Bahía Solano is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. Bahia, as it is locally known, is an economic and touristic[unbalanced opinion] center of coastal Choco. Bahia is home to an airport as well as seaport, and along with daily flights to and from Medellin, Quibdo, Cali, and Bogota, there are bi-weekly ships that take passengers and cargo from Bahia to the port of Buenaventura.
The region around Bahia Solano is home to world class[unbalanced opinion] scuba diving and sport fishing, providing a plethora of marine activities to the traveller. Only 18 km away from Bahia Solano, is the stunning[unbalanced opinion] beach town of El Valle, Choco. Its beaches, rivers, waterfalls, and cultural diversity[unbalanced opinion] are but some of the attractions that make this village a must see[unbalanced opinion] on any Colombian travel list.
El Valle Almejal Beach is gaining the reputation[unbalanced opinion] as one of the premier surf breaks in Colombia. In addition, El Valle is the closest community to Ensenada de Utria National Park, located only 9 km down the beach.
Very often when travelling the old adage, ‘It’s not the destination, it’s the journey getting there’ holds true. For our recent trip to Bahía Solano, on Colombia’s secluded Pacific coast, this was partially the case. The route we took to get there was certainly interesting, yet the destination was also pretty impressive.
The trip from Nuquí to Bahía Solano took about ten hours, arriving at our destination before dawn on Tuesday. So while it may seem like a bit of an unnecessary long, marathon journey considering you can take a speed boat that gets you there much quicker from Buenaventura, we found it enjoyable. People may use the Spanish expression ‘vale la pena’ (‘worth the pain/effort’ or worthwhile) as regards the trip, but this is a bit erroneous as far as we’re concerned as there is no pain – it’s pleasant.
Even if you do find the boat ride uncomfortable because of sea sickness or whatever, you’ll soon forget all that when you get to Bahía Solano. This is an ideal place to ‘get away from it all’. Relax and unwind, away from the big city madness or work or whatever. Sea, sand and sun practically all to yourself.
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