Travel Tidbits - Colombia

 

If you think you know Colombia, think again. Here are some absolutely wild, totally unexpected  experiences you may not have any idea about but they're waiting and only the most connected providers like Colombian Details can get you access to things like: 1) WALKING ON THE RAINBOW RIVER- Yes, it's real, Cano Cristales blooms in neon rainbow hues thanks to a rare aquatic plant making it look like someone spilled Skittles into a national park. 2) PRIVATE COFFEE HARVEST WITH FARMER- Handpick beans and roast small batch coffee over a wood fire, sipping it on a mountaintop terrace. Even coffee snobs will be forever changed. 3) MIDNIGHT DRUMMING CEREMONY- Join a nighttime drum circle led by masters who keep centuries-old rhythms alive- it is goosebumps-level unforgettable. 4) HELP BABY TURTLES REACH THE OCEAN- On the Pacific coast, join conservationists as sea turtle hatchlings make their tiny heroic dash into the waves. It will melt your heart 5) STARGAZE IN A PINK DESERT- Tatacoa glows pink at sunset, making it ultra fabulous with its lunar rock formations dancing in the background. 6) EXPLORE A LOST CITY- Ciudad Perdida is older than Machu Picchu and mesmerizing, surrounded by cloud forests, waterfalls and terraces. Indiana Jones meets mindfulness. 7) GRAFFITI TOUR LED BY ARTISTS- Bogota has become a street art capital, take a private tour with an artist whose work has donned the walls and hear the stories behind the art, 8) PRIVATE DINNER WITH PACIFIC COAST CHEF- Think coconut seafood, smoky spices and ancestral recipes prepared by a private chef on a black sand beach. Ultra romantic!