Coffee Axis & the Amazon — 6 days
Hiking in palm-filled valleys and a coffee immersion. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Salento; Cocora Valley; Coffee finca; Amazon (Leticia).
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival & Salento
- 09:00 — Arrival in Bogotá, domestic flight to Armenia
- 13:00 — Willys jeep to Salento
- 14:30 — Check-in at a colourful hostal — Salento
- Walk around Salento — Salento → Centre historique
- 16:00 — Stroll through Salento's colourful streets — Centre historique
- 20:00 — Grilled trout
Day 2 — Cocora Valley
- 08:00 — Jeep to the Cocora Valley
- 09:00 — Hike among the giant wax palms
- 14:00 — Arepa de choclo lunch
- 16:00 — Acaime bird reserve
Day 3 — Coffee finca
- 09:00 — Visit to a family coffee finca
- 13:00 — Bandeja paisa lunch
- 15:00 — Specialty coffee tasting — Salento
Day 4-5 — Amazon (Leticia)
- 08:00 — Flight to Leticia (Amazon)
- 11:00 — Forest lodge check-in
- 14:00 — Boat trip on the Amazon River
- 08:00 — Night hike in primary forest
Day 6 — Departure
- 09:00 — Visit to a Tikuna indigenous community
- 15:00 — Return flight via Bogotá