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Santa Marta Street Food Tour: 7 Tastings with a Local Guide

Location Santa Marta, Caribbean Coast, Colombia
$39
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Overview

Unique flavors await in the Caribbean region of Colombia as you navigate the historical center of Santa Marta with a local guide. Seven stops feature a variety of traditional food and drinks from family-owned businesses.

  • 🍽️ Sample arepas de huevo, cayeye, and other special dishes during the tour.
  • ☕ Meet professional baristas renowned in the region for their expertise.
  • 🌱 The tour accommodates both vegetarian and vegan preferences.
  • 🍴 Expect enough food to satisfy for both lunch and dinner; arrive hungry!

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Santa Marta Street Food Tour: 7 Tastings with a Local Guide
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide

  • Snacks We will stop at 7 different food and beverage places and try samples of traditional Caribbean dishes such as zapote fruit, avocado, cayeye, handmade arepas, cocadas, and patacones.
  • Specialty Colombian coffee tasting at GNAM Café.
  • Local bilingual guide with deep knowledge of Santa Marta’s food culture
  • Natural fruit juice from local vendors
  • Not included, but available for purchase at some stops.

Meeting point
We meet in front of San Francisco Church, at Plaza de San Francisco in the Historic Center. Your guide will be by the main entrance holding a “Street Food Tour” sign. Please arrive 10 minutes early.
Return details
We meet in front of San Francisco Church, at Plaza de San Francisco in the Historic Center. Your guide will be by the main entrance holding a “Street Food Tour” sign. Please arrive 10 minutes early.

  • We meet in front of San Francisco Church to introduce the flavors and stories of Santa Marta before starting our food adventure.
  • We enter the local market to taste fresh zapote and creamy local avocado from street vendors. This is where Santa Marta’s daily life and flavors truly begin
  • Doña Yami – Traditional Cayeye We visit Doña Yami’s stand to try cayeye, a beloved Caribbean dish made from mashed green plantains. You’ll learn why this breakfast is essential to costeño culture.
  • Santa Marta
    Doña Ketty – Handmade Arepas We stop at Doña Ketty’s street stand to watch how she prepares her famous handmade arepas. You’ll enjoy them fresh, just like locals do.
  • GNAM Café – Specialty Coffee Experience At GNAM Café, a cozy specialty coffee shop, a barista prepares high‑quality Colombian coffee using alternative brewing methods. We explore aromas, flavors, and the cultural importance of coffee in Colombia.
  • Bahia de Santa Marta
    Santa Marta Bay – Scenic Walk & Cocadas We walk along the bay to enjoy ocean views and taste cocadas, traditional coconut sweets sold by local vendors. It’s a relaxing moment to enjoy Santa Marta’s coastal atmosphere.
  • Restaurante Mañe Cayón – Caribbean Patacones We finish the tour with delicious Caribbean-style patacones topped with Santa Marta flavors in a traditional local restaurant.

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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    Santa Marta Street Food Tour: 7 Tastings with a Local Guide

    Location Santa Marta, Caribbean Coast, Colombia
    $39
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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