Colombia is the first country in northern South America, at its north is the Caribbean Sea, in the west is the pacific sea to the east its shares border with Venezuela and Brazil, south with Peru and Ecuador.
Bahia de Santa Marta
Is in the center of the Santa Marta city with a great hotel infrastructure with all services for visitors. The Santa Marta Port is a walking distance from the down town from you can walk across the city's colonial architecture.
Playa Cristal
You arrived to this beach by a 10 min ride in a boat from El Rodadero, south of Santa Marta at the beach you can rent a beach tent to scape from the strong sunlight also tray the typical sea food in a restaurant that is on the beach.
Tayrona National Park
Is just half an hour of Santa Marta, at the point where the foothills of the Sierra Nevada extend their arms to the coast, forming a complex system of bay sand rocky cliffs. This is where the birth of a paradisical landscape of Tayrona National Park.
At the entrance of the park tickets are 13.000 Colombian pesos for Colombian citizens other nationalities $35.000 Colombian pesos, seniors are free of charge.
Inside the Tayrona Park , the roads are in terrible state however you will find wide beaches of which the most popular are in Concha Bay included Neguanje beach , and Siete Olas beach, also in the Tairona Park are located : The pool, Playa Arrecifes and Canaveral, with its camping area and a delightful beaches in a midst lush nature.
Playa Siete Olas
You will be delighted by the view of the Siete olas beach from the hill
Bahia de Neguanje
It is the largest at Tayrona park and is located in the central part of the coast for the park. It has the beaches exposed to waves and the amplitude of the open sea. The part suitable for the public are characterized by two broad, sandy beaches separated by ledge of rock.
Something to keep in mind when going to Neguanje, no regular bathrooms and no running water at the "restaurants" located on the beach offering different type of fresh deep fried fish or shrimps for the tourist to choose from and served with patacones and rice cooked in a rustic wood stove for $ 36.000 Colombian pesos ( this in Easter week 2013) around 20 US dollars.
Playa Cañaveral
Have more than one kilometer in length. The large number of coconut trees, the whiteness of its sand and its proximity to the mountains is s good contrast to show a spectacular landscape.
At each end of the beach where the rocks piled to form hills, are the vantage points from which there are magnificent cliffs ideal for observing sunrises and sunsets.
This communicated with cane by a bridle path. Has freshwater streams throughout the year from Santa Rosa Creek. The path leading wing beach is surrounded by a wonderful tropical vegetation that provides shade and the wayfarer.
The sector has a hammock hooks, with a maximum capacity of 60 beds. For this type of accommodation the visitor has the possibility of bringing a hammock or hire a screened. A locker to store personal items is provided by the concession. It is important to note that in the area of coral reefs provides the service safe deposit boxes at reception.
We had a not very good experience in this facility , no enough bathrooms for the used of all the tourist staying at the hammock's house plus the tourist at the camping site and to make things worse no very clean with no toilet-paper.
Camping Cañaveral
Has a camping area, with 4 units of bathrooms and showers for men and 4 units of bathrooms and showers for women.
This beach has a small inlet called "the pool" that is recommended for bathing tourists for its tranquility, as the property of cane is that it has a strong swell. Must take some care with it and swim in designated areas.
The ride is 30 minutes walk and the beach is a small restaurant with typical sea food. It is possible to camp there, under permission of the management of parks. The beach is spectacular because a ring of reef water makes it very quiet.
