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Caribbean Explorer

9-DAY LONG-DISTANCE COASTAL MOTORCYCLE TOUR

Moto Tour Details

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For riders with experience on small bikes over long distances. See the whole coast with a mix of on and off-road.

Day 1

Start: 9 am
Where: Santa Manta - Mayapo

Riding hours: 5

  • Safety briefing, introduction, and paperwork from 8am at our Santa Marta office.

  • Tour by wooden boat around a wild flamingo sanctuary.

  • Lunch in the local fishing village of Dibulla.

  • Sunset on the beach in Mayapo.

Day 3

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

  • Early departure this morning to beat the heat.

  • Hours of epic enduro riding through hard-packed plains and rocky climbs.

  • Arriving and climbing up the Taroa dunes

  • Accommodation in basic Colombian Hospedaje

Day 2

Where: Mayapo - Cabo de la Vela
Riding hours: 3

  • Join a local guide for a tour of the indigenous salt flats.

  • Desert riding on the way to Cabo de la Vela.

  • Optional kite-surfing or short-riding excursion to watch the sunset.

  • Fresh seafood and cheap beers for dinner.

  • Spend the night at a simple indigenous hostel

Day 4

Where: Punta Gallinas - Riohacha
Riding hours: 5

  • Early departure this morning to get a good start on the tour’s biggest travel day.

  • Load up the bikes on some small canoes to shortcut around some of the desert.

  • Try some goat for lunch! A local speciality.

  • Back in civilization tonight at Laguna Salá Hostel.

Day 5

Where: Riohacha - Mendihuaca Beach

Riding hours: 1.5 "REST DAY"

  • Get started on your own time after a good rest.

  • Quick cruise back down the coastal highway to our rest day at Cayena Beach Villa.

  • Relax and enjoy an afternoon/evening of well-earned LUXURY on the beach.

Day 6

Where: Mendihuaca Beach - Buritaca
Riding hours: 4

  • After a lazy morning on the beach, we head off into the jungle.

  • Three-hour enduro loop through the Indigenous village of Quebrada del sol.

  • Spend the afternoon tubing down Buritaca River

Day 7

Where: Buritaca - Paso del Mango
Riding hours: 5

  • After a lazy morning on the river, we head off back to the jungle.

  • Secret jungle trail through the mountains.

  • Lunch at a traditional homestead & private waterfall.

  • Tour of an organic, artisanal cacao farm.

  • Spend the night at a wildlife reserve.

Day 9

Where: Minca - Santa Marta
Riding hours: 4

  • Rise at 4am for the night ride up to San Lorenzo weather station and a view of sunrise over the snow-capped mountain peaks.

  • Enjoy a tour of La Victoria coffee farm, the oldest in northern Colombia.

  • Lunch in Minca before returning to Santa Marta around 4pm.

Day 8

Where: Paso del Mango - Minca

Riding hours: 5

  • Back-roads up to Minca to visit Marinka waterfall.

  • Enjoy the view from Los Pinos viewpoint, 1,200m above sea level.

  • Traditional Colombian barbecue at Camaritas.

  • Infinity pool, hot water and all round amazing lodging at Casas Viejas Guesthouse.

ALL-INCLUSIVE FROM $2,499 USD


Feel like a real enduro challenge? Ask us about an optional Day 10 to the desert oasis in Macuira National Park

What's Included

What to Bring

Optional Extras

  • Honda XR190 dual sport

  • Gasoline

  • English/Spanish speaking guides

  • Flamingo canoe tour

  • Indigenous Wayuu-speaking guide

  • Cacao & coffee farm tour

  • Luxury resort rest day

  • Entrance fees to all other attractions

  • Helmet, riding gloves 

  • Medical insurance

  • Shared accommodation (2-3 people)
    (Single privates from $399)

  • All breakfast, lunch, & dinners

  • Honda XRE300 dual-sport: $179 USD 

  • Support Truck: $1800 USD (split among the group)

  • Passenger: $1,099 USD

  • GoPro & helmet mount: $75 USD (SD-card not included)

  • Full gear set: $100 USD

  • Elbow & knee pads: $50 USD

  • Riding boots:  $75 USD

  • Rain Gear: $30 USD

  • Pre/Post tour accommodation

  • Airport transfers (SMR/BAQ/CTG)

  • **Tips for Guides**

  • Driver's license

  • Passport

  • Sunscreen

  • Insect repellent

  • Long pants

  • Boots or closed-toed shoes

  • Swimsuit

  • Camelback

  • Battery pack

  • Towel

  • Alcohol and souvenir money

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