Sierra Nevada and Minca

Minca

Minca is an extraordinary place located 14 kilometers from Santa Marta along the mountain road toward the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta. It’s ideal for rest, contemplation of nature, and to renew the body and spirit. It’s not hot like the coast, it’s cool and relaxing. It is a quiet town that is very popular with tourist. Many visitors like to do a variety of different activities, such as taking a dip in its natural pools, rivers and waterfalls.

Activities to do in Minca:

If your plan is to rest, disconnect from the city, have a meeting with your inner being, connect with nature and live a unique experience in the mountains, your destination is Minca. For more information on how to get there, what to do and where to stay in Minca contact us through the contact page.

Activities and Tours in Minca and la Sierra Nevada

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Visiting Minca in 1 day

1 day

Information

The tour begins with the town of Minca, then a tour of the La Victoria coffee farm, one of the oldest in Colombia, where you can learn about the Colombian coffee process. Visit to the Mirador from where you can see the Santa Marta Bay in the distance, followed by a hike along an ancient indigenous trail to the waterfalls of Pozo Azul that serves as a pool of cool, freezing water to cool off after the hike.

Details

Price: $130.000 Cop / 48 USD per person.

Includes:

  • Transportation by bus from Santa Marta or Taganga
  • Travel insurance
  • Accompanying guide
  • Entrance to Finca la Victoria and Pozo Azul
  • Lunch

Duration: 8 hours

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Visiting Minca, Sierra Nevada and Cerro Kennedy

2 day tour

Information

The tour starts with knowing the town of Minca, then a tour of the La Victoria coffee farm, a walk along an old indigenous path to the waterfalls of Pozo Azul that serves as a pool of cool and icy water to cool off after the walk . Then continue the journey to the place where we will spend the night in camping or hammocks, tour the surroundings and visit the sunset over the mountains, the Ciénaga Grande and the Caribbean Sea.

You must get up very early to make the sighting of the sunrise in the Sierra Nevada and observe the snowy peaks delighting in a delicious cup of organic coffee from the Sierra. At 06:00 am the ascent begins until you reach LA CIMA, an eco-touristic viewpoint of the Sierra Nevada, located at an approximate height of 3,100 meters above sea level, highest point in a cloud forest in which They house hundreds of endemic and migratory birds. From the top of this important mountain you can get an excellent view of the snow-capped peaks of Bolívar and Colon, Santa Marta and the entire mountainous system that makes up the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. The tour ends back to Santa Marta.

Details

Price: $600.000 Cop / 225 USD per person for 1 or 2 persons

Special prices for groups of 3 people and up.

Includes:

  • Transport: In 4×4 trucks or motorcycles
  • Travel insurance
  • Accommodation in camping or hammocks (Available accommodation in rooms for an additional cost)
  • Certified guide
  • Entrance ticket
  • Food and hydration during the tour: two lunches, one dinner and one breakfast
  • Hike to cerro Kennedy

Duration: 2 days and 1 night

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Visiting Quebrada Valencia and Buritaca waterfalls

Duration: 8 hours

Information

The tour begins with the ecological trail that leads to the beautiful waterfalls of the Valencia gulch, where we will swim in the refreshing waters of the natural pools that form when falling from the waterfalls, we will have the opportunity to know this beautiful area of tropical humid forest of the Sierra Nevada. Then visit Buritaca, a natural paradise where the river and the sea come together forming a splendid romantic spectacle. Cabins and palm trees surround the place, which offers an interesting ecological tour through the Buritaca, a river of clean and transparent waters. In both places you can see innumerable species of fauna and flora endemic to the place. Then there is a free time in Buritaca for lunch and the tour ends with the return to the starting point. Departure from Santa Marta or Palomino.

Details

Price: $80.000 Cop / 30 USD per person.

Includes:

  • Certified guide
  • Transport
  • Entrance to the Cascadas de Valencia
  • Hydrating drink

Duration: 8 hours

Difficulty: Low

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Ciudad Perdida

Information

Discover the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta where you can enjoy this wonderful journey accompanied by native indigenous guides, where you will meet fantastic and ancestral places. During the tour daily walks are made from 5 to 7 hours approximately, by paths demarcated by the steps of the Indigenous people who still inhabit this place. You will enjoy exotic landscapes typical of the tropical jungle of the Colombian Caribbean, where there is a great diversity of flora and fauna; Live an immersion in the ancestral culture of the Wiwa and Kogui communities in a stone city that springs up like a miracle in the middle of the jungle. It is a journey that becomes a personal challenge and a dream come true when you arrive at Ciudad Ciudad, a magical place that offers the perfect combination of nature, history and bird watching.

Details

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