LOST CITY TREK COLOMBIA | Ciudad Perdida Trek

LOST CITY TREK COLOMBIA | Ciudad Perdida Trek
The best hiking trail in Colombia, The lost city trek was one of the most incredible long distance hiking trails I have completed so far!
After reading a number of Lost City Trek reviews, we decided to book with Teyuna Tours
www.teyunatours.com
Who provided a fantastic tour with outstanding customer service.
The Ciudad Perdida hike starts in the village of El Mamey, we were picked up from our hostel in Santa Marta and driven there by mini van where we met for lunch and joined our group and lost city trek guide.
We chose to do the 5 days option as it was the same price and would give us a little extra time on day 4 to film and enjoy the stunning natural pools and beauty of the trail.
Lost city trek Santa Marta is a 29 mile there and back long distance hiking trail through the mountainous jungle region of the Sierra Nevada. It passes through two indigenous villages belonging to the WIWA and Kogi tribes. The lost city itself is an absolute wonder! Built in 800AD by the Tairona civilisation and only discovered by looters in the 1970’s, it is 600 years older than Macchu Pichu!
Lost city trek difficulty
Although the trail isn’t very long, the humidity and terrain make this a difficult hike, suitable for anyone with a good level of fitness. There are steep ascents and descents. Ciudad Perdida Colombia sits at 1200m above seal level and the trail has in total 2649m of elevation.
There are points on the trail where you can hire a mule to ride if you were struggling, but we preferred to stick to hiking.
Accommodation in the camps along the trail are a combination of bunk beds, hammock camping and tents. The camps all have washing facilities and your 3 meals a days are provided by the tour company and are very filling.
I highly recommend doing the Lost City Trek tour, it was an amazing experience! Remember to take plenty of bug spray, a waterproof jacket and decent hiking boots. You can hire a rucksack and trekking poles from the tour company if you haven’t brought your own.
The highlight of the trip for us, aside from the incredible views, was meeting the Shaman of the Kogi tribe and a member of the WIWA tribe who taught us about their customs and traditions.
Thanks so much for watching, please give this video a like if you enjoyed it and don’t forget to subscribe to my KZbin channel - Drunk On Wanderlust
I have more wild camping UK adventures coming your way soon! Including wild camping the Rob Roy way in Scotland in April and loads more long distance hiking trails coming up this year.

[@lostcitytrek]

Gets better and better with time, just like fine wine ;) Thanks again!

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

🤗🤗 trip of a lifetime we loved every minute

[@WyeExplorer]

Brilliant Kerry. I enjoyed every minute myself from the sweaty trail through to the pools, plods up, camps and comradery. Awesome stuff. Thanks for going and sharing. Mark

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Thanks for watching Mark 😃 we had such a great time x

[@WyeExplorer]

@@DrunkOnWanderlust A pleasure Kerry - I know you did. That came through loud and clear. Peace.

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Wow that was epic 🙌🏻. What a great experience. Well done on the steps. A stunning place the lost city is. Obviously liked the drone shots. Brilliant video ladies. Thoroughly enjoyed watching along. 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

🤗🤗🤗 ahhh thanks Watto, I’m glad you enjoyed it … this place is so beautiful and underrated 🙈🌍❤️ so many awesome hikes here x

[@RornStreetFood]

Beautiful walking tour wonderful my friend greetings good luck friend I wish you good hearths and your family

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Thanks so much 🤗🙏❤️ so glad you enjoyed it x

[@clarewheatley6514]

OMG Kerry, Dannie must love you heaps to climb all that with you. You both look so beautiful without make-up. I'm well jell. Looking forward to the next adventure. Stay safe you two xo

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Awwww 🤗🤗🤗 yep she does lol xx 💋 but in fairness I have let her drag me round town shopping all winter so she owed me one!! Ha ha x sending hugs

[@Hong.Wanderlust]

AWESOME!!!! Thanks for making the video and sharing! Lotsa watermelons and banana, no beers!

