.
GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE IN OLD PROVIDENCE MCBEAN LAGOON PARK
This interesting tourist destination has an average temperature of 25°C. It is recommended to use warm weather clothing such as light-colored cotton garments. Do not forget your bathing suit, sunscreen and insect repellent.
WHAT TO DO IN THE OLD PROVIDENCE MCBEAN LAGOON NATIONAL PARK?
Old Providence McBean Lagoon National Natural Park is a great attraction of these Colombian islands since, besides being a tourist destination, it is a natural reserve, a place that watches over the care and preservation of species of fauna and flora. Visiting this park will be a wonderful ecological experience, because the most characteristic ecosystems of the site are the mangroves and coral formations, these two being very delicate, but with great natural value for the environment.
The Park is open to scientific research, recreation and tourism and conservation, so you can learn about the area and its environmental importance.
But not only that, the crystalline waters of the park will let you enter an atmosphere of relaxation and placidity, you can perform snorkeling and be enchanted with the marine life that inhabits this park.
You can not leave the park without an ecotourism walk through the different trails that have been conditioned for tourists, trails such as McBean Mangrove where you can dive, Seven Colours where you will find the mangroves and you can see birds and different amphibians and Iron Wood Hill where it preserves a dry forest ecosystem.
In addition, the park has a reef lagoon where you can see a variety of coral patches, the place is known as Hippie’s Place.
GASTRONOMY IN THE OLD PROVIDENCE PARK MCBEAN LAGOON PARK
In Providencia you will find many restaurants with a variety of menus and prices, you can taste the delicious Caribbean seasoning and its typical food.
LODGING IN OLD PROVIDENCE MCBEAN LAGOON NATURAL PARK?
In Old Providence Mcbean Lagoon National Park there is an excellent hotel offer at different prices and with different conditions.
COSTS
Entrance to Old Providence Mcbean Lagoon National Nature Park costs the following (Information taken from www.parquesnacionales.gov.co in May 2019)
National or foreign resident in Colombia between 5 and 25 years: $5,000
National or foreign resident in Colombia older than 25 years: $11,000
Nonresident alien in Colombia: $18,000
