Lost City of Colombia - 8 days
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- Lost City (Ciudad Perdida) - Explore this ancient archaeological site built by the Tayronas between 500 and 700 AD, making it 800 years older than Peru's Machu Picchu
- Santa Marta - Enjoy free time at the start of your tour in the first Spanish settlement in South America, nicknamed the ‘Pearl of America’
- El Machete River - Take a dip and admire the jungle on this stop on your trek en route to Adan's House
- Mutanyi - Interact with the local Koguis people and learn about their traditions en route to Gabriel's House
- Buritaca River - Traverse the waters of this river on your trek, spotting areas where treasure hunters were once active
- Tayrona National Park - Enjoy free time in one of Colombia's most stunning national parks with mangrove swamps, green forest, mountain peaks and a spectacular coastline
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- 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 4 dinners
- 3 nights 4 star hotels and 4 nights basic camps while trekking - sleeping in hammocks or beds with mosquito nets
- All meals, snacks and purified water during the trek
- Airport arrival and departure transfer on day 1 and day 8
- Services of local English-speaking specialist guides and trekking guide for trek to the Lost City
- Entrance fee to the Ciudad Perdida archaeological park
- All relevant transfers and transportation
- Trek to the Lost City on a shared excursion
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Itinerary
Welcome to Santa Marta, the first stop on your Colombian adventure. You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel in Santa Marta where you will be able to relax and freshen up before making the most of your free time for the rest of the day. Founded in ...
Santa Marta - El Mamey - Adan's Camp. Now the real fun begins as Day 2 marks the start of your hike that will eventually take you all the way to the Ciudad Perdida (Lost City). Our guide will meet you in the hotel lobby this morning and you will drive north in a 4x4 v...
Adan's Camp - Paraiso Camp. Time for a hearty breakfast as you are about to embark on a hike through some of Colombia’s most beautiful deep forest (approximately 8 hours). Roughly halfway through today’s hike you will pass through Mutanyi, a meeting town of the Koguis...
Paraiso Camp - The Lost City - Numake Camp. After an early breakfast, you are back on the road and the first challenge of the day presents itself in the form of 1,200 stone steps, which lead to the much anticipated Lost City. Built by the Tayronas between 500 and 700 ...
Numake Camp - Adan's Camp / Alfredo Camp. Today is spent trekking back through the jungle to the Adan's Camp or Alfredo Camp. Upon arrival you will have the opportunity to take a dip in the nearby Gorge of Honduras before heading to dinner.
Adan's Camp - Tayrona. After breakfast you will walk back to the Mamey region, where your trek comes to an end. Enjoy lunch and some time at leisure before you travel on to Tayrona, staying at a hotel just outside the national park.
This morning you will be met at the hotel where you will start a walking tour to Arrecifes within Tayrona National Park. Sitting on the Caribbean coast, this park is a national treasure and encompasses pristine beaches, picturesque forests and a huge variety of flora ...
Today marks the end of your Colombian adventure. After breakfast and hotel check-out you will be transferred to Santa Marta airport for your onward travel.
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