Playa Blanca, Magdalena Department, Colombia

4.0 (1.960 reviews) Sunday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent Ranking #12 in Magdalena Department Beaches

There are two Playa Blancas in Colombia...FYI

I really liked my day at Playa Blanca near Santa Marta (Rodadero). Yes there are lots of vendors, yes there are lots of people but I think that's the beauty of this beach. Get a cooler of beer from one of the vendors (they will fill it with whatever you want) that way the drink vendors don't keep approaching you, that will eliminate like half of all vendors. Get there early so that you can get a tent in the front row, by early I mean like by 10am or so depending on the day of the week. The ceviche is way overpriced for what you get so I wouldn't recommend spending the money on it, just eat some fish soup and fried fish at one of the restaurants. It doesn't really matter which one you choose cause I think they are all related some way or another cause you see the boat guys going from one restaurant to another. You will have to grab a boat from Rodadero and you can skip the aquarium if you want to.
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Address

, Santa Marta, Colombia.

Mobile

+57 319 4868455

Website

http://www.santamartacolombia.com.co/playa-blanca-santa-marta

Working hours

Monday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Sunday, May 05, 2024, 1:07

User Ratings

4.0 based on (1.960 reviews)

Excellent
32%
Good
34%
Satisfactory
21%
Poor
8%
Terrible
5%

Reviews

  • 3Ira S 5:00 PM Oct 22, 2021
    If you go to Santa Marta you Will Probably Wind Up Here
    To get to Playa Blanca you take a boat. The beach itself is not the nicest beach in the area. It is crowded, full of hawkers and closes early, if I remember correctly it was about 4 when we were asked to leave. Overhead there is a zip line so people are zipping back and forth. Leaving the beach was chaotic since many people are leaving at the same time and must take the same boat they arrived on. We could not find our boat and after several telephone calls to the person who arranged the boat for us, we found it. For a day at the beach, it is OK, just OK, but if you want a wide white sandy beach with few people and no hawkers head to Tayrona
  • 3Alessandra R 5:00 PM Jan 10, 2021
    More beautiful than good
    We visited this beach coming from the Aquarium, thru the Canopy. The view from the top was wonderful, but when getting to the beach itself we noticed the sand was dark and it has lots of rocks, need to be careful when going to the sea. We also expected to leave later but when we were there they said the mast boat is at 3:40pm as the beach needs to be empty by 4pm. This is also a very busy beach that gets full very fast, so make sure you head there early in the morning. The good thing is that it’s very close from Rodadero beach, less than 10min by boat.

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