Day 1: Ft. Lauderdale - Bogota
Arrive at your leisure (on your own) and take the free shuttle provided by Aloft Hotel, which will be waiting to take you to the hotel. The hotel has a restaurant and there are also places to eat in the neighborhood.
Overnight at Alofts Hotel or similar.

Bogota- Macarena
After breakfast, board the hotel shuttle and arrive early at the airport to catch your flight to Macarena. Your guide and other travelers will be coming from Medellin to join you. Arrive in Macarena and enjoy a reception by the local hosts and guides.
Then, we will board boats for a tour of the “Canos Cristalitos,” known as the Crystal Channel. It is a tributary of the  Guayabero River, a part of the Orinoco basin. It is a smaller version of Cano Cristales, the river of five colors. The river is called the & River of Five Colors or
the "Liquid Rainbow" and is noted for its striking colors. The river's bed from the end of July through November is variously colored yellow, green, blue, black, and especially red, the last caused
by  Rhyncholacis clavigera (syn. Macarenia clavigera) plants on the river’s bed. Then, return to our hotel and enjoy dinner and photos of the day’s events. (B,L,D)

Day 3 –Macarena
After breakfast, we will venture up the Guayabero River by boat. Enjoy seeing monkeys, pink dolphins, crocodiles, turtles, and rare birds. We will arrive at the Serrania de la Macarena National Park. This is home to the famous Canos Cristales. We will take an incredible hike to view the majestic seven-color river. Caño Cristales was founded in 1969 by a group of cattle farmers. Caño Cristales is a fast-flowing river with many rapids and waterfalls. Small circular pits, known as “giant kettles,” can be found in many parts of the riverbed, which have been formed by pebbles or chunks of harder rocks. Once one
of these more complicated rock fragments falls into one of the cavities, it is rotated by the water current and begins
to carve at the cavity wall, increasing the pit's dimensions. Enjoy a dip in one of these unique pools.
Lunch will be picnic style. After hiking and an exciting adventure, return to the hotel for a relaxing
dinner. (B,L,D)

Day 4 - Macarena - After breakfast, we will board our boats for an extended trip along the Amazon River to hopefully see the pink dolphins along with monkeys and rare birds. We will stop to hike to rare “rock art hieroglyphics" and learn about the native people. Head back to the village to have a little time to visit the local markets. (B,L,D)

Day 5: Macarena - Bogota
Experience dawn, known as llanero sunrise, at a remote spot before breakfast at the hotel. We will then check out and fly back to Bogota. After landing, we will board transportation and head to the magnificent  José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden. It is Colombia's most significant botanical garden, massive and well-maintained with various sections, including an exhibit of 5,000 indigenous orchids. It features plants from every Colombian altitude, climate and region. It was founded in 1955 in honor of botanist and astronomer José Celestino Mutis. We will include lunch at their café. Then, check in to our hotel, Windsor House, relax, and have dinner on your own. (B, L))

Day 6: Bogota
After breakfast, we will head to the famous Salt Cathedral. The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá (Spanish: Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá) is an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite mountain. It is a very popular tourist destination and place of
pilgrimage in the country. The name "Salt Cathedral" is mostly to attract tourists! It is a functioning church that receives as many as 3,000 visitors on Sundays, but it has no bishop and, therefore, no official status as a cathedral in Catholicism. The temple at the bottom has three sections, representing the birth, life, and death of Jesus. The icons, ornaments and architectural details are hand carved in the halite rock. Some marble sculptures are included. The Salt Cathedral is considered one of the most notable achievements of Colombian architecture. Also, it has been nominated as a "Jewel of Modern Architecture." The cathedral represents for the Colombian people a valuable cultural, environmental and religious piece of patrimony. The cathedral is part of a larger complex, including "Parque de la Salt."
(Salt Park), and a Museum of mining, mineralogy, geology, and natural resources. Francisco, the oldest surviving church in Bogota, was built in 1556. We will then venture to the UNESCO Old City for a quick Cololmbina snack. Next, stop at the Botero Museum, where there are great shops and cafes where you can try empanadas and other local treats on your own. We will then enter the world-famous Gold Museum, which will dazzle you. See more than 34,000 pieces of gold, the most extensive collection of pre-Hispanic goldwork in the entire world. Then, our adventure continues with another surprise before having dinner to watch the sunset and transformation into the twinkling lights of Bogota. Overnight at the Hotel (B, D)

Day 7: Bogota
After breakfast, we say goodbye and head to the airport for our flight home or our next trip! (B)