La Guajira travel guide: Cabo de la Vela and Punta Gallinas
How the overland trip from Riohacha works, what you see and how many days it takes.
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What to pack for La Guajira
The list for the desert, the sea and the night in a hammock.
Tours in Alta Guajira
All of them leave Riohacha at 8:30 a.m. The price per person drops with the number of travelers in the booking.
2 days and 1 nightCabo de la Vela tour 2 days from Riohacha
The 2-day Cabo de la Vela tour is a private 4×4 trip that leaves Riohacha at 8:30 a.m. It stops at the Manaure salt flats, Uribia, Pilón de Azúcar, the lighthouse and Playa Arcoíris, with a night in a chinchorro hammock in a Wayuu ranchería (settlement). The Cabo de la Vela tour costs from COP 409,500 per person for groups of 6 or more, with a 7% deposit to book.
- 1 night in a hammock
- Leaves from Riohacha
- 4×4 with air conditioning
Next date: Sun Oct 11
Per person, group of 2
COP 803,250COP 409,500 per person in groups of 6 or more.
3 days and 2 nightsPunta Gallinas tour 3 days (with Cabo de la Vela)
The 3-day Punta Gallinas tour is a private 4×4 trip from Riohacha, leaving at 8:30 a.m. It covers the Manaure salt flats, Uribia, Cabo de la Vela, Bahía Hondita, the Taroa dunes and the Punta Gallinas lighthouse, with two nights in chinchorro hammocks in Wayuu rancherías (settlements). The 3-day tour costs from COP 900,000 per person for groups of 6 or more, with a 7% deposit to book.
- 2 nights in a hammock
- Leaves from Riohacha
- 4×4 with air conditioning
Next date: Sun Oct 11
Per person, group of 2
COP 1,650,000COP 900,000 per person in groups of 6 or more.
4 days and 3 nightsPunta Gallinas tour 4 days: Cabo de la Vela and Punta Gallinas
The 4-day Cabo de la Vela and Punta Gallinas tour is private and leaves Riohacha at 8:30 a.m. by 4×4. It follows the 3-day route and adds a second night in Punta Gallinas and sunset at Punta Agujas, with three nights in chinchorro hammocks in Wayuu rancherías (settlements). The 4-day tour costs from COP 955,500 per person for groups of 6 or more, with a 7% deposit to book.
- 3 nights in a hammock
- Leaves from Riohacha
- 4×4 with air conditioning
Next date: Sun Oct 11
Per person, group of 2
COP 1,874,250COP 955,500 per person in groups of 6 or more.