Tayrona National Park is one of Colombia’s many beautiful national parks, located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the Santa Marta district. The 150km2 park boasts both beautiful beaches and rainforest and is home to the Kogui indigenous people. There are two main entrances into the park on the west and east…
Colombia has 1,934 bird species. After finding out the area around Santa Marta was one of the best birding spots in the world, we couldn’t resist the opportunity to take a birding detour on our way to Tayrona National Park. A preliminary internet search of birding in the area will suggest that the best place…
Most people don’t think of an endless savannah when they imagine visiting Colombia. But after seeing pictures of Juan Solito Ecolodge there was no way we could pass up the opportunity to see all the amazing wildlife the ranch had to offer. The ranch is a 17000 hectare nature reserve in the Los Llanos Orientales…
1. Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz For us, Santa Cruz was a must visit island. You only have to arrive at the port and you will instantly see marine iguanas, rays (marbled, golden cow head & eagle), juvenile reef sharks, pelicans, blue footed boobies, sea lions, Sally Lightfoot crabs and frigate birds without even leaving the…
