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Colombia's standouts.
The 10 most popular tayrona & santa marta tours in Colombia. What each one includes, who runs it, and what you can expect to pay.
Sail to Tayrona Park from Santa Marta on a comfortable sailboat, with Bahia Concha beach time, snorkel gear, and lunch.
“It was amazing to be on a sailboat on the Caribbean. Bahía Conge Beach was beautiful and not crowded at all.”
A full-day guided hike in Tayrona National Park from Santa Marta, ending at Cabo San Juan for a long swim and big viewpoint views.
“O local em si é incrível, visitar o parque Tayrona definitivamente é uma obrigação para todos que vierem a Santa Marta. Praias sensacionais, uma biodiversidade única e, apesar de um pouco desafiador, uma ótima trilha ecológica. Entretanto, o serviço em si não foi dos melhores. O ônibus era muito pequeno e estava com todos os…”
A long early-morning road trip from Cartagena to Barranquilla and Santa Marta for monument photos, a gold museum stop, and beach time at El Rodadero.
“The trip is too long by bus. In Barranquilla 3 Quick stops, no tour in Barranquilla. In Sta Marta 1 hour tour (roughly) then 15 min walking to the bus and 30 min until the lunch place. Food ok, then 3 options to spend more than 3 hours: pool, beach or mall. I would expect…”
Sail from Santa Marta to Tayrona Bay for a beach cove day with snorkeling, SUP, and grilled lunch. One beer included.
“We had a great time! The team was awesome, the beach was beautiful (mostly peaceful except the music), and the lunch was delicious! There are chairs you can rent in the shade (I think 10000 COP per chair), which was worth it as the sun was strong. The waters are very choppy from Santa Marta…”
Hike in Minca’s jungle from Santa Marta, learn real coffee and cocoa, swim in river pools, then enjoy lunch with mountain views.
“Well worth it. Our guide was informative and did a great job. A lot of walking, some steep inclines and declines but worth it. Met some nice fellow travelers.”
Private door-to-door SUV/minivan transfer from Cartagena to Santa Marta with AC, bottled water, and flexible stops for coffee or lunch.
“This company was incredibly communicative with me ever since I made the booking. Our driver William C was so so kind, was consistently helpful like for example in finding a great bathroom stop in Barranquilla, even shared cool information about the Colombian places we were passing when he noticed my interest, and was an all…”
Cartagena to Barranquilla and Santa Marta with free monument stops, lunch, and El Rodadero beach time, starting at 4am.
“This tour picked us up early at our hotel at around 4:45am, not knowing much of the details of the transportation we find that it’s a large charter bus with about 50 other people joining the tour. We rode to get breakfast which was an arepa and small cup of coffee, tasted good. Then headed…”
Classic sunset sail from Santa Marta to Taganga Bay with 2 included drinks, great deck photos, and a simple, scenic 2.5-hour outing.
“O pôr-do-sol visto de dentro do mar é muito bonito e especial. Ficamos muito felizes por ter tido essa experiência. A equipe do veleiro é atenciosa e gentil, durante todo o passeio estiveram preocupados com as pessoas abordo e o bem-estar de todos. É uma experiência interessante, mas para quem tem medo de barco ou…”
Private Tayrona hike from El Zaino to Cabo San Juan with English guide, skip-the-line access, bottled water, and beach time from Santa Marta.
“Unreal experience! Highly recommend this tour to anyone. Andres was a great guide and took his time to explain several things to us and point out wildlife that we otherwise would have missed. The natural beauty and hike is unmatched. Overall, we were VERY pleased with the day and it was the highlight of our…”
Private, door-to-door transfer from Santa Marta to Cartagena with air-conditioned vehicles, flat pricing, and flexible vehicle sizes for groups.
“Great to have this opportunity for private air conditioned car to take us from Santa Marta to Cartagena. It was a very comfortable ride with a very competent driver and interpreter to give us a guide as to the cities we went through.”
