Day 1: Santa Marta
Santa Marta
Arrived to the city of Santa Marta. Reception and transfer from the airport of Santa Marta to the hotel of your choice. Check in and overnight.
Day 2: Santa Marta
Santa Marta (City Tour)
Breakfast. Tourist tour of one of the oldest cities in South America that offers the visitor a historical and cultural legacy with colonial treasures. Its geographical location close to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta makes the surroundings of this city offer wonderful inlets of white sand and crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean Sea. During the tour you will visit the Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino, the Minor Basilica Cathedral, the Gold Museum, or the Customs House, in addition, within the tour you will make a stop at the monument to “Pibe Valderrama” where you will have free time to take photos, before finish the tour there will be a panoramic visit of Taganga. Gold Museum closed on Mondays.
Duration 3.5 hours approximately.
Includes: Transportation to and from the hotel (Historical Center area, Rodadero, Pozos Colorados, and Bello Horizonte) is included as guidance and entrance to the Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino.
Day 3: Santa Marta
Santa Marta (Tayrona National Park & Playa Cristal Tour)
Breakfast. The Tayrona National Natural Park in the Playa Cristal sector offers its visitors an inlet of white sand and crystal-clear waters, ideal for those seeking contemplation and rest, it is not necessary to walk to enjoy this wonderful place that has unique characteristics making it in a magical place where you can see beautiful coral beds ideal for snorkeling and autonomous diving.
Duration: 10hours approximately.
Includes: Ground transportation, entrance to the park, stop at the viewpoint of the 7 waves, transportation by boat type bongo and guide.
Lunch is not included.
Day 4: Barranquilla
Santa Marta - Barranquilla
Breakfast. At the agreed time, one of our representatives will pick you up to take you on a private land transfer from Santa Marta to Barranquilla. Arrival to the hotel of your choice overnight.
Applies for services provided between 07:00 Hrs and 15:00 Hrs, other times consult operation and prices. This service does not include an English-speaking guide, only driver.
Duration: approximately 2 and a half hours.
Day 5: Barranquilla
Barranquilla (Historical City Tour)
Breakfast. Tour of the emblematic sites of the city, El Prado neighborhood, Fundadores Park, Edgar Renteria Stadium, Old Customs Building, Montoya Station, Tram Station, River Administration, Caribbean Museum, Golden Gate Malecón, Window to the World. Return to the hotel, rest of the day at leisure and overnight.
Duration: 4 hours.
Includes: Transportation to and from the hotel, Entrance to the carnival museum, Historical explanations by a English Speaking Guide.
Day 6: Cartagena
Barranquilla - Cartagena
Breakfast. At the agreed time, one of our representatives will pick you up to take you on a private land transfer from Barranquilla to Cartagena. Arrival to the hotel of your choice overnight. This service does not include an English-speaking guide, only driver.
Duration: approximately 3 and a half hours.
The land service will be provided between 6:00 am and 3:00 pm. If a service is requested at a different time from that described, availability must be verified and quoted, since additional costs are generated.
Day 7: Cartagena
Cartagena (City Tour with Castillo San Felipe)
Breakfast. You will meet one of our representatives at your hotel to begin a panoramic tour of Cartagena de Indias at the agreed time to begin a wonderful tour of this museum city whose streets and surroundings show the charm of its architecture colonial, republican and modern. During the circuit, you will pass through the modern area of Bocagrande and the Manga neighborhood, where the contrast between the republican architecture and its modern buildings will surprise you. Then you will visit the Castle of San Felipe de Barajas, that it was built in 1657, with which the Spanish sought to defend themselves from English attacks in the seventeenth century; And of course, it will be unmissable to take a brief walk through “the historic center of the city” which in 1984, together with the San Felipe Castle and the set of fortifications, were included by UNESCO on the list of World Heritage Sites.
To end the tour and before returning to your hotel, taking advantage of your stay in the country that produces the highest quality emeralds in the world, you will visit the Emerald Museum, there you will learn about the evolution of the rarest, most valuable mineral and, at the same time, the most exclusive in the world.
Includes: Air-conditioned transportation, professional guide, tickets to the Castillo de San Felipe and the Emerald Museum.
Operation: Daily.
Duration: 4 hours approximately.
Departures: From Monday to Friday at 14:00 hrs. Saturday, Sundays, and National holidays at 09:00 hrs.
Day 8: Cartagena
Cartagena (Beach Tour)
Breakfast. Leaving La Bodeguita Pier by speedboat to the chosen island, there you can enjoy the coral beaches and a variety of reef fauna, ideal for resting or taking some optional activities such as diving, snorkeling, hiking, among others. Below you can find the details of each island:
Isla del Encanto: In the Islas del Rosario national park, located approximately 45 minutes by boat from Cartagena, you can enjoy the beach and social spaces designated for Day Tour visitors that have chairs, lounge chairs, and sun loungers; also, you can do optional activities if you want or just enjoy the Colombian Caribbean Sea in this area. During the day you will enjoy a typical semi buffet lunch served with options of fish, chicken, and meat.
Includes: Shared boat transfer Cartagena - Isla del Encanto - Cartagena (non-exclusive), lunch Parrillada Buffet (including a non-alcoholic drink).
Not include: Transfer hotel - pier - hotel (If you are staying in hotels in the Bocagrande area, Historical Center or Nort Area, the hotel offers you a complimentary transfer to the pier, the return to the pier - hotel it’s on your own. It’s not included pier tax, optional activities, consumption not mentioned, towel service (it is suggested to bring from Cartagena).
Operation: Every Day.
Duration: 6 hours and half approximately - Shared service.
Passengers must appear at the La Bodeguita pier no later than 08:15 a.m., the usual return from the Island to Cartagena is at 15:00 p.m. (depending on weather conditions, the departure may vary at approximately 14:30 p.m.).
Excursion not allowed for pregnant women or people with spinal problems or surgeries because to the movements of the boat. Pets and people in a state of intoxication are not allowed access to the boats.
Day 9:
Cartagena
Breakfast. Pick-up and transfer to the airport as scheduled to take a flight to next city or your destination.