The best tours in Colombia that you can do during your holiday

The tours are very famous worldwide, in any city in the world all kinds of excursions are organized inside and outside the city. Traveling on tours has its advantages;like leaveing out all concern and worry since the operator takes care of everything so you just have to enjoy, and disadvantages, such as being subject to the times, places and conditions that are already established in the package and do not allow flexibility. However there are some places that can only be known by hiring an excursion. Today we will talk about some of those and the best tours in Colombia that you should take in your next vacation.

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Particularly, these are tours in Colombia that you can not miss , you can not visit this destinatiosn without going through tour operators, as they reach places that have difficult access and where the tourism authorities have placed severe conditions because they are areas of great importance for the history or biodiversity of the country.

These are the best tours in Colombia

1. Lost City

The Ciudad Perdida tour is not only the best trekking in Colombia , but also the best in South America, according to the creators of the Lonely Planet guide. It is about entering the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta for at least three days until you find the mythical Lost City which is very well preserved. You can think that it is a long walk to reach an archaeological site, and that it might not be worth it, but the truth is that every year thousands of people from all over the world come expressly to do this tour.

2. Caño Cristales

The excursion to Sierra de la Macarena or Caño Cristales , the most beautiful five colors river in the world, is an experience that you can not miss during your visit to Colombia . It is one of the most complete tours, as it includesfood, lodging and travel insurance and the airplane tickets to La Macarena. In this tour you will visit not only the river but many interesting points of the Sierra de La Macarena, site that thanks to the signing of the peace treaty with the FARC has been enabled for tourism.

3. Whale watching

The whale watching tour is one of the best tours in Colombia that you can do in the Pacific during the months of June to November of each year, because it is during this time when thousands of humpback whales and yubartas arrive to rest, mate and give give birth to their young. Contemplating this spectacle that nature offers in the midst of the beautiful landscapes of the Colombian Pacific is a unique experience that must be lived at least once in a lifetime.

4. Cabo de Vela and Punta Gallinas

Cabo de La Vela and Punta Gallinas in La Guajira is one of the most economical tours you can get in Colombia. You can choose to do it on your own but in the end you will have to hire minitours that will take you to the different tourist attractions, because the distances are very long. This is the only tour that takes you through the desert where its yellow sands merge with the deep blue color of the sea to reach the most extreme north point of South America. The tour to Cabo de La Vela and Punta Gallinas is pure adventure and beautiful landscapes.

5. Safari in the Casanare

The safari through the Casanare is one of the tours in Colombia for natture and exotic landscapes lovers. This tour will take you through the most beautiful jungle landscapes of the Orinoquia and the Colombian Amazon , while you are watching the wild life of the largest jungle in the world. The Casanare tour is an excellent option for those who want to disconnect from the world and get in touch with nature in the best adventurous style, surrounded by hundreds of species that inhabit the jungle.