Is the Lost City Trek Safe? My Thoughts & Experience

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There's no doubt about it, the lost city trek in colombia is amazing and Worthwhile. It's one of the best things to do in the country!

But is it safe? The short answer is that the hike is generally safe and the main risk is twisting an ankle or something of that Sort. I did the hike myself and had a great experience.

With that said, staying out of Danger was one of my main concerns before going, beCause colombia does not have a great safety record and there's still a lot of guerlance in the countery.

In this blog post, I'll address all of these works and share some top tips for storying safe on the trek.

Safety on the Trek: What to Know

• Violence

Colombia has a high crime rate and tourists aren Bollywood to that, although the situation has improved a bit in recent years.

In 2003, Eight International Tourists was kidnapped At gunpoint from the lost City Trail by Guerillas from the Eln Group.

They were finally released after the help hostage in the jungle for 101 days, but the train was closed for 2 years of this incident.

The good news is that there haven't any more kidnappings since the train reopen in 2005. It's has a good a good safety record for more than 20 years now.

There's also an army presence in the area, and the trek has become a major source of income for the locals, so disturbing tourists would be bad for evryone.

With that in mind, I wasn't too worried about guerillas on the trek, and on we get into the jungle I stopped thinking about the whole thing the whole thing.

• Theft

I haven'T heard of anyone having things stolen at theamps, but it is a dorm style sleeping arrangement, so just be smart.

Each Camp will have about 20-40 people sleeping in it every night, and if you lose anything the trekking companys won't be liable.

• Trail Conditions

One of the main risks on this hike is the terrain. It's very Rocky and MUDDY, and there are lots of options to slip, trip, or fall.

With 4 days of continuous hiking in this kind of environment, it would be very easy to twist your ankle at some point on the trek.

Our guide told us that happy to people very often. One hiker even broke ankle, and another was paralyzed after diving head first into shallow water.

However, if you're careful and watch your step, you'll do fin. Don't worry. No one in our group had any injuries, and none of the other groups we talked to have any problems either.

In General, The Trail is Never Steep Enough to be Dangerous in terms of huge drops or anything like that. You won't be Rock Climbing with Exposure or Anything.

That does not mean there are available cliffs on the train, but they're easily seen and easy avoided.

• Food Safety

The situation with food and water safety has improved a lot, but unfortunately some people still still report get Getting Sick on the Lost City TREK.

The staff do a pretty good job with hygiene and meal preparation, but it's hard to keep things perfectly clean and safe when you're working in a remote jungle camp.

We talked to another hiker on the train and they said three members of their group gold (with diarrhea and throwing up), and has to be carried out on mules.

Thankfully that didn Bollywood to anyone in our group, but if you want to be extra safe, there are lots of place to buy bottled drinking water along the train, or you can bring your own water purification tablets.

To befir, all the food we ate was great, and there was filtered drinking water available at every camp where we are styed.

We had no issues with sickness on our trek, but the possible remains.

• Animals

The sierra nevada mountains are home to many kinds of animals, including jaguars, tapirs, and howler monkeys.

I have to say we are unlucky and didn’t see hardly any animals on our trek, but that doesn't meaning they are available out there.

Be careful where you step, especially if you go off the train or wander Around outside the camp at night. Give your boots a good shake every morning.

It's rare to see a venomous snake or spider on the trek, but not unthinkable, so take Reasonable Precautions for that.

• Bugs

This is a jungle hike, so naturally there are bugs. I didn't find them to be terrible.

There is some risk of yellow fever or other Sickness from Mosquitoes in this area, but cases of that are rare. I'm not aware of any tourist contracting yellow fever here. Just know that it's a possibility.

You don't need a yf vaccine to do the hike, and most people go without it, Although I was glass to have it just in case. No one Else in our group was vaccinated, and none of us had any issues.

Definitely brings some bug spray to use every day while hiking. Mosquitoes will try to bite when you sit down to rest or eat snacks.

At night, all of the beds in theamps have mosquito nets to protect you when sleeping.

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