• Tayrona National Park
  • Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino
  • Walled City of Cartagena
  • Eduardo Santos Soccer Stadium
  • Barrio Getsemani
  • Gold Museum
  • Taganga's Lookout
Taganga's Lookout map

Colombia Tours Itinerary 8 Days Cartagena Minca Santa Marta Taganga

8 Days The Nature of Colombia

You can tailor-make the tour duration, route, themes, and cultural experiences, etc, based on your personal needs & interests.

Tour Duration: 8 Days 7 Nights.   Tour Code: NM08010  
Tour Themes: Classic

Tour Route: Cartagena - Minca - Santa Marta - Taganga - Santa Marta

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Highlights

8 Days The Nature of Colombia

Colombia, a land beyond your imagination.

Colombia’s Tourism resources are super abundant: beautiful beaches in the Caribbean, tropical rain forests in the Amazon, snow-capped Andes, bustling cities beyond your imagination, and a number of world Heritage sites.

Nearly a tenth of Colombia is made up of national parks and species-rich nature reserves, magnificent rivers and varied landscapes.


Colombian coffee is one of the few single-origin coffees sold in the world under its national name. It is well-balanced, moderately acidic and has a light nutty flavour.

It's a country that will thrill you with a huge range of destinations catering for all tastes.



Popular Destinations of Colombia

Cartagena

Cartagena de Indias is the undisputed queen of the Caribbean coast, a historic city of superbly preserved beauty lying within an impressive 13km of centuries-old colonial stone walls. Cartagena's Old Town is a Unesco World Heritage Site – a maze of cobbled alleys, balconies covered in bougainvillea, and massive churches that cast their shadows across leafy plazas.


Bogota

Bogota is Colombia's beating heart, an engaging and vibrant capital cradled by chilly Andean peaks and steeped in sophisticated urban cool. The city's cultural epicenter is La Candelaria, the cobbled historic downtown to which most travelers gravitate.


Los Llanos

As you head southeast away from Bogotá, the jagged Andean terrain soon flattens out as if a giant guillotine dropped down across the mountains, revealing an endless sea of green grasslands. This is Los Llanos (the Plains). Teeming with wildlife, Los Llanos harbors more than 100 species of mammals and more than 700 bird species, including some of the planet's most endangered species.


Medellin

Situated in a narrow valley, Medellín packs the punch of a city twice its size. Its skyline reaches for the heavens, setting high-rise apartments and office buildings against a backdrop of jagged peaks in every direction. Its pleasant climate gives it its nickname – the City of Eternal Spring – and the moderate temperatures put a spring in the locals' steps, at work and at play.


Salento

Set amid gorgeous green mountains 24km northeast of Armenia, this small town survives on coffee production, trout farming and tourists, the last drawn by its quaint streets, typical paisa architecture and its proximity to the spectacular Valle de Cocora. It was founded in 1850, and is one of the oldest towns in Quindío.


The Pacific Coast

It is a place where waterfalls pour out of forest-covered bluffs onto spectacular gray-sand beaches, thermal pools lie hidden in dense jungle and tiny indigenous villages cling to the edge of wild rivers; where whales and dolphins frolic so close to shore you can admire them from your hammock and majestic sea turtles come even closer.



Best Places to Visit During the Tour

Cartagena

[Walled City of Cartagena]

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from the Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make").


[Barrio Getsemani]

Where you can  leisurely drink beer, listen to street musicians and sample tortillas from nearby food stalls. Its graffiti-walled streets are dotted with bustling pizza parlors and casual bistros serving Colombia's staple food. The fine wine bar, the cocktail bar and Cafe Havana salsa, all in a carnival atmosphere, stayed open until the wee hours.


[Romantic Sunset Cruise]

Sail into the setting sun amidst the beautiful Caribbean scenery of historic Cartagena during this 2-hour private sunset boat cruise.


Santa Marta

[Tayrona National Park]

In this national park, you can try a moderate hike with a local guide. This is a perfect opportunity to experience nature and learn a little more about the rich, natural diversity of northern Colombia.


[Gotshezhy Indigenous Community]

Enjoy a G Adventures-supported lunch prepared by women from the community. Learn about Wiwa customs on a village visit and then lounge in a hammock by the river or opt to explore nearby waterfalls.


[Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino]

The place where Simón Bolívar died on December 17th of 1830. This place is a historic building of the XVII century with an enormous diversity of native trees, stunning gardens, and impressive artwork.

[Eduardo Santos Soccer Stadium]

It is the place where you'll find a sculpture of world-famous player Carlos 'El Pibe' Valderrama before moving to the Historic Center of Santa Marta. You'll walk through streets full of history, architectural jewels, parks, and colonial plazas, and enter the Santa Marta's Cathedral, the first church built in South America.


