Enjoy a beautiful walk through the high mountains of this National Park, visiting the Siecha and Buitrago lagoons. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to observe animals such as deer and spectacled bears.
The Chingaza National Park is located in the oriental mountain range in the Andean region in Colombia. The Park surface belongs to Cundinamarca and Meta departments, close to the Colombian capital of Bogota. The Park has an extension of 76.600ha and highs that go from 800 to 4.050 meters. Although the surface belonging to the Park has different thermal floors such as forest ecosystem in the Andean foothills, its largest surface that is located in the high mountains, above 3.000 meters, is classified as páramo.
In this journey the travelers will be going in two beautiful hikes to different lakes and paths through the very important páramo ecosystems. Also, we will have the opportunity to sleep in high mountain refuge and watch different species of fauna and flora such as deer, spectacled bears and frailejones.
Early in the morning and after breakfast we will begin our trip from Bogotá. In a private vehicle our guide and our driver will pick the travelers up in an agreed place. We will take the road to La Calera to deviate to the National Park and reach the Piedra Gorda entrance, where we will receive an induction from the park officials. There, after the talk and check in the Park, we will go on a beautiful circuit by foot that lead us to an amazing viewpoint from where we will be able to see the three Siecha lakes. During our walk, we will, also, watch the important paramo ecosystem, present in only five countries in the world and the fundamental importance in the water production. On our way we will see frailejones, typical vegetation of this ecosystem, as well as different species of flora and fauna. Also, it is very likely to find protected species that live in these mountains such as spectacled bears or white tailed deer. We will continue our walk until we reach the Buitrago lakes where we will make a stop to enjoy our lunch to then go back to Piedra Gorda, where we will take the privet vehicle back to Bogotá, where our trip ends.
Distance: 9 Km walking
Duration: 4 – 5 hours
Road trip: 3 – 4 hours
Maximum Altitude: 3.750 meters
Altitude Gain: 400 meters
Altitud Loss: 400 meters
+ A small backpack for hiking (20 – 30 Lts)
+ Sunglasses with UV protection
+ A raincoat poncho like (not necessary if your jacket is waterproof)
+ Cloths suitable for cold weather: jacket, sweater, confortable hiking pants, thick socks, gloves and hat that cover your ears
+ Hiking boots and light shoes
+ Re usable water bottle (thermo) at least 1 Lt
+ Sunglasses
+ Lip balm
+ Certified guide by National Park.
+ Medical Assistance Insurance.
+ Entrance to the National Park.
+ Privet ground transport from and to Bogotá.
+ Meals: 1 lunch.
+ All activities described in the itinerary.
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+ Expenses not specified in the plan.
This is an ideal trip for any weekend, departing from Bogotá. The paramo is very beautiful and the deer that are all the time close to the cabin are very charming. Ramón, our guide was very educated and kind.
Very recommended.
Maria Teresa
I didn’t know that so close to Bogotá we have such a beautiful place. To see the animals free in the paramo was a real gift. We weren’t lucky to see the spectacles bear, but I hope to see them next time I come.
Hernando
A very beautiful tour, the walks to the lakes surrounded by frailejones and to see so many deer was very nice, also amazed me to find this great mountains so closet o Bogotá.
I advice very much this trip because of its beauty and its proximity to the capital.
Carlos Arturo Posada
