Travelogues Santa Marta

Not niceWe already said tropical Passover night A little more running I missed the balls in the airSanta Marta here we come

30/01 - 06/02 Once again we put on our damp, dirty shirts, covered our blisters on our feet, and forced ourselves to eat breakfast in the darkness with little appetite in order...

After urgent requests and desperate messages, the second blog entry finally arrives: ... Since our highly praised hostel in Villa de Leyva was allegedly fully booked, we had to...

Weiter geht’s in Richtung Sonne Angekommen in Santa Marta haben wir erstmal im Meer gebadet, geschnorchelt und die Wärme mit der la brisa loca nachts genossen (wilder warmer...

11/18/2016 I have found the Lost City (= Ciudad Perdida). The path to get there is a multi-day hike through the jungle in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to one of the largest...

Open Water Dive License ✅

On our bus trip from Cartagena to Santa Marta, we got a glimpse of the less beautiful side of the Caribbean coast: trash everywhere you look. It's tragic to see entire villages...

The last 4 days I spent in the jungle of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, without electricity, without reception, and without any luxury. But first, let me explain the...

After the island paradise in Providencia, we planned to travel the north coast of Colombia for two weeks before leaving the wonderful continent of South America by sailboat...

From Tayrona National Park, I took a minibus back along the Caribbean coast to Santa Marta. The city is located directly by the sea and has a nice colonial-style old town. And...

Kaia Hostel!

11/5/23 Today we're taking a plane to Medellin at lunchtime. We enjoy the delicious breakfast again and get some tips from Juan David Escobar at the reception. He is Colombian...

After a short flight, we arrived from Medellin to Santa Marta. From here, our 'vacation from vacation' was supposed to begin. After strolling around the city for a bit, we went...

Sad Tropics, I have often thought of the title of Claude Levi-Strauss's book in recent days. The catchy alliteration, which by the way was also the title in the original French...

'You have reached your destination!'

Since we were in Santa Marta the day before, we had already explored everything there is to see. The goal this morning was the Botanical Garden. It was a bit difficult to reach...

My journey to Santa Marta, located about 225km from Cartagena, started with the bus that I had reserved through the hostel. With the company MarSol. Instead of 12 o'clock, I was...

Mitm Bös simr de nach Santa Marta düset. Dert heimr ä wunderschöni Ungerkunft gha ir Villa Escobar. 😎 Ja genau dä Namä begleitet üs chli uf derä Reis. 🙃🙈😉 Ä wissi Villa mit...

On 06/17 we took the bus from Cartagena to Santa Marta. The drive took 5-6 hours and we stopped more than we drove. But there was always enough to eat and drink on the bus (from...

Last night we dared to eat rice with vegetables. This morning we happily spent the night without any complaints. Actually, it's a shame for this beautiful area. So much more...

There's really not much to say about Santa Marta. After returning from Ciudad Perdida, we laid in our air-conditioned hotel room for a day and a half, licking our wounds and...

Auch an diesem Tag wurde das Camp 4:45 Uhr geweckt, mit anschließendem Frühstück. Um 6 ging es dann wieder los. Wir erreichten nach ca einer halben Stunde den Fluss Rio...

Tag 12: early rising, as we had a long drive to the airport and it is the 1st working day for many Colombians after New Year's - taxi rides without functioning seatbelts,...

So I've done it now, now there's travel content. After the most uncomplicated journey I've ever had (5 minutes to get through immigration, queuing, completely absurd) and two...

It went on the same as the last few days, I did nothing and lay in the sun and I'm finding it increasingly difficult to bring myself to do anything at all :D But I got my first...

We have decided to take on the 5-day hike through the Colombian jungle to the lost city. We were picked up around noon. Our large luggage remained at the hostel. We had to...

The Lost City Track is a four-day hike to the Lost City (Ciudad Perdida). On the first day, we were picked up by the bus and drove to the last accessible village. There we...

Santa Marta is not very worth visiting as described in many blogs. Unfortunately, I had to agree, the city is dirty and noisy and doesn't have beautiful colonial houses like...

After our arrival in Santa Marta, we first enjoyed the afternoon at the beach. Unfortunately, it's not as beautiful as in Cartagena and there are a lot of sellers walking...

The camp wakes up at 4:45 am, then breakfast is served. We start hiking at 6 am. The goal is to hike in the morning to avoid getting caught in the rain in the afternoon, as...