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

🤣🤣🙈 I know! I actually had a sober hike this time x

[@Hong.Wanderlust]

@@DrunkOnWanderlust 🤣 🤣 5 days of intense and sober hiking/camping is healthy, and the drinks that follow will surely taste even better!! 🍻 🍻 CHEERS!

[@DartyD]

Epic Snacks love it 🍫⛺⛰🗺🏞

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

We were so happy about the snacks in the lost city we almost wee’d 🤣🤣👌🏻

[@Wild_west_84]

Hard to believe it’s 15 years since I did this trek myself. Not much has changed which is nice to see

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Ahhhh we loved this one!!! It was so awesome 👏😃 I’d go back and do it again if I could afford it x yes glad it has stayed as authentic as possible

[@The_Arby]

Some lovely scenery and views...Glad you had a good time away Kerry :-)

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

🤗🤗🤗 I had the best time, so beautiful here x

[@addp5222]

Absolutely 10/10 you pair of lovely people very well done, as others have said looks divine. Danni is "Piss wet through" local language terminology you picked up? 😁😁 Keep smiling xx

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Ha ha yes we are teaching the native Spanish speakers our English expressions 😁🙌

[@solotravelerstour]

You have excellent videos and graphic description of your trip !! Congratulations !!

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Thanks so much!! 🙏🙏

[@ExpeditionHiker]

What an adventure, bit of a trek up them steps but worthwhile, just think of the guy and girl that carried all them stones up as they made them steps to the top, nice! 😁

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Ahhh 😱 I bet that would have been extreme! Building all those steps x thanks for watching

[@adventureawaits5003]

That's what you call an adventure so much fun. Cool area to cool off in the river. I agree the scenery is outstanding.

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Ahh thanks 😃 yes it was pretty insane!! Carpe diem and all that jazz, now to get ready for the next one! Where’s your next adventure?

[@brendamaskell1075]

Well done girls, that looked awesome!! XX

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Thanks mum it was pretty epic!!! What stunning views too x

[@joannesouthwell1724]

That looks very hard work but we’ll worth it! Well done! Loved that Danni was considering a helicopter! 🤣 Take care of yourselves looking forward to your next video xx

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Well this is just epic! Looks like an awesome hike through the jungle to find it.

[@Richard-xj5ye]

I luuuuuuv the jungle. Jungles and deserts beat the ski-slopes every time. Well done ladies.

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Thanks Richard! Yeah me too! We loved learning about the history of the place too, so interesting 😃🌍🐍 so nice to have a variation from doing uk trails all last year x

[@johnrobinson8230]

These videos are TV quality. always look forward to seeing them .The snake in the water is probably some kind of boa they are the most common non poisonous snake in Columbia with lots of different species. As for the one that slid under the undergrowth it looks the same as the one that lives at the bottom of my door It's called a draught excluder.🌞☺️

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

That’s a lovely comment John 🤗 thanks so much!! I thought it looked like a giant worm of some kind 🤣🤣 I wouldn’t want it in my house so your welcome to it for your door

[@rab4712]

That was FAB - U - LUS !!! Thank you for creating and uploading your vid, and respect to you both for your efforts 😊

[@BulldogBadger]

Oh wow this was so amazing!! I have been looking forward to the lost city and was not disappointed! Such an amazing looking place, and the drone footage was truly stunning👏 It looked such a difficult hike but you both bossed it! Very impressive well done👏x

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Ahhh thanks so much! 🙏🙏 it was all totally worthwhile 🌍🐍❤️ loving exploring new terrain and keeping things varied x

[@walkingthemiles4613]

Looks like an awesome trip 🤩

[@kevinbungles]

Chuffing eck, what a fantastic experience and fabulous view. This is truly memorable whilst we in the uk are getting pissed on all day

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Lol Kevin you do make me laugh! We will be back in April to enjoy some famous UK weather again 🤗 but yes this really was an incredible adventure

[@kevinbungles]

@@DrunkOnWanderlust you two tail end Charlie's crack me up. Looked a stunning experience.

