Santa Marta

Top Places to Visit

Simon Bolivar's Place Of Death

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Simon Bolivar's place of death, (Take a bus for 1,000 COP or taxi for 4,000 COP). Beautiful and very interesting gardens, lots of iguanas, study the map before ... more

Museo Del Oro

Museo Del Oro

Calle 14 No.2-67 , Santa Marta

Museo del Oro, Calle 14 No.2-67 (on plaza Bolivar). Displays a collection of precolumbian pottery, a nice collection of gold and a scale model of Ciudad Perdida...

Mountain Biking

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Mountain Biking, hiking and canyoning adventures in the pristine Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Tayrona National Parks can be organised by the only ... more

Top Places to Eat

Agave Azul - Sabores De Mexico

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Agave Azul - Sabores de Mexico, Calle 14 No 3-74 phone 431 6121. Very good Mexican food prepared by fabulous New York trained chef Michael McMurdo. With a range... more

La Tasca - Tapas Bar

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

La Tasca - Tapas Bar, Calle 18 No 2- 72. Run by a spaniard, this small and cosy restaurant offers an excellent selection of typical spanish tapas at a fair ... more

Ben & Josep´s Bar & Restaurant

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Ben & Josep´s bar & restaurant Carrera 1 # 18-67. (Dutch owner) On the beach road in front of the Park Hotel. The very best steak (filet mignon)in Santa Marta. ...

Merkabar / Welcome Restaurant

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Merkabar / Welcome Restaurant, Calle 10 No 2-11. Good combination of local and gringo food. Good breakfasts, cheap filling lunches, and their famous "sopa del ... more

Luz's Restaurant

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Luz's Restaurant in Minca, has no sign but is run by such a charming Colombian couple. It is the orange painted place across the road from the Iglesia with just... more

Top Activity Places

Day Tours

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Visit Santa Marta's most beautiful natural places by day toursSanta Marta Day Trips

Scuba Diving

The nearby coral reefs provides good possibilities for scuba diving. All the scuba diving operators are at Taganga, so you'll need to go there to shop around (... more

Oscar's Place

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Oscar's Place, an Eco Farm down the valley sits on a prominent ridge with jawdropping vistas, a pool on the ridge and open air but rustically luxurious sleeping... more

Minca

Minca

Minca, Magdalena, Colombia , Santa Marta

Minca is a small village 650m above Santa Marta reached in a 6000 peso colectivo via a 45 min bumpy mountain road from "Estacion de Minca" en Calle 11 con 12 en... more

Casa Loma Hostal

Casa Loma Hostal

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Casa Loma Hostal perched on a steep hill above Minca similarly has spectacular views from even higher and offers more economic accommodation with a backpacker ... more

Academia Latina

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Academia Latina, professional language school in Santa Marta (Taganga). Learn Spanish with excellent skilled teachers in a inspiring environment. Good prices ... more