Lost City Teyuna

  Making the reservation was so easy and I was asked what my group preference was as I was a solo traveller (I was able to be flexible with what date... read more I started the tour). My group ended up being a mix of all different nationalities, some solo travellers, friends and couples which was really nice. We had two guides and two assistants who were all really nice and very informative.
The accommodation was basic but better than I was expecting and the food was perfect! Showers in each campsite and places to swim and bathe along the way too. I drank the filtered drinking water provided at each campsite and I did not have any issues. The hike itself is tough, very very humid. I went in March and the bugs were actually not so bad, and luckily escaped any rain! Making it to La Ciudad Perdida made it all worth it. So happy I did the hike, one of my highlights from my 8 months in South America.

  Everything from start to finish was so well organized and the tour guides and everyone involved did an amazing job!!

  We loved the Ciudad Perdida Trek with Teyuna Tours. Ruth, Osnaider and Natalia were incredible guides. They had incredible local knowledge and looked looked after us really well. The food... read more was delicious. Highly highly recommend.

Muchas Gracias Ruth, Osnaider and Natalia.

¡Realmente se lo agradezco, chicos! ¡Son los mejores!

Top Tip:
Bring lots of inspect repellent and light clothing.

  We really enjoyed our tour to the Lost City with Teyuna Tours. They were extremely helpful & responsive beforehand. Accommodating with helping us get from Minca prior & to Mendihuaca... read more afterwards (arranged a taxi pick up then drop off afterwards) & luggage store.
The tour guide (Ruth-Mery) & translator (Nick) were both amazing, as well as the rest of the team (including Carlos & Jose).
We had the best experience of the actual lost city (spending the longest of all tour groups there). Great food throughout!
Loved that this is a co-operative business model!
Be warned- this hike is difficult especially due to the humidity & heat!

  Teyuna tours and our guides truly put on a wonderful experience for me and my significant other. We originally booked through Baquianos Tours which we did not realize was just... read more a tour aggregator. Baquianos Tours has a business relationship with Teyuna, and we are so glad that they did.

We specifically requested a smaller group tour which ultimately was 10 people in total. We are so grateful for this as the other tour companies had groups of 20+ people which seemed far too much. Our group of people from many different countries became a little family during our trek, and they were all wonderful.

Our guide, Misael (El Tigre), and our interpreter, Indio, were just fantastic. They were highly knowledgeable, fun loving, and caring. They ensured that all members of the group were well taken care of and made it safely to/from the destination. The consistently provided good insight into our surroundings. They also consistently had us as the first group to the cabins and Ciudad Perdida! At Ciudad Perdida itself, they showed us part of the entire complex that no other tour group saw and because of their personal relationship, we were able to meet the spiritual leader of the local tribe at Ciudad Perdida.

The food was excellent throughout the trip. We were very well fed for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There were appropriate rest points with plenty of water and fresh, delicious fruit to give you energy for the trek.

The trek itself is not for the faint of heart. The most challenging aspect is the heat and humidity. I think you need to be in reasonable fitness shape, but you don't need to be avid marathoner/runner/hiker. The trek and ultimate destination are SO worth it though. We did the trek in 4 days which felt very reasonable.

Teyuna organized our pick-up and drop-off which was seamless. The communication before the tour was thorough, and we felt well prepared based on their communications with us. Overall, I cannot recommend Teyuna highly enough. I am sure the other tour companies are good, but from afar, I am grateful we went through Teyuna!

  Wow, what an adventure! We set off with a group of 8 international participants and our very dedicated guide Yeison and student guide Omar.
The hike is tough, not so... read more much because of the distance, more because of the high temperatures and humidity - wet clothes and shoes only dry in the sun. After each climb we were rewarded with fresh fruit from the jungle and at the end of the day, swimming in the mountain rivers was a welcome refreshment.
In itself, the hike is incredibly breathtaking, starting in the Territorio Campesino with the former coca plantations and then leading through the Territorio Indigena of the Sierra Nevada - a bright green jungle with pure primary vegetation, never touched by man. Ciudad Perdida is much bigger than we imagined and uniquely situated on an exposed mountain ridge!

Yeison explained us so many things about the area’s history and the way of living of the Kogui and Wiwa tribes and could answer any question. Even though we are not fluent in Spanish, we had no problems understanding Yeison as he spoke very clearly, slowly and pictorially.
The camps were fine, we slept on bunk beds with mosquito nets. We were very positively surprised by the food! Our cook, Mono, catered for us at the highest level: breakfast was mostly arepas with scrambled eggs and fruits, lunch and dinner were full meals with fresh fish, meat, patacones, rice, vegetables and fresh juice - and a chocolate bar for dessert. 🙂

Thank you Yeison, Omar and Mono for these unforgettable 4 days in the Sierra Nevada of Colombia! An absolute recommendation to do the Lost City Trek with Teyuna Tours!