[@charlottemorrison9074]

Epic 💜💜💜

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

❤️🙏🌍

[@AGirlGoneWild]

First off Huge congratulations and well done! upgraded to bunkbeds lol Oh Dannie LOL Starbucks 😆Incredible adventure Ladies wow the shots of the lost city were amazing huge gratitude to you both for sharing and giving us an opportunity to see this beautiful place. You two are great travel presenters by the way. Great info .Fantastic really enjoyed that mmm...I'm thinking of doing The RRW to LOL.Stay safe Ladies x

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Thanks so much! Really glad you appreciated the vid it’s not one of the more common trails but it was definitely an amazing adventure! We are doing the RRW April 18th with a few others if you wanted to join the group your more than welcome 🤗

[@AGirlGoneWild]

@@DrunkOnWanderlust Ahh wow I would have loved that however I'm going around end of April start of May but hey I'll bare it in mind for future hikes if that's ok .Your vids are fab! 😀Thank you so much for the offer 👍

[@trevorphillips8727]

Dani your a belter 😂😂😂 tans looking good though.👍

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

🤣🤣🤣👌🏻 it’s getting there!!!

[@jamesy2969]

What a journey! Some cracking views girls! Looked epic. Can’t wait for the next video. X

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

James! When are you actually gonna come on an adventure with me 😁😁😁🌍 you would love it!!!

[@ttxela]

What a cracking adventure, loved this, great video 👍👍👍

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

😃🙏❤️🌍

[@AlanMETALMAN]

Sounds a very well organised tour and what a great way to do the Lost City Trek. That steep ascent looked brutal in the heat but the views from the top were jaw dropping - I want to go! I bet it was bliss to get to camp and I would have been straight in the cooling pool but not that keen on the poisonous spider, snakes and scorpions mind. "I need a Starbucks"....LOL, to be fair, if you were shattered it must have been tough going and I think the rain would have been a welcome relief from the heat for me, as anything over 22C drains me. The steps of Doom were worth the near death experience for the footage you got, so pleased you took your drone, that was amazing to see. What a memory you have created, well jel, but real proud of you both, great achievement and an amazing trip! Take care, cheers Alan

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Ahhh Alan it was so good 😊 it really lived up to my expectations even though it was tough going at times!! Ahhh you should make a bucket list of things you want to see and start doing it! No time like the present, it’s a great big world out there ❤️🌍 hope your both ok and staying safe

[@roostaraver]

Incredible, ..those drone views of the city are stunning , I’ve got to do something like this one day,, it’s what life is all about , thank you for sharing your adventures

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

I urge everyone to get out and see the world 🌎😃❤️ there’s so much beauty and history out there x it’s good for the soul!

[@keenymeeny2]

Fantastic to see you both again , you ladies have some stamina and I have to admire your strength and fortitude in the steamy jungles and mountains. Thanks for sharing your journeys on this platform it cetainly perks me up. At the moment my mums dementia is bad and we have had bad news about my mother in law. So your jaunts bring a smile to my face and your banter makes laugh. So stay safe and hopefully when you come up to do the Rob Roy , the weather and midgies will be kind to you. All the best Derek,xxx

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Thanks for the lovely comment Derek, we are sorry to hear about your mum and mother in law and are sending virtual hugs from Colombia!!! Hopefully we will make some more fun videos soon and before we know it we will be flying back to the UK x

[@emz_adventure]

Wow what an epic adventure. Full of stunning scenery, local traditions and just a pleasure to watch. Well done ladies that was amazing 👏 xx

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Thanks so much 🤗 glad you enjoyed it x

[@cjhobbyfly8597]

Another excellent video ladies... been tempted to do the Rob Roy Way myself so I'm looking forwards to seeing your take on it :)

