Itineraries Cartagena & Caribbean Coast
Here are the best travel itineraries in Cartagena and the Caribbean coast.
On Colombia’s northern coast, there are beautiful trips to take along the better-known tourist attractions or completely off the beaten track. Cartagena, Santa Marta and Riohacha are important hubs on the Caribbean coast. Thus, you can visit Cartagena Cartagena as a starting point for a trip to a.o. Barranquilla and San Andrés. Santa Marta is a convenient starting point for a trip to such places as. Tayrona National Park , Ciudad Perdida and Minca. Riohacha is a convenient hub for a trip to La Guajira.
Tip: Want to save travel time? Then start your trip in Cartagena, end in St Marta and catch the plane there, or vice versa.
Indicative travel times
Cartagena-St Marta 4-5h
Cartagena-Barranquilla 2-2.5u
St Marta starting point Ciudad Perdida trek 2.5h
St Marta-Tayrona 1u
St Marta-Minca 45 min
St Marta-Palomino 2u
Palomino-Riohacha 1.5u
Tayrona-Palomino 1h
Tayrona-Costeño Beach (near Guachaca) 15 min
Check here the best travel itineraries in Cartagena and the Caribbean coast, for 1, 2 and 3 weeks. Check here information and tips about the round trip we made from 2 weeks from Barranquilla to Santa Marta.
Itineraries
1 Week: from Cartagena to Santa Marta
Day 1-2: Cartagena
Day 3: Bus to St Marta-TayronaNP. Overnight stay outside the park
Day 4: Overnight stay in Tayrona NP
Day 5: Bus to St Marta-Minca
Day 6-7: Minca
Day 8: Bus to St Marta
1 Week: Cartagena off the beaten track
Day 1: Arrival Cartagena
Day 2: Tour to local market Marcado Bazurto
Day 3: Tour to the Afro-Colombian community
San Basilio de Palenque
Day 4: Bus to Barranquilla
Day 5-6: Barranquilla
Day 7: Bus to Cartagena
1 Week: colonial cities from Cartagena
2 Weeks: Cartagena – Tayrona – la Guajira -St Marta
Day 1-2: Cartagena
Day 3-4: Isla Múcura*
Day 5: Bus to St Marta-TayronaNP, overnight outside the park
Day 6: Overnight stay in Tayrona NP
Day 7: Bus to Palomino
Day 8: Palomino
Day 9-11: Tour to Cabo de la Vela-Punta Gallinas in la Guajira
Day 12: Return trip to Riohacha. Overnight in Riohacha
Day 13-14: Minca
Day 15: Bus to St Marta
* Alternative to Isla Múcura, is Casa en el Agua
2 Weeks: Cartagena -Tayrona – Ciudad Perdida – St Marta
Day 1-2: Cartagena
Day 3-4: Isla Múcura*
Day 5: Bus to St Marta-TayronaNP, overnight outside the park
Day 6: Overnight stay in Tayrona NP
Day 7: Bus to Costeño Beach.
Day 8: Costeño Beach
Day 9-12: Ciudad Perdida
Day 13: Bus to Minca
Day 14: Minca
Day 15: Bus to St Marta
* Alternative to Isla Múcura, is Casa en el Agua
3 Weeks: from Cartagena to St Marta with islands and la Guajira
Day 1-2: Cartagena
Day 3: Flight to San Andrés
Days 4-6: San Andrés and/or Providencia*
Day 7: Flight to Cartagena. Bus to St Marta. Overnight stay in St Marta
Day 8-11: Ciudad Perdida
Day 12: Bus to St Marta-TayronaNP. Overnight stay outside the park
Day 13: Overnight in Tayrona NP
Day 14: Bus to St Marta-Minca
Day 15: Minca
Day 16: Bus to St Marta-Riohacha. Overnight in Riohacha
Day 17-19: Trip to Cabo de la Vela-Punta Gallinas in la Guajira
Day 20: Bus to Riohacha-Palomino
Day 21: Palomino
Day 22: Bus to St Marta
Want to extend your trip with an additional beach destination? Then book a few nights at a hotel in Santa Marta at the end of your trip.
