WILDLIFE B (ANY SEASON) 15D

A person from our team will be waiting for you at your arrival time at El Dorado Airport in Bogota and will take you to the hotel. On the way, he will give you a briefing of the whole experience with some advice and recommendations for a pleasant trip. Subsequently, you will have the rest of the day free at leisure, having time to recover from the flight or explore the city by yourself.

On this day, you will have a free day in Bogotá in order to recover from your international flight and acclimatize to the weather of the Andean Region. Your hotel is located in the most modern area of the city, close to great restaurants. In the afternoon you will be taken to a hummingbird observatory located in the town of La Calera, where you can easily observe more than 14 different species.

On this day, we will take you early in the morning in a 1.5-hours transfer to Chingaza National Park. Once there we will explore the spectacular landscapes of Chingaza and its lagoons, looking for the spectacled bear by car. We can optionally do some hikes up to 10 kms by some trails of the Paramo ecosystem learning about the endemic plants, and animals of the protected area. At the end of the day, we will get back to the cabin to have dinner and rest.

On this day, we can optionally wake up early in the morning for a bird watching activity. After breakfast, we will get deeper inside the national park and can either look for the Andean bear by car or by hiking different trails by the hidden spectacular landscapes of the Colombian Andes. With some luck we might see the Andean bear among other endemic species of the place. After lunch, we will get back to Bogota to spend the night and rest in a comfortable hotel.

On this day, you will fly to Leticia. Once there, you will have a 2.5-hrs. transfer in a public boat by the Amazon River with these departure times: (07:00, 10:00 & 13:30) towards the Calanoa reserve. You will check-in and can have afternoon and night activities walking by the primary forest, guided by expert natives who will take you to discover the sounds of insects, frogs, owls, monkeys, plants that bloom at night and phosphorescent mushrooms.

On this day, you will have a full day tour starting with a navigation by the Amazon River towards Puerto Nariño. Then, you will have a walking tour in this, which was named the first fully sustainable town nationwide with no vehicles and a calm environment. Later on, you will have lunch and will visit the Tarapoto Lakes, where you can swim and see dolphins. Later on, you will return to the hotel while enjoying one of the great sunsets over the Amazon jungle.

On this day, you will have a half-day tour visiting El Vergel or Mocagua indigenous village, to get closer to the daily life of its people, learn about medicinal plants, legends and myths. In the afternoon, you can have a walk by the Calanoa Natural Reserve, where a canoe will pick you up to return by water to Calanoa. This tour is recommended for wildlife enthusiasts where with some luck you will observe birds, monkeys, possibly some mammals.

On this day, you can do bird watching activity at 5:30 am and after breakfast you can do another activity such as kayaking, doing some guided hikes, do a handicraft workshop or even have an Amazon spa day for an extra cost. You can return to Leticia on a public boat with these departure times: (07:00, 11:00 & 15:00). Once at Leticia you will be taken to the hotel. You can optionally have a tour by the city and/or the neighbor Brazilian town of Tabatinga.

On this day, you will have a transfer to be at the airport of Leticia 2 hours before your flight to Santa Marta with a connection in Bogota. Once you arrive, you will be taken to the hotel in the historical center and you will have a city-tour visiting the main spots of Santa Marta and also a visit to the Gold Museum.

On this day, you will be picked up at 9:00 AM and will have a 3-hrs. transfer to El Dorado lodge, located in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, which has the highest mountains next to the ocean in the world. First you will pass by Minca and then you will head to the reserve located at 1.695 m.a.s.l. You will have an expert guide the whole day in order to do wildlife observation along the way from the sea level to the elevation of the reserve.

On this day, we will wake up at 4:30 AM in order to take you to Cuchilla de San Lorenzo located at more than 2.100 m.a.s.l. with the chance to observe different bird species due to the elevation of the area. During the rest of the day, we will continue exploring the very well-preserved jungle with several butterflies, reptiles, birds, waterfalls and pristine nature in this special biodiversity spot between the snow-capped tropical mountains and the ocean.

On this day, you will have a second guided birdwatching activity in this reserve, which is one most famous nationwide for this activity, due to its geographical location and well-preserved ecosystems, having 420 species and 15 of them in critical danger of extinction. During the rest of the day, you can enjoy the great landscapes of the place and do some hikes, before having a 3-hrs. transfer to your hotel in Santa Marta.

On this day, you will be picked up at 6:00 AM and will have a 1-hr. transfer to Nueva Venecia, which is a stilt town declared world heritage by UNESCO located in Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta. There you can see how locals have lived for centuries with a very close relationship with the water and nature there. You can see some wildlife and also see how fishermen and the communities live in stilt houses before having a 3-hrs. transfer to Cartagena.

On this day, you will have a 4-hrs. city-tour starting at 9:00 AM, visiting the main spots of the city of Cartagena, which has a strong heritage of Spanish architecture mixed with the colors and vibes of Caribbean vibes. You will have a free afternoon and night in order to discover the secrets of the walled city by yourself, walk by its cobblestone streets, watch its colorful balconies and enjoy the Caribbean atmosphere of the place.

On this day, you will have breakfast at the hotel. You will have a transfer included to take you to the international airport of Cartagena in order to be 3 hours before your flight out the country or 2 hours before flight connections inside Colombia.