Amazon
From Bogota / easy / 4 days
The trip to the Amazon in a few words:
First, it is necessary to fly from Bogota to Leticia, capital of the Amazon region. Afterwards, a boat will take you to an isolated lodging. During the next few days, you will have the opportunity to experience nature excursions and boat trips to natural and cultural sites (hiking, animal spotting, visits to local communities).
Key itinerary destinations:
Bogota -> Leticia -> Amacayacu National Park -> Leticia -> Bogota
Highlights of this tour:
Observation of some unique endemic species, specific to the Amazon region. Visit to a community. Discovery of the arts, crafts and traditions of the locals (fishing, handicrafts, etc.). Warm and friendly stay with locals, enjoying typical local meals.
Visiting season:
All year round. The rainy season (first half of the year) allows easier river access to certain sites. During dry season (second half), fewer rainfall will make your stay more comfortable. For more information on the visiting season in this region, click here.
Physical condition:
The activities planned during the stay in the Amazon can be arranged according to the physical condition of the participants. Some physical activities can be replaced by others that are easier (and vice versa). Please note that due to the adventurous but mostly isolated nature of this destination, access to health care services can be difficult.
You wish to visit the Amazon rainforest, but first you want to know more about our agency, our services, or a trip to Colombia in general. Do not hesitate in contacting the members of CAPOA:
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Day 1: Flight to Leticia
A transport will pick you up from your hotel in Bogota and take you Bogota El Dorado Airport. You will board a flight to Leticia, the main city in Colombia's amazon region. At the airport, a guide will meet you and together, you will take a boat up the river to your hotel.
Days 2 and 3: Select the activities that suit you...
Each morning, your guide will pick you up at your lodge so you can start a visit of the Amazon rainforest. Depending on your interests, several different activities are available (hiking, camping, kayaking, fishing, bird watching etc.). You can arrange your stay as you wish by selecting the activities you prefer. We will inform the guide in advance of the activities chosen for your stay in the Amazon, in accordance with the options available and your schedule. N.B: Some activities are longer than others and most of the activities have a duration of approximately half a day. The number of activities selected has no impact on the price. Ex. You can hike for 2 Days or do 3 or 4 different activities, it costs the same:
- Hiking in the high-elevation rainforest (you can choose the duration of the hike)
- Night walk – You can listen to the sounds of the forest during the night and observe tarantulas, frogs, and other animals.
- Grey and pink dolphin watching (in Colombian and Peruvian waters)
- Bird watching on the Mocagua Island - observation of Victoria Amazonicas (Amazonian giant water lilies) and Lotus flowers.
- Traditional fishing – Piranha fishing and possibility to observe caimans.
- Kayaking to the Mata Mata ravine and the high-elevation rainforest.
- Visit of a workshop where baskets and different local crafts are made.
- Camping in the rainforest. Base camp is in the wilderness near the Mata Mata ravine (2 hours hike to reach the camp). You would sleep in a hammock equipped with a mosquito net.
- Visit of Maikuchiga, an NGO that helps preserving different species of apes. In this refuge, the animals are roaming free in an open environment among the visitors.
- Visit of Puerto Nariño, second municipality in the Colombian amazon region. Walking tour in the town, buffet lunch and visit of Lake Tarapoto where you can fish.
- Visit of the Museum/Foundation Natutama where visitors can learn more about the high-elevation rainforest and the flooded lowland jungle.
- Visit of a Peruvian community in Vista Alegre. Peruvian beer tasting possible.
Inform us in advance of the activities you are interested in, we will arrange a tailor-made trip to the Amazon rainforest!
Day 4: Back to Leticia
In the morning of the fourth day in the Amazon, you will take a boat back to Leticia. You will then board a flight bound for Bogota or continue your journey toward another part of Colombia.
We offer you the opportunity to visit Colombia in the way that suits you best. Therefore, the prices of our tours vary in function of the season or the services provided (guided or self-guided tours, hotel category, entrance fees to sites, etc.). Let us know your wishes and we will fulfil them!