Ciudad Perdida 5-Day Trek from Santa Marta

Itinerary

Day 1: Santa Marta – Mamey – 1st Camp

Stop At: Ciudad Perdida, El Mamey Sierra Nevada, Santa Marta 470007 Colombia
Your first day begins meeting between 7:30 am and 8:30 am to go on a 3-hour road trip to a small town called El Mamey, where you’ll stop for lunch at a local restaurant serving typical Colombian Food. After lunch, the first trek begins. You will have a 4-hour hike to the first campsite. When you arrive, you will have dinner and then the whole night to rest from your long day of trekking.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camp accommodation

Day 2: 1st Camp – Mutanzi – 3rd Camp

Stop At: Ciudad Perdida, El Mamey Sierra Nevada, Santa Marta 470007 Colombia
You will wake up early and eat a quick breakfast before departing around 6 am for a 2-hour trek to an indigenous village called Mutanzi. You will then walk for about 40 minutes from Mutanzi to the 2nd Campsite where a delicious lunch will be served for you. Finally, rest for a while and get ready for one last 4-hour trek to the 3rd camp where you will dine and rest for the night.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camp accommodation

Day 3: 3rd Camp – Ciudad Perdida – 2nd Camp

Stop At: Ciudad Perdida, El Mamey Sierra Nevada, Santa Marta 470007 Colombia
After breakfast, leave camp around 6 am to hike to Ciudad Perdida, which you’ll reach around 7 am. You'll enter climbing its 1,200 stone stairs, and will have two hours to explore the ancient city set in the dense jungle. Our guide will give you a quick tour and be present to answer all of your questions.

After, you will return to the 3rd campsite where you’ll have lunch and will be able to rest for a while. In the afternoon, get ready for a 4-hour trek back to the 2nd camp, where you’ll have dinner and stay for the night.

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camp accommodation

Day 4: 2nd camp – 1st camp – Ecological Hike

Stop At: Ciudad Perdida, El Mamey Sierra Nevada, Santa Marta 470007 Colombia
Wake up early and eat a quick breakfast before departing around 6am for your 4-hour trek to the 1st camp. Enjoy a delicious lunch at the camp and then have a wonderful ecological hike to a natural pool and a coffee farm. You’ll have diner at the camp where you’ll spend the night.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camp accommodation

Day 5: 1st Camp – Mamey – Santa Marta

Stop At: Ciudad Perdida, El Mamey Sierra Nevada, Santa Marta 470007 Colombia
After breakfast, the longest hike will take place. You will trek for 7-hours, mostly downhill, to El Mamey, where you’ll have lunch, as on Day 1. Our guide will then take you back to Santa Marta where you'll arrive in mid-afternoon.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.