Top Salento Bird Watching in 2026

The lush jungles and rain forests of Colombia are home to hundreds of bird species, some of which can only be found in this area. Join a small group of fellow bird lovers and set out for a tour to discover the endemic bird species in the Santa Rita Nature Reserve. See a range of species such as the Andean cock-of-the-rock, crested ant-tanager, and cauca guan.

The La Carbonera tour, known as the Wax Palm Sanctuary, is a 5- to 7-hour tour that allows you to admire the highest wax palms in their natural environment. It is a unique experience in a private space, without massive tourism, with abundant fauna and flora. The tour begins in Salento, Quindío, and may include hiking or Jeep Willys, depending on the visitor’s preferences. The tour goes through viewpoints, waterfalls and rural roads, providing breathtaking views and changing sensations of weather along the way. It is ideal for both those who enjoy walking and those who prefer a vehicle tour. It also includes a snack and tickets, ensuring a complete experience, with local guides explaining the history and culture of the place.

In this 2-day adventure you will ascend to 3800 meters of altitude, we will arrive at a cozy peasant farm where we can observe the greatness of the snowy Tolima, on the second day we can observe the calm of the great Paramillo del Quindío. During the tour you can see various landscapes, wild animals and beautiful frailejones.

We started in Salento Quindío meeting point with the guide to board the transport that would take us to the Cocora Valley. Where our adventure will start walking through the artificial attractions with time for photos: The chieftain hand, butterfly, jeep, net, nest, Cocora signs, condor wings among others. But hiking with guide to the mountain viewpoint with breaks to see and know through explanations and environmental interpretation the entire Cocora Valley and its lush forests of wax palms to descend to transport. Finally, we make the route with the transport through the different coffee farms seeing the coffee plants and cultural landscapes until we arrive at the Buenos Aires farm, where we will be welcomed with a delicious peasant lunch and then dress up in typical costume and start with the collection, explanation of grinding, catchment among other stages of the tour to return new mind to Salento where the Pasadía ends.

Learn about the entire coffee production chain process, starting with the seed, we will observe different types of varietals, we will learn about the history of the grain, we will walk through a coffee plantation, we will go through the coffee mill to finish roasting the beans that will be be prepared in a delicious drink product of our land to talk about its marketing and preparation. During our walk we will learn about the biodiversity of the area, since the crop is surrounded by different types of trees, fruit trees, plants and flowers.