08/08/2021
Nevado del Ruiz - Active Volcano and Natural Hot Springs day trek.
You’re backpacking Colombia and Salento is on your list of places to visit? Don’t miss this amazing adventure at National Park los Nevados for $250.000 COP per person. WhatsApp https://bit.ly/3a02s7B
Duration: 1 day (12-15 hours)
Departure time: 5:00 AM from Manizales.
Height: 4,300 masl
Temperature: 5c-10c
Difficulty: Medium
Visit sites:
Black Lagoon.
Valley of the frailejones.
Ruiz waterfall.
Volcanic hike.
Natural Hot Springs (one of the most beautiful natural thermal rivers in Colombia).
Lagunilla Canyon - geological fracture through which an avalanche went down till Armero vilage and cause ovwe 23,000 deaths
Includes:
Breakfast, lunch, snack and coca tea.
Travel insurance and medical assistance.
Transportation and guides.
Professional photography.
E ntrance to hot springs.
Recommendations:
Boots or closed shoes (preferably not snikkers), raincoat, umbrella, sunscreen
snow-hat and gloves.
Swimsuit, towel and socks to change.
Hydration and snacks(sandwich of energy bars).
We recommend a good rest the night before and no alcohol use.
Nevado del Ruiz is one of the active volcanoes of the center volcanic belt of the Andes and rises to a height of 5,321 meters above sea level, but due to the yellow alert for the activity of the volcano, the maximum height that the park allows to reach at this moment is 4,500 masl. (it is not possible to touch the snow). In this adventure you will have the opportunity to learn about the phenomenon of the páramo ecosystem around the volcano surrounded by majestic landscapes, lagoons, beautiful waterfalls, a hike through the volcanic rocks and unique ecosystem.
Park entrance
Within the paid zone of the park, there's no view of the volcano and its activity is acquired, it is not possible to reach the snow and it is not allowed to take walks. In order to provide you with a better experience on your visit to Nevado del Ruiz, we’ve designed our adventure in a different way than those offered by most conventional tour operators. In this adventure you will have the opportunity to know the phenomenon of an ecosystem which is called páramo and worldwide uniquely in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. We will hike around the volcano surrounded by majestic landscapes, lagoons, beautiful waterfalls, walk through the volcanic rocks, you will visit the canyon of the Lagunilla river through which an avalanche that caused the Armerovillage catastrophe that was covered under mud together with 23,000 habitants of the village which has lost their life. At the end of the adventure we will visit one of the most beautiful thermal rivers in all of Colombia.
Backpackers Colombia - Off The Beaten Track
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