A private walk through Santa Marta's oldest streets, ending with real Tayrona gold artifacts.
A private guided walk through the historical center of Santa Marta, Colombia's oldest surviving Spanish-founded city (1525), visiting the Tayrona Gold Museum and the Malecón waterfront promenade, with samples of local fruit and juice along the way.
This private guided walk covers the oldest parts of Santa Marta, Colombia's oldest surviving Spanish-founded city (founded 1525), with a licensed guide setting the pace for your group alone. Real stops include the Tayrona Gold Museum, home to pre-Columbian gold artifacts from the Tayrona culture, and the Malecón waterfront promenade, with samples of local fruit and juice along the way.
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
Meet your private, licensed guide at a central point in Santa Marta, or arrange hotel pickup in advance.
Real pre-Columbian gold and pottery artifacts from the ancient Tayrona civilization of the Sierra Nevada.
Santa Marta's palm-lined waterfront promenade along the bay.
Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.
A private guided walk through the historical center of Santa Marta, Colombia's oldest surviving Spanish-founded city (1525), visiting the Tayrona Gold Museum and the Malecón waterfront promenade, with samples of local fruit and juice along the way. This private guided walk covers the oldest parts of Santa Marta, Colombia's oldest surviving Spanish-founded city (founded 1525), with a licensed guide setting the pace for your group alone. Real stops include the Tayrona Gold Museum, home to pre-Columbian gold artifacts from the Tayrona culture, and the Malecón waterfront promenade, with samples of local fruit and juice along the way.
Santa Marta was founded by Rodrigo de Bastidas on 29 July 1525, making it Colombia's oldest surviving Spanish-founded city. It is commonly cited as one of the oldest in South America, though the exact ranking is a matter of how a city is counted, so treat 'oldest' claims with a little care.
The Tayrona Gold Museum is housed in the Casa de la Aduana, usually described as the city's oldest building and dated to around 1531. Its galleries are devoted to the Tayrona (Tairona) people of the Sierra Nevada, who were renowned goldworkers, and the gold pieces shown reflect their craft and beliefs rather than treasure for its own sake.
Walking the old center with a guide gives the context the museum alone cannot: where the early colonial settlement sat, how the harbor shaped the city, and why the Sierra Nevada behind it still matters to the Kogi, Arhuaco, Wiwa and Kankuamo peoples today.
Every Voyzo tour is a starting point — tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.