The Amazon Jungle, Colombia

Leticia on the Amazon river is perfect if you are looking for a rainforest adventure. Leticia is found on the border and its not far to enter Peru or Brazil from here. This bustling border town is always busy, but just head off into the rainforest and you will be away from it all before you know it. The "Mundo Amazonico" is a great national park to visit with over 700 species of plant life.  If the Pink River dolphins are on your bucket list, head to Tarapoto lake, the best place for some peace and tranquillity. Do the "3 countries and 3 meals" trip as you briefly visit all three Amazonic countries and sample their dishes… touristy, but pretty cool! 

 Hidden in the jungle and just a couple of hours from Santa Martha you can see the Lost City. It was built approximately around 800 AD by the native Tyrona people of Colombia. This incredible lost city is a tricky trek and you have to enter with a guide and also apply for a permit, as you will be walking through ancient indigenous lands and what is now a national park. The hike is 4 days and will take you through 44 km of rainforest and through the Sierra Nevada mountains. It is thought to be one of the most significant pre-columbine findings in the Americas. Get your Indiana Jones hat on and start trekking!

The La Aurora ranch in the eastern plains of Colombia and llanos country, is very reminiscent of the wild west. It is a must for nature lovers and the ranch has seen zero hunting for almost 50 years and protects large populations of capybara (around 50,000 of them!), deer, caimans and birds (including the tiny little burrowing owl), as well as jaguars, anacondas and giant anteaters. Visitors can head out on open-top jeeps or horses on a ‘Colombian safari’ to get remarkably close to the amazing wildlife, get your cowboy hat on and have an amazing adventure in the second most bio-diverse part of the world!