Whales, Dolphins and the Rainbow River!

The firs stop will be at Bahia Solano. This is one of the best destinations to observe whales in Colombia.

Satena airlines is the only one which operates the flights to Bahia Solano. This airline has a luggage restriction per passenger, and you can take with you 10 kg hand luggage and only 15kg checked luggage. Extra luggage is up to 32kg per passenger, with an additional cost per kg.  If you travel with more that the permitted luggage, you will have to send it via cargo. This is not included in the costs of this trip, but we can help you with that if you require.

Flights depart from Bogota, with a scale in Medellin’s Olaya Herrera Airport. The flight back has a scale in the same airpot in Medellin. You must consider there are no direct flights from any other city to Bahia Solano different from Medellin.

Once in Bahia Solano, you will be received by your local guide and conduced to your hotel. If there is enough time, and the conditions are suitable, you can walk to the forest and do some birdwatching or hiking to the waterfalls.

• Habitats Covered:
  Pacific Rainforest
• Expected Climate:
  25 C < T, and rain is likely on some days.
• Tour Pace & Walking:
  Intermediate
• Accommodation:
  Intermediate
• Photographic Opportunities:
  High.

You will depart in a private boat with a specialized guide with the objective of searching for whales. At this time of the year you will be able to see them with their small calves, since they travel during the reproductive season.

Remember that whales in winter move to warm tropical waters at low latitudes to reproduce and give birth to their calves. In summer, they migrate to colder, high latitude polar waters to feed.

• Habitats Covered:
  Pacific Sea
• Expected Climate:
  25 C< T, and rain is likely on some days.
• Tour Pace & Walking:
  Intermediate
• Accommodation:
  Intermediate
• Photographic Opportunities:
  Average to high

Get ready for an adventure in the rainforest. You will go deep into the forest, on a 3 hour hike, with the objective to find poison dart frogs, very common in the tropical rainforests of the Pacific.

In the evening, you will go in search of other beautiful frogs known as glass frogs, which are so named because of their translucent skin.

• Habitats Covered:
  Pacific Sea
• Expected Climate:
  25 C< T, and rain is likely on some days.
• Tour Pace & Walking:
  Intermediate
• Accommodation:
  Intermediate
• Photographic Opportunities:
  Average to high

Few places are as mysterious and beautiful at the same time as the Utría Cove, located on the northern Pacific coast of Colombia, in the department of Chocó. The Cove is a changing landscape that rises and falls with the tide, surrounded by mangroves. During low tide some terrestrial creatures move among the mangrove roots, but when the tide rises, they move to give way to the underwater fauna that arrives with the sea water.

You must take into account that the Utría National Natural Park is closed, and only ecotourism activities are allowed as a day trip, that is, entering the protected area in the morning hours and leaving at the time set by the Park.

• Habitats Covered:
  Pacific Sea
• Expected Climate:
  25 C< T, and rain is likely on some days.
• Tour Pace & Walking:
  Intermediate
• Accommodation:
  Intermediate
• Photographic Opportunities:
  Average to high

You will be taken from your Hotel to the airport in Bahia Solano. Arrival in Bogota is going to be in the afternoon.

You will depart on a jet stream or beechecraft 1900 flight from the Puente Aereo in Bogota at 05:00 am to La Macarena, Meta.

Once in La Macarena, we will take you by van to the Sierra de la Macarena Park where you will receive an induction talk by the environmental entities (National Parks and Cormacarena).

After the talk, you will visit the Raudal de Angosturas I and the Ciudad de Piedra.

The new natural scenery Raudal Angosturas I, is located between the boundary of the National Parks Sierra de la Macarena and Tinigua and in the Recovery Zone for the South Preservation in the municipality of La Macarena, Meta. It is a natural wonder that contains engraved in its petroglyphs the history of the Tinigua Indians, and an area that lived through more than 50 years of armed conflict in Colombia.

The local guides belong to an association of community-based tourism in the region. There, ecotourism has decreased deforestation and has become a new source of income for the local community.

• Habitats Covered:
  Sierra de La Macarena
• Expected Climate:
  25 C< T, and rain is likely on some days.
• Tour Pace & Walking:
  Intermediate
• Accommodation:
  Intermediate
• Photographic Opportunities:
  Average to high

You will depart on a 20 minute boat ride on the Guayabero River enjoying the scenery. Then, a 20-minute van ride will take you to the trail assigned by Cormacarena and National Parks to visit Cano Cristales. There are 4 trails in the park, but your visit depends on the carrying capacity of the park and the physical condition of the tourist. These trails are assigned daily with permission from Cormacarena and PNN. Only one trail can be visited per day.

