Best Beaches in Colombia
Baru Island (Playa Blanca)
Baru Island is home to Playa Blanca, one of the country’s best beaches all-around. Made up of white sand (it’s in the name), Playa Blanca has it all: food, drink, snorkeling, sightseeing and more. Further, it’s fantastically accessible from downtown Cartagena.
La Guajira
Maleiwa Beach (Playa Maleiwa)
If you’re looking for extensive tranquility, check out Maleiwa Beach. It’s an hour East of Palomino and effectively in the middle of nowhere. Or, the middle of exactly where you want to be. Look to Awatawaa Ecolodge if you need a weekend’s stay.
Maleiwa Beach also borders the Cienaga de Mababita,
Palomino (Playa Palomino)
Palomino is a gorgeous beach town that rests along the Caribbean Coast a few hours drive outside of Santa Marta. Palomino cultivates all of the feel of a private beach community without any of the pretense. The low key feel extends right Palomino’s affordability, as hostels and eco-lodges offer favorable rates to travelers.
Interested visitors can take lessons at the Palomino Surf & Bodyboard School, or, rent tubes by the hour for maximum river relaxation.
Parque Tayrona (Playa Cabo San Juan del Guia)
We can’t say that we’ve encountered too many jungles that abut popular beaches, but that’s one amazing feature of Cabo San Juan del Guia, an extremely popular stop in Tayrona National Park. Above the boulder-lined lagoons is a fun hangout hut built on top of the outcropping.
