Cartagena to Santa Marta

Spend a day visiting the top attractions in Santa Marta with this guided day trip from Cartagena. Your driver will take you and your group to top sights including Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino, Santa Marta Cathedral, and the white-sand beach of Playa Rodadero, with a stop for lunch included along the way.

Enjoy a private stress-free transfer from your hotel in Cartagena de Indias to Minca's church. This rate includes bottled water per person; a professional driver will take you to your next destination. The trip lasts 5 hours (time varies depending on traffic). Drivers do not speak English, however, they will offer you their most professional and courteous attention. Once you meet him, he will take you to the vehicle and the next destination will be Minca. There is one optional stop after passing Barranquilla where you can stretch your legs, drink a cup of coffee and go to the toilette. There is also the possibility to stop for lunch in case you need it.

If you’ve only got limited time in Cartagena, don’t let that stop you exploring Santa Marta Historic Center, the first city founded by the Spaniards in Colombia. In a small group limited to 14, you’ll take a whistle-stop tour of Barranquilla and tick off colonial highlights in Santa Maria. Enjoy a beachside lunch in El Rodadero and relish the convenience of hotel pickup and drop-off.

If you like adventure, nature and hiking this is your best option, a private tour from the city of Cartagena to the Tayrona National Park round trip in which a bilingual guide will accompany you to visit the most beautiful national natural park in the country, which is located within a reserve of indigenous Tayrona. It is habitat for a large number of species that are distributed in regions with different thermal floors that go from sea level to heights of 900 m. Of the 15,000 hectares that make up the park, 3,000 are marine area. In the park's maritime strip, more than 350 species of algae are distributed, while the terrestrial flora has more than 770 different species of plants. You will be able to enjoy the best paradisiacal beaches, while enjoying nature and exercising while hiking.

Santa Marta is the oldest city in Colombia and the second oldest in South America. It is known as a tourist attraction, it has a snowy mountain range and it is the place where the liberated Simon Bolivar died.

We will enter the Tayrona National Park, in the north of Colombia, since it is a large protected area that covers the slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in the areas adjacent to the Caribbean coast, also known for its coves covered by palm trees. , coastal lagoons, tropical jungle and abundant biodiversity, it is accessed through trails in the forests, cane fields, reefs and Cabo San Juan del Guia, a protected and sacred area by the Tayrona civilization.