The Ensenada de Utría National Natural Park is an incredible natural area in the Pacific that keeps the best of the natural life of this region of Colombia . The landscapes within the Parque Ensenada de Utría are impregnated with a large tropical jungle and beautiful beaches, among many other incredible paintings.

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In addition to its incredible landscapes, the cove is an attraction in itself, since at this point the landscape changes as the tide grows or decreases. Thus, the Ensenda de Utría Natural Park is one of the best places for adventure and ecotourism in Chocó , therefore this is a destination to visit if you are touring in this department and much more if you are in Nuquí or Bahía Solano .

How to get to the Ensenada de Utría Natural Park?

To visit this unique natural destination the best option is to leave from Bahía Solano or Nuquí aboard a boat to reach the National Natural Park . You can choose to go individually, that is, with whom you are traveling and pay the value of the trip per boat that costs around 300,000 COP each, that is, 600,000 COP the round trip to the Ensenada de Utría Natural Park.

Or the other alternative is to take a tour of the Ensenada de Utría Natural Park for a day worth approximately 120,000 COP if you leave Nuquí or 90,000 COP if your starting point is Bahía Solano . This price does not include lunch, or the entrance to Parque Ensenada de Utría , which is at COP 12,500 for those over 5 years old and under 25; COP 18,500 for adults and COP 52,500 for foreigners.

A third alternative to reach the Ensenada de Utría Park is by land. From Bahía Solano you have to travel by bus for 40 minutes to the municipality of El Valle . Then you must continue on foot for three hours along an ecological path to the park entrance.

The advantage of visiting Ensenada de Utría individually is that you will be able to have the time you want to tour and enjoy the park, just do not forget to square with the boatman the day you should pick them up. Inside the park there is an eco hotel that offers packages with all meals and other amenities, in addition to having all the areas and services of this one for you. It is a bit expensive but worth it.

Now, remember that all prices are approximate values and may vary depending on the season in which you go to the park.

What to do in the Ensenada de Utría Natural Park?

The Ensenada de Utría Park is known as the? Nursery room? of the whales because here the yubarta whales come to give birth to their young every year. Whale Watching is one of the greatest natural spectacles of the Colombian Pacific and you can do it here, the beautiful landscapes of the park in the background.

You can also go hiking on the paths enabled for it and see the overwhelming beauty of this park, that is, all its fauna and flora that will surprise you at all times.

Of course enjoying the sea is another of the things you can not do in the park , and for that there is Playa Blanca , the only white sand beach of Chocó and where a wonderful tranquility reigns.

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Snorkeling and kayaking are other activities to do in this natural paradise, especially to tour the Ensenada when the tide is high and at night to reach the deepest part and enjoy the incredible spectacle of the luminous plankton.

If you want to know other beautiful natural parks in Colombia , you have to visit the Cueva de los Guacharos Natural Park in Huila , Tayrona Park in the department of Magdalena , Macuira National Park and Bahía Portete Natural Park in La Guajira . And finally, in our blog you will find more destinations to travel through Colombia.

* Cover image taken from El Tiempo.