Travel and transport agencies Pacific Region

Note that there are also local airlines such as Aerolíneas in Antioquia or ADA (Medellín) or TAC (Cali). The latter (see www.taccolombia.com) ensures regular journeys from Cali to Buenaventura, Guapi, El Charco, Tumaco, and Pasto… As well as from Medellin to Quibdó, Bahia Solano, Capurganá and Turbo… flights are also provided since Bogotá.

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This tiny airport, still under construction, is the main point of connection between the Choco Pacifico and the rest of the country. In reality, it's an airfield linking Bahía Solano to Medellin. Charter flights (mainly with Pacifica) leave every day. The flight itself is a great experience: with three or four passengers, it's almost like an excursion overlooking the jungle and the Pacific!

A tour operator known for its seriousness and the quality of its excursions throughout the coffee region. Tatiana Serna, her dynamic and passionate manager, is taking care of her clients. She and her team offer medium and high mountain excursions in Los Nevados National Park, including the Santa Isabel trek of one or two days, and crossings to Pereira and the Tolima of four or five days. Beyond the discovery of the high mountains, Destinos y Rutas de Colombia offers day tours in the middle of the green coffee valleys, with the discovery of traditional coffee fincas, the visit of the pretty village of Salamina and Samaria, this magnificent wax palm forest. The agency also offers thematic outings of Manizales, to discover all the secrets of the "city of open doors".

This agency specialized in Andeanism has excellent guides, such as Juan Diego Giraldo, Olga Grajales, or Anna María Giraldo, who was one of the first three Colombian women to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 2007. In addition to trekking and hiking in Los Nevados National Park, Kumanday specializes in mountain bike excursions, such as a 2,000-meter descent from the Nevado del Ruiz, or the crossing of the Eje Cafetero. Also expeditions in the rest of Colombia.