In this travel guide Tayrona National Park, you’ll find everything you need to know for your trip to one of Colombia’s most popular national parks.

Tayrona National Park covers 150km2 and is located between Santa Marta and Palomino. Its location is spectacular, between the Caribbean Sea and the mountains of the Sierra Nevada de St. Marta. In Tayrona national park you can do beautiful hikes on hiking trails that go through the jungle to some spectacular beaches run. On these trails you can spot wildlife, such as monkeys, which can sometimes be seen up close. At a number of beaches you can swim and snorkel, and there are several beautiful places to overnightin the middle of nature. So you can chill in an ecolodge, camp in a tent and sleep in a hammock at Cabo San Juan. Also just outside the park there is a wide choice of atmospheric hotels and hostels.

Tairona Indians
Long ago, the Tairona Indians lived in Tayrona National Park and today their descendants, the Kogui, live in the Sierra Nevada. They -along with other indigenous groups- are closely associated with the park.

Closing dates
It is important to know, therefore, that Tayrona is closed 3 times a year so that the indigenous groups can perform spiritual rituals and the ecosystem can recover.

Closing dates for 2024 are:.

• Feb. 1 to Feb. 15
• June 1 through June 15
• October 19 to November 2

On a tour, Tayrona combines well with other places on the Caribbean coast, such as Minca, Palomino, La Guajira, Ciudad Perdida and Cartagena. Check here the round trip we took along the North Coast of Colombia.

In this travel guide you will read everything you need to know to plan a visit to Tayrona National Park: what is the best time to travel, how to get there, how expensive is Tayrona National Park, what are the best hotels and hostels in Tayrona National Park and beyond, what are the best hikes and which beaches are in Tayrona National Park.