The ParqueTayrona.org Seals
Two seals, published criteria, open to every place near the park
The seals tell travellers that a hotel, hostel, campsite or restaurant in the Tayrona area has been assessed by ParqueTayrona.org against the criteria below. They are not a score and they do not change the order of our hotel and restaurant lists, which follow Google ratings.
Inclusion Seal
Criteria
- ParqueTayrona.org reads the place’s guest reviews on every platform where it is listed (Google, Booking.com, Tripadvisor and others) and finds no credible report of discrimination or disrespectful treatment of guests or of the Indigenous communities.
- The place signs a statement committing to welcome every guest regardless of origin, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or religion, and to respect the Kogi, Wiwa, Arhuaco and Kankuamo peoples and the park’s spiritual closures.
Transparency Seal
Criteria
- ParqueTayrona.org reads the place’s guest reviews on every platform where it is listed (Google, Booking.com, Tripadvisor and others) and checks that what guests report matches what the place advertises: prices, conditions and services, with no hidden charges.
How it works
- Any hotel, hostel, campsite or restaurant in the Tayrona area and Santa Marta can contact ParqueTayrona.org to apply for one or both seals, free of charge.
- We review the place’s guest reviews across platforms; for the Inclusion Seal we also ask for the signed statement.
- Seals are reviewed again every 12 months and withdrawn if the reviews or the place’s conduct no longer meet the criteria.
Applications are by email; the address will be published on this page.