Tour in Indigenous Community – 1 Day

Settlement Kogui: Teykú 

The The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta a vast mountain range that rises in the caribbean region of Colombia, the home of 7 indigenous peoples who have maintained their traditions and customs intact over the centuries. These Villages are: Koguis, Arhuacos, Wiwas, Kankuamos, Tagangueros, Chimilas and Wayuu, each with a rich culture and deep connection with the earth and the cosmos.

Key activities.

Hiking:  Trails, roads, stone farms and farmers.

Culture:   Discover the history of one of the civilizations that settled in this part of the caribbean and left a legacy reflected in the territory | Koguis | Teykú.

Work in the Community:   Extraction of fiber from Sisal, Sugar Cane Juice, fruit, Discussion board, Insurance Indigenous.

Recommendation for your Trip: Comes with Time 

Te recomendamos  salir muy temprano desde la ciudad de Santa Marta o  llegar al sector un día antes de tu visita a la Comunidad Indígena. Esto te permitirá descansar, organizar tu equipaje con tranquilidad y estar listo para la salida al día siguiente sin contratiempos. Además, es una oportunidad para conocer otros lugares de la zona.

Where to stay?
These are some recommended hotels where you can spend the night comfortably:

• Hotel The White House Tayrona
  
• Hotel Portales del Tayrona
• Hotel Akuaippa | Hotel-Restaurant

What to do in the Region?
Take advantage of your stay to explore and enjoy in the surrounding areas to the Indigenous community.

• Beach Area Costeño Beach
• Beach Mendihuaca
• Square Tayrona

Rest well and learn a little more from this legendary land will make your experience in the community Kogui even more enriching.

Note:   The order of the itinerary may be altered depending on weather conditions, social, and logistics.

Itinerary Experience Teykú 

Start time:    8:00 am The meeting point is Shop New Calabazo    on the sidewalk Calabazo, located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Here you will receive through our guide, which will provide you with a brief introduction to the experience, and what you are going to live during the day.        Remember to arrive 15 minutes before the agreed time.

The tour begins with a hike through forests and farms, local agricultural production. Along the way, you will be brief pit stops to rest and enjoy the landscape. The road will take you through lush greenery and a deep connection with nature. Remember that you will have a tour on the rise, so take it easy and follow the instructions from your guide.

Envelopes 9:30am we will be arriving at the Restaurant The Rest, where we take a Break and just hours after our lunch.

A few more meters ahead is the entrance to the settlement Kogui, Teykú, and will be received by a member of the community, which presents with your local guide community. This person will guide to know everything about the world of the communities, it will also help us to purify our minds and rid ourselves of negative energies.

Note.   Within the community you'll have a water filter so that you reabastezcas and a bathing area is well equipped for eventualities personal.

Already when entering the guides will share their insights on the Cultural House or Casa Maryexplaining essential aspects about the life and community organization.

You will know the difference between the meeting house of the women, and of men, and also the types of events and activities that are done in it. In a moment allowed to be able to get up close to these houses of the ceremony and meeting, keeping the respect it deserves.

Seguido serás llevado a una zona de las plantas importantes para las comunidades, seguido a una terraza o sitio de mucha importancia espiritual de la comunidad. Este es un espacio para conectarse con el entorno y con uno mismo antes de entrar en el corazón de la comunidad.

The experience continues with a    ceremony of protection   directed by the authority or a member local indian.

In this place you will have a space to think and to download of all the negative thoughts.  The thinking is an important practice in the culture Kogui. 

También   recibirán manillas de aseguranza y escucharán palabras sabias sobre la importancia de vivir en equilibrio con la naturaleza y el mundo espiritual.

Terraza para resolver problemas y   del Trapiche y la Caña de Azúcar

After a climb by stairs on a stone of the ancient Tayrona passing by areas of farmland and getting closer to the terrace where you resolve conflict and special ceremonies to cure some diseases.

As a visitor, you will learn Standards, use of the poporo, the importance of work the backpack and the important role of the woman.

We will pass between a plantation of coca until you get to the area of extraction of the juice   sugar cane   in the trapiche, a tool that is traditional used by the community. This is a moment to understand how the sugar cane is an integral part of the life Kogui, both for consumption as well as for their uses in local medicine.

Los visitantes podrán observar todo el proceso de extracción    del    sisal (hemp rope), a fiber used by the Kogui to the creation of clothing and craft items. The members of the community will show the process of cultivation and processing of this plant, explaining its importance in your daily life.

Note: In this place there are also fruits of their crops that can be tasted, and we started to return to the beginning of the experience going through the cocoa crops and local tubers.

Approaching the lunch hour on the 11:50am we will return to the starting point where a community member who will teach us the development of    ornaments and crafts    performed by members of the community. Here you will understand the symbolic meaning of these products and their connection with the worldview Kogui.

After finishing the tour of the settlement, we will return to the community restaurant, and later, about 2:00pm we will begin the descent to the village of Calabazo.

About 3.30 pm we would be on the Sidewalk and would complete the experience.

Why choose our tour? 

• Guided tour with locals who know the Culture and the area.
• Walk 4.5 km for a trip in a natural environment.
• We will see crafts and different types of activities for men and women. Also as both have connotation natural, cultural and spiritual.
• Opportunity to interact with the community and get to know a detail, and about everything about their culture.
• Delicious lunch prepared with love by the hands of peasant.

Plan your Visit to Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona 

• Duration of the Tour: Approximately 5 to 6 hours
• Level of difficulty: Medium, suitable for most people.
• Departure time: 8:00am cdt (recommended)
• End time: 3:30 pm
• Available languages: Spanish
• Idiomas Disponibles Bajo Solicitud: Inglés, Francés.

Tour details:

• Minimum requirement of participants:   1 people.
• Age limit: 18 years | minors may participate provided they are accompanied by a responsible adult. In case the minor is travelling without their parents will be required to submit a written permission from the same, together with a copy of your identity documents.
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• Price per person:    $250.000 COP
• Initial deposit: 
• Terms of deposit: 

Additional information

• Idiomas extranjeros: Debes Solicitar disponibilidad, servicio sin recargo.
• Idiomas no descritos tienen un costo adicional de $50.000 cop por persona.

The experience includes:

• Guide in Spanish
• Accompaniment indian
• Health Insurance
• Income to the indigenous reserve
• Lunch
• Water bottle 1 Lt
• Tasting of the juice of the sugar cane
• Activities of daily Work in the community
• Protection for indigenous
• Community Contributions
• Permissions and contributions to the region

What do you bring to the Experience?

• Mosquito repellent friendly with the environment.
• Personal medications.
• A cap or hat.
• Money in cash.
• Identity documents.