Water Sports in Colombia: Top Outdoor Adventures Awaiting You

From sea kayaking and canyoning to whitewater rafting, Colombia offers plenty of incredible water sports activities for participants of every level.

Aside from the aforementioned white water rafting trips heading to Rio Verde is very popular for beginners. Modest rapids allow for first-time rafters to get the hang of the support while exploring various waterfalls and other incredible landscapes as well.

Sea kayaking is also popular, especially in the northern areas of Santa Marta, near Tayrona National Park. This provides a great chance to explore a unique coastal landscape and see wildlife, such as dolphins and birds.

Meanwhile, Tobia, just northwest of Bogota, is home to some great canyoning options. With both steeper and deeper options along the creek as well as shallower ones – perfect for beginners – there are all kinds of great trips for thrill seekers and adventurers of every level.

Stunning scenery

Boasting almost every imaginable landscape, from thickly forested mountain slopes to white sand beaches, Colombia is a stunningly scenic place to head for any water sport trip,. Explore some of this country’s incredible beauty from a different vantage point and enjoy a different perspective.

Get your adrenaline pumping

Regardless of where you head in the Colombian Andes, you are likely to find a fun and incredibly exciting whitewater rafting experience. From roaring rapids the Rio Negro, outside of Bogota, to long and thirlling explorations of the Calderas River, there are plenty of great opportunities for thrill seekers of all aptitudes and preferences.

Amazing biodiversity

Colombia is widely considered to be the second most biodiverse country on earth. This means its rivers and shores are teeming with wildlife. From spying dolphins from the Caribbean islands to seeing Andean Bears and all sorts of birds from the roaring rivers, keep your eyes peeled when you head out on the water next for the wildlife watching experience of a lifetime.

In the mountainous areas of Colombia, average daily temperatures range from 17 ºC to 22 ºC (63 ºF to 72 ºF) throughout the year. During the drier times of year, the air is often humid, but rain is not too common.

This depends on where your trip is. However, most guides will opt to meet you at one of El Dorado International Airport (BOG), in Bogota; José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), in Medellin; or Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO), in Cali. Guides will usually opt to provide transport to the start of the trip from one of these locations.

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