How to get to Punta Gallinas?

La Guajira is a region full of cultural, gastronomic and natural wealth; it is full of incredible places to visit and wonderful landscapes that will take your breath away. One of those magnificent places is Punta Gallinas, a mixture of desert and sea waiting to be discovered. In this blog we will tell you how to get to Punta Gallinas easily, safely and without having to pay extra for it.

¿How to get to Punta Gallinas?

To get to Punta Gallinas it is important that you know that all legal tours depart only from Riohacha. Perhaps you will find suggestions on starting the tour to Punta Gallinas departing from another place like Uribia; however, it is not the best option if you want to travel quietly and safely.

¿What to do if you are not in Riohacha?

The most important thing is that you get to the capital of La Guajira, either by bus or by plane. The above will depend a lot on your place of departure. For instance:

Go to Punta Gallinas from Bogotá

You can take a flight from Bogotá to Riohacha, which takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Ideally, you should already be clear about the legal tourism agency with which you are going to make the tour to Punta Gallinas, so that you can receive guidance or the necessary information to get prepare for the trip.

Go to Punta Gallinas from Cartagena

We recommend doing it by bus, buying the ticket at the Cartagena Transport Terminal or contacting a legal company that offers the service of picking you up at your accommodation and taking you to Riohacha.

It is important that you know that to go from Cartagena to Riohacha we suggest the bus, since all flights make stopovers and in the end it would take more time to get to Riohacha.

Go to Punta Gallinas from Santa Marta

You can do it by bus, buying the ticket at the city's Transport Terminal, for a value between 25,000 and 30,000 pesos (or more depending on the season).

Another option widely used by tourists to travel from Santa Marta to Riohacha is to look for a company that offers transportation service that picks them up at the place of lodging and takes them to Riohacha.

Now, there are tourism agencies that can help you coordinate that transportation service. For example, our agency organizes it from your place of accommodation in Santa Marta to our office in Riohacha.

This service is additional and the value depends on your location. The payment must be made directly to the driver.

If you are in Riohacha we will pick you up at your place of accommodation with no additional cost.

How long in advance should I travel from Santa Marta to Riohacha to do the tour to Punta Gallinas?

If you decide to use the transport service that we recommend, you can travel the same day, since it picks you up very early and everything is perfectly coordinated to comply with the tour itinerary.

On the other hand, if you decide to use the bus service of the Santa Marta Transportation Terminal, you must be in Riohacha a day before, since you will not find bus availability so early.

Why should I do the tour to Punta Gallinas with a legal tourism agency?

The importance of choosing a legal tourism agency is that there are other vehicles that promise to do the tour "for a lower cost", but that in the end may be more expensive; not only financially, but they can compromise your physical health. For example, most of the cars that go on the tour to Punta Gallinas from Uribia do not comply with the country's tourism regulations and have a considerable accident rate.

In addition, the legal agencies offer you an option that includes the tour to Punta Gallinas and the tour Cabo de la Vela in the same package. They also include food, lodging costs in hammocks in the rancherías, travel insurance, among other benefits.

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