Discover Turbo: City Park, Bay and Beaches

Turbo reveals its urban and scenic sides along the water. The city area includes Parque Gonzalo Mejía, the main park, as well as city beaches; near the beaches are a bay and a vegetated peninsula. A pedestrian connection links the city area with the beaches. This offers different points of focus for planning your trip: public urban space, the connecting route or the bay’s landscape.

Parque Gonzalo Mejía and El Waffe

Parque Gonzalo Mejía is the main park in Turbo’s city area and has a continuous public space. Its role as the main park makes it a specific point of reference if you want to get to know Turbo as a city as well as through its beaches. The park provides access to El Waffe, the tourist pier. As you find your way around, you can distinguish these two points of reference: the park as a continuous public space and El Waffe as a pier accessible from the park. This lets you combine the urban area with a special destination by the water.

On foot between the city area and city beaches

In the Gaitán neighborhood, a concrete structure 300 meters long and 2 meters wide connects Turbo’s city area with its city beaches. It runs across Bahía Colombia and is closed to vehicle traffic. Its dimensions give a concrete sense of the pedestrian connection; when planning your trip, you can consider it a route of its own between the city area and the beaches. From there, you can watch birds and ships arriving at and departing from the tourist pier, El Waffe. For anyone interested in birdwatching or ship movements, the connection is more than just a passage to the city beaches: the opportunities for observation are also part of its particular appeal.

Bay, peninsula and possible activities

Near Turbo’s city beaches is a bay with calm waters. A peninsula extends into the Gulf of Urabá; mangroves and native wild flora grow on it. The landscape offers different points of interest: the bay’s calm waters and the vegetated landform that stretches into the gulf. When planning your time by the water, you can consider whether you would like to focus on the bay, its vegetation or the transition to the gulf during your stay.

Possible activities in the bay include rowing excursions, jet skiing and water biking, birdwatching, artisanal fishing and swimming in the sea. The range includes both activities on the water and nature observation, fishing and swimming. Consider which of these options matches your travel interests and what you would like to focus on. The activities offer different ways to experience the bay; they remain possibilities, distinct from what may actually be suitable for your trip.

Choose a focus for your accommodation search

Then compare the locations of individual vacation rentals with the focus you have chosen. This way, your search reflects the places and interests you would like to explore in Turbo.

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