4 Day Guided Off-Road Motorcycle Tour along the Caribbean Coast of Colombia

Overview

The tour is split into riding time on sealed roads and on either gravel trails or more intense off-road type paths through the mountains and jungle. The off-road sections contain river crossings, muddy sections, loose sand, rocky climbs, and grassy fields.

Highlights

• Begins and ends in Santa Marta
• Ride around the Paso del Mango area
• Ascend to Cerro Kennedy in the middle of the night
• Ascend to Cerro Kennedy, perched 3,200 meters above sea level
• Head down the road to Quebrada Valencia waterfall
• Head up into the Sierra Nevada mountains
• Tackle the Quebrada del Sol off-road trail
• 3 nights' accommodation

Itinerary

1. Day 1: Santa Marta to Buritaca, 100 kilometers / 62 miles

   Adrenaline Addicts and you meet at their office at 09:00 and get everyone set up on their motorcycles, complete the safety briefing, finish the paperwork, and get everything strapped down on the bikes. Then, around 10:00, you set off down the coast. Today starts with some basic-intermediate riding around the Bonda, where you will have a quick stop off at a swimming hole before pushing on down the highway to Palomino for lunch. After lunch, you move further up the coast to El Rio Hostel, your accommodation for the night. At the hostel, Adrenaline Addicts provides drinks for an all-you-can-drink

2. Day 2: Buritaca to Los Naranjos, 160 kilometers / 99 miles

   You get up, have breakfast, and go on day 2, leaving your luggage behind and heading up into the Sierra Nevada mountains to tackle the Quebrada del Sol on an off-road trail. This is a four-hour loop that reaches 1,100 meters above sea level, crossing rivers, steep climbs, rocky embankments, grassy plains, and muddy stretches, as well as an indigenous village that you stop in for a short break and to have a look around. After finishing the loop, you come back out onto the main road for lunch at a local eatery, pick up your luggage from Rancho Relaxo, then head down the road to Quebrada Valencia

3. Day 3: Los Naranjos to Minca, 90 kilometers / 56 miles

   After breakfast at The Journey Hostel, you have an optional excursion by foot into the end of Tayrona Park and Los Naranjos beach. Monkeys are often seen on this 30-minute hike, and you will be rewarded with a white sand beach, very rarely with anybody else around. You hop back on the bikes and head out the back of the Paso del Mango area where you encounter some rocky climbs, deep river crossings, and winding gravel roads on the way to Caoba Biological Reserve for lunch. At Caoba, you will have a tour of the complex before lunch if time permits, seeing plants and animals from all over South A

4. Day 4: Minca to Santa Marta, 80 kilometers / 50 miles

   You start the final morning with a bang. Rise and shine at 03:00 for the ascent to Cerro Kennedy, perched 3,200 meters above sea level, in the middle of the night. Lighting the road with nothing but the headlights from your bikes, you slow the pace a little and climb for two hours in the darkness to arrive in San Lorenzo for a jaw-dropping view of the rising sun. After the sun is up, you ride the final 20 minutes to Cerro Kennedy military base, the highest accessible point in Minca before turning around and heading back down to Casas Viejas for breakfast. After breakfast, some groups like to c

Ride Details

Terrain

20% sealed roads and 80% gravel trails or off-roads

Bike

rental bike (Honda XR150)

Mileage

380 kilometers / 236 miles

Daily rides

65 - 100 kilometers / 40 - 62 miles

Riding gear

included: helmet, riding gloves

Meals

all breakfasts, lunches, and dinners

Accommodation

Your accommodation will be shared dorms (four to eight beds) or you can choose to upgrade to private twin share or double / queen rooms.

Food

The food served will be a mixture of local, Colombian fare from roadside eateries that Adrenaline Addicts knows and trusts (usually lunch) and a mix of international cuisine at the hotels and hostels you stay. Vegetarian options are available at all meals.

Getting There

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