[Gold Museum]

Where you'll be able to appreciate the richness of the Tayrona culture, their beliefs, myths, and crafts. the displays lure you in with ceramics and jewelry from the Nahuange and Tayrona periods, backed by a comprehensive history of metalwork in the pre-Columbian Sierra Nevada.


Taganga

Taganga Snorkeling Experience

Here you will practice the activity for about 40/45 minutes, being able to see coral reef fish and various types of coral like brain coral or feather coral, and free on your own to enjoy the sunset at the baech.



Day 1 Cartagena Arrival

Meet you at the airport, transfer to hotel for checking, and have a rest after arrival.

Overnight in Cartagena

Day 2 Cartagena

You will enjoy your breakfast at your hotel in the morning. And the take a city tour, visiting the Walled City of Cartagena. A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.  

Barrio Getsemani-where you can  leisurely drink beer, listen to street musicians and sample tortillas from nearby food stalls. Its graffiti-walled streets are dotted with bustling pizza parlors and casual bistros serving Colombia's staple food. The fine wine bar, the cocktail bar and Cafe Havana salsa, all in a carnival atmosphere, stayed open until the wee hours.

Enjoy the sunset in Cartagena from a different point of view. Admire the spectacular skyline of Cartagena on a 2-hour Romantic Sunset Cruise.

Overnight in Cartagena

14157Walled City of Cartagena
14161Barrio Getsemani
1743Romantic Sunset Cruise

Day 3 Cartagena Minca Free Day

You will enjoy your breakfast at your hotel in the morning. And the travel to the small town of Minca (about 4-5 hrs drive), breathe in the fresh mountain air and enjoy free time to explore.

Overnight in Minca

Day 4 Minca Santa Marta

Enjoy your breakfast at your hotel in the morning. Head into Tayrona National Park for a moderate hike with a local guide. This is a perfect opportunity to experience nature and learn a little more about the rich, natural diversity of northern Colombia.

Overnight in Santa Marta

14193Tayrona National Park

Day 5 Santa Marta

Enjoy your breakfast at your hotel in the morning. Spend the day with the Gotshezhy indigenous community. Enjoy a G Adventures-supported lunch prepared by women from the community. Learn about Wiwa customs on a village visit and then lounge in a hammock by the river or opt to explore nearby waterfalls.

Overnight in a lodge close to the park.

1745Visit to Gotshezhy Indigenous Community

Day 6 Santa Marta Taganga

Enjoy your breakfast at your hotel in the morning. Then travel from Tayrona to Taganga

On arrival, have a Taganga Snorkeling Experience, you will practice the activity for about 40/45 minutes, being able to see coral reef fish and various types of coral like brain coral or feather coral, and free on your own to enjoy the sunset at the baech.

Overnight in Taganga

1746Taganga Snorkeling Experience

Day 7 Taganga Santa Marta

Enjoy your breakfast at your hotel in the morning. Transfer to Santa Marta and visit Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino, the place where Simón Bolívar died on December 17th of 1830. This place is a historic building of the XVII century with an enormous diversity of native trees, stunning gardens, and impressive artwork. 

Next, you'll make a quick visit to Eduardo Santos Soccer Stadium, where you'll find a sculpture of world-famous player Carlos 'El Pibe' Valderrama before moving to the Historic Center of Santa Marta. 

You'll walk through streets full of history, architectural jewels, parks, and colonial plazas, and enter the Santa Marta's Cathedral, the first church built in South America. 

Later, you'll visit the Gold Museum, where you'll be able to appreciate the richness of the Tayrona culture, their beliefs, myths, and crafts. Before returning you to your hotel, you'll go to Taganga's Lookout, where you'll enjoy the magnificent view of Taganga and the Caribbean Sea.

Overnight in Santa Marta

14341Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino
14342Eduardo Santos Soccer Stadium
14344Gold Museum
14346Taganga's Lookout

Day 8 Santa Marta Departure

Free on your own until transfer to airport for departure. 

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Visa to Enter Colombia+

Holders of passports of the following 99 jurisdictions do not require visa to enter Colombia for a maximum stay of 90 days (unless otherwise noted): All European Union citizens [Albania,Andorra,Antigua and Barbuda, ArgentinaID, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, BoliviaID, Bosnia and Herzegovina, BrazilID, Brunei, Canada, ChileID, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, EcuadorID, El Salvador, Fiji, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong (180 days), Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Micronesia, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New , Guinea, ParaguayID, PeruID, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, UruguayID, Vatican City, VenezuelaID

Colombia Climate & Best Travel Time+

Colombia has an equatorial climate and therefore does not have dramatic seasonal changes; however, some times of year can be better than others to visit. 
For the least chance of rain, the best time to visit is either between December and March or June and September.

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