  There are a lot of agencies that run the lost city trip, but Teyuna Tours came recommended to me by a friend who recently completed the trek and it did... read more not disappoint!

Our guide Misael was fantastic, a man who has run this trip over a thousand times and knows the place, the culture, the flora and fauna inside and out! He really went above and beyond from helping struggling group members to the truly unexpected. I kid you not at one point he litterally picked up a squirrel in distress on the way and nursed it back to health while walking! The man cares.

Food was delicious and filling (just don’t be afraid to ask for seconds). Our cook was able to accommodate my vegan diet and came out to personally greet us at every meal.

A nice thing about my experience with Teyuna (although I’m sure it’s not the case for all) was the small group size. I was solo traveling and was placed in a group of 3 which made it very easy to travel as a group and create closer connections while still having the opportunity to mingle with others at the shared camps.

Overall an unforgettable experience, would highly recommend!

  The tour to the Ciudad perdida is something amazing and the Teyuna tour is the best agency that can accompany you.
The staff is very kind, reliable and professional. The... read more guide Misael, the translator Nikolas and the helper Giovanni will provide you whatever you need, they are very well prepared and very friendly too! The cooks will prepare delicious, rich and typical dish of the Colombian cuisine.
The trekking is super well organised: time, meals, accomodation, explanation about the indigenous culture and plenty of surprises that you will discover.
I do recommend this agency if you are interested in this kind of experience, that will take a part of your heart for sure and let you also know a lot of new friends!

  The trip was amazing, the organisation of the group in all aspects was very professional and at the same time it was very familiar and welcoming to me. The tour... read more guide Tato has been extremely helpful and insightful around the entire duration of the tour, arousing curiosity over the indiginous way of life and history of the place. The cook Deivi has been very charismatic, always improving morale in the most difficult parts of the treck and his food food was excellent. Overall I had an amazing experience and I would defiantly recommend it to all my friends and family to try!

  Teyuna tours with Ruth Mery and team were absolutely amaizing, patient and caring . They were very supportive all the way on the hike explaining everything and making it fun.... read more Definately recommended for an enjoyable and fun days. Delicious food and good facilities at the camps.

  The tour was amazing. The jungle really was incredible and the views and scenery will stay with us forever.

The food and accommodation (bunk beds) were much better than... read more expected considering their remote locations! Each meal was huge and prepared well! Thank you Chef José!

Our guides (one Spanish speaking and one translator) were knowledgeable and informative. We felt looked after and in safe hands. Thank you Nathalie and Hernán.

The trek itself was very humid and hot at this time of year, clothes were always very wet so recommend at least two sets as there are drying opportunities at lunch stops (on rocks or washing lines at camps!). The river swims at the end of the day were very welcomed and helped muscle recovery! There are steep hot uphills but all very doable if you have a standard level of fitness!

If you are unsure about this trip, don't be! It has been a highlight so far and we really recommend it!

  We did the 4 day trek with our family and really enjoyed the experience. Big thanks to Luis (Translator + Guide) for teaching us about the region, the people and... read more nature. He's a great guy. The food on the trek is also something you should not worry about. If you're adventurous, it's a great experience.

  Thanks to Teyuna tours for the great experience in the Lost city trek! We had the best team (Pedro, Luis and Jonathan). This agency gives you an extra that other... read more gropus didnt have, I'm greatful for such an unique experience!

  Never imagined we were going to have such a great experience. Not only good adventure but obtained new knowledge, new friends from all over the world, teachings, energy. Highly recommended,... read more you don’t have to be a trekker, just attitude!!! Don’t miss it

