5/5 Britt M. 4 years ago on Google
I
had
researched
other
tour
companies
providing
the
Lost
City
trek
and
Magic
Tours
seemed
to
be
best,
and
I'm
really
glad
we
chose
it.
Our
guides
Nicolas,
Jesus
and
Juan
Carlos
were
always
positive,
enthusiastic,
encouraging
and
light-hearted
-
nothing
was
a
problem
for
them
and
they
seemed
to
enjoy
the
experience
and
were
chatty
and
engaging
with
the
group
participants
the
whole
time.
Nicolas
was
the
local
guide
and
very
knowledgeable
about
the
area,
sharing
some
of
his
own
story,
and
both
he
and
Jesus,
the
translator,
were
passionate
and
knowledgeable
about
the
area's
history.
We
were
so
lucky
to
get
great
weather
-
overcast
on
the
first
day
that
has
little
shade,
and
at
no
point
walking
in
the
rain.
We
only
had
to
do
one
river
crossing
and
the
bugs
that
everyone
talks
about
were
almost
non-existent,
though
I
do
recommended
treating
clothes
and
gear
with
permethrin
as
we
did,
and
using
picaridin
20%
bug
repellent
spray
which
is
better
for
preventing
ticks,
as
effective
as
DEET,
and
won't
destroy
your
gear
so
you
can
use
it
on
clothes.
Our
stuff
dried
out
OK
overnight...
really,
we
were
so
lucky.
Our
group
of
17
was
good-humoured
bunch
from
all
over
the
world
and
everyone
seemed
to
enjoy
the
experience.
Food
was
great,
water
provided
was
great,
sleeping
was
OK
(couples
had
to
share
beds
and
some
people
had
to
take
hammocks)
but
overall
the
experience
really
surpassed
my
expectations
-
I'd
freaked
myself
out
about
it
from
reading
blog
posts
by
bloggers
who
are
maybe
trying
to
sound
more
hardcore?
and
reviews
on
here
that
made
it
sound
incredibly
tough.
Honestly,
I
have
a
desk
job
and
do
only
pilates
as
exercise
in
my
day-to-day
life
and
found
it
really
doable
-
challenging
but
not
so
bad
that
I
had
to
dig
really
deep
mentally.
(Of
course
the
nice
weather
made
a
massive
difference!)
The
one
thing
I
wish
we'd
known:
you
can
request
to
get
collected
from
Tayrona
National
Park,
instead
of
being
collected
from
Santa
Marta.
And,
you
can
go
straight
from
the
trek's
beginning
in
El
Mamey
to
Minca
or
Palomino
etc
-
other
places
in
the
area
-
rather
than
go
back
to
Santa
Marta.
SM
is
such
a
unpleasant
place
it
is
best
to
avoid
at
all
costs
in
my
opinion.
I
would
recommend
this
tour
company
and
trek
to
anyone
with
an
average
level
of
fitness
and
a
good
attitude.
Thank
you
Nicolas,
Jesus
and
Juan
Carlos
for
everything.
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