How to get to Puerto Nariño in the Amazon and what to do

Puerto Nariño is a totally charming Amazon municipality. It is located on the banks of the Amazon River and is characterized because it looks like a large natural park, it is a natural destination if you want to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city because another peculiarity of this town is that there are none motorized land vehicles.

Puerto Nariño is the essential plan and place in the Amazon, and is the perfect base to know the jungle. Its people are amazing, friendly and smiling, people who truly seems to enjoy life, this gives a plus to the people and in fact, here live many Europeans  who fell in love with the place, in short Puerto Nariño is a town that catches you.

It may interest you: Activities in Leticia

Keep reading and find out how to get to Puerto Nariño from Leticia and what to do in this wonderful town.

How to get to Puerto Nariño?

To get to Puerto Nariño in the Colombian Amazon , you must first arrive to Leticia , because in Puerto Nariño , as you can imagine there are no roads and much less airport, so the journey must be made by boat, which is aboard from Leticia for a cost of 31,000 COP and lasts approximately two hours.

It is recommended that you buy the ticket the day before your trip to Puerto Nariño , especially if you want to go to a specific time because the demand is very high. To enter Puerto Nariño you must pay a tourist tax which costs 10,000 COP.

You can also get a tour to Puerto Nariño , it is best to do it on your own and allow you to discover the town at your own pace. There are many tours that go and return the same day to leticia and one of the most great experiences in Puerto Nariño is to spend at least one night there.

What to do in Puerto Nariño?

Puerto Nariño is a municipality in which everything is new, amazing and beautiful, there is no need to be doing any special activity to enjoy it and have fun, however, as in all places, this town has some tourist attractions that do not can not miss since you are here.

One is the viewpoint that is located in the urban center and from which you can see the whole town. The climb to the lookout costs 5,000 COP. Second one, the Museum of the Natütama Foundation , is another interesting visit that you can do as it is a foundation that is responsible for creating awareness and teaching to locals and visitors of Puerto Nariño to care and protect the environment. In the midst of different environments and resources will teach you about the ecosystem, the manatee; which is in danger of extinction, and legends of the Tikuma culture.

One of the most requested plans by tourists is the excursion to Lake Tarapoto and the sighting of pink dolphins. The first is a fascinating lake that only exists during the rainy season, then dries up for four months. One of the most surprising things about this lake is the strangler tree, which grows on the branch of other trees, and as it grows it looks for other trees to suffocate them and finally to stay with its structure. Another is the nocturnal monkey, a primate that lives in the hollow trunks of the strangler trees and are persecuted because they are the only ones that have the antidote for malaria and yellow fever. And the second plan is to see these beautiful pink mammals that live in the Amazon jungle and are very easy to see. You can pay an excursion to go see them or rent a kayak and go yourself to the area where they are and see them as long as you want.

In Puerto Nariño you can also do some interesting trekkings like the visit to the Wochine Reserve , a huge farm where there are ponds with various animals such as alligators, turtles, fish like the pirarukú, which is in danger of extinction, the Victoria Regia flower and a great ceiba of more than 150 years. Another plan is trekking to Aguas Rojas , a small pond of red waters that takes that color due to the roots of a tree that gives it that characteristic color.

Tips for Puerto Nariño

To visit Puerto Nariño and in general all of the Amazon , remember to bring fresh clothes and raincoats as it is a very humid area, pack only the essentials, get vaccinated against yellow fever and malaria, and carry cash since there are no ATMs there.

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