In the evening, you will attend a Parrando Llanero, as part of the folkloric exhibition of the region.

• Habitats Covered:
  Sierra de La Macarena
• Expected Climate:
  25 C< T, and rain is likely on some days.
• Tour Pace & Walking:
  Intermediate
• Accommodation:
  Intermediate
• Photographic Opportunities:
  Average to high

You will depart on a 20 minute boat ride on the Guayabero River enjoying the scenery. Then, a 20-minute van ride will take you to the trail assigned by Cormacarena and National Parks to visit Cano Cristales. There are 4 trails in the park, but your visit depends on the carrying capacity of the park and the physical condition of the tourist. These trails are assigned daily with permission from Cormacarena and PNN. Only one trail can be visited per day.

In the afternoon, you will depart in a private flight to San Jose del Guaviare. After arrival in San José del Guaviare, you will be welcome by the local people, and hand washing and established biosecurity protocols will be performed.

• Habitats Covered:
  Sierra de La Macarena
• Expected Climate:
  25 C< T, and rain is likely on some days.
• Tour Pace & Walking:
  Intermediate
• Accommodation:
  Intermediate
• Photographic Opportunities:
  Average to high

Guaviare is a destination of nature, land of rocky outcrops, rivers, lagoons, waterfalls, huge rock art murals, infinite jungle rich in fauna and flora. It is located on the Guiana Shield, and connects with the Amazon and the eastern plains.

On this day you will visit the destinations of La Pradera, Puentes Naturales and Pozo Picapiedra. After lunch you will visit the city on a city tour, and then enjoy the sunset on the Guaviare River.

• Habitats Covered:
  Amazonas and Guyanes Shield.
• Expected Climate:
  25 C< T, and rain is likely on some days.
• Tour Pace & Walking:
  Intermediate
• Accommodation:
  Intermediate
• Photographic Opportunities:
  Average to high

Guaviare is a destination of nature, land of rocky outcrops, rivers, lagoons, waterfalls, huge rock art murals, infinite jungle rich in fauna and flora. It is located on the Guiana Shield, and connects with the Amazon and the eastern plains.

On this day you will be visiting the destinations of Ukunay, Cerro de Pinturas and Cerro Azul. After lunch, you will visit the caverns in Cerro Pinturas, and its viewpoint.

• Habitats Covered:
  Amazonas and Guyanes Shield.
• Expected Climate:
  25 C< T, and rain is likely on some days.
• Tour Pace & Walking:
  Intermediate
• Accommodation:
  Intermediate
• Photographic Opportunities:
  Average to high

Guaviare is a destination of nature, land of rocky outcrops, rivers, lagoons, waterfalls, huge rock art murals, infinite jungle rich in fauna and flora. It is located on the Guiana Shield, and connects with the Amazon and the eastern plains.

On this day you will be visiting Nare. This is a special day since you will meet the pink dolphin of the Amazon (Inia geoffrencis), and you will also have the pleasure to swim with some of them in the river.

Damas del Nare Lagoon is the habitat of pink dolphins. The tourist administrator of the lagoon is a peasant organization, Econare, which is in charge of receiving travelers from all over the world to show them the dolphins.

• Habitats Covered:
  Amazonas and Guyanes Shield.
• Expected Climate:
  25 C< T, and rain is likely on some days.
• Tour Pace & Walking:
  Intermediate
• Accommodation:
  Intermediate
• Photographic Opportunities:
  Average to high

Guaviare is a destination of nature, land of rocky outcrops, rivers, lagoons, waterfalls, huge rock art murals, infinite jungle rich in fauna and flora. It is located on the Guiana Shield, and connects with the Amazon and the eastern plains.

On this day you will be visiting the cave La Nevera, the Orion Door, and the viewpoint at Orion Door. After lunch, you will have an afternoon on the beach at Playa Guio, and a visit to the Black Lagoon.

• Habitats Covered:
  Amazonas and Guyanes Shield.
• Expected Climate:
  25 C< T, and rain is likely on some days.
• Tour Pace & Walking:
  Intermediate
• Accommodation:
  Intermediate
• Photographic Opportunities:
  Average to high

End of the tour.

You can add some days to your trip and visit Medellin and some awesome destinations around such as Guatape town and El Penol. Also, you can add some extra days to travel around Bogota. There are plenty of attractions which can be visited between one and three more days.

You can go to the Chingaza park, and spend one or two days looking for the Spectacled Bear, or just to enjoy the scenery of the Andean paramo ecosystem.

There are also many places where you can go bird watching, especially for aquatic birds in the savannah region, and hummingbirds in the high mountain region.