The clearest water in Tayrona: golden sand, transparent sea and coral.
The Playa Cristal Boat Tour is a full-day boat trip from the Bay of Santa Marta to Playa Cristal, in Tayrona National Natural Park. It leaves at 9:30 a.m., returns around 3:00 p.m. (Taganga or the Bay of Santa Marta), costs $145.000 COP per person and includes return boat transport, Tayrona Park insurance and travel insurance.
Discover the golden sand and transparent water of Playa Cristal, the clearest corner of Tayrona Park. Dive in among its coral and watch the wide variety of marine life. You get there by boat from the Bay of Santa Marta, skipping the long walk overland, and the return is to the village of Taganga or the Bay of Santa Marta.
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$145.000 COP per person. You book by paying a 30% deposit online ($43.500 per person) and pay the rest on the day of the tour.
It leaves at 9:30 a.m. from the Bay of Santa Marta, Calle 22 # 1; please arrive thirty minutes early. It returns around 3:00 p.m. (Taganga or the Bay of Santa Marta), an estimate that depends on the sea.
About 45 min each way, on open sea.
Included: return boat transport, Tayrona Park insurance and travel insurance. Not included: lunch, drinks and anything not listed above.
Yes. A single trip costs $100.000 COP, for people staying overnight in the park.
Tayrona Park closes 1–15 February, 1–15 June and 19 October–2 November 2026. If a departure is cancelled because of the sea, the port authority or a park closure, the tour is rescheduled at no extra cost.
Yes. If you cancel 24 hours or more in advance, we refund the full deposit or change your booking. With less than 24 hours' notice the deposit is non-refundable.
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