Tours & Activities in Santa Marta
Enjoy your stay in Santa Marta walking through the streets of the Historic Center of the city with one of our local guides. Get ready to receive an incredible cultural and historical experience through the main emblematic places and monuments of the oldest city in Colombia.
Before and after the tour you will enjoy unlimited water and coffee inside the Casa Marina and you can use the bathrooms and Wi-Fi at any time.
ITINERARY
This tour will be carried out through the Historic Center of the city of Santa Marta which begins at the meeting point in race 1c. No 22 - 19 - La Casa Marina (Casa de Murales) , once we are all together we will begin the route of this journey through time through the following destinations:
1. The ridge of the bay
2. Bolivar Park
3. San Francisco Square
4. The Alley of the Cathedral
5. The Cathedral Square
6. Mail Alley
7. Santander Park
8. The San Juan de Dios Chapel
Each of these places will make you travel back in time and awaken your imagination. After completing the route, we will return to the meeting point where this wonderful experience ends, which will enrich you with culture, history, and above all, it will awaken your imagination.
IT INCLUDES
- Tour guide
- Medical Assistance Insurance
NOT INCLUDED
- Services not mentioned
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TOURIST
- The use of masks or plugs is mandatory
- Remember to use alcohol constantly
- It is important to maintain physical distancing
- The Free Tour has no cost, the tip for the guide is completely voluntary
ITEMS TO TAKE
- Use sunblock
- Bring water for hydration
- Bring a parasol or umbrella to protect yourself from rain or sun
- Wear comfortable clothes and shoes for walking
POLITICS
- This tour can be canceled at any time you want, it does not have any collection penalty
- The tour will take place only within the Historic Center
- Groups may not exceed 10 people
Meeting point: race 1c. No 22-19 - The Marina House. (House of Murals near the police)
- We are going to take a bike ride and explore the historic center together, we will immerse you in the theme of the city at the best time of the day, when the sun sets and the weather is a little cooler, we will walk through the historic streets. , emblematic parks and the new crest of the city, while we do so we will contemplate the beautiful sunset that this beautiful city offers us, this is a different experience, this is by bicycle!
During our tour we will tell you about the important transformation that our city has had in recent years,
We will give you tips that you will need to know while you are in the city, eh, where to find typical food of the city", ask us about the typical breakfast "EL CAYEYE" where to find a good place to have a delicious typical juice in front of the sea, museums, food from other parts of the world, music and events that are currently in the city.
While we ride we will teach you about the urban slang of Samaria, customs, history and how to get around the city and many more things... don't miss this great adventure!
Because it is faster and more comfortable to visit the city by bicycle
You will visit:
- Bolívar Park (Plaza de Armas)
- Santa Marta Bay
- Maritime Port of Santa Marta
- Park of the bride and groom (Pozo Madrid)
- Cathedral Basilica of Santa Marta
- San Miguel Park
- "Los Cocos" beach
IMPORTANT information that the traveler must take into account!
- The bicycle is not included and is valued at $10 for the duration of the experience, which must be paid before starting the experience (Tip is additional)
- Low difficulty
- Suitable for people from 16 to 60 years old.
-Minimum height 1.50
Ask us about the experiences we have on the seashore or in the mountains on electric bikes, they are fantastic!
Hello walkers, welcome to Santa Marta, a fantastic city with many interesting stories, let me share the best of it while we walk through its streets and its historical places in this fun and complete free tour.
I want you to immerse yourself in the incomparable and magical history of the city of Santa Marta , stalked multiple times by pirates and corsairs, a place where archaeological sites of indigenous communities dating back hundreds of years are still preserved , and which still stands today. its historic center that reminds us through its mix of architectures a little about that colonial past legacy of the Spanish, along with the Republican style as a result of the banana emporium and that also still preserves the different ethnic groups in its Sierra Nevada.
The places that we will visit within our tour will be:
👉🏽 Tairona Gold Museum or Customs House
👉🏽Bolivar Park
👉🏽Mural by Gabriel García Marquez
👉🏽Mail Alley
👉🏽 Cathedral Basilica of Santa Marta
👉🏽Boyfriends Park
👉🏽 Paseo Bastidas
Our tour will begin at the Tairona Gold Museum, where we will learn about the history of pre-Hispanic cultures, the diversity of the people of Magdalena, and a little about our liberator Simón Bolívar who stayed in this facility.
