The Best Ecolodges in Colombia

With Culture Trip, you can stay in charming eco-hotels on both our exclusive eight-day Colombian Andes adventure and our epic eight-day Colombian Caribbean trip.

A fantastic ecolodge on the biodiverse Pacific coast near Nuqui, this lodge comprises six cabins constructed from locally sourced materials. It’s an intimate place, with stunning views over the ocean and the jungle. Activities focus on whale watching in season, and surfing, snorkelling and scuba diving. Guides can also arrange hiking and bird-watching excursions on request.

A half-hour walk from the popular coffee town of Salento, Kasaguadua, meaning “bamboo house”, is a private nature reserve protecting 12ha ( of tropical Andean cloud forest. It’s possible to visit for the day and enjoy an informative guided hike along the 4km (2.5mi) of trails, or to stay overnight in the innovative cabins constructed primarily from bamboo. One important caveat when staying at Kasaguadua is that guests must be relatively fit, as the only access to the lodge, which lies at the bottom of a valley, is by foot.

This lovely little ecolodge, on the coastal road between Tayrona National Park and Palomino, is the perfect place to explore nature and the indigenous cultures of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. It sits on the Don Diego River, where you can go tubing, and has a number of ecological trails that a local guide can show you, as well as an on-site archaeological museum dedicated to local cultures. They also offer healing and marriage rituals, as well as ceremonies with a local Kogui indigenous village that they work with in a foundation set up in 2006.

Juan Solito Ecolodge, sits on Hato La Aurora, a vast reserve/ranch on the eastern plains of Colombia that protects a number of important indigenous species, including jaguars, ocelots, and anacondas, as well as many other species of mammal and bird. You’ll stay in a typical llanero house, and there’s a delicious menu of local food on offer. Activities include a Colombian safari across the plains in a 4×4 or on horseback. The team at the lodge also offer fascinating trips to monitor the camera traps that have been set up to record jaguar activity on the ranch.

This natural reserve and ecolodge, on Almejal beach near the town of El Valle in the Choco Pacific region, is a paradise for nature lovers. There’s a wonderful nature trail through the surrounding jungles, and eagle-eyed visitors can spot poison-arrow frogs, glass frogs, a variety of bird species, and the impressive basilisk lizard, also known as the Jesus Christ lizard for its ability to run on water. With individual cabins in the jungle, a turtle rescue programme, and a variety of nature tours available, El Almejal is bound to impress.

Owned and operated by ProAves, Colombia’s most important bird conservation organization, El Dorado, in the fauna-rich Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, has panoramic views over the Caribbean Sea and the snowcapped peaks of Bolivar state, in southern Colombia. It’s a huge draw for twitchers worldwide, who come to spot up to 20 species of bird that only exist here. The lodge’s gardens alone boast a multitude of species, including the Santa Marta screech owl.

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