Guided Tour of 3 Days and 2 Nights in Alta Guajira with Accommodation

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Cabo de La Vela⌄

   The Manaure Salt Flats, located in the La Guajira region, offer you an unforgettable experience when discovering the ancient art of salt extraction. This stunning landscape, dotted with crystalline salt pools, is testament to the ancestral skills of local communities who have perfected this craft over generations. Your itinerary begins with a fascinating immersion in the salt extraction process, where you can observe up close how local workers carry out this meticulous work. From the crystallization of salt in the extensive salt flats to manual harvesting, each step reveals the deep connection between the land and the laborious hands that care for it.

   After visiting the salt flats, they will make a technical stop in Uribia to buy snacks and go to the bathroom. You will leave for Cabo de La Vela, it will be a journey of approximately 2 hours. Upon arrival, you will have lunch at the accommodation.

   Bathing is not allowed in this place, but you will enjoy the beautiful rainbows that are created when the water hits the rocks.

   The sugar pylon is a sacred site for the Wayuu community, you will have the option of hiking to the top or taking photos of this small mountain.

   One of the most famous beaches in Cabo de La Vela, you will have space to enjoy the beach with calm waters and its beautiful yellow sand that gives it the famous name of "Playa Dorada"

   An incredible place where you can appreciate the sunset while taking a bath on the beautiful beaches or appreciate the view at sunset.

   The visit to this place can be optional, you can position yourself in agreement with the other travelers to see the sunset in this place, sometimes it is advisable to see it from Playa Ojo de Agua because when there are a lot of people the space is limited.

   Meals: Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Night in a local accommodation.

2. 2Punta Gallinas⌄

   After a beautiful sunrise, you will have breakfast and then leave for Punta gallina, passing first through the Wind Farm, Bahía Portete, Bahía Honda where you will possibly have lunch or it could be later, Bahía Hondita, Dunas de Taroa where every year between March and May, a vast amount of dust from the Sahara Desert is brought by strong winds to increase the size of the dunes, meeting the imposing Caribbean Sea, then you will depart to the Mirador de Casares to enjoy the beautiful view of the bay, then you will go to the Punta Gallina Lighthouse, this being the northernmost point in all of South America, after being in this magical place, to end the day you will go to the accommodation to have dinner and rest.

   You will visit the northernmost point of South America, the Punta Gallinas Lighthouse, where you can appreciate a beautiful sunset. After enjoying the spectacle that the sky gives us as it hides the sun, we will head to the accommodation, where you will enjoy dinner and rest.

   One of the famous parks of La Guajira, you can pass through the park appreciating the large structures that supply energy to a large part of the department and the country.

   During the tour you will be able to appreciate the beautiful views of the different bays, including Portete Bay.

   Bahía Honda is another of the bays that you can appreciate during the route from Cabo de La Vela to Punta Gallinas

   The last bay that you will appreciate before reaching the magnificent destination of Punta Gallinas

   When you arrive at Punta Gallinas you will find the impressive Taroa Dunes, a beautiful expanse of sand from the Sahara Desert. You will have space to take a bath in the icy waters that join the dunes.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Night in local accommodations.

3. 3Mayapo⌄

   Around 7 am you will leave the inn heading to the beaches of Mayapo. You will have time to enjoy Mayapo beach, one of the unmissable destinations on your trip to La Guajira. This area is ideal for practicing water sports as there are good winds, good waves and sandy beaches. In the middle of the afternoon and after a journey of approx. 40 minutes, you will arrive at your accommodation in Riohacha or continue your adventure.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch