Hike to La Chorrera: Experience Colombia's Highest Waterfall

Embark on a challenging yet rewarding hike to La Chorrera, Colombia’s highest waterfall. Experience the breathtaking landscape, colorful birds, and pure air of the Andean ecosystem. Don’t forget your comfortable shoes and bottled water!

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • The Cranky Croc Hostel - We will meet at… The Cranky Croc Hostel Cl. 12d #3-56, Bogotá, Colombia Once you arrive inside of the hostel, go to the reception desk and say that you are here for the tour.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Goodie bag with snacks
  • Professional Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
  • Sunscreen
Additional Information

Join us as we hike to La Chorrera, Colombia´s highest waterfall! We´ll start the day with a traditional Colombian breakfast. Then we´ll set off by a van to La Chorrera, taking a brief stop for pictures at the páramo, a unique Andean ecosystem nearby Bogotá. Next we will reach the park and set off on our trek, taking in the spectacular landscape, breathing the pure air and enjoying the colorful birds found at the top of the trees, finally reaching the 590 meter wall of water. We´ll have lunch at a restaurant before heading back to Bogotá. This 3-4 hour hike is challenging but rewarding, please make sure to bring comfortable shoes and bottled water!

Know before you go

This is a medium-hard hike

You’ll be hiking at elevations ranging from 6,309 to 8,530 feet (1,923 to 2,600 meters) above sea level Dress appropriately for hiking in nature and rainy conditions
You should be able to handle uneven terrain to go on this hike.

  • So long as you´re able to walk for extended periods with extreme changes in elevation – this is an ADVANCED hike
  • No serious medical conditions that would prevent hiking long distances with extreme changes in elevation
Location
Cl. 12d #3-46
Calle 12d
We will meet at... The Cranky Croc Hostel Cl. 12d #3-56, Bogotá, Colombia ***Once you arrive inside of the hostel, go to the reception desk and say that you are here for the tour.*** If you need to contact us please write us via WhatsApp its the easy and fast way to contact us.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Soumik_d
Jul 11, 2024
Very fun experience - The waterfall was very tall, and the experience was a lot of fun. Ivonne was very helpful throughout the tour!
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Angel
Jul 9, 2024
Very nice. - It was very worth it, it is a unique experience to connect with nature. It is beautiful and very worth going as a couple
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Nicolas_s
Jun 24, 2024
Beautiful - Beautiful hiking in a natural environment. While not an easy walk, it is totally doable. Lorena was one of the best guide I have ever had.
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Michelle_p
Jun 14, 2024
Incredible, amazing, sublime! 🤩 - This was an incredible experience and our tour guide, Nicolás, was fantastic! He is so knowledgeable about the area and its history and topography. He shared amazing stories about the native inhabitants of the region, and was so friendly and generous. Gracias muchísimas, Nicolás!!
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Danielsa5113ch
May 25, 2024
This hike is your best idea - I can't say enough good things about Lorena's expert guidance on this unforgettable walk in the mountains. I enjoyed every part of the day. The waterfalls, paramo micro-climate, and dense fauna make this short, easy-to-access hike well worth the time. Lorena's vast knowledge of wildlife, geology, water conservation, and the cultural dimensions of the landscape made for a consistently engaging and peaceful day together. We had a traditional breakfast in the Candelaria, drove out with a few nature-viewing stops over the mountains east of Bogota, and walked for peaceful hours under la Chorrera and Chiflon. We saw many different birds, and paused for lunch and to converse with the friendly national park employees. The hike is far less strenuous than Monseratte, but still more difficult than something all flat and on a sidewalk. If you are accustomed to walking in nature, this is an easy, beautiful, and worthwhile walk. If not, it's a great place to start. Omar is the best driver the mountains have ever known! I felt safe at all times as he plyed our craft through winding roads and buffeting fog. 100% recommend this tour! Please don't forget to tip your guides, for goodness sake.
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Nicola
May 18, 2024
A great day in nature - It was a very nice trip into the Andes and nature. The guide, Diego, made a lot of effort to explain everything and was available for anything. A great day!
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Robert_j
May 14, 2024
Hike to highest waterfall - Excellent trip the views were amazing for the waterfalls the guide Julie was fantastic explained everything in great detail and gave a lot of local information for the area gave us a great breakfast and lunch also
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Sandra_l
May 4, 2024
Spectacular! - Went with two others to the waterfalls. This trip was absolutely amazing. Tour guide (Yulie) and driver were wonderful, everyone was on time and food was delicious. The hike wasn’t for the faint of heart. I’m fit and I was huffing and puffing. We worked up a good sweat and a good appetite but the whole experience was by far my favorite of my time in Colombia. Insiders tip, go during the week and you will be one of only a few on the trail.
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Curiosity17222341354
Apr 30, 2024
Bogota Tour with Mr. Diego - When I visit a place I always wanted to learn about that place history and about that city. Mr. Diego rightfully met this requirement. He is very knowledgeable about the local history and explained to us in plain and simple English. The high lights of the tour are 1) Learning about Bogota. How it started and where it started and walking around important places of this old city where all the old houses are well preserved. 2) Fruit tasting: He took us to a place where we get an opportunity to taste local fruits which rare to South America. This was covered as part of tour. 3) coffee Tasting: We stopped at one of the coffee shop where we have tasted different varieties of Coffee and the shop guys showed us the proper way of preparing coffee. This is also covered as part of tour. 4) visiting different museums 5) The tour ended up in a restaurant where Diego thought us a local game which was played by local native Colombians. This was really fun ending where Diego sponsored us free Beer and let us play this game for a while. I highly recommend this tour as it was fun to learn about local culture, meet different people and was playful.
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Chrisof1394zf
Jun 9, 2024
Fun day out in the Bogotá outback - I booked my trip , and received a confirmation text within a couple hours with instructions to meet at the Cranky Croc Hostel in the Candelleria neighborhood in Bogota (about a 20 minute taxi ride from my Hotel) the meeting spot was clean and safe, in a quaint colourful neighborhood. I arrived about 15 minutes early and was met by my guide Ivonne, she spoke excellent English, and took me to a small nearby cafe for a light breakfast and a delicious coffee. Ivonne briefed about what to expect on the trip, she is very knowledgeable about the area, it was approximately 1 hour drive to trail location in a comfortable compact SUV, it was a scenic drive with a great conversation with Ivonne along the way. The hike itself was a beautiful trek beginning in what I would describe as farm country side with views of the surrounding mountains and the waterfalls off in the distance, it was not the most difficult hike I have done, but I am an experienced hiker. The falls themselves were beautiful and lots of great interesting conversations along the way. Expect to have one of the many stray friendly dogs accompanying you along the way - which added to the experience. The hike finished up with a delicious lunch and some Guava juice. All in all an amazing experience I would highly recommend to anyone visiting Bogotá Thanks again Ivonne, for being such a great guide, and a great person to hang out with. Chris - Vancouver Canada
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