Chingaza Natural Park

Chingaza is one of the most beautiful paramos (Moorlands) in the world, conserving several lagoons that were sacred for the ancestor indigenous Muiscas. Most of the water consumed by Bogota´s inhabitants come from this magnificent place since it has been characterized as one of the purest in the world. You can also observe a high flora and wildlife diversity, typical of this environment. During the visit we will perform bird and wildlife watching, observing animals like deers, and condors during our quiet hikes along the cloud forest. Chingaza is 1 hour northeast from Bogota. The main activities to do at Chingaza are the deer watching at the Sua Sie Trail and the visit to the sacred Siecha Lagoons

Plans to visit with Colombia Oculta

Sua Sie Trail

Siecha Sacred Lagoons

Deers and wildlife watching at Chingaza

Sua - Sie Trail

At the Andean cloud forest and the Chingaza´s paramos, a unique natural system is found. These forests are natural water factories, working 24 hours per day, every day, all year round. The mechanism is based on the movement of the fog which caresses the mountains and lets on them small water drops, which get fixed in the little leaves of natural vegetation, like moss and lichens.

We are in front of a small universe natural show. Those little drops move downhill from the mountain and get together to create fine water strings, which form creeks that feed the lagoons, ending their path in bigger rivers. Immense forests where peace and silence is breathed. Music is composed by the song of the tangaras, eagles, the wind and the mist.

Next group plan:

Sunday, February 3rd 2019

Duration: 1 day

Cost per person

$,000

Min 18 persons. Otherwise, the cost will change according to interested visitors or money will be returned.

Foreign visitors must pay $31.500 additional to enter the park

What the cost includes:

Park entrance fee

Private transportation

Vehicle entrance fee to the park

Profesional guide from Bogotá

Local guide

Travelers insurance

Itinerary

Transportation Bogota - Chingaza ( 2 h aprox)

Breakfast in typical restaurant During the trip to Chingaza

Stop at Piedras Gordas Checkpoint, to be welcomed by the Natural Park Staff.

Arrival to Monterredondo, the ranger station.

Hiking for 4 to 6 hours along the clould forest through the Sua Sie Trail, which follows the river of the same name. We will hike quietly along the forest watching wildlife typical of the paramos.

Private Plans

Option 1

(Transportation included)

It includes:

Park entrance fee

Private transportation

Vehicle entrance fee to the park

Professional guide from Bogotá

Additional Local guide (1 guide for every 8 visitors)

Travelers insurance

It does not include:

Meals or beverages

Not mentioned expenses

Option 2

(In your own car)

It includes:

Park entrance fee

Private transportation

Vehicle entrance fee to the park

Professional guide from Bogotá

Additional Local guide (1 guide for every 8 visitors)

Travelers insurance

It does not include:

Meals or beverages

Not mentioned expenses

Vehicle entrance fee to the park

Recommended season

All year round

Private tours for deer watching plans:

We offer you 3 different plans to enjoy the Siecha Lagoons in Chingaza:

Full Plan: with private transportation from Bogota and meals

Intermediate Plan: just with meals, no private transportation from Bogota

Basic Plan: We will meet in Chingaza

Costs per person 2019

Full plan

1 person $753,000

2 persons $393,000 each

3 - 4 persons $ 273.000 each

5 - 7 persons $ 222.000 each

8 - 10 persons $ 170.000 each

11 - 17 persons $ 145.000 each

18 - 24 persons $ 123.000 each

25 - 31 persons $ 103.000 each

32 - 39 persons $ 90.000 each

40 or more persons $ 80.000 each

Foreign visitors must pay $31.500 additional to enter the park

The cost includes:

Park entrance fee

Private transportation from and to Bogota

Vehicle entrance fee to the park

Profesional guide from Bogotá

Additional Local guide for more than 8 visitors(1 guide for every 8 visitors)

Breakfast at La Calera

Typical lunch

Snacks (sandwich, fruit, juice, candy)

Travelers insurance

Note: Colombia Oculta can not guarantee to reach any summit if weather conditions are extreme or become a risk to expeditionaries´ security. Colombia Oculta reserves the right to stop the expedition if there is any risk for the integrity or the life of any expeditionary, or if the guides decide to take this decision.

