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Find amazing hosts to stay on your trip to Santa Marta, Colombia

21 opportunities found

Farm Santa Marta, Colombia

Join our family in the colombian jungle

20h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
From 2 to 6 weeks Private Room 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project

Permaculture project Santa Marta, Colombia

Come help us with general tasks while enjoying Santa Marta, Colombia!

18h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Kitchen Hand Gardening
From 1 to 8 weeks Tent 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Permaculture project Santa Marta, Colombia

Marketing Assistant: Social Media, Photo & Video

18h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
From 1 to 8 weeks Tent 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
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Ecological Reserve Santa Marta, Colombia

Help a Biological Reserve in Colombia 🦜🌿

25h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 3 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Permaculture project Santa Marta, Colombia

Physical Therapy - Personal Trainer - Injury Rehab - Massage

18h/week Teaching Sports
From 1 to 8 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Social Project Santa Marta, Colombia

Rewilding en la Sierra: huerto, selva y comunidad.

25h/week Farming Gardening
From 2 to 3 weeks Private Room 1 meal
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Hostel Santa Marta, Colombia

Join Our Family Lodge: Hospitality, Good Vibes & Experience 🌿✨🤝

30h/week Cleaning Administration Reception Bartending
From 4 to 12 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval

Hostel Santa Marta, Colombia

RECEPCIÒN Y ADMINISTRACIÒN

24h/week Administration Reception
From 4 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Hostel Santa Marta, Colombia

Bar y Apoyo hostal

24h/week Bartending
From 4 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • Higher approval

Permaculture project Santa Marta, Colombia

Help Build an Ecolodge! Remodel & Launch in Tayrona, Santa Marta

18h/week Farming Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 1 to 8 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

NGO Santa Marta, Colombia

Únete a nuestro voluntario para trabajar en grupo de rescate

25h/week Building & Repairing Kitchen Hand Social Work Teaching Languages
From 4 to 12 weeks Team Dorm

Farm Santa Marta, Colombia

🌱¡Manos a la tierra! Ayúdanos con nuestro vivero🌿

15h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Building & Repairing Farming
From 1 to 6 weeks Tent

Hostel Santa Marta, Colombia

🌍 Vive la experiencia hostal: recibe y conecta 💫

24h/week Reception
From 4 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • Higher approval

Farm Santa Marta, Colombia

Ven y ayúdanos a crear contenido/marketing !

20h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
From 2 to 8 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Farm Santa Marta, Colombia

Ven a ayudarnos con la recepción y mantenimiento en Colombia.

25h/week Night Shift Cleaning Housekeeping
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Permaculture project Santa Marta, Colombia

Come help our project and enjoy Colombia!

20h/week Teaching Languages Housekeeping Child Care Cooking
At least 2 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Things to do in and around Santa Marta, Colombia

Santa Marta was the first spanish settlement in Colombia. A nice city by the beach, where you can have amazing ceviche and enjoy tropical vibes. Around Santa Marta you can explore Ciudad Perdida (The Lost City) Trek, a very popular ride among backpackers, and it can last up to 6 days. If you enjoy being in nature, it’s for you! Also, La Guajira Peninsula is an easy to reach destination around Santa Marta. Several tour companies can arrange trips to Cabo de la Vela and La Guajira Peninsula. These region is amazing to relax by the dunes and calm beaches.

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What are the best bars and places to see in Santa Marta?

The nightlife in Santa Marta is not so different from other colombian cities. A good place to dance and a have a few drinks is Oh la la La Puerta. It’s a bar with good music, fair prices and sometimes a band for local music. Besides discovering the nightlife and exploring local clubs, Santa Marta’s surroundings are also nice to visit. You can take a day-trip to Taganga, a city full of dive shops and diving schools. Parque Nacional Tayrona stands around 1-hour from Taganga. It’s reachable by speedboat, bus or car. The boat ride costs around 40,000 pesos ($22).

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How to use Worldpackers in Santa Marta?

If you want to save some money for drinks and trips, you can use Worldpackers to do work exchange in Santa Marta! It’s easy: first build a profile with the skills you have and the things you want to learn. You can check our lists of skills to get inspired. Then check our hosts for free. You can help in exchange for accommodation by doing cleaning, reception, party promoting and much more! Once you find a place you like, you can schedule a trip by becoming a member of the Worldpackers community.

How Worldpackers works: the complete guide


Time to prepare for your trip as a worldpacker!

How do Worldpackers trips work?

As a member, you can contact as many hosts and travel safely as many times as you want.

Choose your plan to travel with Worldpackers as many times as you like.

Complete your profile, watch the video lessons in the Academy, and earn certificates to stand out to hosts.

Apply to as many positions as you like, and get in contact with our verified hosts.

If a host thinks you’re a good fit for their position, they’ll pre-approve you.

Get your documents and tickets ready for your volunteer trip.

Confirm your trip to enjoy all of the safety of Worldpackers.

Have a transformative experience and make a positive impact on the world.

If anything doesn’t go as planned with a host, count on the WP Safeguard and our highly responsive support team!

After volunteering, you and your host exchange reviews.

With positive reviews, you’ll stand out to hosts and get even more benefits.

Check out all our plans Learn more about how it works