Valle de Cocora
The Quindío wax palm has been Colombia’s national tree since Law 61 of 1985, and it is the tallest palm on earth: over 60 metres.
Salento
Twenty-four things to do · Quindío · we arrange them
Twenty-four reasons to leave your room.
Almost nothing on this list is ours: these are places around the Quindío that you reach from here. We help you arrange it and book whatever needs booking.
01Adventure · thirteen
From cloud forest to snow.
More than 350 bird species have been recorded around Salento. From here you set out towards the valley, towards the mountains or towards the water.
Sendero de las Cascadas
A hike through the mountains.
Salento
Birdwatching
Out into wild country, after winged mysteries.
Salento
Cloud forest
The biodiversity of an ecosystem unlike any other, further up the mountain.
Salento
Reserva Natural La Carbonera
The largest wax palm population on the planet, close to 300,000 adults. Declared a Flora Sanctuary by the Ministry of Environment on 6 August 2026 (Resolution 0993).
Quindío and Tolima
Reserva Natural Barbas Bremen
Cloud forest, rivers and a hidden waterfall. One of the best places in the country to hear howler monkeys: they carry for kilometres before you see one.
Between Filandia, Circasia, Salento and Pereira
Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados
Snow-capped peaks, hot springs, rivers of a thousand colours and high lakes.
Quindío, Risaralda, Caldas and Tolima
Morrogacho
One of the highest and most demanding mountains around Salento.
Salento
Horseback riding
Hidden country, with a horse for company.
Salento
Quad biking
Along the back roads of Salento.
Salento
Traditional raft expedition
The Río de la Vieja, a journey full of biodiversity.
Quimbaya
Nature reserves of the Quindío
Where the ecosystems tell their day-to-day stories.
Quindío
Qinti, Parque Patas Arriba
One of the most unusual parks in the region.
Córdoba, Quindío
02Culture · eight
Coffee, gold and the mule trails.
What made this landscape, back before it was a landscape to look at.
The heart of Salento
Craft market and colonial architecture, full of stories and colour.
Salento
Filandia
The Quindío’s other town of painted balconies, half an hour away. The Colina Iluminada viewpoint and specialty coffee.
Filandia
The coffee route
From soil to cup. These farms are not a coffee museum: they are the heritage itself, and they are still working.
Eje Cafetero
Museo del Oro Quimbaya
The secrets of the pre-Columbian civilizations, in a building by Rogelio Salmona.
Armenia
Parque de los Arrieros
An interactive plunge into the world of the old mule drivers.
Quindío
PANACA
Farming culture, bio-architecture and shows about how people work the land.
Quimbaya
Jardín Botánico del Quindío
Andean research and conservation, and a butterfly house holding more than 1,600 butterflies.
Calarcá
Cacao tour
A journey through the growing and processing of cacao.
Quindío
03Rest · three
And the option of doing nothing.
The saltwater hot tub and the herbal steam room are right here. The rest we arrange for you.
Hot springs
Where thermal water turns into a geological embrace.
Eje Cafetero
Cacao ceremony
Meditation, sound therapy and ritual out in the open.
By prior booking
Yoga
A deep connection with yourself, in natural surroundings.
By prior booking
04How it works
You do not have to plan any of it.
Write to us before you come, or just ask when you arrive. We have known this area since 2009: we know what time the jeep leaves, which coffee farm takes you without booking, and which trail is closed this week.