Cabo de la Vela
Colombia · YYZ/YVR/YUL → RCH · 9 nights
High-wind · Desert-trade · Wild-spot · Freestyle
Temporarily suspended
Relentless La Guajira trades over a desert peninsula — Wayuu rancherías, hammock nights, and a bay that works virtually every day all winter. Rustic: bring cash, expect simplicity.
The window · % of days ≥18 kts
10 years of satellite reanalysis
The window · Dec–Apr
Season averages
92%
Wind
25°C
Water
0%
Rain days
Spot sheet
Water
Wide sandy bay, flat to light chop inside; the Ojo de Agua wave works around the corner.
Gear
7m–9m. 25 kts is a normal afternoon December through April.
Hazard
Genuinely remote — nearest hospital is hours away. Ride with a buddy, carry spares.
Getting there
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RCH → Uribia → Cabo de la Vela
173 km · ~3h · last 73 km 4x4
About three hours from Riohacha by 4x4: paved road to Uribia, then desert tracks across La Guajira to the cape. Riders stay in the beachfront posadas, which double as the kite schools. There's no ATM at the cape — bring all the cash you need from Riohacha.
Private 4x4
The practical option with a kite bag — your posada or kite school can arrange a driver from Riohacha.
Shared 4x4
Bus or shared taxi to Uribia, then a shared 4x4 from the market. They leave when full; expect four hours or more.
Before you fly
The road from Riohacha passes within 50 km of the Venezuelan border, where Canada advises against all travel. Read Canada's advice and check your insurance before you book.
No-wind days
🏜️ Taroa dunes at Punta Gallinas
🧶 Wayuu craft market in Uribia
🦩 Flamingos at Camarones sanctuary
Live on the board
Travel advisories · Government of Canada ↗ · Spot index
Cabo de la Vela · Travel advisory
Temporarily suspended
Border areas — avoid all travel
170
km by road
116
km inside the zone
Avoid all travel to the following departments and border areas due to the risk of kidnapping and violence posed by the presence of illegal armed groups and other criminal organizations, with exclusions where you should avoid non-essential travel:
within 50 km of the border with Venezuela, excluding the city of Cúcuta
We’ve paused prices and booking for Cabo de la Vela while this advisory stands. It stays paused until we’ve reviewed a change.
Updated November 2, 2026 · Source: travel.gc.ca · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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