  What an experience! My friend and I joined Teyuna for the Ciudad Perdida trek and could not have been happier with the experience. The hike itself was tough...not technically, but... read more mentally for me. I hike around my home area but the terrain is nothing like this. Steep and loooong inclines. Prepare yourself mentally! So much of the hike is mental. It was tough to turn a corner in the trail after climbing up up up, only to see another incline. I was not as fit as the others in our group, and had to take it slower, but since we had a guide and an interpreter who also served as a guide, there was always one with me and with the rest of our group so we could all go at our own best pace. In addition, we traveled alongside of other tour groups and got to know some of those trekkers as well so the trail was never lonely and since we went in the off season it also wasn't quite as crowded as it could have been.
My friend and I had been between the Teyuna and Wiwa tours since they were locally owned and had more benefit for the indigenous and local people. We chose Teyuna simply because their web page was a bit easier to navigate and they answered our many questions often within an hour. We were pleasantly surprised when our group ended up joining a wiwa group so that we could share a translator and chef. We felt so connected to the place and people simply because we were learning about it from an indigenous man and a local man whose father had originally pillaged the site, then received an education and became a tour guide instead. Our leaders had so much pride in their connection to the land, and we felt it through then as well. There were also prepared for our every need. I had brought a backpack rain fly that would have been no match for one of the storms we hiked through, and not only did our guide offer me a trashbag to cover my things so they didn't get soaked, but he gave me his own hiking pole to keep myself steady on the rocky and muddy terrain. By the end of the four day trek I felt like I was leaving my family.
Our translator Nick was animated, enthusiastic, and funny. He rooted for us the whole way and shared in our joy as we made it to each point, even though he has probably done it hundreds of times. Our guide Jhon was always prepared and so thrilled to share his knowledge with us. Always encouraging to me specifically as well on the points where I struggled with the incline and felt like I couldn't go on any longer. Our chef Samuel went ahead of us every step of the way to prepare us hot and hearty, delicious meals that we needed to keep us going.
We were joined by Wiwa guide Eliseo who shared so much information about his culture and even sang traditional songs for us.
Camps were rustic (to be expected for deep in the mountains and jungle) but clean with bedding sheets and mosquito nets. Our experience was unforgettable and perception changing. Could not have been happier!
Packing:
Pack light! As light as possible! If there is anything you pack extra of, make it socks or underwear. Know going into it you will rarely be dry or put dry clothes on. It is hot and humid. I rinsed clothes nightly and pt them back on wet in the morning. Due to the humidity things don't dry quickly, but I was sweating through my clothes 20 minutes into the hike anyways. The humidity even affected my camera and pics...making them appear foggy. At some points you have to choose to be happy or at least not miserable, and at other points you will be on cloud 9 pinching yourself because surely this can't be real. Lots of highs and lows (not just in altitude) but so very worth it for the adventurous spirit! Teyuna made it happen and did it well!

  I did the four day Cuidad Perdida trek and had an unforgettable, wonderful experience. My friend and I been between Teyuna, who focus on employing local people and... read more Wiwa Tours, who focus on hiring indigenous guides. We ultimately went with Teyuna because they were super responsive to all our questions and the website was a little easier to navigate. We learned later that both these companies have much smaller tour groups than some of the other big companies. We also had a great surprise when our small group of five combined with a couple who signed up for a Wiwa tour. We got the best of all worlds with our guide Jhon, amazing translator Nick, indigenous guide Eliseo from the Kogui tribe (he is writing a book about the Kogui that will hopefully be published soon), and our cook Samuel. Our guides taught us about the history of the area, the history of the tribes and sacred city, the current beliefs and culture of the local indigenous tribes, archeology, anthropology, and how to make it through all that nature threw at us on the trek.
I am used to camping and found the camps to be lovely. I overheard someone from another tour complaining-if you are used to five star hotels, you will be disappointed, but personally I loved the rustic aspect and found they had everything we needed, as well as beautiful and refreshing natural swimming spots. Some of the reviews I read about water being chemically treated or needing to wade through rivers were outdated-every camp we stayed in had an excellent water filtration system just like the one in my home in the US, and there were bridges so we never needed to wade (our translator told me one of the bridges had just been completed three weeks prior).
The uphill and downhill grades were steep and prolonged and when it rains they can get slippery. It was challenging hiking and we were swimming in sweat about ten minutes into the hike each day. Teyuna recommended bringing one set of clothes for hiking (wear the same clothes each day), one set of clothes for evenings and sleeping (after showering), and one swimsuit. This was great advice. I’m so glad I packed light. Most of my weight was my two water bottles.
Don’t forget sunscreen and bugspray. If you can, bring sunscreen from home (it’s more expensive in Colombia) but buy your bug spray in country. We tried to bring bug spray from home and it kept getting flagged at all the security checkpoints flying in, and the locally available bug spray (we got Nopikex) worked better than Off anyways.
I’m so glad we chose Teyuna for this tour. They were super helpful and responsive and gave us a great experience.

  I took the tour of 4 days into the jungle for Tayrona lost city, I can tell you that the journey was amazing, Luis Vergel was our guide and hin... read more efford was focused always on share whit the group the best experience, I could identified that the other companys that offer the same tours there only like to complete the tour that theirs sold, but the experience With Luis Vergel from Tayrona Tours gave his best effort and we felt like a family group always. Our team gropup enjoyed always the best places in the camps and the best views around the trip. The day that we arrived to lost city, we were the firs group there, and our team could take a lot of pictures of lost city without other tourist there, our team enjoyed Tayrona Lost city, was only for us at leats for one hour, after the other groups start to arrived an many people occuped the place. Thanks Teyuna Tours for the experience.

  Our guide Julian and his staff were super friendly and there was a very friendly atmosphere in the group. I especially liked that we could learn a lot about the... read more culture and way of life of the indigenous people. An absolute highlight was that Teyuna Tours made it possible for us to spend the night in the Ciudad Perdida as the only group that day.

