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This area is the second largest arid zone of the country, being technically a tropical dry forest of more than 330 km2 located in the department (state) of Huila. This place is characterized by orange, grey and ash colors in different zones of the area. As it is far from big cities, there is no light pollution and it is perfect for stargazing, also offering nice hikes and even pools with natural water extracted from the ground.; This 3-days tour is designed to explore all the available trails and the best of Tatacoa desert at a slow pass.
(06:00) – Meeting and breakfast in the town of Villavieja, before a city-tour visiting the paleontological and Totumo museums, then transportation to the desert where we will start a hike at the Cuzco sector (Orange Desert). After that you will be taken to the hotel, checking-in and having lunch there. Subsequently, you will have time to rest, enjoy the pool at the hotel or optionally take a horse-back riding or a quad ride through the desert. At night you will have dinner and then we will head to the observatory to have the talk & stargazing with an expert astronomer.
(07:00) Breakfast and after that departure in our transportation to get to and spot called Los Xilópalos valley, once there we will start a hike on the grey part of the desert passing through old wood fossils, once it is over we will head back to the hotel where you will have lunch, in the afternoon you will have the chance to have an spare time in the pool, take a horse-back riding or a quad ride through the desert (optional for an extra cost) and At night you will have dinner and then we will head to the observatory and will have the talk & stargazing night with an expert astronomer.
(07:00) Breakfast and after that departure in our transportation to get to and spot called Los Hoyos, once there we will start the last hike on the ash color part of the desert, once it is over we will head back to the hotel an do the check-out. Then you will be taken to Villavieja town where you will have lunch before doing a boat tour on the Magdalena river (which is the main Colombian river) looking for fauna and great landscapes and finally, we can coordinate a connection with Neiva or any other big city in order to facilitate connections with other destinations.
