Top Santa Marta Half-day Tours

I recently moved to Santa Marta with my wife where we can enjoy the beautiful Sierra Nevada and what it has to offer. Going up the sierra nevada to minca to this antique coffee farm in the middle of the jungle is an amazing experience as well as visiting the local beer brewery at the farm whose secret is the water from the Sierra Mountain. LOCALS DO IT BETTER

With your personal guide and driver, you will explore Santa Marta with this 4-hour city tour precisely designed for cruise ship passengers. Get to know the top highlights of Santa Marta and fall in love with this gorgeous city. Its ancient streets and colonial architecture still prevail, even after having being sacked and burned dozens of times by pirates. Santa Marta is also known for being the place where Simon Bolivar (El Libertador) lived his latter days. Get to know his history, what he did and how he managed to liberate six Latin-American countries from the Spanish empire.

Our Colombian Coffee and Culture activity is an adventure into the flavors, aromas, and heartwarming stories about coffee. Coffee is about the brave coffee farmers and the baristas who love sharing special coffee with the people they serve. Coffee is the heart of Colombia: learn about it with our team of coffee experts.  This walking experience begins at 9 am in Santa Marta's historic district. Your guide, a certified coffee expert, will tell you about the history of coffee all the way up to the newest innovative coffee brewing methods. You will learn how to appreciate the special characteristics in the coffees you'll taste, what makes Colombia an ideal country to grow coffee, and details about coffee growers. This 3-hour workshop includes coffee tastings at each shop visited, but does not include other food and drinks.

We can Taylor your tour if you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced birdwhachers this is your great opportunity to see the amazing diversity of birds in Minca area

Close to Santa Marta, in Sierra Nevada's foothill lies the town of Minca. Famous for its dense forests, waterfalls, fresh climate, and coffee farms, this place will amaze you with all richness and tranquility.

Though Santa Ana is well-known for its beach, the coastal Caribbean town is also a colonial-era gem rich with unexpected history. A walking tour is the perfect way to orient yourself within the city and learn about its history and culture with your guide: follow your guide along the beach, check out top landmarks such as the Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino, and end your tour with a prime spot for watching the sunset.

Immerse yourself in the real experience of Santa Marta city with our food tour. Visit the public market and go beyond touristic places to give yourself the chance to taste new things. Let our guide walk you through the best food stands and try the Caribbean cuisine and its people: bollo, patacon, carimañola, ceviche, coconut rice. Although those names are hardly relatable to something common or widely known, we are sure that it will be a gastronomic experience to remember. • A walk along Santa Marta’s historical center • A full immersion inside the Public Market of the city • Samples and samples of typical foods and drinks of the region (fruits, desserts, finger foods, refreshments) • A fun and interactive experience with locals and their stories • Memories full of senses about colors, smells and flavors of this Caribbean city

Join us on this tour for adventurous travelers around the heart of Santa Marta and see its most important cultural spots. Visit the Route of Murals, a project dedicated to transform Santa Marta’s alleys into an outdoor museum and to recover some streets of the historical center through art and culture. Learn with our guide about urban art and the real importance of this cultural expression to Latin America or Colombia while tasting a refreshing typical juice. • A walk from the Tayrona Gold Museum to the Murals Route, the main graffiti path • A quick but informative lesson about cultural and social importance of urban art • A refreshing local juice • A visit inside La Trastienda art gallery and lab • Wider perspectives of the city through urban art expression

If you are short of time but don’t want to leave Santa Marta without visiting its main destination, don’t worry, we are here for you! With this day trip to Tayrona Park, we will pick you up from your hotel and take you to all of the places you need to know: San Juan’s cape, Arrecifes and Crystal beaches among others. Have a traditional lunch by the sea and spend the rest of the day relaxing near the beach. • A guided trip through the natural richness of Tayrona National Park • Visiting the main beaches: Arrecifes (Reefs) Crystal Beach and San Juan’s Cape • A tasteful Caribbean lunch by the sea • An adventure that ends with relaxing yourself in the shore • Tons of amazing photo spots to capture memorable moments and Colombian landscapes

Santa Marta is a magical city known for its diversity and for making all its visitors feel at home. In this walking tour, you will explore its history and traditions among its streets and houses. Visit the Tayrona Gold Museum, Parque de los Novios, the Malecon, the Cathedral, and many other places. This experience includes refreshing traditional juices and fruit tasting with locals, more fun people to walk with, and a very knowledgeable local guide. • Historical landmarks about Santa Marta City • A walk through Tayrona Gold Museum • Visiting Santa Marta’s bay or Malecon, and the main parks and squares • A brief lesson about Colombian diversity through its history and guide’s recommendations • A glimpse of Colombia’s Caribbean flavors by tasting fruits and juices Note: If you have a layover in Cartagena please select the airport as a pick-up point for the layover tour.

Make the most out of your time in half a day and join this Santa Marta City Tour through the most relevant places in the capital city of Magdalena while a knowledgeable guide makes sure to tell you as much as you like to know about Colombian culture and history.

Discover Aracataca, Gabo's hometown, a lovely and traditional village that inspired him to create the fictional and magical town of Macondo (Buendia family home town), mentioned and used as location for several of his novels and short stories. Understand the imaginary of Colombia's greatest man in literature, follow his steps and live a cultural immersion in a real Colombian Caribbean town.