OVERVIEW
TRIP LENGTH
7 Days
SEASON
January - December
ADVENTURE TYPE
Beach, Nature, Hiking, Culture
DESTINATION
Palomino, Tayrona, Minca, Santa Marta, Cartagena.
MIN.AGE
12 years
TRIP BEGINS/ENDS
Santa Marta / Cartagena.
During this trip, we will visit four incredible places located on the north path of Colombia.
The charm of Santa Marta is unique: there is a natural park where the forest and the sea come together in one place. There, the sun, the beach, and snorkeling are combined with ecotourism and creature sighting.
The Tayrona is one of the most biodiverse places in South America, it has archaeological trails and paths through the jungle that lead to beaches.
The park has an extension of 15,000 hectares and the highest coastal mountain in the world. You can know the beach of Arrecifes, La Piscina or Cabo San Juan, if you want to walk more you can know
Cartagena de Indias is a fantastic city that keeps historic secrets inside its walls and balconies, its buildings, and narrow stone paths. This widely recognized international destination makes visitors fall in love with the enchanting stories of the past and its colonial buildings that contrast with the modern architecture making it a world-class tourist destination.
ITINERARY
Santa Marta to Palomino:
The adventure begins with the transfer from Santa Marta to Palomino where you will enjoy a free afternoon, next to the Caribbean Sea.
• Meals: N/A
• Accommodation: Hotel Jucumesi
• Transport: Van
Tayronaka:
A day full of adventure and nature. You will know the Don Diego River where you can do tubing and kayak. We will visit a Kogi museum called Tayronaka where you will know the history of this tribe. We will cross the river on a boat and we will do tubing while enjoying a birdwatching and monkey sighting. Includes lunch, transportation, and guide.
• Accommodation: Hotel Jucumesi
• Meals: Lunch
• Duration: 4-5 hours
• Transport: 4x4 or similar transportation
• Experience: Kogi People
• Level: 2 on the scale (1 to 5)
Tayrona ancestral treasure:
Today we are going to a paradisiacal place called Cabo San Juan, one of the most spectacular paradisiacal beaches of the Tayrona, we are doing horseback riding approximately 1h or you can go walking around 2h.
In Cabo San Juan we have the afternoon free to have lunch and enjoy the beach.
The return is walking or in doing hourse back riding from Cabo San Juan to the Zaino exit of the Tayrona park. At the exit, a vehicle will be waiting for you to take you to Hotel Playa los Angeles.
• Accommodation: Playa Los Angeles
• Meals: N/A
• Duration: 2 hours
• Experience: Cabo San Juan to Zaino exit
• Level: 3 on the scale (1 to 5)
Tayrona to Santa Marta
Today we are going to Santa Marta, one of its most beautiful places is called Playa Blanca, a bay with white sand, blue sea and calm waters. A perfect place to relax, spend the afternoon and recover energy.
• Meals: N/A
• Duration: All Day
• Transport: Van / Bus
• Experience: Playa blanca Santa Marta.
• Level: 1 on the scale (1 to 5)
You will see the sunset from a bar called Sunset, near the new port where you will have a magnificent view of the sunset behind the boats. Later we will take a walk through the historic center where you will see the union of ancient history and our current culture.
• Accommodation: Hotel Parque Real
• Duration: 1.5 hours • Experience: Sunset and Historic center walk • Transport: Walking
• Level: 1 on the scale (1 to 5)
Santa Marta - Cartagena:
Today we will travel approximately 4h from Santa Marta to Cartagena. When we arrive in Cartagena we have an activity called Snorkefly, enjoy a new sub-aquatic experience. Enjoy your day in one of the most historical and emblematic places of Colombia.
• Accommodation: Hotel Casa la Victoria.
• Meals: Breakfast
• Duration: Full Day
• Experience: City Tour
• Level: 1 on the scale (1 to 5)
Cartagena the Heroic
This a free day where you can enjoy Cartagena a cultural, historical and world heritage city, it tells one of the oldest stories of Colombia, known as the Walled City, It has canyons and colonial architecture.
Cartagena has all the features of the ancient city and at the same time has all the facilities of a modern city. It is the house of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who lived in this beautiful city where he wrote a couple of his most famous novels. La Heroica is a multi-faceted place, full of Afro and slaves descendants, It is the new home of many foreigners who fell in love with the city and decided to stay and live there.
Cartagena is a cultural, historical and world heritage city, it tells one of the oldest stories of Colombia, knows its walled city, canyons and colonial architecture.
• Accommodation: Hotel Casa la Victoria.
• Meals: Breakfast
• Duration: Free Day
• Experience: Explore Cartagena.
• Level: N/A
Last day:
Today is our last day, we hope you enjoyed all the adventure with us, you can depart at any time. Remember if you want to book more days feel free to tell us, we are ready to tailor made your trip.
• Meals: Breakfast
DATES & RATES
Dates
Rates
Supplementary Information
Year 2018- 700 USD per person - based on 2 travelers. Departures: Daily departures, contact us for availabilit
Included:
• All Accommodations as outlined on the itinerary
• All meals as outlined on the itinerary
• Service of a bilingual guide (Spanish/English)
• All ground transportation while on tour
• Full service of our Adventure Consultants.
Not Included:
• Filghts to Colombia
• Flights in Colombia
• Expenses and services not specified in the plan
• Gratuities
Comments:
• Availability may depend on weather conditions.
• If you are a Colombian citizen you must know that prices don`t include IVA.
