Weto transformexistlives • 84 indigenous ethnic groups • 64 Amerindian languages • Diversity of dialects grouped into 13 linguistic families THE COLOMBIA 2020 ETHNIC start BOGOTÁ-COLOMBIA Firts Day Arrival in Colombia • Flight to Bogota Reception at El Dorado airport, according to the arrival of the flight. • Transfer to Augusta Hotel or Holiday Inn Express and Suites. Accommodation. • Free dinner (Not included) Optional: depending on the time of arrival, you can visit Monserrate or the Golden Museum. BOGOTÁ-COLOMBIA Second Day MUISCA Community Bogotá – Laguna de Guatavita- Zipaquirá • Breakfast at the hotel. • Departure to “La laguna de Guatavita”. • Entrance to the park, ritual of indigenous payment. Interpreted trail to visit the “La laguna de Guatavita”. • Departure to Zipaquirá. • Lunch typical of the region. • Guided visit to the Salt Cathedral. • Return to Bogotá. • Meeting of instructions next days. • Free Dinner (Not included) • Accommodation at selected hotel. AMAZONAS-COLOMBIA Third Day Welcome to La Selva • Breakfast at the hotel. • Transfer to the airport - flight to the Amazon. • Arrival to the city of Leticia. • Transfer to Mundo Amazónico Ecological Park. • Typical regional lunch. • Tour interpreted by the park and its different stations that describe very well the culture of the Amazonian man and his natural environment. • Transfer to the cabins on the trees, located in the Amazon jungle. • Nocturnal tour through the jungle. • Dinner and lodging in cabins on the canopy of the jungle. AMAZONAS-COLOMBIA Fourth Day The Great Amazon River • Breakfast in the hotel. • Departure in car to the port of Leticia. • Visit to the Amazonian fruit market. • Boarding in touristic boats. • One hour tour on the Amazon River. • Arrival at the Tikuna community of Mocagua . • Guided tour through the community. • After a 40-minute walk through the jungle, visit at the Maicuchiga foundation created for the protection of apes. • Return at the community where lunch will be at the Payavaru restaurant, an initiative of indigenous women. • Departure by boat to the Tikuna community of San Martín of Amacayacu, approximately 40 minutes. • Accommodation in houses of indigenous hosts • At the end of the afternoon, bathing in the river as the traditional way of the settlers. • Dinner, and at night a boat tour on the Amacayacu river to experience smells and sounds of the nocturnal jungle AMAZONAS-COLOMBIA Fifth day Tikuna Culture • Very early, a walk to the Chagra (indigenous gardens) to collect the food for that day. • Breakfast at home with indigenous hosts. • 3 hour walk through the jungle, crossing through the different strata of the forest. • Lunch and time to rest. • At the end of the afternoon: an encounter with women artisans to make clay workshops, weaving fibers and natural dyes • Bathing in the river • Traditional cook workshop, sharing knowledge and culinary flavors of indigenous Tikuna culture • Overnight stay Sixth day • Breakfast at home. • Baggage preparation. • Departure by traditional boat to the municipality of Puerto Nariño, 2 hour tour through the Amacayacu and Amazonas rivers. • Accomodation in hotel Waira Selva. • Lunch and pedestrian route through the municipality of Puerto Nariño • Magic sunset in the Tarapoto Lakes, with possible pink and gray dolphin watching. • Return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay GUAJIRA-COLOMBIA Seventh Day From the Amazon Rainforest to the Caribbean Sea • Breakfast in hotel. • Fast boat trip back to Leticia. • Free time to buy handicrafts. • Lunch in hotel Waira Suites. • Flight: Leticia - Bogota – Santa Marta. • In the night, arrival to the city. • Transfer and accomodation on Hotel AC Marriot Sta Marta • Free time for dinner (not included). GUAJIRA-COLOMBIA Eight day • Caribbean tipic breakfast in the hotel. • Land journey through the trunk of the Caribbean sea towards the enigmatic Guajira, we will make this trip through the foothills of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta with stops to have contact with the indigenous communities who inhabit this mountains. • Arrival to the ranchería El DiviDivi (Traditional accomodation indigenous in hammock) • After a typical Wayúu lunch. • Tour of the ranchería, traditional weaving workshop.. • Interactive exhibition of the traditional dances and rituals of the Wayúu culture. • In the evening workshop of ancestral flavors and aromas (dinner preparation directed by the women of the community.) • Accommodation in hammocks. GUAJIRA-COLOMBIA Ninth day Desert, Sea and Wayú Culture Cabo de la Vela • After a delicious Colombian coffee, activity Dream interpretation, directed by one of the grandmothers of the ranchería. • Breakfast at the ranchería. • Departure in 4x4 trucks to El cabo de la vela (5 hours approx) • During the tour we will stop in Uribia the indigenous capital of Colombia and the population of Manaure to visit the traditional salt mines. • About 2 pm we will arrive at Cabo de La Vela. • Traditional lunch in front to the caribbean sea. • In the afternoon visit Ojo de Agua beach, time to enjoy the sea. • At dusk we will visit the Lighthouse and the stone