Prices Tayrona National Park

Prices and check-in procedure Tayrona National Park

How much does an entrance ticket cost and what are the opening hours for Tayrona National Park? What are the prices for shuttle buses and mototaxis to the starting point of the trail? What do you need to bring with you? Why do I have to pay insurance and can I use debit cards at the ticket office? Here you will find answers to all your questions about visiting Tayrona National Park.

There are two main entrances where you can buy a ticket, at the Calabazo entrance and at the popular El Zaino entrance. The prices are the same.

Ticket and insurance payment (rates 2024).
Upon arrival, you must first pay the mandatory insurance of COP 5000/€1.25 (for each day you are in the park), after which you will receive a green wristband.

After this, you must go to the box office to pay the entrance fee. Prices are increased every year and depend on the season. In low season, you pay COP 73,500/€18.50. In high season* you pay COP 87,000/€22. The ticket has no time limit and you can use the ticket for several days. but not out and in, then you have to stay in park. You can use debit cards at the ticket office, but we heard from other travelers that the ATM machines don’t always work. At first we wondered if it wasn’t nonsense, this mandatory insurance. When we saw a first aid post at the starting point of the hike and in Arrecife, we thought it was understandable that the insurance is mandatory. There is no first aid post on the hike from Calabazo to Playa Brava.

*High season:
June 15-July 15, December 15-January 30, long Easter weekend and puentes (extended weekends with holidays)

Copy of passport
At the entrance they ask for a copy of your passport. We wanted to show our passport on our phone, but at our hotel they told us that sometimes they are difficult about that and it is better to bring a copy. We heard from other travelers that a photo on the phone was also accepted. We were not asked for proof of yellow fever vaccination or corona vaccination. We had heard in advance that you are required to watch a movie about Tayrona. There was a movie playing about the park but nothing was said to us about it. Payment went smoothly. .

ZAINO ENTRANCE
At the ticket office you will be asked if you want transportation to the beginning of the trail. If you want, you can show the receipt to the driver and for 5000COP (fare 2023) you will then be taken by shuttle bus to the beginning of the trail, the sendero Arrecifes. The vans to and from the trailhead, run every 10 min or when full.

The path to the start of the trail is not very special to walk (see photo below), so we thought it was well worth taking the van.

There are also motorcycles that can take you.

There are also horses at the beginning of the trail, with which you can ride to Cabo San Juan in 1.15h. You can also ride horses on part of the trail. See entrances and hiking trails for more info.

CALABAZO ENTRANCE
For COP20,000/€5 you can take a mototaxi for the first 3 kilometers of the trail.