Santa Marta Food Tour: Taste Traditional Caribbean Cuisine at the City's Public Market

Immerse yourself in the real experience of Santa Marta city with our food tour. Taste traditional Caribbean cuisine at the city’s public market and indulge in a gastronomic adventure with locals.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Santa Marta - Learn about Colombian Caribbean identity and culture through its cuisine with this food journey.
What's Included
  • All Risk Insurance
  • Samples of typical foods and drinks of the region
  • Tour Guide
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Dive into the authentic Santa Marta city experience with our culinary journey. Explore the public market and go beyond predictable tourist spots to savor unique flavors. Allow our guide to lead you to the top food stalls and sample the Caribbean cuisine and its people: bollo, patacon, carimañola, ceviche, coconut rice. Even though these names might…

Location
Santa Marta
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Szedaniel
Nov 10, 2025
This is what traveling is all about - Last minute booking when the weather for a boat trip turned unfavorable - lucky turn of events. Andres was our energetic and knowledgeable guide, who took us to taste ~8 dishes at 5 spots, most of which we would not have noticed or sampled had we been wandering on our own. The highlights included a street vendor, who goes to work at 2:30 am every day to start cooking and buying fresh fish and ingredients, and makes a fish soup and a shrimp rice that were incredible. It was hot and humid, and we were hesitant about eating hot soup in the afternoon, but once we sampled it we could not stop. Also stopped at a fruit stand and tried a variety of tropical fruits, some of which we had never heard of, many of which are not available outside of this area (lulo, zapote, tree tomato, passion fruit, gulupa, guava, sour orange, corozo, mango. Followed with icy fresh fruit juices (lulo, maracumango). Also tried local coffee with cinnamon, arepa de huevo (with fried egg inside), cayeye and chicharrones, and local gelato. We were so stuffed we couldn't finish each course. So glad we did this tour!
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Michael_r
Feb 6, 2025
The Food Tour was very... - The Food Tour was very educational of all the food that is served In Santa Martha I would recommend this tour for everyone
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Matt_m
May 1, 2024
Get local with a local - Andres was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. We intermingled with the locals and were able to try the local street foods without fear. Everything from the hotel pickup and drop-off were seamless.
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Bducre
May 7, 2023
Great walking food tour in Santa Marta! - Andrea was on time, very personable, very knowledgeable on the history and we sampled great foods! You will not regret booking this tour.
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Stephen_h
Apr 20, 2023
Wonderful samples of food - Our guide Rosa Sanabria was the best part of our tour! She took us to lots of street food locations and two restaurants to sample different types of Columbia foods….we felt safe and protected….. I would do this tour again with her…
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Brooklyn_l
Mar 21, 2023
10/10 - Not only was this a great food tour, we met the most amazing tour guide as well. Jose was great in giving us some history alongside the great food. We were so happy to have him on the Minca tour the next day! Highly recommend this and Jose as your guide!
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Eric_w
Dec 25, 2022
Fun Food Tour in Santa Marta - We stayed at Playa Dormida outside the city. Given our itinerary, we did not have much time for Santa Marta proper. We loved this tour, that took us around a bunch of fun restaurants while learning the history of Santa Marta and seeing the city up close and personal. We ended at sunset, which was beautiful.
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Briannap946
Sep 6, 2022
Amazing Tour - Jose Rada was our group’s tour guide. He did an amazing job! I learned so much on my tour about local fruits and food. If you take the tour ask for Jose!
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Asti2012
Feb 12, 2025
Good and delicious - A very pleasant tour under knowledgeable guidance. A tip: Just don't eat breakfast first. The portions at the stations are not only very delicious, but also abundant. It's all highly recommended.
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Natalie_t
May 10, 2023
Great Food Tour Combined with Walking Tour of Santa Marta - Andrea was our tour guide and did a great job explaining the history of Santa Marta and walked us through the Gold Museum. She introduced us to some local foods and delicious fresh fruit juices, which was great as our tour took place on a very hot day. The hotel pick up and drop off experience went smoothly. I would recommend this tour to anyone wanting to experience downtown Santa Marta and enjoy local food along the way.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).