Best places: Tourist attractions in Santa Marta, Colombia

Coastal stretch of palm-fringed beaches backed by lush mountains with ruins of a pre-Hispanic town.

👍👍 Nice, clean, calm, crystal water. Not so many people trying to sell you things.

Free, bilingual museum with 4 galleries & tours featuring the life & artifacts of indigenous people.

😐 It is not suitable for bathing, however the photos are excellent...

Built in 1608, revolutionary leader Simon Bolivar's final home features a museum & botanical garden.

👍 The promenade offers excellent sea views, with lots of small boats and tons of options for rent. The people are friendly as well, though you will have to watch out for touts. There are lots of restaurants and drinking options along the promenade. This place, being a tourist district, is pricey as wo...

Hilly national park with Caribbean beaches & ancient ruins known for hiking, camping & horse riding.

Indoor-outdoor aquarium with interactive swimming pools, shark feeding & educational exhibits.

👍👍 Wonderful place and the sunsets are amazing, safe and clean.

Catholic church with a bell tower & an interior lined with religious paintings & statues.

👍👍 Very beautiful although it is a shame that it is private in terms of chairs and huts

Small, tree-covered mountain with hilltop vistas of Santa Marta Bay & Rodadero Beach.

😠 The place is very nice, however, they charge you a ticket for "ecological", "nature reserve" purposes but the drinks they sell are canned with plastic cigarettes and paper napkins. And the ecological? I would say more consistency in marketing that they want to sell.

👍 Great beach with shallow and warm water that makes it a great place for families. There are many services available there, but it is frequently overcrowded. Another negative are the sometimes rude and overly insistent vendors that can literally form a queue to show you their wares.

👍 Not the best looking beach I've been too, but it was nice, quiet not too crowded. Water was nice to swim in. I took the walk through the hills to reach it and went back along the waterline, a little rocky slippery and wet but well worth it..

Urban retreat with stately monuments & park benches, surrounded by a lively restaurant/bar scene.

👍 Un espacio espectacular para disfrutar del atardecer en Santa Marta. Se nota que ha sido recientemente remodelado con diferentes áreas para el disfrute de todos incluso de las mascotas. Este sitio está en excelentes condiciones para pasear y tomar lindas fotografías.

😐 Playa Salguero is another beach in Santa Marta. It is different , the sand tends to be dark and the sea is not very clear like the Tayrona´s beach or Playa Blanca but it is acceptable to spend a day in relax. The good thing of this beach is the fact there are few vendors , very few so you can easily...

👍👍 Amazing place to walk by, if you are in Santa Marta, you will love this area...many people, food, drinks, even the view 😄🤗

👍 A great afternoon out with the kids. This is a fun and entertaining place for the kids (& the child inside of us adults 😉). They could make better use of the space and it could also be better managed. However, there is no denying that the kids (& me) thoroughly enjoyed themselves and want to retur...