Otún Basin Crossing: 3-Day Exploration of Protected Areas with Personalized Guide
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Pereira

It is the opportunity to know different attractions within the same system of protected areas, to know the origin of the otún river that supplies the city of Pereira and the municipality of Dosquebradas, we have transportation and personalized guide to live this experience

Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Otún Basin Crossing

Lake Otun - We begin ascent in the 4X4 vehicle from Pereira at 4:00 am, this day we visit the glacier of the snowy Santa Isabel (4,700 masl) and spend the night at the Campoalegre peasant inn in the Potosí sector

Otún Basin Crossing

Lake Otun - After having breakfast at the peasant inn, we begin the journey through the paramo area, arriving at the Laguna del Otún natural reservoir (3,950 meters above sea level) and continuing later to the forest path where we will spend the night

Otún Basin Crossing

Lake Otun - We continue the descent through the Otún river basin, leaving the paramo area and entering the Andean forest until we reach the La Pastora visitor center (2,500 meters above sea level), where we can visit the “Los Chorros” waterfalls and have a delicious lunch. continue our walk to the El Cedral sector, where the 4X4 vehicle awaits us to take us back to the city of Pereira

What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast
Location
Bolívar plaza, Pereira
Carrera 8a
The self-service restaurant is in front of the Bolívar Park in the center of Pereira
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Werder93
Sep 29, 2023
Really nice tour with beautiful landscapes - This tour was really nice and so interesting to see the different landscapes in such a short time. In the discription of the tour is the beginning time at 4 am. But the company told us then the time will be at 6 am, so our driver catched us in time at 6 am at our hotel. The driver was really friendly and did a great job on the hoppy offroad roads. In the discription is written, that the way on the first day starts on the glacier with an altitude of 4.700 m. But our highest point was on the first day with an altitude of 4.100 m at lake otun. afterwards it only goes down. The longest walk is at the first day. The two days thereafter the route is shorter and easier. Only on the first day we had a little headache because of the altitude, but it was really okay and our tour guide asked frequently on the whole tour, if our health is good. Our tour guide was really nice and she spoke english. She knew nearly everything about flora and fauna, so she told us very much information about all flowers and animals there. The food at breakfast, lunch and dinner was very much, typical for the region and really good, also you get many snacks for the whole trip at the beginning. Water you are getting at the separate sleeping locations. At the beginning of our tour the guide asked us if we want some walking sticks; we all took them and it was a good decision.
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