4 daysTrekking at Los Nevados National Natural Park
Length
3 days
Itinerary
3 days planned
Group
Private
Guides
English, Spanish
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.
Day by day itinerary
1Cocora valley (2.400) - La Argentina (3.400)⌄
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
Meals: Lunch: Traditional lunch · Dinner: Traditional farm meals
Overnight: Very traditional, no electricity at during the night
2La Argentina (3400) - Chispas Summit (4400 m) - Finca La Playa (TOLIMA) or Finca El Berlin (RISARALDA)⌄
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.
Meals: Lunch: Traditional farmers lunch · Dinner: Traditional farmers dinner, vegetarian or vegan are possible · Breakfast
Overnight: Small farmers house, no electricity, warm shower included
3Finca La Playa (TOLIMA) or Finca El Berlin (RISARALDA) - Pereira or Salento⌄
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
Meals: Breakfast: at the farm before to start · Lunch: In Salento at the end of the day, several options included
What's included
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Snacks
- ✓Lunch
- ✓Dinner
- ✓Breakfast
- ✓Insurance
- ✓Coffee and/or Tea
Not included
- ✕Excess luggage charges (where applicable)
- ✕Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- ✕Food and drinks, unless specified
Good to know
Starts: Main Square
Ends: Main Square
Cancellation: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- 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
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