Indigenous Colombian Cultural Adventure

After breakfast, we leave Cabo de La Vela towards Alta Guajira, direct to Nazareth. Along the way, we will pass through San Martin, Puerto Nuevo, Bahía Portete, before stopping in Pusheo for lunch. After lunch, we will visit the Guajiro desert before continuing towards Nazareth and the Makuira National Park. We will take a four-hour walk to the dune. In the evening we can enjoy dinner, a native dance activity with children in Ranchería and visit their craft centre. We will spend the night in Nazareth, in a hostel with a welcoming swimming pool.

Today, we will head to Punta Gallinas, the northernmost point of South America. From Cabo de La Vela onwards, conventional roads no longer exist as we truly escape the beaten path. Instead, we will head along rough and ready dirt roads that only the local inhabitants use. Along the way we can appreciate nature at its wild and rugged best, running into goatherds or the occasional solitary walker, appearing out of nowhere. Arriving in Nazareth, we will enjoy a tour through the dunes of Taroa, transporting you to Sahara- like scenes, and visit the lighthouse, further north. After lunch, we can enjoy an authentic activity of weaving with the local artisan women in Bahía Hondita, a boat ride to visit the nearby islets, sighting of flamingos depending on the season and a spectacular sunset at Punta Aguja. If we are lucky, we may be able to see the releasing of sea turtles from Mato. Punta Gallinas is the northernmost area of the peninsula, where the wind, the solitude, and the ocean's sound are dreamlike and the evening offers the starriest of skies to lull you to sleep.

After breakfast, we will head to the salt marshes of Manaure. These massive salt pools are diversely coloured, varying from white to deep purple. The strong sun and wind generate evaporation that leaves long white stretches, which offer a stunning backdrop. We will spend the afternoon in the Wualapuinje Rancheria with the Wayuu indigenous community, before heading to the Mayapo beaches, where we will enjoy a spectacular sunset at Mayapo beach. We will then head back to the city of Riohacha, marking the end of this incredible insight into local indigenous communities.