Top Santa Marta Nature and Wildlife Tours - page 3

Tucked away in the Sierra Nevada mountains, remote Minca is seemingly a world away from the bustling city of Santa Marta just down the Caribbean coast. It's also at altitude, so remember to bring an extra layer or two as the temperatures here are cooler than they are at sea level. Your Minca adventure includes a full-day tour, and you'll start at one of the Coffee Farms in the region. After learning about the production process, you'll visit the natural swimming hole of Pozo Azul for a refreshing dip, so bring your bathing suit! Enjoy some free time and have lunch before you embark on an afternoon walking tour of Minca's town center. Alternatively, visit the hummingbird balcony at Hotel Minca, where you can relax and observe the hundreds of hummingbirds that feed there. If time permits, you can also visit the beautiful waterfalls of Marinka.

Palomino is all about adventure, fun and nature. If you are into disconnecting and truly relaxing, this is perfect for you. In this tour you will hike through a natural path near Palomino and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta surroundings. After a walking, you will get to an amazing waterfall with natural pools. Here you will spend the day with friends or family. You can bring food, a book or just live the precious gift of this paradise. Join us! A Hike through nature An experience to truly have fun in Valencia waterfall Swimming or resting in the natural pools The chance to enjoy with friends, family or fellow travelers

Our highly qualified and bilingual guide takes you to the Ciudad Perdida "Teyuna" for an unforgettable experience. You walk through the wonderful nature of the Sierra Nevada and learn interesting facts about the indigenous culture that has lived here for centuries. You also help the local community with your tour booking because we donate a percentage to social projects.

Experience the tropical world of coastal Colombia where the rainforest meets the sea. Enjoy the pristine white sand and crystal clear sea on the beach, and wander safely in the jungle right on the edge of the coast. Learn about the flora and fauna in this unique habitat, and follow your guide to four different beaches, each with perfect swimming and snorkeling opportunities

Tucked away in the Sierra Nevada mountains, remote Minca is seemingly a world away from the bustling city of Santa Marta just down the Caribbean coast. It's also at altitude, so remember to bring an extra layer or two as the temperatures here are cooler than they are at sea level. Your Minca adventure includes a full-day tour, and you'll start at one of the Coffee Farms in the region. After learning about the production process, you'll visit the natural swimming hole of Pozo Azul for a refreshing dip, so bring your bathing suit! Enjoy some free time and have lunch before you embark on an afternoon walking tour of Minca's town center. Alternatively, visit the hummingbird balcony at Hotel Minca, where you can relax and observe the hundreds of hummingbirds that feed there. If time permits, you can also visit the beautiful waterfalls of Marinka.

Designed to provide an excellent mountain adventure accompanied by beautiful landscapes and surrounded by the wonderful ancestral cultures that still inhabit the imposing Sierra Nevada, the highest coastal mountain in the world. They will share with a Kogui community, a special community since their knowledge is of reflection before the means they inhabit, they have survived trying to maintain their customs, and they are considered the most peaceful group in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. It is a new, exclusive tour with few visitors on a day-to-day basis, having the legal permission to operate with the Koguis natives. We do community tourism by integrating the inhabitants and helping to combat poverty with daily departures. We present a large part of the Tayrona indigenous ancestral culture

This tour gives us the opportunity to immerse ourselves in a fascinating journey along the route of the "Tayrona" in an adventure through the extensive characteristic humid tropical forest and recharged with an invaluable biological wealth. In this tour we will learn about the customs of the Peasant Community, the Koguis and Arhuacos ethnic groups, heirs of the “Tayrona”, who still inhabit the territory and preserve their traditions.

Travel to the small town of Minca, breathe in the fresh mountain air and enjoy a tour of this wonderful little mountain pueblo, along with a Coffee and a Cocoa Tour (perhaps you'll enjoy a cocoa facemask), some amazing hidden waterfalls (opportunity for a refreshing swim), and of course, you're bound to spot a few exotic birds in your travels.

Explore the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Including Tayrona Park, a Lost City with an experience, a City on Water, Minca, and both a Coffee & a Cacao Tour! 4 days of nature, culture, indigenous, beaches, and mountains, unlike anything you’ve experienced before.

Paso del Mango is an ancient indigenous trail that borders the Manzanares River. It is an open natural space where we will interact with endangered species, and plant life. We will have an experience designed around cocoa, where we will enjoy the different wells and waterfalls that the Sierra Nevada offers to us. This trip is exclusive as there are not many operators on the area. That makes this experience unique, your eyes will never forget what they saw after you interacted with this magical place!

You must go to Lost City because it is an unforgettable experience, walk for a few days to know a civilization that takes billions of years, it is a privilege that not everyone can have, in Lost City you can have spontaneous cultural meetings with some of the more than 50,000 indigenous people from the Kogi, Wiwa, Kankuamos and Arhuacos communities who live there and are descendants of the Tayrona civilization, who inhabited this place. It was declared a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is estimated that only 10% of Lost City has been explored. The researchers believe that there are many other sites such as Pueblito in Tayrona Park that date from that civilization.  

Knowing the best hiking trails for insight into Colombia’s cultural heritage can be tricky. Eliminate the need for advance planning and discover Colombia’s Lost City on a 5-day trek from Santa Marta, passing traditional villages and natural landmarks along the way. Transfer to the rural start point in El Mamey with ease by 4-wheel drive, and avoid hidden costs with meals, accommodation, and entrance fees included as per itinerary.