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

I’m mega excited for it!!! Got a few friends coming too so it should be a good laugh!!! Thanks so much for watching x

[@lisarestaino1569]

Fabulous vlog ❤️

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Thanks so much 😃🙏🌍 we had the best time out there x

[@MrTheAnorak]

Ace - well done! 👍

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Thanks so much, it was so awesome 👏

[@thecampingastronomer8554]

1200 steps in that humidity and heat, wow. Fantastic video of your trip Kerry, looks like you both had a fabulous time 😊

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Thanks so much, it was certainly an adventure! The heat was hardcore as we felt drained of energy but it got cooler the further into the mountains we went x 🤗🤗🤗

[@j.d.r.5491]

Colombia is 1000/10 🔥 A M A Z I N G 🔥

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

I completely agree! I wanted to do this trail for so long and was blown away with how amazing the experience was x thanks for watching

[@linconocyrus]

Great video,fantastic scenery,good job.Gonna have to add that to my list.

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Absolutely, get yourself over here it’s one not to be missed 🤗🤗🤗 thanks for watching! X

[@donnavansenior]

Crikey what a place! And a stunning hike up, well worth those thousand or more stairs to hit the top. Really enjoyed the vid TFS :)

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Cheers Greta 😝 yeah it was a pretty awesome adventure

[@AugustoDCL]

amazing video it makes me happy watching enjoy the trek specially because I was the responsable to sold you this tour hahahahaha ncie video girls

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

🙏🙏🙏😃😃😃 we had the best time thanks so much x

[@AugustoDCL]

@@DrunkOnWanderlust you're welcome

[@GusExplores]

That looked amazing. I need to get out of Scotland and do adventures in jungles etc. Thanks so much for sharing I cant wait for the next one. Well done it looked very hard.

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Yes you do!!!! We are doing rob Roy way April 18th if you wanna join? There’s a few of us doing it x would be a laugh x

[@GusExplores]

@@DrunkOnWanderlust That sounds fun, I wont be able to get the whole time off work but could maybe join you for 1 or 2 of the days, send me a message when you know the details.

[@mrelcoolo8294]

That drone footage is truly epic. I'm glad I was in your group, now I can always come back to this for the memories :) I loved every second of my four days. Wishing you all the best for the rest of your trip. Can't wait for your Macchu Picchu Trek video as I'll be doing it in May aswell. Paul

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Ahhh hi Paul 😃👋 glad you enjoyed it xx it was a wonderful tour 🌍 we loved it too! Hope your enjoying the rest of your trip too, yeah for sure we will make a cool video of the macchu pichu trail so you can see what it’s like x

[@nickmay625]

It's a bit different from Yorkshire. Looks great super video

[@43963]

I've been following your hiking adventures for a while Kerry. It's all very very entertaining and informative and leaving me with a big smile. Learning a lot of english expressions that I did'nt learn at school😂. Keep up the good work! Best Regards, Henk (Holland)

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Hi there Henk!!! 😃 so glad your enjoying the videos, we are sending you hugs to Holland lol Ahh yes, it’s good to learn these expressions so then you will sound like a native British person when you come hiking with us one day ha ha 😂

[@43963]

thanks, I'm working on it 😉

[@solotravelerstour]

❤❤

[@popsam4399]

Try the Lyke Wake Walk on the North York Moors. 40 miles of the best moor walking ever.

