Tubing and Seviaka Indigenous People Tour

Palomino, La Guajira 
Duration

5 hours

Tour Type

Shared

Pricing

$

Languages

Español, Inglés

Overview

If you enjoy exploring the less known treasures of a region: you are in the right place. In this tour you will go to the Seviaka indigenous town. You will have a motorbike ride. And you will also talk to a Kogui indigenous leader who will teach you about their cosmology, customs and beliefs. Besides this cultural approach, you will enjoy a tire ride down the Palomino River and its rapids to enjoy surrounding nature in a different way.

What to expect on this tubing and Seviaka Indigenous People tour?

La Guajira area is the perfect place to find all kind of wild and adventurous experiences. And, at the same time, is home to several ethnics that work to protect their territory and their legacy. So what better plan than combining adventure and culture! If you want to keep discovering and learning about Indigenous People, you will love our Tunkeka Indigenous People cultural tour.

Itinerary

In this tour a guide will pick you up in a motorbike, which will be your transport for a part of the tour. Then, you will do a 3-hour hike across the surrounding forest of Palomino.

Then you will get the Seviaka indigenous territory. Here, you will be able to talk, interact and listen to the mamo (the indigenous leader) about their customs. He will teach you the importance of medicinal plants, the meaning behind their beliefs, and the way they live.

After the experience, you will go to Palomino River to start the aquatic part of the tour. The guides will provide with the life jackets and floating tires. And you will be dragged downstream. Part of this will be in calm waters and another part will be down the river rapids.

After you get to the end of the Palomino River, you will finish this unique adventure by riding back to your hotel.

Highlights

  • A 3-hour hike among nature
  • The unique experience of learning and interacting with the indigenous of the Seviaka town
  • A trip by motorbike
  • Tubing downstream the river
  • A lesson about medicinal plants and indigenous beliefs and customs

Included/Excluded

  • Gran Colombia Tours guide
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off by motorbike
  • Entry to Seviaka
  • Floating tire
  • Life jacket
  • All risk insurance
  • Breakfast and lunch
  • Extra purchases 

Know before you book

  • Pick-up and drop-off by motorbike are necessary
  • keep in mind that as the tour takes place in a rural region, local guides may not be completely bilingual

Tour's Location

Palomino, La Guajira 

Owner

admingct

Member Since 2023

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