Guajira: Cabo de la Vela Tour

Experience Description

This tour will take you to the Salinas de Manaure, Uribía Indigenous Capital of Colombia, you will see the sunset at the lighthouse of Cabo de la Vela, you will enjoy the beaches of the Pilón de Azucar and Puerto Bolívar. You will also take a boat trip through Bahía Hondita, Punta Soldado, Punta Agujat, dunes of Taroa and ending at the Punta Gallinas lighthouse.

Itinerary

This plan may vary according to weather conditions. In times of strong winter the transfer in some sections of the road is done by fishing boats.

Additional value for accommodation in cabins with 1 Pax bed. $ 80,000 per night at the end of the candle or tip hens from 2 pax and up $ 40,000 per night at the Cabo de la Vela or Punta Gallinas

Accommodation Type and Food:

• Accommodation 1 Night at the end of theCabo de la VEla and 1 night at Punta Gallinas in Chinchorro.
• Food: 3 Lunches, 2 dinners and 2 breakfasts. You must notify about food requirements, allergies or vegetarian menu

Price

What's included?

• Transportation in 4x4 trucks.
• Boat transport.
• Food: 3 Lunches, 2 dinners and 2 breakfasts.
• Accommodation 1 Night at the cabo de la vela and 1 night at Punta Gallinas in Chinchorro
• Sightseeing tour through: Salinas de Manaure, Uribía Indigenous Capital of Colombia, sunset at the lighthouse of Cabo de la Vela, pilon de azucar beaches, Puerto Bolívar.
• Boat trip through Hondita bay, punta soldado, punta aguja, Dunes of Taroa, Punta Gallinas lighthouse.

What's not included?

Things not specified within the plan

All the services that you require exclusively or privately, say a transport or guide only for you or your group. All these services have an additional charge to the commercial value of the tour.

Disclaimer

If more participants join you on the same Tour/Date, through Beyond Colombia, your final price will be cheaper according to the group size.

How to Book?

To book, we need a deposit of 50% of the total value of the Tour. You can do it via Bank Transfer, PayPal (+ 7%) or Cash (15 days before the Tour). The remaining value must be paid 48 hours before starting the tour by the means mentioned above.

* Last minute requests are accepted. Subject to availability.

Recommendations

• La Guajira is located in the northernmost point of Colombia, the average temperatures range between 29 and 34 degrees with a maximum up to 40 degrees. It is recommended that you bring light and comfortable clothes, preferably of cotton: shorts, flannels, sandals, tennis shoes, towels and toilet implements and drinks for hydration. We recommend using sunscreen and other accessories to reduce the impact of the sun such as glasses and hats among others.
• The natives of the place are expert craftsmen, so it is advisable to acquire Chinchorros, backpacks and a variety of handicrafts produced in these places.
• La Guajira is multi-ethnic. The Wayuu are your hosts, we appreciate your respect for their customs.
• Do not forget to take your respective identity document by hand. (Identity card,drivers licence, passport)
• The flora and fauna of La Guajira need to be protected from danger of extinction. Some of the typical dishes of the region include endangered or vulnerable species such as the Turtle, Shark, Iguana, spiny lobster. Avoid consuming these types of species.
• By not buying products made from parts of animals that are in danger of extinction, wildlife trafficking can no longer be a business that generates benefits for those who traffic.

Where does this Adventure start?

This Adventure starts in Riohacha, La Guajira. All participants must meet at the Office in downtown Riohacha (address provided when booking). Take into account that you must arrive the day before the Tour to Riohacha or the day of the Tour before 7am, as all participants need to show up in order to start at the same time.

How do I get to Riohacha?

From Bogotá:

You have two options: by Bus or Flying. By Bus it takes about 23 hours and costs around $100.000 COP (about 29 USD) each way. You can take either Copetran or Expreso Brasilia, both recommended bus companies.

If you want to take less time definitely take a direct flight which takes 1.2 hour and costs around $350.000 COP (about 102 USD) each way. Weekends are more expensive, so you can expect to pay up to $400.000 COP (about 117 USD) each way. Depending on the season, you can find cheaper tickets. We recommend the following airlines: Vivair or Avianca.

From Santa Marta:

At the Santa Marta Bus Terminal you can take Copetran company. It takes about 3 hours to Riohacha and costs around $30.000 COP (about 9 USD) each way.

From Palomino:

At the main street entrance of Palomino town you will find different bus companies taking people to Riohacha. We recommend to take Expreso Brasilia which comes from either Bogotá or Santa Marta and stops at Palomino. It takes 1.5 hours and costs about $18.000 COP (around 5 USD) each way.

How is the accommodation, is there electricity service?

The Cabo de la Vela is a wonderful place, which is still in its natural conditions, the huts are typical Wayuu structures, built in mud and in Yotojoro, there you will not find the usual tourist hotel infrastructure, but you will find the basic requirements to make it an unforgettable visit, the lodges work with power plants and the use of energy is controlled, for this reason the energy available to customers is from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

In the event you decide to cancel the trip:

• If you cancel within 15 days of the Tour date we will refund 80% of the total value.
• If you cancel between 15 and 9 days before the Tour date we will refund 50% of the total value.
• If you cancel between 8 and 1 days before the Tour date, you will not be refunded.
• Once the tour has started, the non-use of any service or the abandonment of the same will not be refunded.
• We are a prepaid operator, for this reason before starting any tour, 100% of the agreed value must be paid. Otherwise the tour will not start.
• In case of non-presentation of the client to the trip, no disbursement will be made.
• In fortuitous cases (climatic changes, natural disasters, landslides, mishaps in air, land or river transport, social manifestations, etc.) in which the trip has to be canceled, Beyond Colombia will return 100% deposit of the Reserve.
• In case of a scheduled calendar trip and the minimum quota is not achieved to make the departure for not completing the quota, 100% of the money will be refunded.
• In the event that a credit card payment is made through the online payments platform and any refund has to be made, Beyond Colombia Adventures will return the value paid by the customer minus the 7% commission charged by the virtual platform. The client is informed before making the reservation with Beyond Colombia Adventures, that this virtual platform charges an additional 7% of the value of the plan.