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Lovely, I’ll take a look! Thanks for the suggestion x

[@jonnytentpeg]

Ace adventure and video kerry as always our kid...I did metion salt tablets in your packing video as any ideas for anything else to take they're ideal for those kind of activities in those environments the g.i.'s in Vietnam use to take them all the time on patrol to stop the shakes they sell them on amazon cracking video that mate I felt like I was there and on this cold spring night it warmed me cockles no end atb my dear 👍😀

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

You do make me laugh! How’s the weather back home? X

[@jonnytentpeg]

@@DrunkOnWanderlust well up to a few days ago still a bit shitty but spring has definitely sprung now me and jeff are doing a pendle wildcamp today testing out my new dd super light a frame tent 😀👍

[@destinationduo_]

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[@LezleysAdventures]

awesome, good grief if you two were last I'd hate to see how far back I would be lol

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

🤣 well I have a heart condition and Danni has asthma so we take uphill slow and steady but are pretty speedy on the flat … you would still overtake us no doubt 🙈

[@LezleysAdventures]

@@DrunkOnWanderlust you would still beat me lol

[@sdarnley]

Great video. What time of year did you hike?

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Thanks so much x This hike was in February

[@AshiCrafts]

14:49 drone view is amazing and I am new here so don't forget to connect

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Hi there 😃 thanks so much for the comment and thanks for watching x ahh I’m still learning with the drone atm 🙈 but hope to improve

[@tim1843]

You're super brave, i'm like Indiana jones...hate snakes!

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Hey there Tim, ahh it was such an epic adventure… we loved every minute! Yeah we were glad we weren’t too close to the snake 🐍 but luckily it wasn’t a poisonous one 😂🙈

[@tim1843]

@@DrunkOnWanderlust Such a cool video, it looked like a slog but worth every minute. The shots covering the jungles make you think of such a rich history... an incredible part of the world. Love it

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

First off you were right to take the drone! You were in much more open jungle than my own jungle experience in SE Asia… And no you didn’t look like you’d been dug up! People didn’t seem to be carrying very much. Was stuff being transported for you? Lastly, I notice that Danni was only using one pole. I haven’t used poles yet so have no experience, but Danni looked quite unbalanced…Danni would you consider using two in future? Or was it ok with one?

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Hey there Bob 😁 yes the terrain was varied… some of it I would have had no chance getting it up as it was too dense but in other parts there was the space to do it 😝 We both had one pole each as find it easier than two …. Plus I need my other hand for filming / smoking / stroking the pigs etc ha ha No everyone travelled light and nothing was carried for us …. On the Wednesday people could leave things at camp 3 whilst they visited the city as we would return there after for lunch But as I had my drone etc o just took my stuff up the steps 🙈🤣

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

@@DrunkOnWanderlust Thanks!

[@marksadventures3889]

Well done ladies, a trip you'll never forget - Ooh a banana! was your drone water proof?! Millipede on the path? The snake looked like a Rainbow Boa or a fer de lance - but they're venomous and a tad dangerous. Great place - fancy a trip there myself.

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

No not a millipede it had no legs 🤔 more like some kind of giant worm? 🤣 drone didn’t get wet which was fab! Loved seeing the snake it was cool, how’s the weather back home?

[@marksadventures3889]

@@DrunkOnWanderlust A tad moist - up here in the clouds - not sure what it's like down south. Oh Lancaster and Preston 7c high and low of 2c. 🌦

[@swally122]

Did you hike the Salkantay Trek? Both Lost City and Salkantay are on my bucket hike list.

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Hi there, we were supposed to … but had to return to the UK early for a funeral sadly x it’s on the list though!

[@frawldog]

😊

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

🤗🤗

[@BulldogBadger]

5th 😱😰

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

You need to up your game 😝😝😝

[@BulldogBadger]

@@DrunkOnWanderlust ikr!! Work is really hindering my youtube time this week🤷‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@andrewdavis9223]

Hi girls where does your next journey take you

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Hi Andrew 😃 currently in Taganga then onto Tayrona national park, down to sale to soon then to Peru to do the salkantay trail x

[@SlyrsHunter]

Why is there always this damn background music? you don't understand anything. and it's not authentic either. should it be more sweet?

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

Sorry you don’t like it, I’m sure there are plenty of videos without the background music on this subject you can watch on KZbin. I mainly make these videos for me and my partner as a reminder of our trips together. We like the music, so that’s why we put it on 🤗