Kindly sponsored by Ocorian

Following the success of our Machu Picchu Trek in October 2019, we are SUPER excited to announce the details of our next Autism Jersey Trek, to the Lost City of Colombia, departing 9th March 2024.

The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Mountains, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1979, run through Colombia and are close to the Caribbean Sea on the north coast. They are cloaked in dense tropical rainforest which hides the ruins of Teyuna, dating back some 1500 years and more famously known as the Lost City, Colombia. As the world gets smaller, it becomes harder to visit places before they become a tourist hotspot, but this trek gives us the opportunity to do just that. To reach the 1200 ancient stone steps that lead up to the city, we will trek on steep, sometimes overgrown and muddy trails, through lush jungle and river valleys, crossing clear streams. En route, we pass indigenous Kogui communities, descendants of those early builders; we will be sleeping near these settlements in hammocks. After time to explore the uncrowded ruins and marvel at what would have been here in years gone by, we return and head to colonial Cartagena, with a stunning Caribbean backdrop. This is a tough trek, full of natural beauty and cultural discovery and is guaranteed to be a trip of a lifetime!

If you would like more information on joining this exciting trek, whilst supporting local autistic individuals, their families and carers, please get in touch with our Fundraising & Marketing Coordinator, Louise Venticinque, tel. 871888 or email: L.Venticinque@autismjersey.org.

In the meantime, please take a moment to view our trek promotional video below:

Ciudad Perdida de Teyuna

Colonial Cartagena