It does not include

Not mentioned expenses

Tips

Alcoholic beverages

Intermediate plan

1 person $709,000

2 persons $371,000 each

3 - 4 persons $258.000 each

5 - 7 persons $ 213.000 each

8 - 10 persons $ 164.000 each

11 - 17 persons $ 141.000 each

18 - 24 persons $120.000 each

25 - 31 persons $ 102.000 each

32 - 39 persons $ 89.000 each

40 or more persons $ 79.000 each

Foreign visitors must pay $31.500 additional to enter the park

The cost includes:

Park entrance fee

Private transportation from and to Bogota

Vehicle entrance fee to the park

Profesional guide from Bogotá

Additional Local guide for more than 8 visitors(1 guide for every 8 visitors)

Travelers insurance

It does not include

Meals or snacks

Not mentioned expenses

Tips

Alcoholic beverages

Basic plan

1 person $293,000 each

2 persons $163,000 each

3 - 4 persons $119.000 each

5 - 10 persons $ 85.000 each

11 - 24 persons $ 70.000 each

25 - 39 persons $ 61.000 each

40 or more persons $ 50.000 each

Foreign visitors must pay $31.500 additional to enter the park

The cost includes:

Park entrance fee

Profesional guide from Bogotá

Additional Local guide for more than 8 visitors(1 guide for every 8 visitors)

Travelers insurance

It does not include

Meals or snacks

Private transportation from and to Bogota

Vehicle entrance fee to the park

Not mentioned expenses

Tips

Alcoholic beverages

Siecha Lagoons

El Dorado legend

Just one hour away from Bogota we can find this amazing water factory. A natural, perfect, alive and active system: The Chingaza Paramo.

For the Muiscas, Chingaza was a sacred temple. At their lagoons, they practiced incredible rituals, as the Dorado.

From the Siecha Lagoons were a sacred spot, they drew imaginary lines connecting the solstice sun and the equinox. Align to these lines they built the towns along the Sabana. Chia, Cajica, Suesca, La Calera, Bacata (Bogota) and all the ancestral towns at the sabana are astronomically align to those lines, and nowadays are important towns of the region. Even the catholic temples built at the towns are located at the same spot where the indigenous adored the sun, water, wind, frogs, eagles, clouds, to all the Pacha Mama.

The sacred Siecha Lagoons is a place to hike around, contemplate in silence and find yourself. It is a sacred natural temple, where several flora and wildlife species live, like deers, eagles, and ancient frailejones.

Muiscas were exterminated by the spaniards, who made disappear a cosmogenic culture, with an enviable life philosophy filled with love to the Pacha Mama.

Itinerary

Transportation Bogota- Chingaza Natural Park. Stop in Guasca to get breakfast (plan full).

Arrival to the NAtural Park.

Hike towards the Siecha Lagoons. It will take aprox. 4 to 6 hours, enjoying the typical environment of the Andean mountains and the paramo.

Arrival to the sacred Valley to observe the America, Fausto and Siecha Lagoons. AT this place the muiscas used covered their bodies with gold´s dust and then enter into the lagoons, as rituals to the Mother Earth.

Lunch picnic style

Return to the bus

Return to Bogota

We offer you 3 different plans to enjoy the Siecha Lagoons in Chingaza:

Full Plan: with private transportation from Bogota and meals

Intermediate Plan: just with meals, no private transportation from Bogota

Basic Plan: We will meet in Chingaza

Costs per person

Full plan

1 person $753,000

2 persons $393,000 each

3 - 4 persons $ 273.000 each

5 - 7 persons $ 222.000 each

8 - 10 persons $ 170.000 each

11 - 17 persons $ 145.000 each

18 - 24 persons $ 123.000 each

25 - 31 persons $ 103.000 each

32 - 39 persons $ 90.000 each

40 or more persons $ 80.000 each

Foreign visitors must pay $31.500 additional to enter the park

The cost includes:

Park entrance fee

Private transportation from and to Bogota

Vehicle entrance fee to the park

Professional guide from Bogotá

Additional Local guide for more than 8 visitors(1 guide for every 8 visitors)

Breakfast at La Calera

Typical lunch

Snacks (sandwich, fruit, juice, candy)

Travelers insurance

Note: Colombia Oculta can not guarantee to reach any summit if weather conditions are extreme or become a risk to expeditionaries´ security. Colombia Oculta reserves the right to stop the expedition if there is any risk for the integrity or the life of any expeditionary, or if the guides decide to take this decision.

