Caño Cristales and Laguna del Silencio Tour, a multicolored paradise
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We invite you to discover La Cachivera along with the most beautiful river in the world, Caño Cristales . A trip in contact with the wonders of Nature and accompanied and guided by the local community that lives and grew up in these territories.
You can get to Macarena from Villavicencio (charter flight), Bogotá (Satena, Easyfly and charter flight), Medellín (Easyfly and charter flight) and Cali (charter flight).
Time and place of departure:
At the time of your arrival at La Macarena
Time and place of return:
12:00 pm on your 5th day
Duration time:
5 days.
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Day 1
Knowing the magic La Cachivera
Upon arrival at the Macarena airport, you will meet your guide to go to receive the induction talk by the National Natural Parks (PNN). Depending on the time of arrival you will have lunch in the town or in the village on a peasant farm, then we will go to lnderena port to take a canoe that will take us for about 25 to 30 minutes on the Guayabero River to the village of La Cachivera.
At night we will enjoy myths, legends and stories of the community around a campfire.
Day 2
Caño Cristales: River of Colors
On our second day we will travel on horseback along a natural trail passing through various ecosystems, here we will have the opportunity to see the upper part of Caño Cristales . In the first walk of the day in which you will visit different attractions in some of our stops, you will be able to snorkel, swim and observe the Rhyncholacis Clavigera, the plant that gives Caño Cristales its 5 different colors. During the tour we will have a cold cut lunch (served in a banana leaf).
Day 3
lagoon of silence
Very early we will start our day with an observation and photography of birds, some primates and with the possibility of recording mammal tracks. Then we will return to the lodging to have breakfast and take your bathing clothes to do tubbing and recreational bathing activities.
After lunch, we will visit and walk along one of the trails that will lead us to the Laguna del Silencio, where you will take a foal (traditional canoe) and begin the tour of this water mirror. Here we will pass through the arches of the palm of moriche and visit the garcero.
At night we will enjoy myths, legends and stories of the community around a campfire.
Day 4
Charco Moriche connection with Caño Cristales
For our 4th day, we will travel through a nature trail passing through various ecosystems. where we will have the opportunity to see the lower part of Caño Cristales. On the first walk of the day we will be able to snorkel, swim and observe the green Rhyncholacis Clavigera . During the tour we will have a cold cut lunch (served in a banana leaf).
day 5
On our last day, if you want to see the beautiful llanero sunrise, we will get up very early to then have breakfast and start the walk back home to the pick-up point on horseback to reach the Guayabero river, where we will take the canoe back to the Macarena and take your flight back home.
What does include
What does not include
Airline tickets
Tourism contribution tax in the Municipality of La Macarena: $32,000 National Cop and $48,000 Foreign Cop.
Entrance to National Parks and Cormacarena: $57,000 Cop for Nationals and foreign residents between 13 and 25 years old, $76,000 Cop for national adults and foreign residents in Colombia between 26 and 65 years old. $38,000 Cop National children from 5 to 12 years old and $114,000 Cop Non-residents in Colombia. For foreigners, nationals over 65 years of age are exempt from payment.
La Macarena airport tax: $10,000 Cop
Expenses not specified in the itinerary.
- Plastic bottles are not allowed
- Carry the yellow fever vaccination card.
- Bring cool and waterproof clothing for water activities.
- Wear trekking or tennis shoes with good grip, appropriate for walks on trails, mountains, waterfalls or rivers.
- Bring a quick-drying, low-volume towel.
- Bags to protect your luggage.
- Use repellent, sunscreen and biodegradable soap.
- No smoking in the park.
- Do not drink alcoholic beverages inside the park.
- In the municipality of La Macarena there is no exchange house, you must bring the money in Colombian pesos.
- Caño Cristales is a nature destination for this reason its hotel infrastructure is not luxurious, much less than 5 stars, on the contrary, its accommodations are comfortable, clean and quiet.
- The trails to visit in Caño Cristales are assigned by environmental entities, this itinerary may undergo changes.
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