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Carrera 8 #11-90 · San Gil
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Field guide · San Gil & Santander

Adventure atlas

outside, pure adventure

15 plans around San Gil, told with what we know and what we don't. The hostel isn't a tour operator: the front desk helps you book with local operators. Prices, times and inclusions belong to each operator and change; confirm them before you pay.

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  • Poster-style illustration: Paragliding over the ChicamochaWe help you book

    Fly the canyon

    Paragliding over the Chicamocha

    Run off a hillside and the Chicamocha Canyon opens up beneath your boots. The front desk can set it up with local operators.

    • Adrenaline
    • Nature

  • Poster-style illustration: Rafting the Río FonceWe help you book

    San Gil's home river

    Rafting the Río Fonce

    The river running through San Gil, where Colombian rafting began. Rapids, laughs and milky-brown water; the desk can book it.

    • Adrenaline
    • Nature

  • Poster-style illustration: Rafting the Río SuárezAsk us

    Big water

    Rafting the Río Suárez

    The Fonce's wilder sibling: powerful rapids and big waves, aimed at people who've rafted before. Ask the desk if it's possible.

    • Adrenaline

  • Poster-style illustration: Rafting the Río ChicamochaAsk us

    Canyon river

    Rafting the Río Chicamocha

    Paddle the floor of the great canyon between dry walls and heat. A regional option to ask the front desk about.

    • Adrenaline
    • Nature

  • Poster-style illustration: Juan Curí waterfallsHouse plan

    Adventure Saturdays

    Juan Curí waterfalls

    A forest trail to a tall waterfall, with the option to rappel down it. It's the hostel's Saturday 10:00 group plan.

    • Nature
    • With people

  • Poster-style illustration: CanyoningWe help you book

    Down with the water

    Canyoning

    Lower yourself down waterfalls on a rope, backwards, with the water pouring over you. The desk can help find an operator.

    • Adrenaline
    • Nature

  • Poster-style illustration: CavingWe help you book

    Into the dark

    Caving

    Crawl, squeeze and sometimes swim through the region's caves. The front desk books trips with local operators.

    • Adrenaline
    • Nature

  • Poster-style illustration: Bungee jumpingAsk us

    One step out

    Bungee jumping

    A few seconds of free fall and a cord that bounces you back. Ask the desk whether they can set it up, and with whom.

    • Adrenaline

  • Poster-style illustration: Ropes parkWe help you book

    Up in the trees

    Ropes park

    Swinging bridges, zip lines and high challenges, harness on. The desk can point you to a park and help you get there.

    • Adrenaline
    • With people

  • Poster-style illustration: BaricharaOn your own

    Town of stone

    Barichara

    Stone streets, whitewashed adobe and green doors: a slow day in a National Monument town. Buses leave from the Terminalito.

    • Towns & culture

  • Poster-style illustration: The Camino Real from Barichara to GuaneOn your own

    Stone with a past

    The Camino Real from Barichara to Guane

    A 19th-century stone road, now a national monument, dropping from Barichara to Guane past cacti and views over the Suárez canyon.

    • Towns & culture
    • Nature

  • Poster-style illustration: CuritíOn your own

    Fique and river pools

    Curití

    A town of fique weavers, with natural river pools at Pescaderito and caves nearby. Buses leave from San Gil's Terminalito.

    • Towns & culture
    • Nature

  • Poster-style illustration: San Gil on footOn your own

    Everyday San Gil

    San Gil on foot

    Ceiba trees on the square, an 18th-century cathedral, an island park on the river and a huge market hall. All on foot.

    • Towns & culture

  • Poster-style illustration: Hostel nightsHouse plan

    The weekly rhythm

    Hostel nights

    Football, tejo, dancing, movies, karaoke and sunrise or sunset outings: the hostel's weekly rhythm, without being a party hostel.

    • With people

  • Poster-style illustration: Big-bottomed antsAsk us

    Santander's snack

    Big-bottomed ants

    Fried, crunchy, salty ants: a Guane-era snack Santander defends with pride. Ask the desk where to find them.

    • Towns & culture

Pace: our own editorial call, not an operator difficulty grade.

The map

Where everything is

An illustrated sketch built from the verified coordinates of towns and viewpoints. Tap a point to see its adventure.

This Is Colombia (San Gil)BaricharaGuaneCuritíChicamocha CanyonChicamocha National Park (Panachi)

Illustration, not to scale. Relative positions from public coordinates (Wikipedia, Google Maps). To get there, use a real map.

  • The hostel, in central San Gil
  • Towns and places with verified coordinates
  • Places for the adventures on this page
  • Rivers: approximate lines (we leave out the Suárez because we can't place it precisely)

Editorial planner

Plan your trip

Tell us how many days you have, your pace and what you're into. We'll sketch a day-by-day idea from the atlas. It's a starting point for a chat, not a booking: times, prices and spots are confirmed by the team with each operator.

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