The 6 Best Things to do in San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca Department

Reviewed By NeilFC - Fallbrook, United States

This was our favorite thing that we did when we were in Bogota. It's such a beautiful place and since it's Colombia, everything was super cheap. The park entrance fee was around $US 4.50/person. We hiked with our family of 5 down the trail to the Refugio, a charming lodge with great views of the surrounding cliffs. The trail includes parts of an old Inca trail and is a magical, if somewhat slippery walk through misty jungle forests. The Refugio area has lots of semi-tame wild llamas that our kids enjoyed. There is a nice restaurant in the Refugio where we had lunch. The prices are very reasonable. Definitely go for the lunch special, which includes main dish, salad, dessert and drink for around $US 5.00. They also have ziplining near the Refugio for around $6.00, which our kids loved. Sadly, we didn't get there early enough in the day to hike some of the other trails there. Our favorite thing was taking horses back up the trail to the park entrance, costing around $US 9.00/person. It was a wild ride, and definitely worth it to save us out-of-shape gringos from having to walk all the way uphill at 8000 feet elevation. It was a bit of a trip to get to the park, as it was maybe an hour and a half ride from our hotel in Chapinero. A driver was recommended to us and he stayed the whole day and drove us for $COP 50,000 each way, plus his entry to the park and lunch. You could negotiate a deal with a taxi driver or with Cabify, or take the park's shuttle, which they offer on the weekend for $COP 6000/person to/from the Terreros Transmilenio station in Soacha. Otherwise, you could get stuck out there, as phone reception is spotty. It's definitely worth the trip to see another side of Colombia outside the big city of Bogota.