Having this experience will let you see some incredible places, you'll be able to connect with nature, to enjoy the beauty of it, also being really comfortable. The food is local and tastes great, we also support the work of the local community and their effort to provide an excellent service in this kind of environment. We work responsibly taking care of nature and having the best practices to prevent any kind of contamination during our trips. we want to incetivate tourism that has a low impact with nature so we can preserve it.

Our Taorayiná ecolodge and nature reserve is a magical place, surrounded by virgin forests, with exuberant views of the Caribbean Sea, you can easily spot multiple species of birds, howler monkeys, marmosets, capuchins, our trails through the forests are spectacular, we are close to the park Tayrona national, there are beaches 20 minutes away. In our ecolodge we liven up the nights with delicious vegetarian food and live music, around the campfire in our common house - Maloka. It is the perfect place to rest, contemplate nature, silence, see waterfalls and majestic and exclusive natural pools without tourists, within the forests. The visit to the mouth of the Mendihuaca river in the sea is really worth it, the place is majestic due to the sweet and crystalline waters of the river that end in the sea, exuberant waves where you can surf, delicious lunch offer.

A must for all chocoholics. Visit an authentic cocoa farm and plantation, and learn how dark and milk chocolate is made from bean to bar in a unique chocolate workshop on-site. See panoramic views of the Colombian rainforest and hills from the organic farm’s 3200 ft elevation. Explore the local area, and see the nearby Marinka Waterfalls, where you can swim and relax.

The Colombian Caribbean is like no where else in the world. It is famous for its temperate waters, white sandy beaches, giant palm trees and music. When combined this creates a magical Caribbean Vibe unlike anything you have experienced before. You’ll walk through the Caribbean jungle discovering hidden beaches and wildlife along the way; You’ll enjoy a tour of Minca, a coffee tour, a cocoa farm tour and a refreshing swim under a hidden waterfall in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada; You’ll enjoy a day on the Rosario islands, explore Cartagena by night, and have options to visit an indigenous village, rejuvenate your body in a Volcanic mud bath, cruise through mangroves in a canoe, and still have some free time to explore other hidden gems. In this express tour of the Colombian Caribbean you’ll find all of these experiences and so much more. This is the tour for you if you love the sun and the warmth of a Caribbean Summer, all year long!

This expedition is a journey through time through the past, present and future of Colombia. It is an immersion in the history of the country, its periods of violence, confrontation and prosperity that occurred in the territory and marked scars that today have a voice in residents such as Edwin, Patacón, Hugo and other tour guides, who tell how their past in a drug laboratory, is transformed into a prosperous present showing the richness, diversity and majesty of the Sierra. Beyond the goal, it is a journey through productive lands, lands of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park, Tayrona National Natural Park, and lands of the Indigenous Reservation, sacred to these communities, immersed in the worldview and wisdom of "the older brothers " to the Teyuna Archaeological Park. The accompaniment of the Host Fullsky together with these local voices, make it a unique and profound experience since we do everything to get the most out of the territory, every day and every step.

The tour combines health and wellness with visits of interesting and beautiful places in a private atmosphere. Besides visiting the cities of Santa Marta and Cartagena, you will have the chance to take a bath in natural hot springs water as well as inside a unique mud volcano. Both contain a high number of minerals giving many benefits to your body. In addition to it, you will swim in a sea rich of minerals and get a massage under cascades in the jungle to complete this natural hydrotherapy experience. And if it is not enough, why not taking a massage on a free day? The course and times of the tour (see tour details) can be modified according to your wishes any time it is possible for us. You can also stay more than 12 days. Actually, we try to be as flexible as possible for you. We do not include food and drinks in our price to give you the choice if, where and what you want to eat and drink. However, at all places we visit we have a restaurant option where you can take lunch.

The Lost City was built by the Tayrona indigenous culture around 700 A.D. and it was the most important urban center among the 250 indigenous settlements discovered in the area. Its population ranged between 1,400 and 3,000 inhabitants, and the city was made up of more than 250 terraces distributed in eight “neighborhoods” whose space was used to live, work and perform religious ceremonies. Engage in an amazing experience during 5 days in which you will be connected with nature and with local communities of Colombia, and will walk through a beautiful scenery to arrive to The Lost City. At the end of the tour, visit an inidgenous wiwa community and immerse in their culture. This is an active tour where you will be walking and hiking most of the time, and you must be in healthy conditions to do so. You will be Picked up and droped off at your accommodation with Private transportation, and will have a private bilingual guide for your group.

The Lost City was built by the Tayrona indigenous culture around 700 A.D. and it was the most important urban center among the 250 indigenous settlements discovered in the area. Its population ranged between 1,400 and 3,000 inhabitants, and the city was made up of more than 250 terraces distributed in eight “neighborhoods” whose space was used to live, work and perform religious ceremonies. Engage in an amazing experience during 5 days in which you will be connected with nature and with local communities of Colombia, and will walk through a beautiful scenery to arrive to The Lost City. At the end of the tour, visit an inidgenous wiwa community and immerse in their culture. This is an active tour where you will be walking and hiking most of the time, and you must be in healthy conditions to do so. You will be Picked up and droped off at your accommodation with Private transportation, and will have a private bilingual guide for your group.

Playa Cristal is considered one of the most ecologically important areas of the Colombian Caribbean. As its name indicates, it has crystal clear waters, white sands and beautiful coral reefs ideal for snorkeling. On this Tour we begin by making a stop at the Seven Waves Viewpoint, a beach highlighted by the rows of waves that go in sequence to the shore of the beach, a total of seven. We continue to Neguanje, one of the largest bays within the Tayrona National Park, where we embark for 10 minutes by boat to Playa Cristal, our expected destination, where we will enjoy time on the beach in crystal-clear water, a delicious lunch and a beautiful landscape.