It does not include

Not mentioned expenses

Tips

Alcoholic beverages

Intermediate plan

1 person $709,000

2 persons $371,000 each

3 - 4 persons $258.000 each

5 - 7 persons $ 213.000 each

8 - 10 persons $ 164.000 each

11 - 17 persons $ 141.000 each

18 - 24 persons $120.000 each

25 - 31 persons $ 102.000 each

32 - 39 persons $ 89.000 each

40 or more persons $ 79.000 each

Foreign visitors must pay $31.500 additional to enter the park

The cost includes:

Park entrance fee

Private transportation from and to Bogota

Vehicle entrance fee to the park

Professional guide from Bogotá

Additional Local guide for more than 8 visitors(1 guide for every 8 visitors)

Travelers insurance

It does not include

Meals or snacks

Not mentioned expenses

Tips

Alcoholic beverages

Basic plan

1 person $293,000 each

2 persons $163,000 each

3 - 4 persons $119.000 each

5 - 10 persons $ 85.000 each

11 - 24 persons $ 70.000 each

25 - 39 persons $ 61.000 each

40 or more persons $ 50.000 each

Foreign visitors must pay $31.500 additional to enter the park

The cost includes:

Park entrance fee

Professional guide from Bogotá

Additional Local guide for more than 8 visitors(1 guide for every 8 visitors)

Travelers insurance

It does not include

Meals or snacks

Private transportation from and to Bogota

Vehicle entrance fee to the park

Not mentioned expenses

Tips

Alcoholic beverages

Meeting point

To be defined

Recommendations

It is a medium height mountain hike, so it is highly recommended to be in great physical shape. The hike will be performed between 2,900 and 3.200 masl, the difficulty is intermediate level. The hike along the Sia Sie Trail takes around 3 hours.

It is necessary to take proper clothing for rainy, cold weather, impermeable jacket, rubber boots or impermeable boots. Sunscreen and hat are highly recommended since radiation can be stronger than what you assume by the clouds.

Book your trip at least 1 week in advance. It is necessary to process permissions at the Nationals Parks Agency to enter the park, which can take between 2 to 3 days, at least.

No show and cancellation politics

To cancel a trip it must be done 5 days before the departure date and it will be returned 90%of the booking deposit, plus the additional deductions and penalties established by providers when the services are not used. The money return will be done within 30 calendar days after the claim is sent. If cancelation is not made at least 5 days before the trip, no money will be returned.

In case the traveler does not show up to the trip the day it starts, there is not money return.

In case the traveler does not fulfill with the agreed touristic services, for any reason, the Agency can claim the payment of 20% of the total cost or established price, or it can withhold the deposited money made previously by the client.

In case of fortuitous events (extreme weather, natural disasters, landslides, transportation problems) that makes to cancel a trip, Colombia Oculta will return 90% of the deposited money.

See terms and conditions of Colombia Oculta S.A.S

Booking and payment process

Contact us to start the booking process at travel@colombiaoculta.org

Send us information about destination, dates, number of travelers and expectations.

Once confirmed the booking details, please select a payment method

1. Deposit or transference to bank account: Deposit the amount at Banco de Bogotá. Cuenta corriente # 083347807 - Colombia Oculta SAS. Send the deposit form confirmation to travel@colombiaoculta.org with all the travelers´ information (full names, id numbers, nationality). If you make an international transference we will send you the bank details via email. The transference will charge an extra 5% of the deposited amount.
   1. 2. Deposit to Bancolombia, savings account #3360002647 - Colombia Oculta SAS. Send the deposit form confirmation to travel@colombiaoculta.org with all the travelers´ information (full names, id numbers, nationality). If you make an international transference we will send you the bank details via email. The transference will charge an extra 5% of the deposited amount.
   2. 3. Pay via Credit Card: We will generate a PayU link for you to deposit. It will arrive to your e-mail with the total amount previously arrange with the Agency, including an extra 8% fee charged by the transference company.

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