Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

The National Park Tayrona in Colombia is 34 km from the city of Santa Marta, on the Caribbean Sea. The Park was the home of the Tayrona indigenous people. The Park includes 12,000 hectares of land and 3,000 hectares of sea. The Park stretches along the Caribbean Sea and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. There is an incredible amount of biodiversity within the Park.

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

A popular way to view the park is by trekking through the park and visiting the various sites along the way. There are accommodations for sleeping and eating along the way. The main sites are Canaveral, Arrecifes, La Piscina, and El Cabo. They are all breathtakingly beautiful. To enter the park, one has to take a bus or a taxi from Santa Marta to the park entrance. The first site in the trek is La Piscina, about a one and a half hour walk.

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

Colombia - Travel to Tayrona National Park

La Piscina is a beach within the park. The water part of the beach is well protected and is relatively calm, therefore it has adopted the name La Piscina, which means the pool in English. La Piscina is a great place for the family to take a swim without the worry of currents and large waves. Therefore this is a favorite site for families to visit.

Arrecifes is another beach location. It is a particularly gorgeous beach. At Arrecifes there are dangerous currents in the sea, so swimming is not allowed, but the viewing is fantastic. That makes this site more desirable to view and take pictures.

Canaveral is a popular location to visit because it is the only site in the park that is accessible by car. At Canaveral there are some excellent costal views and there are also some archeological sites to see. Canaveral is usually not viewed on a trek through the park, but best visited by a short bus ride.

El Cabo is the most beautiful beach with its amazing rock formations, and it is the most crowded. The water currents are not too strong there, so it is safe for swimming. El Cabo is a beach that is the most photographed.

There are accommodations for sleeping and eating along the trek, including camping. The food and the drinks within the park are generally more expensive.

Colombia has many national parks that are very memorable experiences and wonderful places to visit. The Tayrona National Park has some of the most pristine beaches of the Caribbean. That makes this park a very popular attraction for Colombians and tourists alike. The national parks of Colombia are preserved and protected by the government of Colombia. If one is visiting Colombia, the Tayrona National Park is a must see attraction.