Andes Tours, Tickets, & Excursions

Discover a stunning landscape at the foot of Los Nevados on a full-day tour to Cocora Valley, a coffee farm and Salento. Follow trails through soaring wax palms, and listen for the sounds of tropical birds and wildlife as you hike into a mountainside cloud forest. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, then follow the coffee production process from plant to cup on a local farm. Explore brightly painted architecture and a historic town square in the picture-perfect colonial town of Salento before returning to Pereira.

This is a route that mixes high mountains (4450 meters) with volcanic-Andean landscapes and thermal baths, allowing visitors to see 2 very interesting attractions of Manizales such as the Nevado del Ruiz and the Termales del Otoño

Get a unique perspective on the Quindio landscape by embarking upon a thrilling paragliding adventure. In the company of a pilot, soar over the city and feel the freedom of free flight while a GoPro records the experience so that you have photos and videos to keep as souvenirs. Fly in confidence as your pilot teaches you about technique and, perhaps, take the controls yourself.

Visit a forest preserve and a picture-perfect colonial town with a full-day tour to Filiania from Pereira, and experience Colombia’s remarkable nature, culture and heritage. Listen for howler monkeys and tropical birds as you trace a scenic trail through the forest, and learn about the area’s plants, animals and agriculture. Enjoy a creative lunch in Filandia, then explore the city on foot with a local historian. Trace a route through the city’s colorful neighborhoods, visit a local basket weaver and enjoy coffee with a view before returning to Pereira.

Discover mountain villages and hillside farms on a full-day tour to Quindio and Pijao from Pereira, and immerse yourself in Colombia’s remarkable landscape and coffee culture. Learn why Cordoba’s coffee is among the best in the world, and see how the beans go from field to cup. Navigate rolling foothills on your way to Pijao, then slow down to the pace of traditional life: stroll picturesque streets, have lunch in a local house and take in the views over a cup of local coffee.

It is a tour where our clients will be able to know the magic of our landscapes and our villages, visiting and knowing unique places in the world where they can take pleasant experiences and unforgettable moments.

The Ramón y Elena Coffee Route is a model of entrepreneurship with social impact. In addition to entertainment, visitors will find how economic benefit can be integrated with nature conservation and social impact. In Ramón and Elena we collect rainwater and use it for the benefit of coffee, we recognize a fair payment to the collectors and we have the Recolecta Amor program, for the education of the children of the collectors. On our route you will find a large number of varieties of fruit trees that provide shade to coffee and help conserve the ecosystem.

Cooking stories is an encounter with memory and territory. It is an experience with the Coffee Axis through its smells, tastes, textures and narrations. In it they try, feel and prepare some of the foods that are served today in the tables of this mountainous land. At the same time, you can hear stories from distant and nearby times that were told in books or transmitted by grandparents. It is a journey through the identity of men and women who from pre-Columbian times inhabited this territory, going through the time of the conquest and arriving at the coffee farm.

The mountains of the Coffee Cultural Landscape are the ideal setting for a great mountain hike in a unique setting, due to the beauty and immensity of wax palms and changing greens on the horizon. That is why we move to the Cocora Valley to start a nature circuit that surrounds us with all its landscapes and diversity of territory. Ascending in a unique adventure in the very heights, to know the shelter of the hummingbirds, have a typical drink, go up the hill and finally have a little snack. Moreover, we proceed descending through the hills and the farms that border the place, thus crossing the highest Palms in the world. Concluding, having lunch in one of the fanciest restaurants in the region next to the best views of the zone.

Discover the magnificent central Andean mountains, walk between frailejones and pristine lagoons. Enjoy the volcanic landscape and after a 7 km trekking, take a hot spring bath surrounded by nature at 4,000 m.a.s.l.

Visit the beautiful Cocora valley with an excellent bilingual guide and see the tallest palm trees in the world. Once you get to the entrance of the valley, you can walk for as long as you want, see the beauty of the valley, and take pictures with the palm trees. You will then spend some time in the coffee towns of Salento, where they have a nice observatory with an amazing view for you to delight in. In Salento yo will absorb the relaxed and laidback culture of a traditional colorful coffee town. Afterwards, you will visit a well-known coffee farm and experience a Coffee Farm Tour experience, where you will understand how one of the best coffees in the world is produced. Enjoy a delicious and fresh cup of coffee and head back to your hotel, enjoy the breathtaking views of the region on your way back.

Manizales opens its doors to show us one of the most spectacular landscapes: its coffee plantations. During this tour you will have the opportunity to mix the delight of your gaze with the forces of your legs to reach the end. Each piece will be a mixture of sensations, which upon reaching the goal will leave you with only one word: WOW! This Cross Country route combines good pedaling, good coffee and a unique landscape. We will cross routes that include uncovered roads and challenging climbs. This route is perfect for riders who like to pedal, want to have a very good experience and prefer not to take aggressive descents.

