What to do for a weekend in Santa Marta?
You will find many places to visit in Santa Marta, such as beautiful beaches, incredible museums, many restaurants to enjoy the typical food of our region, among many other things. If you visit our beautiful city; but you only have two days to make the most of it, this blog will delight you. Here we will show you how to enjoy and what to do a weekend in Santa Marta.
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Suggested itinerary for a weekend in Santa Marta
Assuming you arrive in Santa Marta on a Friday night and only have Saturday and Sunday to visit the city, you could follow the following itinerary:
Saturday in Santa Marta
Our initial recommendation on what to do a weekend in Santa Marta to make the most of your visit, is to go out early.
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What to do for a weekend in Santa Marta: Saturday in the morning
After breakfast you could go to Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino, so then you know the place where Simón Bolívar spent his last days.
Right here find a link with the schedules, prices and recommendations to visit the Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino.
Once you complete the visit, you can go to El Buenavista, a shopping center located nearby, where you could walk to have lunch at the food court; if not, in front of the shopping center you will find restaurants that serve delicious lunches.
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What to do for a weekend in Santa Marta: Saturday afternoon
To continue taking advantage of your weekend in Santa Marta, after lunch, you can take a bus or a taxi that drives you to El Rodadero, one of the most visited beaches in the city. Once in El Rodadero you can take a bath in the water to cool off (you must put the bathing suit on the beach or in the bathroom of the restaurant where you have lunch, since at Quinta de San Pedro you cannot go wearing a bathing suit).
After refreshing you can walk along the boardwalk of the Rodadero and enter some artisanal fairs so you can buy souvenirs of your loved ones.
We recommend you go prepared to wait and enjoy the sunset; it is also a good time for incredible photos.
What to do for a weekend in Santa Marta: Saturday night
When it gets dark you can sit on the sand and wait for the Vallenato groups to pass so that you can enjoy a local party on the seashore.
After this you can eat a pizza or a hamburger near the restaurants that are located in El Rodadero and go back to your hotel to rest.
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Sunday in Santa Marta
We start this day going to Taganga. Again, we suggest you leave early so that you can carry out all the activities on your list of what to do for a weekend in Santa Marta.
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What to do for a weekend in Santa Marta: Sunday morning
Once in Taganga, you can decide whether you will stay on that beach or you will go to Cristal Beach (to do this you will have to pay the price of a boat that will take you there.) Some travelers prefer this beach instead because Playa Cristal always less crowded.
Regardless of what you decide, we recommend finding a restaurant that already offers chairs and a table (in the shade). It may be the same restaurant where you go to have lunch
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What to do for a weekend in Santa Marta: Sunday afternoon
After bathing and having a little fun in Taganga, at around 3 in the afternoon, you can go back to the center of Santa Marta and get off at the Casa Tayrona Museum to know a bit of history. In front of this museum is the Simon Bolivar Park and also the Banco de la Republica library.
From there you can walk to the city center and to other museums that are in the area. Also, you could walk along the boardwalk and see the indigenous sculptures.
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In the evening you can have dinner in the historical part of the city in the restaurant of your choice.
Then you could go back to your hotel to rest.
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Given the fact that you can do several things in Santa Marta, we recommend you to come with more time, since the City has many other tourist places that you should get to know if you visit.
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