Punta Gallinas Voyage Tips and guide

Punta Gallinas is dunes and desert area in the department of La Guajira. Punta Gallinas is the most northern point of Colombia and South America. Beautiful dunes, desert, exotic beaches and sacred indigenous cultures, Punta Gallinas has a lot to offer.

Punta Gallinas is considered one of the most exotic destinations in Colombia. It is inhabited mostly by indigenous Wayuu. It's a myth that the Wayuu people are dangerous, rather they are curious and generous. They are vigorous, strong-willed and full of passion. The official language is Wayuunaiki Wayuu. La Guajira is Wajiira

The climate is the driest of all Colombia. The rainy season is between September and December. The temperature is between 27 ° and 32 °C. The maximum temperature is 45 °C in the desert and minimum 3 °C in the mountains. In the rainy season, you may need to take a three-hour boat from Puerto Bolivar to get to Punta Gallinas.

Guided tours from Riohacha (around COP$880,000) in Mar 2026 or Santa Marta is the regular option.

A cheaper optionnis a shared car from Riohacha to Uribia costing COP$30,000 (Mar 2026). From there you can find a 4x4 that takes you to Cabo la Vela for COP$50,000/person. With the same drivers you can arrange a tour to Cabo la Vela for another COP$50,000/person or Cabo la Vela and Punta Gallinas for around COP$500,000/person. +57 314 5765371 (Luis will take you to the typical points) or contact Mochileros People for getting some guidance on site (price unknown for the guide service).

COP$320,000 from Cabo de la Vela round trip to Punta Gallinas and back to Uribia (Mar 2026). This includes a tour to the Dunas de Taroa as well as the Faro.

12°26′10″N 71°40′23″W

Map of Punta Gallinas

• 12.43652-71.609731 Dunas de Taroa. Deserted 60-meter-high sand dunes sloping down into the turquoise ocean with an almost endless beach that makes you want to run down the dunes at full speed.  
• 12.4392-71.68792 Bahia hondita. This bay with turquoise water, green mangrove forests and red and yellow cliffs and beaches is a highlight of the any trip to Punta Gallinas.  
• 12.41164-71.73443 Playa Aguja. A nice but windy beach to escape the desert heat.  
• 12.4573-71.66784 Faro Punta Gallinas. The most northern lighthouse of South America is famous for its spectacular sunsets.  

• 12.44282-71.687721 Hospedaje y Restaurant Luz Mila, ☏ +57 85215005, [email protected]. The only real accommodation at the northern strip of the Punta Gallinas which is spectacularly set surrounded by sea on a small peninsula. The Hospedaje Luz Mila has a block of basic rooms or hammocks and serve good food, of course mainly fish. Most tours will end up in the accommodation. hammocks COP$15,000 per person.  (updated Dec 2023).
• 2. Hostal Restaurante Gabo. [1] +57 321 8454732. Very nice and calm place to stay. He offers chinchorros (typical wayuu's hammocks, big and comfortable) for COP $ 30.000 per person and rooms for COP $ 50.000 per person. Food is fresh and delicious (mostly fish or seafood, vegan options available). Sunrise and sunsets from here are amazing. Toilets and showers are very clean and working with water. Gabo is a very kind person and very open to some talk when he is not cooking his meals. (Updated March 2026).