Top Things to do in Palomino
What to do and see in Palomino, La Guajira Department: The Best Tours
Discover the best top things to do in Palomino, Colombia including 2 Day Coastal Motorcycle Tour, Palomino Tour, Doggy Picnic on the Beach and River, 13 Day Intrepid Colombia Passage – Medellin To Cartagena , Palomino and Ceviaka Indigenous People Tour, Experience- Ikigai Kogui, Palomino and Ceviaka Village Tour, Zipline and Paddle Boarding by River in Santa Marta..
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1. 2 Day Coastal Motorcycle Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 91 reviews
All inclusive motorcycle tour of Colombia's north coast. Many more tour options available. Come with the longest running / highest rated motorcycle tour company in Northern Colombia!
Inclusions: Lunch, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast
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Reviewed By diederik12345678
Having rented dozens of bikes around the world, this one definitely comes out on top. Good service, friendly people and an honest deal.
2. Palomino Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Unique destination located 2 hours from Santa Marta, via la Guajira, a place to enjoy the calm river and great waves in the sea, an eco-tourist scene where you will undoubtedly have an encounter with nature. It also makes one of the must-see planes in Palomino, the Tubing by the River, which consists of being allowed to carry out the current of the river on top of a tire.
Inclusions: Door to door transport, Professional tour guide service, Insurance policy with medical assistance, Breakfast, Lunch
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3. Doggy Picnic on the Beach and River
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
In this unique experience not offered anywhere else in the región, we have the opportunity to connect with people that share our passion for animal rights and invite them to share in the work that we are doing here for strays along the Palomino coast. The doggy picnic ends up being therapy for everyone! We can proudly say that all of our guests have been 100% satisfied with our experience!
Inclusions: Homemade picnic: pita bread, dips like hummus and babaganush, fresh salats and seasonal fruit. Coffee and herbal infusion. Homemade cinnamon cake.
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4. 13 Day Intrepid Colombia Passage – Medellin To Cartagena
These 13 amazing days on our Colombia Passage tour will fill you with an abundance of enjoyment and experiences to be shared for the rest of your life. You’ll experience the true Medellín where you will climb to the top of a giant rock with unbelievable views, unlike anything else in the world. Learn how to grow and brew the perfect coffee, visit heritage-listed pueblos (small towns) and enjoy a food tour of the local flavors. In Cartagena, you’ll discover the coastal Caribbean life in the crystal clear waters of the Rosario Islands as well as an approach to relaxation at the mud volcanoes. In Santa Marta, you’ll visit an indigenous village, and have the opportunity to go tubing down the famous Palmonio River into the Caribbean Sea. Explore Minca, it's cocoa plantation, and hidden waterfalls before enjoying the tropical waters and sandy beaches of Cabo San Juan in Tayrona Park.
Inclusions: Lunch, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Lunch, Entrance Fees, Private transportation
Exclusions: Experiences and Transportation not mentioned in the plan, Meals and drinks not mentioned in the plan, Personal expenses and tips
Reviewed By patriciafO3202MP
The best part of the trip was our Tour Guide Erika. She make all the stops possible and make sure we felt comfortable and happy with our tour. The places er visit where beautiful and we knew the full history behind it in our own language. The day was amazing and Medellin is beautiful.. 100% rating for bnb Colombia tours for their prices and for having such of great tour guide. Patricia
5. Palomino and Ceviaka Indigenous People Tour
7 hours we leave from Santa Marta to Palomino where we will leave the vehicle and leave for two hours of walking to the Ceviaka people of the Kohui tribe where we can know their ancestral culture and customs. We can take a dip in the Palomino River, which falls directly from the snowy mountains. Then we will return to Palomino where you can have lunch in front of the sea of this unique beach of the Colombian Caribbean.
Inclusions: Private transportation, Lunch, Entrance to the region
Exclusions: Alcoholic Beverages
Reviewed By V2313OUfrankm
The guides and village were excellent! We had so much fun on the journey, went tubing on a clean pristine river and horseback riding too. Breakfast and lunch were provided at home stays. The village was incredible to see and learn. Highlight of our trip thus far!
6. Experience- Ikigai Kogui
Our expedition IKAGAY KOGUI Community is the best way to share with ancestral communities, a dynamic and fun tour, learn about their customs and traditions, share dinner, campfire and maloca in the same day. Make food exchange, cocoa experience, learn about exotic and medicinal plants and in the end the adrenaline in tubing to the quietest beach in the region all this in a single experience.