Then we will tour Bolívar Park, which is made up of different statues and also a beautiful fountain.
If you are a literature lover, you will love the mural in honor of our first and only Nobel Prize in Literature in Colombia, a precursor of magical realism.
As you pass through the post office alley you will love the combination between the colonial and the current variety of restaurants that our city has to offer.
We will visit the imposing Cathedral Basilica of Santa Marta or better known as the mother of all churches in Colombia.
Upon arriving at the park of the bride and groom, we will learn about the history and the changes that this place has had until today and finally we will end our tour at the Camellón or Paseo Bastidas where we can appreciate our beautiful bay.
Recommendations:
Bring sunscreen
Water bottle
Comfortable clothes
Meeting point: Entrance to the Tairona Gold Museum
I invite you to join this tour to get to know Santa Marta from a much more diverse perspective!
Welcome to Santa Marta, my city!
Throughout the 3-hour tour, my objective will be to show you the essentials and that you learn a little more about the history, culture and gastronomy so that you can enjoy your stay in the best possible way.
At the end of the tour there will be time for questions, consultations and advice.
I love that tourists learn about our customs, captivate them with history and current architectural beauty.
I love this city, here you will find a lot of history, you will be captivated by its landscapes, the quality of its people and its gastronomy. I invite you to get to know the city in a special way, immersed in its historical memory that is present throughout our journey.... Santa Marta "the magic of having it all".
Historical, Cultural and Architectural City Tour of Santa Marta through the Historic Center of the oldest city in Colombia.
We start at the Tayrona Gold Museum where we will learn about the Pottery and Goldsmithing made by the indigenous people in addition to the history of the house, Lugo we will visit the Simón Bolívar park and monument of the four faces, and we will continue to the cathedral basilica of Santa Marta to see its history passing through the post office alley, then we will visit the bride and groom's cause where we will appreciate the surroundings of the place and then we will walk along the median getting to know the entire bay of Santa Marta.
Santa Marta is defined as a Hispanic colonial city, the oldest in South America, about to commemorate 500 years of its founding. Its history has been immersed in betrayals, intrigues, looting, pirates and privateers, fires and earthquakes, independence and civil wars.
The historic center of Santa Marta, declared a national monument in 1959 and in 1997 an Asset of National Cultural Interest, was recovered in a first phase by the national and local government in 2010, and includes 8 sectors. Our adventure begins in the Bolivar park sector.
Walking through the Malecon Sector in the Bay, you will enjoy spectacular views of the Marina and port sectors.
This city, doubly holy, known as “the faithful and hospitable” and “the tourist pearl of America”, has “the magic of having it all” : its colonial buildings, the sea and its countless beaches, rivers and the majestic Sierra Nevada, they realize it.
Can you believe it? The front limbs of the horse in the equestrian monument, which is located in the Parque Bolivar sector, suggest that the hero who rides it was murdered and not a natural death as we have always been told. I will reveal to you why!!
At the Tayrona Gold Museum, Casa de la Aduana, I will give you first-hand information about the Tayrona culture, its customs, its ceramics and beautiful goldsmithing.
Did you know that Gabriel Garcia Maquez, Nobel Prize winner in literature, was born and lived his early years just one hour from Santa Marta? We will go through his chronography on the façade of the library that bears his name.
Aaaaah the Parque de Los Novios sector, gastronomy and partying on par with the history of the place.
I will take you where others do not take you and I will tell you what others do not dare to tell you.
I can recommend other walks and give you gastronomic suggestions.
Useful information for the traveler: I recommend sunscreen, constant hydration, for my part, I will take care of making the guide enjoyable.
I am the head of the Explorambiente Foundation, located in the Barrio Pescaíto, on Calle 10 Madrid, a traditional sector very close to the bay, the historic center and the port of Santa Marta. Since 2019 we have started a project to recognize our identity with the participation of children, young people and neighbors. I invite you to have the experience of learning about the natural, cultural and historical riches of our neighborhood. With your contribution you will help finance our Explorambiente Foundation: a sea of dreams! Follow our social networks and get to know our management: Facebook and Instagram @explorambiente.