RESERVATION
Duration: 6 days, 5 nights.
This beautiful experience takes place in the municipality of Ciénaga, Palmor town around the Tucurinca river in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, surrounded by mountains, rivers, waterfalls, lagoons, endemic birds, minerals and precious stones, the maximum ascent is found at 4.250 masl. In it we will find indigenous peoples such as Palestine of the Kogui Indigenous Ethnicity, ancestral places and sacred lagoons.
TOUR DETAILS
Departure from the place where you are staying, to the village of Palmor, municipality of Ciénaga, Magdalena in a 4×4 Jeep truck, where we will tour the town, coffee farm, indigenous people of Palestine, visit the coffee shop, taste a traditional meal, and finally we will rest at the Campo Alegre farm at approximately 1.400 meters above sea level where we will give talks with the mother.
We will start the day’s adventure very early, around 6:00 a.m. We will be up to enjoy a delicious breakfast, to start an ascending route of 1.400 approx. Towards the Mobulaje camp, during this journey there will be two stops where you will contemplate the waterfalls, beauty of the fauna and flora of the place, where you will be able to appreciate the Palma de Cera. We will continue ascending to the camp where we will stay traditional huts. Finding ourselves at an approximate height of 2.800 meters above sea level. In this place we will have dinner and do ancestral relaxation activities for a good night’s rest.
We start the day with a rich breakfast around 6:00 a.m. to then continue the ascent passing through large valleys, lagoons and endemic birds, if we are lucky we will be able to observe the endangered hummingbird (Barbudito). We will continue walking towards the moor, most of the way will be in the savannah and stone cities until we reach the Sunwui lagoon, a sacred place for the Kogui indigenous community at about 3.600 meters above sea level. Approximately; We will take a tour of the lagoon beach. And hopefully we will see birds and animals of the native territory.
To end the day, we will do ancestral relaxation activities and talk with the guide about the history of the sacred site lagoon.
We will start the tour very early, getting up at 3:00 a.m. to start the tour at 4:00 a.m. until we reach the terrace of Pico Aguja, to contemplate the first rays of the sun and medicinal plants.
We will continue ascending towards the mountain where we will find the mineral wealth of stones and the game with the nature and fauna of the area. We will rest when we arrive at Pico Aguja where we will be able to observe the three highest peaks in Colombia (Colón, Bolívar, Simmonds), also an area of the Banana Zone and a 360 ° ocean view. Here we will be at an approximate height of 4.250 meters above sea level.
We will descend 2,800 meters to the Mobulaje Camp where we will rest.
We will start the descent down the same path that we had climbed down until we reached the “Campo Alegre” farm. To which we will be arriving around 2:00 p.m. in which we will have lunch and rest to take a tour in the area to watch birds. After returning we will socialize our experiences of the tour with some guides and leaders of the Koguis Indigenous communities and during this we will do a handicraft sample.
At 7:00 am. We will get up to get ready, have breakfast and start the descent to Caserío Betel and from there to Ciénaga, an urban area.
- Biosafety protocols
- insurance
- Transportation 4 × 4 Ciénaga – Palmor – Ciénaga
- Food (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Tour guide
- Porters – Mules
- Brigadista
- accommodation
- Expenses at the airport or at land stops
- Ride mules during the tour
- Per diem and / or unspecified services
- Obey the instructions and instructions from the guide. Since the displacements are made through old trails, wetlands, valleys and mountain slopes, accompanied by generally temperate, rainy and cold weather
- Bring ecological awareness
- People who are vegetarians or with specific food requirements, notify when making the reservation
- Do not feed the animals that are on the way
- It is forbidden to dump garbage and extract any type of plant, animal and geological material
- A suitable backpack with good straps for a comfortable and resistant carrying (mules)
- Do not bathe in the rivers with soap or shampoo
- Publicize special health cases,
- preexistence, diets or special medications. If our trip is positive, the attendance list is required, with its respective identity document and contact telephone number, in order to prepare the accident policy that the group would be covering during the activity in the field.
- If you suffer from any illness or allergy due to
- Please advise at the time of booking
- It is not advisable for people with heart or respiratory problems to ascend
- If you suffer from an allergy or illness, it is important that you notify the agency of the same to take this recommendation into account when preparing food, personal care and medications are the obligation of each client
- Stay hydrated constantly
- Eat fruit and chocolate, preferably with peanuts
- The consumption of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes is not allowed during the visit to the snowy mountain.
- Make adaptation stops at different places along the route and at different heights.
- Cameras with good memory and fully charged, if you have a portable battery much better
- Do not take photos of indigenous people or special places without prior authorization
- Apply sunscreen every two hours
- Do not bring documents or valuables
- Take care of each of your belongings during the
- tour because there are people who do not belong to the agency and it is not responsible for loss of personal belongings
- The restrictions are for adults over 60 years old, children under 12 years old, very sedentary people or people with physical disabilities.
- Medium backpack for touring with 40 liters of capacity
- Small backpack for the day of summit maximum of 20 liters and minimum of 15 liters
- Sleeping bag
- Support poles
- Clothes for the cold and waterproof clothes. On the day of departure and according to the weather conditions, they would be properly enlisted
- Grooming items
- Personal Medicines (if you need)
- Sunglasses with UV filter
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
- 1 liter water bottle
- Photographic camera
- Headlamp with spare batteries
- 1 whistle
- Thermal underwear set
- Comfortable, quick-drying trekking pants
- Waterproof trousers and jacket
- Optional leggings
- Thermal socks.
- Thermal jacket
- Pair of thermal gloves and, if possible, waterproof
- Cap or hat
- 1 thermal neck protector (buff, had)
- Waterproof trekking boots
- Comfortable shoes to rest in camps
- Wet wipes
- Biodegradable sunscreen
- Lip protector (lips protector)
- Sweatshirt or Long Pants for the night
- Long-sleeved shirt for the night
Walk to the páramo: Observe the three highest peaks in Colombia, and the Sunwui lagoon, a sacred place for the Koguis. (Simmonds, Bolívar and Colón).
Ecological Trail: Long walks where the flora and fauna including the factors are appreciated; water, air, soil.
Watching: Enjoy a magical place where natural beauty radiates with toucans, different species of hummingbirds and other exotic birds.
Craft workshops: Cultural exchange with the Kogui indigenous community, we teach you how to make their crafts.
Language and writing: A member of the Kogui ethnic group who will teach vocabulary and common expressions in their language.
Meditate and Reflect: It consists of meditation activities in the forest, purification and breathing exercises
TOUR GALLERY
