Guidebook for Santa Marta
Sightseeing
If you would like to go to Playa Blanca, you can negotiate with the vendors on the beach in front of the building. The round trip cost is about $10,000 to $12,000 pesos. Ask them to pick you up and bring you back to the very same beach when you negotiate the price.
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Playa Blanca
If you would like to go to Playa Blanca, you can negotiate with the vendors on the beach in front of the building. The round trip cost is about $10,000 to $12,000 pesos. Ask them to pick you up and bring you back to the very same beach when you negotiate the price.
Taganga is a fishing village where all the tourists like to hang out and even live. You will find restaurants and bars.
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Taganga
Taganga is a fishing village where all the tourists like to hang out and even live. You will find restaurants and bars.
Essentials
This supermarket is 3 blocks away; but also, they offer online order and delivery at rapimercar.com
Phone delivery for taking orders and processing online orders: 433-0394 or 433-0394
Note:
For online orders, the delivery person will bring the credit card machine.
You can also call and order via phone (minimum order of $20.000 pesos)
Address: Cra. 4 #19A-108, Santa Marta, Colombia
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Supermercado Rapimercar
19A-108 Cra. 4This supermarket is 3 blocks away; but also, they offer online order and delivery at rapimercar.com
Phone delivery for taking orders and processing online orders: 433-0394 or 433-0394
Note:
For online orders, the delivery person will bring the credit card machine.
You can also call and order via phone (minimum order of $20.000 pesos)
Address: Cra. 4 #19A-108, Santa Marta, Colombia
Parks & Nature
Tayrona national park is one hour bus ride and 3 hour hike. From the old town, you'll be taking a local bus to the entrance of Tayrona, which picks up at the corner of Calle 11 and Carrera 11. It's extremely cheap, just over $2 (6,000 COP).
The buses are constantly running, so just show up and look for a sign in the bus window that says “Tayrona.”
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Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona
Tayrona national park is one hour bus ride and 3 hour hike. From the old town, you'll be taking a local bus to the entrance of Tayrona, which picks up at the corner of Calle 11 and Carrera 11. It's extremely cheap, just over $2 (6,000 COP).
The buses are constantly running, so just show up and look for a sign in the bus window that says “Tayrona.”
Minca is an awesome weekend getaway, from cliff jumping off a waterfall, to coffee tour, chocolatte farm, hike thru the surrounding nature and river and of course lots of delicious local bread, coffee and chocolate!
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Minca
Minca is an awesome weekend getaway, from cliff jumping off a waterfall, to coffee tour, chocolatte farm, hike thru the surrounding nature and river and of course lots of delicious local bread, coffee and chocolate!
Shopping
It's is called Arecife (not Reef as auto suggested by AirBnB). This shopping mall is about 15 minutes away from the condo or a short 4 minute cab ride that will cost the minimum ride service of $6,000 pesos. (~$2USD)
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Cleaning House Sas
26-42 Calle 47It's is called Arecife (not Reef as auto suggested by AirBnB). This shopping mall is about 15 minutes away from the condo or a short 4 minute cab ride that will cost the minimum ride service of $6,000 pesos. (~$2USD)
This is a very nice mall. If you like shopping; you would want to go here. The cab ride is approximately ~$12,000 pesos (~$4USD)
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Centro Comercial Buenavista
This is a very nice mall. If you like shopping; you would want to go here. The cab ride is approximately ~$12,000 pesos (~$4USD)
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a nice Rock and Latin Rock bar in the heart of the old town.
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Crab's Bar
3-69 Calle 18This is a nice Rock and Latin Rock bar in the heart of the old town.
Getting Around
We've used this car rental a few times and the staff was friendly and the cars work perfectly. It is also 15 minutes walking distance.
Address: 189, Gaira, Cra. 4 #11A, Santa Marta, Colombia
National Rent A Car
11A 189 Carrera 4We've used this car rental a few times and the staff was friendly and the cars work perfectly. It is also 15 minutes walking distance.
Address: 189, Gaira, Cra. 4 #11A, Santa Marta, Colombia