ITINERARY
- After breakfast, meet your professional driver at 8 a.m. in our Medellin office (calle 8 #43A – 89, Medellín, Poblado)
- Drive 1.5 hours on the Medellin-Bogota Highway, to Cocorna
- Join a bilingual guide to take a tandem paragliding flight
- Drive 20min to reach our rafting base
- Enjoy lunch by the river
- Raft over 15 kilometers of class 3-4 river
- Drive back to Medellin
Meet your driver at 8 am at our office in Medellin (calle 8 #43a-89, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia). Drive 1.5 hours to the town of Cocorna
Meet your experienced bilingual paraglider pilot. Do a methodical assessment of the weather conditions with your pilot to ensure a safe and enjoyable flight. Once weather conditions are optimal, you will take a short walk to the take-off ramp, located on a sloping hill. Your instructor will ensure the tandem paragliding equipment is properly set up, including helmet and harness. Leg, shoulder and waist straps are connected with safety attachments. A tandem paraglide is built for a single pilot and a passenger and allows a person with no previous experience to fly with an instructor, who controls the paraglide.
Follow instructions for how to run on take-off site, sit comfortably in your harness, and position yourself for landing. An assistant will help you and your tandem pilot take-off and then you will enjoy an amazing flight over the Samana Valley and its waterfalls, for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on weather conditions and the wind to fly the flight duration can vary.
Get back in the van and drive 20 minutes to the Calderas river. Enjoy lunch by the riverside before listening to a safety talk from your bilingual rafting guide. Begin an adventurous descent on thrilling class 3/4 intermediate whitewater, flowing in a pristine valley. Look for wildlife and enjoy the opportunities to swim in the calmer sections.
The last part of the river is the most exciting, with drops up to 1.5 meters and fun waves to hit! Let our expert guides navigate you safely through the rapids before reaching the take out, where the local “tienda” awaits, packed with cold drinks!
Our vans and professional drivers will take you back to Medellin (2 hour drive). Enjoy the stunning landscapes as you drive through the remote valley.
CHECKLIST
- All transportation and equipment
- Experienced and certified professional bilingual guides (languages: Spanish, French, English)
- Safety kayaker
- Colombian insurance
- Water
- Quality picnic lunch with excellent vegetarian, vegan, gluten- free, and other dietary options.
- Good closed-toe shoes for the river
- Board shorts or lightweight long pants
- Lightweight long sleeve shirt or t-shirt
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- 1 dry set of shoes (to change into after river trip)
- 1 dry set of clothes (to change into after river trip)
- PASSPORT
- Excellent vegetarian, vegan, gluten- free, and other dietary options* please notify us in advance of any special needs
- Enjoy a picnic lunch on a secluded riverside beach prepared by your guides
- Treated water is offered to guests, please bring a refillable water bottle or opt to purchase bottled water
PRICE & RESERVATION
For larger groups or those looking to customize your trip, please contact us directly for pricing.
MEET US AT THE RIVER:
If you’d like to enjoy a lower price or find it more convenient to meet us directly at the river, this option is for you! Join us at 11:00 AM at La Piñuela in our Operational office next to El Palacio de los Frijoles. Kilometer 84, Medellín-Bogotá Highway, Cocorná, Antioquia.
A 100% deposit is required 3 days before the trip. For last-minute payment or reservation requests, please contact Expedition Colombia. All payments must be made through our booking platform or via a deposit into our Bancolombia account.
Please note: All prices listed above do not include IVA.
According to the Colombian tax system:
- Foreigners are exempt from IVA.
- Colombian residents, citizens, and foreigners living in Colombia for more than 6 months will be charged of the IVA.
- For companies or agencies, the full IVA will be charged.