Inclusions: Dinner, Lunch, Breakfast, Lunch
Exclusions: beers or alcohol
Reviewed By ZornsLemma
I did the four day/three night walking tour of Valle de Ñymejan in February 2020. I was a bit uncertain at first as this is obviously a relatively new and unknown option; Santa Marta is chock full of tour operators offering beach tours and treks to the Lost City, but this was something different and I couldn't find much information about it on the internet or in my guide book. I was travelling alone and I had hoped the company would be able to assemble a group for me to go with. In the end although there was supposed to be one other guy going on the tour with me, he dropped out at the last minute and so I ended up doing the tour alone (i.e. just me and a guide). I wasn't charged any extra for this and while at first I was a bit nervous, it worked out well. I was taken out by taxi to the edge of Santa Marta to meet the guide, who then took me on the back of his motorcycle to where we started walking. I hadn't expected to be going on the bike but it was quite fun really once I got used to it. I guess this was a side-effect of the tour being just me and the guide and alternative transport would have been arranged if there'd been more people. The difficulty of the walking varied; I found one or two days pretty strenuous, but with a moderate amount of willpower it wasn't too bad. I'm not super fit but not a couch potato either. I didn't do the Lost City trek so I can't compare the difficulty to that. On the whole I'd say it was challenging enough that I felt pleased with myself for managing it, without being so hard I felt I'd bitten off more than I could chew. The guide was obviously incredibly fit and although I tried not to ask for extra rest stops as much as possible, I did have to on occasion. I did get mildly sick on the last night of the tour - possibly dehydration, I had plenty of water with me but I was worried I'd run out and so perhaps didn't drink as much as I should have while walking - and that made the last day a bit more of an exercise in willpower, but I don't think this was anything except bad luck. Although I sometimes felt too tired to truly appreciate it while we were walking, some of the scenery was absolutely amazing. The accommodation was fairly basic but comfortable on all three nights, and - bearing in mind I have pretty plain tastes in food anyway - I was pleasantly surprised by the meals provided. This is a family-run tour, a lot of the walking takes place across their own land and each of the hostels is operated by family members. They were all very accommodating and I was glad to have the opportunity to practice my Spanish talking with them each evening. (My guide did not speak English, but I am told English-speaking guides are available.) This is a real off-the-grid experience; I didn't expect to have mobile reception or any access to wifi during the tour, and I didn't. I can live without the internet but it was a little disconcerting to feel I couldn't exchange "I'm OK, are you OK?" messages with my family back home. I had a Colombian Movistar SIM in my phone and I never had any signal; the guide had a Claro SIM in his and he did occasionally have reception. So in hindsight it would have been good if I had had a Claro SIM, then I might at least have been able to keep in basic contact with my family and that would have made me feel more relaxed. (I did leave the company's contact details with my family and probably in a real emergency they would have been able to get a message to me through the guide, but I don't think there would have been any guarantees.) I don't know if the business will have been affected by the recent coronavirus pandemic, but if it hasn't I would highly recommend the tour. The one low spot for me came when I was trying to book, as the price I'd been shown earlier was apparently incorrect and that caused some friction, though we got it sorted out in the end. I'd suggest asking to make sure the price you're initially quoted is correct and then there won't be any unpleasantness when you come to book. Other than that, everything was handled smoothly and with no problems and I felt I was in safe hands.
7. Palomino and Ceviaka Village Tour
7 hours we leave from Santa Marta to Palomino where we will leave the vehicle and leave for two hours of walking to the Ceviaka people of the Kohui tribe where we can know their ancestral culture and customs. We can take a dip in the Palomino River, which falls directly from the snowy mountains. Then we will return to Palomino where you can have lunch in front of the sea of this unique beach of the Colombian Caribbean.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Lunch, ENTRY TO THE REGION, INSURANCE, LOGISTICS, TRILINGUE GUIDE
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Reviewed By carlmartinn2021
We arrived at the designated departure area for a day trip to Tayrona and Cabo San Juan Beach at 10:00. After arriving, we waited for 90 minutes before putting our life jackets on and then stood on the beach for another half hour. After finally getting on the boat we sat for another 45 minutes while we waited for one of the other passengers to have her dog delivered. We arrived at Cabo San Juan beach finally at 2:00 - four hours after we should have departed from Taganga. We expressed our concern and the operator - Anna - told us we could return to Taganga at 5:30 instead of the regularly schedule 4:30. However at 4:00 they started rounding all of us up for the scheduled 4:30 departure. Anna clearly just told us what we wanted to hear - even if it wasn't true! I prefer to work with companies who manage their passengers better and who tell the truth. I did not get my money's worth. The only reason this was not a complete disaster was the professionalism and skill of the captain (in big waves) and the amazing beauty of Tayrona. We'll be back - just not with this company.
8. Zipline and Paddle Boarding by River in Santa Marta.
Our experience offers two extreme adventures in one day, in two places in the Santa Marta region that you must know; Playa Blanca and the Palomino sector. The Paddle Boarding and the Zipline come together so you can have a wonderful day enjoying the beautiful Samarian nature.
Inclusions: Breakfast: Orange juice, Egg Arepa and Carimañola, Lunch:Guest Choice, Private transportation, Paddle Boarding and Zipline
Exclusions: Snacks, Bottled water, Gratuities
