Santa Marta: Indigenous Cultural Experience | 2 Days and 1 Night Santa Marta: Indigenous cultural experience | 2 days and 1 night

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ID: GYG1167089-1813801
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Pays: Colombie

Durée du projet: 2 jours


Description

A 2-day cultural experience with indigenous hosts in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta: a guided hike, local cuisine, traditional knowledge, and cultural dialogue in a unique natural environment.
This activity was developed together with the community and is geared towards learning, cultural exchange, and respect for local traditions.

Day 1.
The experience kicks off at 8:00 a.m. at the Nuevo Calabazo store, where you'll start a guided hike of approximately 4.5 km along Sierra Nevada trails. Upon arrival in the area, you'll participate in a cultural welcome activity, where an indigenous host will explain the meaning of traditional harmonization practices and their importance within the local worldview, with an informative and educational approach.

During the tour, your local guide will share information about the natural environment, the traditional use of the territory, and the community's historical relationship with the mountain. You'll also visit ancestral terraces while learning about their historical, cultural, and environmental uses. You'll also learn about medicinal plants, traditional agriculture, and local crafts, such as the use of maguey or fique, the extraction of cane juice (when there's a harvest), and tasting other fruits according to their harvest.

Around 12:40 pm, you'll enjoy a lunch prepared with local ingredients and traditional recipes with the Campesina community. Later, there will be a guided session to collect natural materials for later use or transformation as raw material in the design of everyday garments or accessories.

You'll sleep in hammocks with mosquito nets. The space has bathrooms and showers, ensuring a comfortable stay that respects the community spaces. In the evening, we'll have dinner between 7:00 pm and 7:30 pm, then we'll have a cultural dialogue around the fire, where a member of the community will share stories, knowledge, and aspects of their worldview, customs, and traditions. This moment is geared towards knowledge exchange and cultural understanding from the hosts' perspective. The break will be between 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Day 2.
At dawn on the second day, you'll share a typical breakfast and continue exploring the surroundings with a local guide. The plant fibers from the previous day will have a natural dye, and you'll have the chance to extract and apply the colors, as well as learn about the process of making and using mother-of-pearl, always from an explanatory and respectful perspective. After lunch, around 2:00 p.m., you'll start the descent back to the initial meeting point, where the experience will end.

This activity offers an opportunity to understand the indigenous cultural richness of the Sierra Nevada through a model of responsible, low-impact cultural tourism developed in direct collaboration with the host community.

Faits saillants

  • Guided interpretive hike in the Sierra Nevada
  • Cultural dialogue with indigenous hosts
  • Learn about the worldview, history, and traditional crafts
  • Tasting local cuisine
  • Overnight stay in a community space for visitors

Langues

INFORMATION IMPORTANTE
The access walk is 4.5 km with a moderate ascent; a good basic physical condition is required.
You'll spend the night in hammocks with mosquito nets; beds are available only upon request and don't have a fan.
There's no cell phone signal or Wi-Fi access in the community.

Pack light; only one small backpack per person is allowed.
The temperature can drop in the early morning; it's recommended to bring a coat.
Spiritual cleansing and some activities depend on the availability of traditional healers.
Food is prepared with local ingredients.

This is sacred territory: alcohol, psychoactive substances, and drones are forbidden.
You can't go into the community homes; always follow the local guide's instructions.
Bring enough hydration, repellent, a flashlight, and proper walking shoes.
Meeting point: Nuevo Calabazo store, located on the side of the Caribbean Highway. This point is one of the entrances to the Tayrona National Natural Park, in the area known by the community as Entrada a Pueblito Chayrama or Playa Brava. You must make your own way to the store; it's an easy spot to identify because it's right on the side of the road. Please message us after booking to coordinate dinner on the first day, confirm any dietary restrictions, and choose between a hammock or bed for your stay. Share an active WhatsApp number to send you pre-tour details. Remember, there's no mobile signal after you start the hike, so any coordination needs to be done before you arrive.
INCLUS
  • Guides in Spanish, English, or French.
  • Community Contributions
  • Accompaniment by a local
  • Contributions to the Indigenous Community
  • 2-day all-risk insurance
  • Food: 2 lunches, 1 breakfast, 1 dinner
  • 1 L Water Bottle | There are filters to refill the bottles
  • Fruits according to the harvest and season.
  • Hammock lodging
  • Spiritual cleansing
  • Activities in the community
NON INCLUS
  • Services not described.

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Annulations

Cette excursion peut être annulée sans frais jusqu'à : heures d'annulation avant le début du voyage. Si vous l'annulez après les heures d'annulation ou si vous ne vous présentez pas à l'excursion, le prix total de l'activité vous sera toujours facturé. Tout retard à la prise en charge ou au départ sera considéré comme un retard.