The great diversity of fauna and flora that can be found in Colombia, makes it a very desirable country for the traveler who is not looking for traditional city experiences surrounded by comfort, but for the traveler who seeks to explore all the natural wonders.
What are natural parks?
To preserve all these types of landscapes, around 62 protected areas have been created in the country, which are also open to the public to generate responsible, ecological, and conscious tourism. These areas will be known as National Natural Parks. If you are going to visit any of the parks, we recommend doing so with a guide certified by National Natural Parks.
Best places for ecotourism in Colombia
If what you want is to do bird watching in the department of Amazonas you will find the Amacayacu and Puerto Nariño National Natural Park where 674 species of birds live, also in the department of Chocó is the natural reserve of El Almejal, within from Bahía Solano, where 650 species of birds inhabit and the main place for bird watching, a classification given by many travelers, is in Minca in the direction of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta where 635 species of birds inhabit, among which are the chicken hawk, condor and curassow.
For whale watching, you can do it in the PNN Bahía Málaga or the Gorgona National Natural Park, located in the Colombian Pacific within the Valle del Cauca department, to get there you must do it from the port of Buenaventura. This spectacle can be seen in the months between July and November.
To explore virgin beaches or go diving, you can go to the Caribbean coasts to the beaches of Tayrona very close to Santa Marta, or also to the Corales del Rosario and San Bernardo National Natural Park which, although its jurisdiction is Cartagena, by the beaches of Coveñas they can arrive faster.
Finally, another type of ecotourism that you can do is hiking to majestic waterfalls with a height of more than 80 meters, you can find them near the municipality of San Gil in the department of Santander (this municipality is also known as the capital of extreme sports) or also 6 kilometers from Mocoa (Putumayo) you will find the Cascadas del Fin del Mundo where you will see the most beautiful natural landscapes in Colombia.
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