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The palace of the clouds
Santa Marta- Minca- Rainbow House
Santa Marta- Minca- Rainbow House
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Trekking to the Palace of the Clouds

Trekking to the Palace of the Clouds

By Trekking Santa Marta
Free cancellation available
Price is €479 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

If you want to get out of the routine, this adventure is for you, a trek that takes you from 0 metres to 3,000 metres in just one day to the highest point of the route on the San Lorenzo ridge. Where you can enjoy the best panoramic views with a 360º view of the Sierra Nevada in Altos de la Sierra and a beautiful sunrise at the Palacio de las Nubes, visit 2 beautiful waterfalls, walk through pristine forests and the exclusive attention of rural families that make you feel like family.

Activity location

  • Minca
    • Minca, Colombia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Trekking Santa Marta
    • 18 -97 Calle 10
    • 470003, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Trekking to the Palace of the Clouds in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d3d
  • Opening hours: Thu 05:00-21:30
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
€478.75 x 1 Adult€478.75
Total
Price is €478.75

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have a high level of physical fitness
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Hotel or meeting point - Altos de la Sierra Lodging
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: 1 Night at Altos de la Sierra Lodging - Very comfortable single bed.
Minca
  • 1d
5:00 AM departure from the hotel. 6:15 AM. Breakfast in Minca. 7:00 AM. We continue for 2 hours and 30 minutes during this time we will enjoy passing small waterfalls and a beautiful landscape until we reach Moncho's hostel, we will have a delicious coffee and enjoy the great canyon with a view of the glaciers. 9:30 AM. We begin the trekking, and from that moment we enjoy the presence of the clouds and we can explore some species of the forest. 11:00 AM. 3,000 MTSSNM highest point that we will find in the whole journey, if we have some luck we can enjoy a three-sixty view where you can see the city, we continue trekking downhill until we reach the ALTOS DE LA SIERRA Hostel. 12:00 AM. Lunch and afternoon of hammocks, reading and sharing with the local family. 7:00 PM Dinner and rest.
Day 2: Lodging in the Sierra Highlands - Hostel Palace of the Clouds
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: 1 Night at Hostal Palacio de las Nubes - Very comfortable single bed
Minca
  • 1d
5.30 AM We will have a delicious organic coffee or tea if you prefer and enjoy the sunrise. 7.00 AM. Breakfast time and we prepare our backpacks to continue. 8.00 AM. We begin a walk down a virgin mountain where we can appreciate the flora and fauna that lives there. 12.30 AM. We arrive at Cascada Aluna, mother and protector of the mountain. 12.30 PM. After enjoying this beautiful waterfall we will have a snack. 1.00 PM. We continue 1 hour uphill until we reach the Palacio de las Nubes. 2.00 PM. Lunch and rest and at the end of the afternoon we share with the local family. 7.00 PM. Dinner and rest.
Day 3: Hostel Palace of the Clouds - Santa Marta
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Minca
  • 12h
5.30 AM. Sunrise view 6.30 AM. Breakfast is served and then backpacks are prepared to continue. 7.00 AM. Beginning of the Trekking, ascending for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes until reaching 2,220 metres above sea level, where you can enjoy a beautiful panoramic view. 9.00 AM. We continue the Trek making a short crossing, passing by Granja la Lujana where the descent begins. 10.00 AM. Complete descent until reaching the Velo de Novia waterfall, where you can enjoy this beautiful waterfall and continue to Finca Corea where you will have a traditional peasant lunch. 12.00 PM. Lunch and rest for a few minutes to continue the Trekking. 1.00 PM. Continue for 2 hours until reaching the evacuation point in a 4x4 or motorcycle to return to the city. 5.00 PM. Return to the hotel.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMinca
    • Minca, Colombia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLETrekking Santa Marta
    • 18 -97 Calle 10
    • 470003, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
  • PEOPLEPEOPLETRANSPORTADORA SIERRA MAR S.A.S.
    • 470008, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMotomink tours
    • 470008, Minca, Magdalena, Colombia
  • PEOPLEPEOPLETRANSPORTADORA SIERRA MAR SAS MINCA / ESTACION MAMATOCO
    • 5-148 Diagonal 39
    • 470002, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

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