The Chiribiquete National Park or the "Maloca del Jaguar" is a natural area in Colombia that was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 2018. The pure nature of Chiribiquete National Park is a blessing for every nature lover in the world. 

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This national park radiates life, beauty, and biodiversity. Its majestic plains, green recesses, and thick forests are a treasure for the environmental diversity of the world, the high degree of conservation of the primary forest is one of the greatest biological values ​​that this park offers. This vast area had been isolated from decades of modernity and industrialization, also it had maintained its originality for hundreds of years, allowing flora and fauna species to live without major threats from human intervention.

Where is the Chiribiquete National Natural Park located?

The Chiribiquete National Park is located in the Colombian Amazon and currently has an extension of around 42,680 km2, being the fifth largest national park in the world and the first in Latin America in terms of territorial extension; that is, 12,000 times larger than Central Park in New York.

Why is the Chiribiquete national park unique?

This national park is a contact point of three biogeographic zones that are the Amazon, the Orinoquia and the Guyana, which allows the animals and plants of these regions to interact, propitiating an environment favorable to the development of diversity and the appearance of new species.

In addition, this national park offers an emblematic landscape, the tepuis (table-top mountains) which are mountains that rise majestically among the jungle, whose special feature is to have a flat aspect in the highest part, similar to the plain that It resembles a table.

Additionally, around 75,000 rock art figures have been made by indigenous peoples who represent scenes of hunting, battles, dances, and ceremonies, where the jaguar is also drawn in a sacred way, as a symbol of power and fertility.

How to get there to Chiribiquete National Park?

The Chiribiquete National Park is not accessible for land entry. By national parks of Colombia Office´s disposition, it has been indicated that ecotourist enjoyment will be carried out through overflights with personnel authorized by this entity, since the frequencies and number of possible flights are regulated to maintain a balance between the flow of tourists, carrying capacity and environmental care. Overflights have established frequencies that you can book in comfort and safety with Living Col.

How to prepare to visit the Chiribiquete National Park?

The preparation for this trip goes beyond the aforementioned logistics. Visiting a natural temple also requires a mental and emotional preparation to be able to glimpse its dazzling grandeur. Therefore, to deepen the experience we have different resources and consultation material with which you will have the detail of all the wonders that are enclosed in the Chiribiquete National Park.

How to visit the Chiribiquete National Natural Park in a responsible way?

Paradoxically, the exceptional conservation of the national park was linked to the Colombian armed conflict, some year ago this area was considered of high danger due to the presence of armed groups, in that way, large industrial initiatives were kept away. Today ecotourism is a way of protecting this natural icon, with the development of responsible tourism being a way to promote the presence of the state and avoid the emergence of economic initiatives that operate against biodiversity. Also, opening this natural park seeks to give the opportunity to share with the world this impressive wonder that is already a legacy of humanity and from there transmit the importance of creating an environmental awareness for the preservation of natural resources throughout the world.

In Living Col, we believe in the future of Colombia and the protection of biodiversity for the next generations. Therefore, in partnership with experts from the region and the office of national parks of Colombia we promote this sacred site as a place of pilgrimage for nature and life lovers. We know that whoever visits this place will become a guardian of nature; since in the end, we only protect what we love and we know what we can see, feel and learn.

The ecotourism plan authorized to the Chiribiquete National Park
 

Departure at 6:00 a.m. from the Guaimaral Airport in Bogotá
Flight from Bogota to Guaviare. Arrival at Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport in San José del Guaviare
Welcome by the tour guide at the airport
Welcome and induction talk by environmental entities where you will receive travel recommendations and detailed information about the National Park.
Overflight in a small plane over the Chiribiquete National Natural Park for 3 hours

THE ECOTURISTIC OVERFLIGHT PLAN TO CHIRIBIQUETE NATIONAL PARK INCLUDES:

• Air tickets in flight by plane from Bogotá - San José del Guaviare - Bogotá

• Reception and handling of luggage at Guáimaral Airport and San Jose de Guaviare

• Food: One (1) lunch à la carte

• Guide 

• Overflight over the Chiribiquete National Natural Park in CESSNA-type light aircraft

• The entrance of the Office of National Parks of Colombia

• Medical Assistance Card

• Consultation resources about the Chiribiquete National Park

• Permanent assistance by Living Col