
37 Best beaches in Colombia
Ultimate guide (February 2025)

Playa Blanca is an excellent beach in the Caribbean coast of Colombia (20 km south of Cartagena) with classic tropical landscape - white san… / read more » /

Cabo San Juan de Guia is a beach in Tayrona National Park, Colombia. The place is beautiful with different attractions. There is a coast with white s… / read more » /

Manzanillo - the best beach in Colombia in the Caribbean island of Providencia. At high tide you can jump into the water using a bungee ti… / read more » /

Johnny Cay - beach on a sandbank, just north of the Colombian island of San Andres in the Caribbean. The place is beautiful, but there are… / read more » /

Playa Cinto is a beach in the center of Tayrona National Park, Colombia. Due to its location in a protected bay, there are no waves, nor al… / read more » /

Bello Horizonte is a great city beach in the suburbs of Santa Marta, Colombia. It is also known as Nuevo Rodadero. The sand is not white, but s… / read more » /

Playa Costa Azul is a hotel beach to the south of Santa Marta Airport, Colombia. The place is quite comfortable, and feels almost like a private… / read more » /

La Piscina is a beach in Tayrona Park (Colombia) being the only one suitable for swimming. Due to the home reef, there are no big waves or… / read more » /

Playa del Medio is a beach in the northwest of Tayrona National Park, Colombia. The beach is beautiful, with good swimming and secluded. Since … / read more » /

Playa Alcatraces is a private beach in the southern suburbs of Santa Marta, Colombia. Only guests of Los Alcatraces condominium are permitted to… / read more » /

Playa Koralia is a beach on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. This is a beautiful secluded place, where you can sit under the shade of palms o… / read more » /

Cienaga is a beach to the south of Santa Marta, Colombia. The best coastal area with palms is in the north end. However, the whole town… / read more » /

Isla Mucura is an island with the best beaches in the archipelago of Islas de San Bernardo, Colombia. You'll get a little piece of a tropic… / read more » /

Playa Cristal is a beach on the north coast of Tayrona National Park, Colombia. The place is beautiful - with clear water and without waves. … / read more » /

Riohacha is a popular beach resort destination in the northeast of Colombia. Many breakwaters create a comfortable swimming area, while … / read more » /

Spratt Bight - popular beach in the north of San Andres island. It's a city beach with all following disadvantages. However, this place is b… / read more » /

Playa El Rodadero is a popular beach resort town in the southern suburbs of Santa Marta, Colombia. This is a beautiful place with scenic palms an… / read more » /

Palomino is a surfer beach on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Most of time there are strong waves, so it is possible to swim just near … / read more » /

San Luis - beach in the east of San Andres island. It's cozy here and not too many people. Many consider this beach to be the best in th… / read more » /

Bahia Concha is a beach in the west of Tayrona National Park, Colombia. The beach is open from 8 am to 4 pm, - so no evening chill. The sand… / read more » /

Playa Neguanje is a popular beach in Tayrona National Park, Colombia. In fact, this is just an entry point to the more beautiful beach of Play… / read more » /

Playa de Mingueo is a beach on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. It is also known as Boca Bora. There is a cozy creek with comfortable swimming. … / read more » /

Boca de Camarones is a beach on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Most tourists come here to visit flamingo lagoon on a canoe tour. However, the t… / read more » /

Playa Aeropuerto is an airport beach in Santa Marta, Colombia. This is rather mediocre beach by the local standards. So it is considered to be n… / read more » /

Cabo Tortuga is a beach located to the south of Santa Marta, Colombia. It is almost as beautiful as El Rodadero, but less crowded. However, … / read more » /

Taganga is a low key beach in the northern suburbs of Santa Marta, Colombia. There is a crowd of tourists, great vibe, music and restau… / read more » /

San Fernando is a beach in the south of Santa Marta, Colombia. The beach is beautiful. But it is for military officers only, or for their fr… / read more » /

Playa Gairaca is a beach in the northwest of Tayrona National Park, Colombia. This is not the best beach in the park. But on the other hand, … / read more » /

Playa Blanca is a beach located to the south of Santa Marta, Colombia. It is only possible to get here by boat from Santa Marta. The boat is… / read more » /

Playa Elizabeth is a low key beach in the eastern suburbs of Palomino town, Colombia. There are two creaks flow into the sea. So the water is m… / read more » /

Playa Dibulla is a beach on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. City beach is good enough. However, sea water is always muddy, since nearby the … / read more » /

Punta Roca is a popular beach in the west of Barranquilla, Colombia. The beach is rather mediocre. But it is still one of the best beaches… / read more » /

Playa Caribe is a beach in the western suburbs of Barranquilla, Colombia. It is also known as Puerto Salgar. There are many breakwaters. How… / read more » /

Cabo de la Vela is a popular beach on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. This is a major destination for kite surfing. However, it is also good j… / read more » /

Puerto Colombia is a beach resort town to the west of Barranquilla, Colombia. Its beaches are rather bad. Sea water is muddy, while there are j… / read more » /

Pilon de Azucar is the easternmost beach in Colombia. It is also known as Playa Dorada. This is a great wild beach featuring some tourist ameni… / read more » /

Santa Veronica is a popular beach to the southwest of Barranquilla in Colombia. This is not the most beautiful resort in the region, but it's … / read more » /