12 Day Hidden Sierra Tour

Start: 9am
Where: Santa Marta - Buritaca
Riding hours: 5
Highlights Include:

• Your first taste of offroad riding through the jungle of Paso del Mango.
• Lunch and a tour of Caoba Biological Reserve.
• All-you-can-drink river tubing in Buritaca.
• Spending the night at El Rio hostel. Colombia's best in 2018.

Riding hours: 6
Where: Buritaca - Riohacha
Highlights Include:

• Riding the Quebrada del Sol loop. A goat trail that leads from sea level to 1000m above sea level. Bring a camera.
• The untouched fishing village of Dibulla.
• Sunset over the Boardwalk in Riohacha
• Enjoying the hospitality at Pura Guajira hostel. Colombia's best in 2017.

Riding hours: 5-6
Where: Riohacha - Cabo de la Vela
Highlights Include:

• Riding tour of the Indigenous salt flats in Manaure.
• Winding trails and desert flats through the desert.
• Sunset over the Caribbean Sea.
• Fresh seafood and cheap beers for dinner.

Riding hours: 5
Where: Cabo de la Vela - Punta Gallinas
Highlights Include:

• Team up with a local indigenous guide and carve a path across the desert to Punta Gallinas.
• Exploring the surrounding desert landscape by bike.
• Epic sand dunes and crystal blue beaches.
• Optional accommodation in a Wayuu hammock. Sleeping outside here is magic, and very comfortable.

Riding hours: 7
Where: Punta Gallinas - Riohacha
Highlights Include:

• Sunrise at the northernmost point of South America.
• Traditional Guajiro lunch in Uribia, the capital of La Guajira state. There's goat on the menu for those who dare.
• A swim and a drink after a long days riding at Mayapo Beach, just north of Riohacha.

Riding hours: 5
Where: Riohacha - San Juan del Cesar
Highlights Include:

• Swimming at the natural hot springs in Hatonuevo.
• Lunch in a local eatery at Distracción.
• Swimming and lunch at crystal clear waterholes of Manantial De Cañaverales.
• Getting fancy for a night at Hotel Casa Murillo, San Juan del Cesar.

Riding hours: 5
Where: San Juan del Cesar - Valledupar
Highlights Include:

• Riding the beautiful new paved road up to Pueblo Bello.
• Putting your offroad skills to the test on the road to Nabusimake.
• Visiting an Arhuaco Indigenous village.
• Sunset swimming at Rio Guatapuri.

Riding hours: 7
Where: Valledupar - Cienega
Highlights Include:

• Opening up your throttle and putting in some early miles on the brand new Bosconia-Valledupar highway.
• Visiting the natural hot springs nearby Cienega.
• Sunset on the Malecon, away from the Santa Marta crowd.

Riding hours: 5
Where: Cienega - Tayrona
Highlights Include:

• A late start to the day after a long ride the day before.
• Seeing the surrounding stilt houses in the neighbourhoods around Cienega Grande.
• A swim and cliff jumping at Quebrada Valencia waterfall.
• Sunset from the mountains overlooking Tayrona National park at Journey Hostel.

Riding hours: 0-4 (optional rest day)
Where: Tayrona - Tayrona
Highlights Include:

• An optional visit to Tayrona park. No bike required.
• A short hike to a secret beach, with potential for monkey sightings in the morning or evening.
• Ride the back country coastal roads to secret waterfalls and swimming holes.
• Night 2 at Journey Hostel. Get a good night's sleep before a big riding day the next.

Riding hours: 5
Where: Tayrona - Minca
Highlights Include:

• Put your offroad skills to the test on the backroads to Minca.
• The jungle valley and ocean below at Los Pinos viewpoint
• La Victoria coffee plantation
• Spending the night 1000m up in the jungle with Casas Viejas in Minca.

Riding hours: 6
Where: Minca- Santa Marta
Highlights Include:

• Night-riding for sunrise at Cerro Kennedy and a breathtaking view over the Sierra Nevada.
• Marinka and Pozo Azul waterfalls
• Smoked meats at Camarita's smokehouse. Vegetarian options available as well.

Finish: 3pm