A fabulous week for my young family in Colombia
Colombia
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Jun 17 - Jun 24, 2026
My family of five (kids ages: 10, 7, 4) spent a wonderful 8 days in Colombia exploring three different regions.
All of our guides were helpful, flexible, warm, and highly informed. In Bogota, our guide Jose Luis picked us up from the airport to accompany us to our hotel the first night which was maybe not necessary but helped us feel truly cared for as we set foot in the country for the first time. Our day in Bogota was well paced and fun and Jose Luis made sure we had information to plan appropriately for the day with the kids.
In the Amazon region, we are indebted to the leadership of our guide Sergio who picked us up at the Leticia airport and stayed with us for four days in the Amazon region at three different lodges. We saw lots of animals, met with the local community, and had plenty of time to rest and refuel built into the itinerary. We never had to worry about what was happening next.
We appreciated the enthusiasm of our guide Edy in Cartagena. The drumming workshop with the Kilele Son community music school was a highlight of the trip for sure.
Being there during the World Cup was a happy accident but we enjoyed joining in on the excitement as Colombia advanced over Uzbekistan and DRC.
Hotel Reviews
Breakfast on the rooftop overlooking the city was so special.
We loved staying at this hotel in Puerto Narino. The family here took great care of us, served amazing food, and my kids loved playing with the girls who live here.
We stayed in the beautiful treehouse lodge here. It was stunning and really enveloped us in nature. Because we were traveling with young kids and the treehouse was located ~1km from the lodge on a jungle path, we may not opt to stay in this treehouse again since the remoteness did not allow us to bring all of our luggage (we kept most of our things locked up at the central lodge) and required a guide to escort us in and out due to the distance and terrain. (This being an equatorial country so it gets dark early at night all year.)
This was our favorite stay of the trip. Beautiful location, delicious food, freedom to enjoy the lodge grounds, hammocks for lounging, and we got to see lots of animals here. My kids will be talking about Pepe the scarlet macaw for years to come.
Really nice spot in Getsmani with delicious breakfast. We loved having a little luxury (and air conditioning) at the end of a trip that was occasionally rustic. The rooftop pool was a huge hit with our family - perfect depth so all family members could safely play and a great way to cool off in hot, hot Cartagena.