Temporary Closing of the Tayrona National Park

Now it is oficial! We all thought that this will occur. This week we finally received the announcement that the Tayrona National Park at the Caribbean Coast will be closed from 28th of January 2018 til 28th of February 2018. All hotels that are located in the park are closed. Furthermore the operation of day tours into the park is completely suspended. According to the operator of the Tayrona National Park the reason for the temporary closing is a petition of the indigenous people that live in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in order to guarantee the ecological recuperation of the ecosystem. If anybody of our clients is affected by the closing we will contact you immediately.

As a good alternative to the Full Day trip to the Tayrona National Park we propose the following tour. Of course the activity can be adjusted individually to needs of our clients.

Full Day Tour Taironaka & “Playa Los Angeles”

Taironaka is an authentic natural paradise located in the “Don Diego” riverbanks and the foothills of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. This extinct indigenous settlement still counts with paths and terraces of the Tayrona civilization and nowadays is visited by their descendants, the Kogis. This reserve delights visitors with its exhuberant flora, fascinating landscapes and crystal clear rivers. From Santa Marta we will go through the interesting coastal road until we reach the Don Diego’s riverbanks (90 Mins). From there the journey will be continued on a boat going upstream ‘til we get to the reserve. As a welcome we are received with some typical “patacones and “agua de panela”. Later we visit the small Tayrona Museum to get to know a little more about their history and the way of living of this culture from the past to these recent days. We will visit a typical Kogui home called Bohío and then we continue going around the prehispanic terraces until we get to a small viewpoint (around 1,5 hours). The rest of the time is free. We suggest either a relaxing bath in Don Diego River. Afterwards we visit the amazong beaches of Playa Los Angeles that are located next to the Tayrona National Park.