Day trips from El Rodadero
Santa Marta family trips: plans for families and groups
These are the plans families and groups ask for most when they stay at Taybo Beach, a block and a half from El Rodadero beach. Each guide explains what the day is like, how long it takes to get there and which hotel tour or package covers it.
Right where the hotel is
El Rodadero
El Rodadero beach is a block and a half from Hotel Taybo Beach, so the easiest plan of your trip starts on foot. It's ideal for your first and last day, when you don't want cars or schedules.
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Beach day by boat
Playa Blanca
Playa Blanca is about 10 minutes by boat from El Rodadero bay, a block and a half from Hotel Taybo Beach. It's the simplest beach day for a group or family: no highway and an early return.
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Full-day plan
Tayrona National Park
The El Zaino entrance to Tayrona National Park is 42 km from Hotel Taybo Beach, 48 minutes to 1 hour 10 by car depending on traffic. The park closes temporarily several times a year, so check the dates with Colombia's National Parks before booking.
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Illustrative image (AI)Mountain plan
Minca
Minca is 26 km from Hotel Taybo Beach, 40 to 56 minutes by car into the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. It's the plan for swapping the beach for rivers and mountains and still sleeping by the sea.
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Illustrative image (AI)Half-day plan
Historic center
Santa Marta's historic center is 5.8 km from Hotel Taybo Beach, 13 to 22 minutes by car. You can explore it on foot in half a day, and it's the perfect plan for an afternoon off the beach.
See the plan →Traveling to Santa Marta with family or friends has one big advantage: almost everything is close to El Rodadero. From the hotel you walk to the beach, take a short boat ride to Playa Blanca, and with an early start you can reach Tayrona National Park or Minca and still sleep by the sea.
The five plans at a glance
El Rodadero needs no transport: the beach is a block and a half from the hotel and the seafront promenade is walkable. It's perfect for arrival and departure days.
Playa Blanca is the easiest beach day for a group: about ten minutes by boat from El Rodadero bay, back in the afternoon.
Tayrona National Park is the big one: a full day of jungle and beaches about 42 km from the hotel. Check the park's temporary closures before booking.
Minca swaps the sea for rivers and mountains in the Sierra Nevada, about 26 km away. Our tour combines it with Taganga.
The historic center is a half-day plan for the afternoon: cathedral, museum, squares and sunset on the seafront, less than half an hour away by car.
How to combine them
A week fits them all without rushing: arrive and relax in El Rodadero, spend one day in Playa Blanca, another in Tayrona or Minca, and an afternoon downtown. Leave a free day between long trips; the kids will thank you.
At Taybo Beach we have triple and quadruple rooms, so a family of four or a group of friends can stay together. Pick your plan, tell us how many you are, and we'll put together the stay with the right tour. Booking direct by chat or WhatsApp lets you talk to the hotel team before you arrive.
Sister hotel
Traveling as a couple and looking for a 4-star stay?
Hotel Taybo Kai is our sister hotel, also in El Rodadero: 4 stars and 350 m from the beach. If you're traveling with family or a group, Taybo Beach welcomes you with triple and quadruple rooms.