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 · Wellness
Minca day tour
The Sierra's coffee village: waterfalls, a coffee farm and bird and butterfly watching.
- Duration
- Full day
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Zone
- Minca · Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
- Starts at
- Santa Marta
Minca is a small village set into the mountain, about forty-five minutes by car from Santa Marta, and it is the best place in the Sierra Nevada to grasp its biodiversity up close: endemic birds, butterflies, cool rivers and clear-water waterfalls.
From the village you walk thirty minutes to one of the waterfalls. For the adventurous it is possible to return down the river, rafting or walking. After a typical lunch there is another walk focused on bird and butterfly watching, closing with a visit to a coffee farm and a short tour of the village.
What's included
- Transport Santa Marta – Minca – Santa Marta
- Specialist local guide
- Typical lunch
- Visit to the coffee farm
- Visit to one of the waterfalls
- Nature walk
- Insurance
Not included
- Transfers La Jorará / Santa Marta
- Bilingual guiding or translator
- Anything outside the plan
What to bring
- Comfortable clothes, trainers and sandals
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen and a cap or hat
- A water bottle
- Insect repellent
- A copy of your ID document
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Full dayDifficulty: Moderate
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