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The Lost City of Taironaka
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8 to 9 Hours
Mobile ticket
Pickup offered
Offered in: English, Spanish
Overview
If you’d like to appreciate nature and how ancient cultures live in harmony, this is the tour for you!
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Private Bilingual Guide
- Meals and drinks not mentioned in the plan
- Personal expenses and tips (a small gift for the children is expected)
- Transportation or services not mentioned in the plan
Meeting And Pickup
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Pickup details
You'll be collected from your Santa Marta accommodation and driven to a meeting point in, where you'll change transportation for a boat to get to the village.
What To Expect
Collected from your Santa Marta hotel at around 7am you’ll start your adventure into the jungle of the Sierra Nevada with a relaxing drive of approximately 1.5 hours to the entrance of the beautiful Rio Don Diego. Once here, you’ll jump out of the car and into a boat for a short 15 min ride up the river to Tayronaka. On arrival to Tayronaka, you’ll immediately see the wonderful nature surrounding this archelogy site and begin to understand the significance of this location to not only the ancestral history of the Kogui indigenous. But that of all of Colombia, if not the history of the entire Americas. You’ll walk over these ancient ruins and visit the museum filled with ageless artifacts for approximately an hour with your guide freely answering all your questions about the past and present location.
5 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Taironaka Turismo Ecologico
Next, it’s a short walk to the Kogui community that calls this land their home, and to meet some of the direct descendants of the Tayrona people who built these structures and lived in this region for thousands of years. Meeting these kindhearted people is an experience in itself, but while here you’ll also receive an “aseguranza” which will safeguard you for all your future travels. Ensuring a Kogui spirit will help and guide you into the future. (Please note, a Mamo is available 99% of the time to provide this experience. But on rare occasions they have other obligations, and are unavailable) To finish off your time here you’ll head off back down the river. But this time on/in your choice of a Kayak, a paddleboard, or a large inner tube. Arriving at the mouth of the river where it opens into the Caribbean Sea you’ll be in time to enjoy some relaxing beach time before setting off back to your hotel to reflect on yet another day in the Caribbean paradise of Colombia.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operated by BnB Colombia Tours
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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