Tayrona Beaches & Lost City Trek 8D/7N

Arrival Day

Arrival Day

Welcome to Santa Marta! One of our representatives will pick you up at the airport, you will be transferred to your accommodation and have the rest of the day at your leisure.

Once you get to Tayrona National Park, you will enter Neguanje Bay where you will take a boat to Playa Cristal where you will spend the day on the beach.

Visit Neguanje Bay

Today you will have to wake up early since your pick-up service is scheduled at 06:30. Once you get to Tayrona National Park, you will enter Neguanje Bay where you will take a boat to Playa Cristal where you will spend the day on the beach. You will be back in Santa Marta at approximately 17:00hrs.

Recommendations: clothing and shoes suitable for hiking, repellent, cap, bathing suit.

Today, you'll be picked up and transferred to the small countryside town of Mamey. After lunch, you'll begin your trek to the exciting Lost City! Today, you'll trek for 3 hours and enjoy a meal by candlelight when you reach camp.

Begin your Lost City Trek (B/L/D)

On the first day we will be picking you up at your hotel then we’ll go for an adventurous 2 1/2 hour drive by 4x4 to the small countryside town of Mamey. After having lunch, we’ll set off for a hike taking an estimated 3 hours to reach our first sleeping area. The overall climb on the first day is about 520 meters with regular snack breaks and a hearty meal by candlelight when you reach your destination.

Teyuna is a sacred place for Native people, please remember to respect the past and the customs of the town: Respect the privacy of farmers and Indians, don’t come into their houses or take pictures without asking them first. Take into account that it’s a raining, humid and tempered zone with cold nights between 18° and 22°. Please take just the essential stuff, the weight of your backpack is an important factor for your comfort.Bring all the garbage back to Santa Marta, The Park and the zone don't have garbage recollection service. Take care and respect all you find, don't damage the natural and cultural goods. Inside the park there is no signal for mobile phones, so let know to your family and friends that you will have communication once you get back to Santa Marta. Please follow the guide’s recommendation.

After an early breakfast, you'll walk by the riverside of Buritaca River. Our trek during the day will take about 7 hours going through the jungle of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Lost City Trek (B/L/D)

The day begins and we have breakfast early in the morning, then we start to walk by the riverside of Buritaca River where we’ll find plenty of houses which make part of a Kogui indigenous village called Mutanshi. Our trek during the day will take about 7 hours going through the jungle of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and enjoying the biodiversity to finally reach the third camp (equipped with hammocks, beds and tents) where we´ll have a delicious dinner and rest after an adventurous day.

Today, you'll begin the climb up 1,200 steps to our main destination - the beautiful Lost City! You'll hear about this magical place from your guide, and enjoy the landscapes and relax. Finally, you'll return to Camp 3 for lunch, and head back to Camp 2 for the night.

Lost City Trek (B/L/D)

Early in the morning we have breakfast to start climbing up 1,200 steps to our main destination, a trail constructed by Tayrona people to reach the beautiful Lost City. Once we get there, the guide will show us everything related to this magic place full of relics and ancestral stories. We’ll spend the morning enjoying the landscapes and having enough time to rest and take pictures, finally we’ll have lunch at Camp 3 and then go back to the Camp 2 for dinner and spend the night.

Today, you'll make your way back through the jungle to reach Camp 1.

Lost City Trek (B/L/D)

We have breakfast at 06:30 to start walking at 07:00 back to the camp located close to Mutanshi for lunch. We'll then continue through this jungle path to reach Camp 1 where we’ll have dinner and then rest to spend the 4th night of our expedition.

Enjoy breakfast and make your way back to the starting point, stopping at rivers and waterfalls to have refreshing breaks. You'll reach El Mamey for lunch and transferred back to Santa Marta arriving around 17:00hrs. Enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure.

Lost City Trek (B/L)

The last day of this adventure begins with breakfast at Camp 1 to then continue the way back to the point where all it started, during the walk we’ll find rivers and waterfalls to have refreshing breaks. Finally we reach El Mamey, a place where we’ll have lunch and our 4WD car will pick us up to go back to Santa Marta arriving around 17:00hrs. completely delighted by a lifetime experience in the magic Sierra Nevada. You’ll have the rest of the afternoon at your leisure in Santa Marta.

Wake up and enjoy breakfast before you check out of your accommodation. We'll transfer you to the airport in time for your flight out. Happy travels ahead!

Santa Marta Airport Drop-off (B)

Wake up and enjoy breakfast before you check out of your accommodation. We'll transfer you to the airport in time for your flight out. Happy travels ahead!