  I can only recommend the lost city trek with Teyuna Tours!
Everything was excellent: the food, the scenery and our guides Ruth and Pedro. We learnt a lot about... read more the history and culture of the area and indigenous people.
The food was very sufficient and after most steep and exhausting hiking part you are rewarded with fruits.

  I'm not much of a hiker, but this was an amazing experience. Our guides Ruth and Pedro were very informative, taught us about the local culture and the beautiful Lost... read more City. The food was very reasonable along the way, the sights were absolutely breathtaking.

  We booked a (6 person) 4-day trip to go to the Lost City with the English speaking guide Luis (Vergel Barrios), accompanied by Soche and the cook Patricia.
All did... read more a wonderful job and we had the best time.
Luis managed to organize some time alone in Ciudad Perdida and selected a less frequented path, including many waterfalls+swimming, snacks and facts about the ancient and recent history of the area and their people in a really educative way!
The food of Patricia was delicious and Luis and Soche did everything to make us happy 🙂
We can totally recommend the experience!

  I couldnt recommend Teyuna highly enough, the whole team are fantastic and we had an AMAZING experience with them. The lost city trek isnt for the faint hearted but Teyuna... read more made the whole experience incredibly enjoyable. They have a very proffesional set up and really enthusiastic and interesting guides, we had Indio and Pedro and they were great, nothing was too much trouble and they gave us a really detailed and thorough background and history of the area, including more recent history and also, of course, the history of the lost city. The food was also fantastic, there was plenty of it and it was delicious, exactly what we needed to get us through some tough hills, thanks to Carlos and 'chefita'. If i was going to do thr trek again, i would choose Teyuna in a heartbeat.

  unbelievable is all i can say. Nicolas was an absolute pleasure, very informative and attentive. He answered all the 5000 questions i had asked with detailed yet concise answers. He... read more was also very humorous and being Scottish, that resonated with me deeply. I’d recommend this tour to anyone and specifically recommend Nicolas as the translator. The guide himself was good as well, he was funny, likeable and also very informative. The whole tour itself was extremely well organised, i actually couldn’t quite believe it. The food and living spaces were also great given you were in the middle of the jungle.

  Just came down from the trek and still buzzing with the amazing experience. I will be forever thankful with teyuna tours and our guide John and translator Jose. AMAZING team... read more and overall company, you could really feel John's love for archeology and the Lost City.
The story behind the company is extremely beautiful, is the perfect alliance between indigenous people and farmers. Super well organized, usually the first to leave the camps site so you get early to ciudad perdida and get to see it empty. The organization is amazing and our cooks where great (Alberto, Carlos, and even Mr Pedro and El indio). They will always be in my heart thanks to this experience. In my group there were couples, friends and even solo female travelers and it was perfect! WATERMELON GROUP ❤️

  Our trip on March 22nd together with our perfect guides Jorge and Pecho.
We have to say a special thanks to Pecho who took on the way back... read more two time the backpack of my wife Eva. We as the oldest ones in our group had always one of them with us.. On the way to the ciudad perdido it was Jorge and at the way back , Pecho. Trip was perfect organized from them.
Again special thanks to both, especially to Pecho.

  Teyuna Tours is a company owned by the guides so it makes the attention to detail and client satisfaction a unique experience. You are not another hiker, you are a... read more real person for them.

  The Lost City Trek with Teyuna Tours was an incredible experience. Our guides Ruth and Indio made the experience extremely special. They were very friendly and knowledgable about the area... read more and the indigenous culture. Carlos, the cook, made really nice food and was also extremely friendly - making the trip very entertaining. Overall I could not recommend this trip enough!

  Amazing experience! Wonderful guides team! Thanks Gabo, Indio and Samuel to make this trip so incredible and unforgettable. I recommend Teyuna tours for the professional work and service.

  Best 50th birthday gift to myself this amazing and unforgettable experience! Teyuna exceeded my expectations and I was lucky to be in a great group with such fantastic guides Yeison... read more and Ferney, also David the cook ‍. The landscapes, the vegetation, the rivers, everything was magical. The 4 day trek is for very fit people so be sure to chose carefully and be flexible to fit in well with the environment and experience.
highly recommended!

  I did the four day Ciudad Perdida with Teyuna Tours and it was simply amazing! The whole trek was really well accommodated with good food, snacks, drinks, places to sleep... read more and the way the tour was put together! Our guides Perdito, Juan and Leidy were amazing people. Perdito was really helpful and could tell us a lot about the history of the area we walked in, the indigenous people living there and the Lost City itself. Our translator Juan was always in a good mood and a very funny guy, easy to talk to and really helpful as well! Leidy was really sweet and helpful as well and she had a good hiking pace which was fun at some points 🙂

I would definitely reccomend this organisation to everyone who's looking to do the Ciudad Perdida, when you choose this organisation you won't regret it!