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Adventure and landscapes are the scene of this one day trip, we will feel what is the freedom to go on two wheels, we will be inspired by one of the best routes that the city of open doors, Manizales, has. We will go up and get to know one of the most complete and fun routes we have around the city: challenging climbs, descending roads and pastures, landscapes that will delight us and that will lead us to live a truly memorable experience. This crossing is perfect for riders who want to live a bike day, who like to cycle through diverse terrain and put a little touch of adrenaline on their departures.

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Join us for this wonderful horseback tour in and around Jericó, Colombia. We combine amazing horses with the natural wonder of the Western Andes, providing you with an authentic and unforgettable experience. We offer 2 or 4 hour treks through the town of Jericó and into the surrounding mountain ranges. Highlights: On trek one, the highlights include Jerico, the Andes, Cauca river and Cerro Tusa (pyramid mountain). Trek two (4 hour option) also includes a cattle farm, fish reserve and lunch at the family restaurant.

With every view you enjoy you will want more, but don't worry! Because in the end, we will find the cherry that the cake needed, a waterfall will be the indicator that we have reached our destination, its whiteness, its sound, its majesty will make us understand that fatigue is worth it and that the bike simply shows us what is the freedom to go on two wheels and be able to reach magical and enchanted places. The shot along this route, will make you see the wonders of nature, each piece will allow you to enjoy the landscapes that you find on the road, will allow you to dream and appreciate everything with what you find. Cold, heat, sun or wind will be in charge of being in our road, they will not be an impediment to reach our goal. This one-day mountain bike tour is the perfect plan for those riders who like to mix a good ride with nature and natural landscapes.

You will know the Páramo in a unique and electrifying way. We have designed a tour that creates a perfect balance between beauty and fun in Los Nevados National Park.

Impressive viewpoint of the valley in the nearby mountain. You may appreciate different towns of the region from here as well as the Cauca river canyon, which is the greenest canyon in the world. Memorable moments happen at sunsets, so plan your walk in advance. You may keep venturing through the forest to find amazing views of the vegetation here.

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Quindio's Botanical garden and Butterfly's house. Place to enjoy the mountain rainforest, native plant collections (Palms, Heliconias, Tree ferns, Orchids, Carnivore plants), Birds observatory, Observation Towel, Different Museums (Palms, Geological, Tunnel museum, Insects, Butterflies), Butterfly's house and Hummingbirds feeders.

La Vida Submarina was established in 2018, And is a PADi certified dive center. We are one of the very few scuba diving centers in Colombia who’s focused on marine conservation through various initiatives and research. La Vida Submarina is a small but proud member of Colombian PADi Diving industry who is an active contributor for ProjectAware submitting dive site data and coral reef health reports. We enjoy getting our clients involved in our conservation programs and inspiring them to be the ambassadors for the ocean. We offer: SCUBA DIVING FOR BEGINNERS FUN DIVES DISCOVERY SCUBA DIVING PADI COURSES SNORKELING TRIPS We conduct all levels of PADI Courses from DSD through to Divemaster Level. We can teach in English and Spanish. We are fully equipped with all sizes of rental dive equipment and running our dives and PADI Courses with our available diving boats.

Live the experience of travelling on the coffee Cultural landscape in a different way. The tour starts by crossing the Valley with the highest wax Palms in the world, feeling their immensity, through a walk that leads to a beautiful lookout in the middle of the mountains. Enjoy Salento´s traditional cuisine, considered by several media specialized in tourism, as one of the most beautiful villages of Colombia. Go through these mountains by bike, smoothly descending paths surrounded by breath-taking landscapes, between coffee plantations that lead to the Quindío River. Try a cup of the softest coffee in the world. Wheel by a former railway which was part of the infrastructure that the coffee-growers built in order to strengthen the marketing of the country’s main product in the mid-20th century. The topography is friendly to beginners and advanced cyclists. It is a journey to be with nature and several landscapes.

Visit the beautiful Cocora valley with an excellent bilingual guide and see the tallest palm trees in the world. Once you get to the entrance of the valley, you can walk for as long as you want, see the beauty of the valley, and take pictures with the palm trees. You will then spend some time in the coffee towns of Salento, where they have a nice observatory with an amazing view for you to delight in. Finally, drive to the coffee town of Filandia and absorb the relaxed and laidback culture of this colorful coffee town. Enjoy the atmosphere of Salento and Filandia and experience life in a coffee town! You will have private transportation and a bilingual guide with you.