of the Sepirra place where the Wayuu souls say goodbye and time to observe the impressive sunset ‘Guajiro’. • Acommodation in typical cabins. GUAJIRA-COLOMBIA Tenth day Living the desert • Breakfast at the ranchería. • Visit to the Playa Dorada and Pilon de Azúcar, a beautiful beach with Golden sand and clear watter. • Time to enjoy the sea and the amazing and peaceful landscape. • Return to the ranchería to have lunch. • About 2:00 p.m. We will be leaving for the Waya hotel, in a 3-hour tour approximately. • Dinner and accommodation. BOGOTÁ-COLOMBIA Eleventh day Riohacha – Bogotá • Breakfast at the hotel. • Morning to enjoy the beautiful facilities of the hotel. • 11:00 m Departure to Riohacha. • Lunch. • Tour the tourist boardwalk. • At the end of the afternoon flight Riohacha – Bogota • Arrival to Bogotá • Transfer to the selected hotel • Dinner (not included). Medellín city of eternal spring MEDELLIN-COLOMBIA Twelfth Day Bogotá – Medellín - Coffee and culture • Breakfast at the hotel. • In the morning tour interpreted by the historic center of Candelaria, Coffee tasting and view of the Gold Museum or National Museum • Traditional lunch santafereño • Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Medellin • Arrival to the airport in the Rionegro municipality, approximately one hour transfer to the city of Medellín • Accommodation at the hotel Diez – Medellín. • Dinner (not included). NUQUÍ-COLOMBIA Thirteenth day Medellín – Nuquí Choco Rainforest • Breakfast in the hotel. • Transfer to Olaya Herrera airport. • Local flight to Nuquí. • Accomodation on Cabañas de Amelia. • Relaxing time on Pacific Ocean and lunch in Hotel. • In the afternoon there will be a walk along the Nuquí beach and the town will be visited discovering the natural and cultural wealth of this area, accompanied by officials of the community initiative of the Cumbancha Circuit, local hosts and promoters of this beautiful territory. • Dinner and accommodation NUQUÍ-COLOMBIA Fourteenth day Nuquí – Tribugá - Flavours of Chocó rainforest • Breakfast in the cabins • Walk along the beach to move to the small town of Tribuga. • Two hours away will show us the friendly face of the landscape, its people and the great wealth of Soledad. • Arriving at the village we will make a tour in local boats through mangroves, we will know the cradle room of this great natural pantry. • After an hour and a half tour, a motorcycle taxi will move us back to the town of Nuquí to enjoy lunch with the seasoning of our local hostess • The end of the afternoon will be free to enjoy the peaceful beaches. • Traditional cooking workshop, sharing of culinary knowledge and flavors of Afro-Colombian culture. NUQUÍ-COLOMBIA Fifteenth day Nuquí - Whale Watching (August to October) or pathway to the Olympic beach • Breakfast in the cabins. • If the trip is made between the months of August and October this day will include a boat trip to go Humpback whale watching • If the trip is at another time of the year, you will travel by boat through exotic beaches. • Lunch in Coqui: The flavors of the Pacific come together in this gastronomic encounter where the essence of the sea, vegetable spices and culinary tradition of its inhabitants merge. • In the afternoon return to accommodation and rest. • Dinner. NUQUÍ-COLOMBIA Sixteenth day Nuquí – Medellín – Bogotá From the Pacific to the capital • Breakfast at the cabins • Flight Nuqui – Medellín • Tour for Medellin city with a traditional Antioqueño lunch • Transfer to the Rio Negro airport • Flight Medellín – Bogotá • Transfer to the selected hotel • Accommodation, Dinner (not included BOGOTÁ-COLOMBIA Seventeenth day • Breakfast at hotel • In the morning, guided tour through the historic center of La Candelaria. • Coffee tasting and visit to Gold Museum. • Traditional santafereño lunch. • Transfer to airport to take flight back home. THE COLOMBIA 2020 ETHNIC CROSSING EXPERIENCE INCLUDES INCLUDE • Accommodation 3 nights in Bogotá at the selected hotel. • Accommodation 1 night at the Tanimboca Amazonas Nature Reserve (tree houses). • Accommodation 2 nights at home indigenous hosts, community of San Martín De Amacayacú. • Accommodation 1 night at the Waira Selva hotel (Puerto Nariño). • Accommodation 1 night at the CA Marriot hotel in Santa Marta. • Accommodation 2 nights in a hammock, in traditional Wayúu rancherías in La Guajira. • Accommodation 1 night at the Waya - Guajira hotel. • Accommodation 1 night at the Diez hotel in Medellín. • Accommodation 3 nights in the Winds of Yubarta cabins in Nuqui, Choco. • Food according to the itinerary: 16 breakfasts, 16 lunches, 9 dinners. • All land, river and sea transfers according to the itinerary. • All activities, permits and income according to the itinerary. • All the taxes. • Traveler medical assistance card Not include • International air tickets. • Internal air tickets in Colombia according to the itinerary. • Dinners in Bogotá, Medellín and Santa Marta. • Additional drinks at meals. • Expenses not specified in the program. • Canopy or canopy on the treetops (this activity can be done both in the Tanimboca reserve and the value is USD 27 per person.