A perfect kite surf location. The water is flat, it is very windy, it is warm and sunny, and there is almost no kite surfers in the water because of the hassle to get to Cabo.
The place is really beautiful, and definitely worth a trip though, even if you don`t kite surf. The whole place feels like one large beach, there is no tourists (we saw five other tourists in four days), they have the best and cheapest sea food - you can get a fresh lobster with everything for around 50 nok, and cheap beer from Venezuela.
Cabo has almost no electricity or water, so in the evenings we sat on the beach only in light from the moon or some candles. Our shower consisted of a bucket of water, and we slept in hammock in a little non-wall hut, two meters from the beach. Remember to bring a torch. :)
Regarding the kitesurfing: There are two kitesurfing schools in Cabo. We kite-surfed with KiteAddicted, where the kite teachers were a bunch of cool colombian guys. Send them an email and let them know you are coming and when, and the guys will definitely be there to teach you how to kite surf. Isabelle had her first lessons in Cabo de la Vela, and she was up on the board after only 5 hours! Creds.
Cabo de la Vela, definitely a must-visit spot in Colombia (we also heard that the nearby Punta Gallinas should be beaaaautiful.)
Tip: Bring extra water, water is expensive. And don`t book anything ahead or book your trip through an agency. It is just as easy to jump on a bus, book a hammock while your in Cabo de la Vela, and then book your trip to Punta Gallinas from Cabo, it is much cheaper as well.
Where to stay:
There are plenty of places to stay in Cabo, most of them which are private houses, where they hang up a hammock in their hut on the beach. But you can also find some hotels/hostel, not the standard of the rest of Colombia though, but nice. A hammock on the beach is between 6000-15000p (20-50nok).
How to get there:
It is a small hassle to get to Cabo de la Vela, simply because there is no direct buses.
From Santa Marta (or Palomino, which is were we left from) stand on the sideway and flag down a bus direction Riohacha (10 000p, 30nok) which takes about 2 hours. From Riohacha take a public car to Uribia, around 30min (5000p per person, 20nok). In Uribia catch a four wheelers which takes you through the dessert to Cabo de la Vela, it is a very bumby ride and takes around 2 hours. (10 000p, 35nok).
From Santa Marta (or Palomino, which is were we left from) stand on the sideway and flag down a bus direction Riohacha (10 000p, 30nok) which takes about 2 hours. From Riohacha take a public car to Uribia, around 30min (5000p per person, 20nok). In Uribia catch a four wheelers which takes you through the dessert to Cabo de la Vela, it is a very bumby ride and takes around 2 hours. (10 000p, 35nok).
I would recommend departure early morning, because it can easily take a while, and you don`t want to be stuck somewhere along the route in the dark.
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