La Jorará Eco Hotel · Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Casa del Mar
A cabin facing the Caribbean, with the sound of the sea in front and the Sierra Nevada behind.
Cabin1–4 guestsSea view
FromCOP 520,000per night
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Discover the best of Colombia
Regenerative, authentic travel experiences.
- Specialist local operator
- Exclusive beach and natural pools
- We plant a tree per booking
- Regenerative ecotourism
Why choose us?
We are direct operators
We are a tour operator and an eco hotel. Every experience we sell, we run ourselves, with local guides and with the communities' permission.
Positive impact
The estate runs on solar power and we plant a tree in the Sierra Nevada for every booking.
Ancestral connection
Kogui and Arhuaco territory, with permission and local guidance. Part of what you pay for each tour goes straight to the community.
Authentic experiences
Every experience grows out of what already happens here every day: growing cacao and bananas, weaving mochilas, walking the Sierra.
From the garden to the table
Fruit and vegetables harvested at La Jorará, and Caribbean cooking made with ingredients from the region.
Where to stay
Nine places, each with a name
Not numbered rooms. Every unit has its own character: the one on the sand, the one on the headland, the one where you sleep to the sound of the waterfall.
La Jorará Eco Hotel · Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Morro Paraíso
High on the headland, looking out over the Caribbean and the Sierra Nevada rainforest at once.
Cabin2–6 guestsSea view
FromCOP 560,000per night
La Jorará Eco Hotel · Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Higuerón
A suite in the all-timber Aluna cabin, lulled by the sound of the Jorará waterfall.
Suite2 guestsMountain view
FromCOP 438,000per night
What to do
Experiences you cannot buy at a counter
Float down a river from the mountain to the sea. Weave a mochila with an Arhuaco family. Climb 1,200 stone steps to the Lost City.
Nature · Active · Community
Tubing on the Don Diego River
Float down from the mountain to the Caribbean Sea, among howler monkeys and birds.
3 to 4 hoursDifficulty: Easy
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Nature · Culture
Tayrona Park: Cabo San Juan del Guía
The classic Tayrona hike to the most famous beach on the Colombian Caribbean.
Full dayDifficulty: Moderate
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Culture · Community · Regenerative
Seyviaka: Kogui indigenous community
A day in the Kogui village of Seyviaka, with the mamo's family, upriver from Palomino.
Full dayDifficulty: Moderate
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Where to go
Guides written from the inside
How to get there, when to go and what is worth knowing before you set out, for every place in the region. Written by the people who live and work here, not copied from a guidebook.
Unesco Biosphere Reserve
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
The highest coastal mountain on earth: from the beach to 5,775 metres in barely 42 kilometres, and the territory of four indigenous peoples who consider it the heart of the world.
Magdalena, La Guajira and Cesar
6 experiences here
National natural park
Tayrona National Natural Park
White-sand bays between giant boulders and tropical dry forest, where the Sierra Nevada drops straight into the Caribbean.
Magdalena31 km from La Jorará
2 experiences here
Beach and river town
Palomino
Where the Sierra Nevada reaches the sea to the east: a long beach, a cold river off the glacier and the gateway to Kogui territory.
La Guajira10 km from La Jorará
3 experiences here
Where it is
Between Tayrona Park and Palomino, an hour from Santa Marta
The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is the highest coastal massif on earth: it rises from sea level to 5,775 metres in barely 42 kilometres. La Jorará sits in its foothills, right on the sea.
On clear mornings you can see the snow peaks from here. This is where the great Tayrona settlement rose in the ninth century, and Kogui, Wiwa and Arhuaco communities still walk its ancient road.
- Tayrona Park
- 31 km
- Don Diego River
- 6 km
- Palomino
- 10 km
- Minca
- 80 km
- Los Flamencos Sanctuary
- 80 km
- Santa Marta airport
- 75 km · 1 h 20 min
Before you ask
Where is La Jorará Eco Hotel?
At km 62.5 on the Santa Marta – Palomino road, between Tayrona Park and Palomino, one hour from Santa Marta. It is 31 km from Tayrona Park, 6 km from the Don Diego River and 10 km from Palomino.
How do I get there from the airport?
From Santa Marta airport it is 75 km, one hour twenty minutes. From Riohacha, 100 km and one hour forty-five. From Barranquilla, 160 km and three hours. From Cartagena, 300 km and five hours. We arrange private transfers if you need one.
Can I visit indigenous communities in the Sierra Nevada?
Yes. We work with Kogui (Seyviaka, Mulkwakungui) and Arhuaco (Katanzama, weaving workshop) communities who open their territory to us. These are not displays staged for tourists: you enter the houses, share lunch, and part of the tour price goes straight to the community.
What does the room rate include?
A room with private bathroom, welcome drink, breakfast, fruit harvested on the estate, exclusive beach and natural pools, WiFi in common areas, drinking water and a coffee station, parking, a guided nature walk and the planting of a tree in the Sierra Nevada.
Does the estate have electricity and mobile signal?
La Jorará runs on solar power and has WiFi in the common areas. Mobile signal is intermittent. That is part of what makes the place feel the way it does.
How do I book and pay?
The La Jorará units can be booked online with live availability. The rest of the portfolio and all experiences are confirmed over WhatsApp or by email. You can pay a 30% deposit to confirm, or the full amount, by bank transfer, credit card or online payment.
Tell us what you want to experience
We reply on WhatsApp or by email, usually the same day. If you would rather book directly, the engine shows live availability for La Jorará.