La Carbonera
MOUNTAIN BIKING
7 Hours
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INCLUDED- Private transfers from and to all hotels and airports. - All national flights Bogota-Pereira-Medellin-Cartagena-Bogota. - 11 nights accomadation in 4* hotels. - Meals where stated on the tour. - Fully covered insurance. - Transfer to Monserrate. - Trip to Villa de Leyva - Medellin City Tour. - Trip to Guatape. - Cartagena City Tour - Boat trip around Rosario Islands.
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NOT INCLUDED- International flights - Personal costs - Tips - Optional activities mentioned but confimation required.
ITINERARY -
Collected from the hotel we will drive up to the start point of the ride. At the boundary between Quindio and Tolima you will start you decent passing breathtaking views and the largest palm trees in the world. You will bike for around 1 hour before arriving at the most impressive spot with huge palm trees as far as the eye can see. You will then head down to a small farm which is full of beautiful humming birds and try some of the popular agua de panela. Heading back up to the view point for lunch.
After lunch you will have the option to bike back up to the boundary before the best part of the day, 20 kilometres of pure downhill and spectacular scenery all the way back into Salento. In Salento having a well deserve drink in one of the traditional bars in the centre before heading on to the hotel.
Recommendations
- Wear comfortable clothes for the activity, a jacket for the start of downhill (3500 meters above see level)
- Closed footwear with good grip
- Avoid excessive alcohol consumption before the trip
- Cap, sunscreen, sunglasses, lipstick
- Personal medicines
Overview
Cross the boundary between the department of Quindio and Tolima to one of the largest palm forests in Colombia. These palms that reach adulthood after 50 years not only create a beautiful landscape but are a hotspot of the country's biodiversity and we are sure you will love it.
Difficulty: Difficult
Distance: 55 Km Approx.
Ascent: 1400 meters
Duration 6 hours