Trekking at Los Nevados National Natural Park

4.5 (2 reviews) Salento, Colombia
Duration3 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Medium and high mountain Trekking in Los Nevados National Natural Park, a place that contain the endangered tropical glaciers, and there is the Paramo and cloudy forest ecosystems, very important ecosystems to produce a lot of water, in fact more or less the 70% of the Colombian population uses the water from the paramos. You can hike until the summit of the Quindio's volcano (4720 meters above of the sea level), while learn about the importance of the plants and animals on the trail and experiment how the high mountain farmers lives.

What's included

  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast
  • Insurance
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Excess luggage charges (where applicable)
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Food and drinks, unless specified

What to expect

Day 1: Cocora valley (2.400) - La Argentina (3.400)
  1. Cocora
    8h
    See the wax palms, the tallest palms of the world and the national tree.

    Then keep walking to the cloudy forest, a very preserve ecosystem typical from the andean tropical mountains
Day 2: La Argentina (3400) - Chispas Summit (4400 m) - Finca La Playa (TOLIMA) or Finca El Berlin (RISARALDA)
  1. Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados
    12h · Admission ticket included
    Meet the paramo ecosystem and the last tropical glaciers on the snow peaks.
    Climb up a beautiful mountain where you will have a great view of the landscape of the national natural park, feeling the cold mountains, sometimes it's cloudy, so we have to be lucky to see a lot.
    So many bird species are there, so we are going to looking them also.
Day 3: Finca La Playa (TOLIMA) or Finca El Berlin (RISARALDA) - Pereira or Salento
  1. Reserva Natural Acaime
    8h · Admission ticket included
    We're going to descend from the paramo until The hummingbird's house, cross by, and finishing in Cocora valley again, then take a transportation to go to Salento again and enjoy a hot meal there

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Main Square

End point

Main Square

Additional information

  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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