Santa Marta Cruise Reviews

First time in this town and liked it more than I expected. We chose a ship’s tour to the nearby Tayrona national park, which is very beautiful and recommended. If you choose to go, ask a lot of questions about the boats being used to take you there, as we had an unacceptably bumpy (dangerous) ride on small speedboats in bumpy seas. However, the town itself was very near to the (industrial) ...

Did a walking tour of the old town of Santa Marta thru Viator and it was very good. ...

Okay, but in need of a bit of tlc. Found a cafe that sold the best coffee we had in 2 weeks. ...

We only visited the bird aviary at the port. It was wonderful. One of the best parts of the trip. ...

Another container port, a few vendors at the pier, mostly overpriced trinkets. The shore excursion reuired hours of bus rides, not a fan. ...

we booked a VERY EXPENSIVE tour to a beach at a private resort including lunch through the ship. enroute the tour guide told us to stay at the pool - we would be hounded by vendors on the PUBLIC beach if we swam on the beach.....what?? The way it was worded, we thought it would be a private beach. When we got there the pool was closed....there were only bathroom stalls to change clothes in. We ...

For a country that has so much money from coffee, oil and illegal drugs, it should be ashamed of the vast slums that 70% of its people are compelled to live in. The “ecological expedition” was kind of hokey but it was fun cooling down in the pond under the trickle that passed for a waterfall. Don’t expect Ocho Rios. ...

I stayed on the ship and my husband took the Ecological Expedition which he enjoyed although it was very hot. ...

A nice seaside setting. Overrun by street vendors of all kinds. Had a somewhat disappointing lunch in a streetside cafe. ...

Local culture visit. Town tour ...