The San Cipriano Natural Reserve (Reserva Natural San Cipriano) surrounds the town of San Cipriano, near the city of Buenaventura just off the Pacific coast of Colombia. There are plenty of recreational activities available including hiking, swimming, and tubing.
Buritaca is a beautiful natural place near Tayrona National Park in Colombia where a pristine river meets the Caribbean sea.
If you’re looking for an amazing place to stay near the main entrance to Tayrona National Park, Villa María Tayrona will exceed your expectations.
Mampay is a touristic finca about a half hour from the center of Mistrató, a town in Colombia’s Coffee Region. It offers a multitude of activities in a gorgeous mountain setting.
Las Bailarinas Recreational Park (Parque Recreacional Las Bailarinas) is a waterpark featuring extreme sports and overnight packages. It’s located near the town of Montenegro in Colombia’s UNESCO World Heritage listed Coffee Region.
For a fun Saturday, we decided to take a bamboo rafting trip down the Río La Vieja. It’s a popular activity in Colombia’s Coffee Region.
If visiting Barichara, a great activity that will get your blood pumping is to hike the Camino Real to Guane. It’s a relatively easy 9km stone path that takes about two hours one way from Barichara, one of Colombia’s Heritage Towns (Pueblos Patrimonio), to the small village.
The Juan Curí Falls (Cascadas de Juan Curí) are a series of waterfalls about 30 minutes south of San Gil. You can access the waterfall and swimming hole from a trail starting at the Juan Curí Falls Ecological Park (Parque Ecológico Cascadas de Juan Curí).
If you’re in Villa de Leyva and want to get into nature, I would consider visiting the Iguaque Flora and Fauna Sanctuary (Santuario de Flora y Fauna Iguaque). This national park features a difficult hike through the forest to a páramo containing the sacred Lake Iguaque (Laguna de Iguaque). There are plenty of opportunities to spot wildlife, but most people go to see the lake.
If you’re going to Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky just to visit the cave, you’re missing out. There’s plenty to see and do above ground, and much can be found along the park roads.