La Guajira Tours
La Guajira and Palomino tours: the Punta Gallinas desert, flamingo sanctuary kayaking, river tubing, waterfall hikes and a Kogui community visit.
Tunkeka Culture Tour: Meet the Kogui People in Palomino
A Tunkeka culture tour is one of the most grounding experiences you can have while visiting Palomino, Colombia. Instead of adrenaline-fueled adventures, this half-day journey takes you into the heart of Kogui indigenous life — a community that has lived in harmony with the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta for centuries. If you are looking…
Read MoreLa Guajira Waterfall Tour: Valencia Hike From Palomino
La Guajira Waterfall Tour from Palomino gives you something most Caribbean coast itineraries miss — a few hours of total quiet in the forest, standing under cold mountain water that has traveled down from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. The Valencia waterfall sits about a 25-minute hike from the nearest road, tucked behind a…
Read MoreTubing the Palomino River & Seviaka Indigenous People: Forest Hike, Kogui Culture & River Rapids
Tubing the Palomino River is one of the most popular things to do in this part of Colombia’s Caribbean coast — and for good reason. The Palomino River comes down from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and cuts through the coastal forest before meeting the Caribbean Sea, and floating downstream on a tire through…
Read MoreSanctuary of Flamingos: Kayak the Salty Lagoon at Playa de Camarones
The flamingo Sanctuary Tour in La Guajira takes you to one of the least-visited and most visually striking wildlife destinations on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Most travelers who come to La Guajira focus on the desert landscape of the peninsula — the red dunes, the indigenous Wayuu communities, the remote beaches at Cabo de la Vela…
Read MoreLa Guajira Desert & Punta Gallinas 3-Day Tour
A 3 day tour in La Guajira takes you to one of the most remote and least-visited corners of Colombia — a place where the desert runs straight into the Caribbean Sea and the Wayuu indigenous community has called home for centuries. This private tour departs from Santa Marta and crosses into a landscape that…
Read MoreQuad Bike Tour in Palomino, Colombia
A Quad Bike in Palomino, Colombia gives you a way to see this laid-back Caribbean village that most travelers never experience. Palomino sits on Colombia’s northern coast, where the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta roll down to meet the Caribbean Sea. It’s a small town known for tubing down the Palomino River,…
Read MorePalomino River Tubing & Hiking Tour: Forest, Rapids & Caribbean Mouth
A Palomino River Tubing and Hiking Tour is the experience that defines what makes Palomino different from every other beach town on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Most places along this stretch of coastline offer sun, sand, and the Caribbean — Palomino offers all of that plus a river that comes directly down from the Sierra Nevada…
Read MorePalomino Horseback Riding Tour: Beach Sunrise & Sunset Ride
A Palomino Horseback Riding Tour gives you the most direct and unhurried version of what this stretch of Colombia’s Caribbean coast actually looks like from the inside. Palomino sits between two of the most dramatic geographic features in the country — the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, rising directly from the coast to over 5,700…
Read MorePaddle Board Adventure on the Palomino River
A paddle board adventure on the Palomino River is one of those experiences that is easy to underestimate when you read about it and difficult to forget once you’ve done it. The activity itself — standing on a board, using a paddle to move through calm water — sounds straightforward. What makes it specific to…
Read MorePalomino Natural Pool Hike Tour
The natural pool Palomino hike is one of the best reasons to spend an extra day in this coastal village on Colombia’s Caribbean shore. While most travelers come to Palomino for the beach and the river tubing, few know about Los Coquitos — a freshwater pool hidden in the forested foothills of the Sierra Nevada…
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