Leticia
It is located in the department of Amazonas, for access by air, 1 hour and a half flight from Bogota. It is one of the most visited cities for tourism, for its natural attractions, the exotic Amazonian culture, the diversity of flora and fauna. The city has a
trade especially with neighboring countries such as Brazil and Peru.
Ethnographic Museum: It is an active and integral part of Banco de la Republica who are an integral part of an air that provides the people of Leticia with a library, an indigenous vegetable garden and
medicinal plants.
Tarapoto Lake: It is one of the main attractions, because the tour is made in boats to see the pink and gray dolphins of the Amazon, as well as the famous Victoria Regia flowers.
Island of the monkeys: You will never see so many monkeys together before, it will be an unforgettable experience, just give them a little banana and they will arrive to your hand. It is a Fauna and Flora sanctuary.
Lake Yahuarcacas: Visit the home of the Pink Dolphin, the Commerson's dolphin, and aquatic plants such as the Victoria Regia.
Dosel de la Selva: In Amacayacu Park you will find 5 platforms which are located at the headwaters of the river, from there you can observe birds and animals of different species. The community is located.
Marasha Nature Reserve: Here you will find direct contact with nature, a tour with a guide through the jungle, at night you can observe caimans, titi monkeys, a great variety of birds and mammals.
Puerto Nariño: Known as the manger of the jungle, there you can have direct contact with the community, it is inhabited by indigenous people, Ticunas and Yaguas. During the tour you will be able to buy typical Amazonian handicrafts made from a tree called
Palosangre.
Staying in natural reserves such as Calanoa you will have the opportunity to do sport fishing with the locals, as well as to experience learning with the shamans or indigenous spiritual leaders, arts and crafts of the Amazonian culture.
Reserve Tanimboca to enjoy a sustainable responsible tourism based on the conservation and protection of the environment, enjoy a night in the treetops as many have dreamed since childhood, as well as enjoy the excellent cuisine
that nature offers.
You can also take a tour of Graffiti in the Colombian jungle, in Mocagua, the Tikuna community which are according to their spirit animal according to each family.
Taste the traditional food of the Amazon as the pirarucu, one of the largest freshwater fish and endemic species of the area, only with controlled fishing and supervised production is authorized to be part of the menus in restaurants.
- The temperature in Leticia and its surroundings ranges from 23 to 28ºC.
- To arrive in Leticia you can only arrive by air with commercial airlines from major cities such as Bogota.
- Remember that we are in a tropical climate where there is rainfall in all months, some abundant and others dry.
- We recommend accommodation, hotels vary according to budget, you can find 3* and 4* hotels and beautiful nature reserves in the surroundings.
- Within the tours you will take other transportation alternatives such as boats through the Amazon River.
- Wear comfortable clothes, long-sleeved shirts to protect yourself from the sun and the animals.
- Grippy shoes for long walks and rubber boots if possible.
- Hat or cap, sunscreen.
- In case you have a special diet, please inform us in advance of the trip date, remember that you are entering a natural area and most of the food is produced in the area.
- Personal medications.
- Flashlights for personal activities with sufficient batteries.