Colombia Beaches

Colombia has no official nude beaches — the Police Code penalizes public nudity. Informal tolerance survives only in remote Tayrona coves; the coast at Cartagena and Santa Marta is textile.

The Santa Marta and Tayrona coastline combines jungle-backed Caribbean beaches with Colombia's oldest city. From Cabo San Juan's hammock headland to Playa Cristal's boat-access cove, here's the complete guide to Colombia's wildest coast.

San Andrés Island's Sea of Seven Colors is backed by one of the Americas' largest barrier reefs. From the natural aquarium at El Acuario to the Raizal seafood stew rondón, this guide covers Colombia's most remote Caribbean destination.

The city beaches of Cartagena are crowded and murky, but the islands offshore are a different world. From Playa Blanca's white sand to the Rosario Islands' coral reefs, this guide covers every beach option within reach of Colombia's most visited city.