Relax at Gairaca and explore trails, archaeological ruins and coral reefs.
The Playa Gairaca Boat Tour is a full-day boat trip from the Bay of Santa Marta to Playa Gairaca, in Tayrona National Natural Park. It leaves at 9:30 a.m., returns around 3:40 p.m., costs $135.000 COP per person and includes return boat transport, Tayrona Park insurance and travel insurance.
Discover this paradise in Tayrona Park: relax on Playa Gairaca, follow trails to other beaches, to the forest and to archaeological ruins, and explore the coral reefs of its bay. You get there by boat from the Bay of Santa Marta in just 30 minutes.
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$135.000 COP per person. You book by paying a 30% deposit online ($40.500 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 3:40 p.m., an estimate that depends on the sea.
About 30 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.
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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