14 Days Bike & Trekking North
Bike & Trekking North
14 Days/ 13 Nights
Tour Includes:
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13 nights accommodation in selected eco-lodges and boutique hotels
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Daily breakfast; additional meals as indicated in the itinerary
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Domestic transfers and transportation as per program
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Mountain bike and trekking excursions as described
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Entry fees to national parks and attractions mentioned
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English-speaking local guides for guided activities
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Support vehicle for biking stages where required
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Equipment for biking, rafting, and rappelling activities
Bike & Trekking North
14 Days/ 13 Nights
Itinerary:
Day 01 – Bogotá
Arrival in Bogotá, the capital city with colonial flair and bubbling vitality.
Day 02 – Bogotá
In the morning discover Bogotá’s most famous sights by bike. The tour concludes with a cable car ride to the top of Monserrate Hill with great views of the city.
Day 03 – Bogotá
Transfer to Chingaza national park for a 3–4 h hike through the lonely, foggy Páramo landscape with its unique ecosystem.
Day 04 – Bogotá – Guacheta
Transfer to Suesca for your first mountain bike stage. The tour will go through a beautiful, hilly landscape past Laguna Suesca, via Lenguazaque till Guacheta (6h, 42km).
Day 05 – Guacheta – Villa de Leyva
Today´s route will go to Raquira. The small village is well known for its traditional pottery and local handicraft. Continue to Villa de Leyva (8h, 35km).
Day 06 – Villa de Leyva
Full day biking tour (30km, 6h) through the pretty surroundings of Villa de Leyva. Explore the desert La Candelaria, the monastery of Ecce Homo and the carcass of a more than 150 million years old dinosaur.
Day 07 – Villa de Leyva
Morning transfer to Iguaque National Park, starting point of a trekking tour (8km, 7h), that leads to a lagoon located at 3600 meters above sea level. In the afternoon return by mountain bike to Villa de Leyva (1h, 15 km).
Day 08 – Villa de Leyva – Lake Tota
Mountain Bike Tour from Villa de Leyva to Sogamoso (3h) inclusive visit of the Sun temple. Continue to Lake Tota. Optional boat excursion on Lake Tota.
Day 09 – Lake Tota
In the morning transfer by car to Monqui and trekking (6h) across the Paramo de Oseta up to Laguna Negra located on 3960m. Return back to Lake Tota.
Day 10 – Lake Tota
4 hours transfer to Soatá and Mountain bike tour to San Juaquin (5h, 60km).
Day 11 – Lake Tota – San Gil
On spectacular runways you will continue by mountain bike to San Gil, the Mecca for all adventure athletes (120km, around 10h). If the weather is kind you will have a fantastic view on the peaks of Sierra Nevada de Cocuy.
Day 12 – San Gil
In the morning rappel down the waterfall of the Juan Curi River and visit the caves. In the afternoon 4 hour rafting tour on the Río Fonce.
Day 13 – San Gil
Today you will go to the Chicamocha-Canyon. Besides a 4 hour mountain bike tour (around 12km) with ambitious rise and breath-taking downhill your will visit the Coffee Hacienda Los Robles. Learn all about one of the most important export products of Colombia.
Day 14 – San Gil – Bogotá
Transfer to the airport of Bogotá for homebound flight.