This is the ideal tour to experience some of the Llanos' most exciting fauna in a day. 
​Only 2 hours from Yopal, we traverse savannas dotted with lagoons and streams in a 4x4 vehicle. Interrupted by short explorations on foot, this tour is ideal for photo safaris. Large groups of hardly shy capybaras, the feeding of spectacled caimans, sighting deer and wild pigs as well as interesting Llanos birdlife and red-footed tortoises make for great photo motifs. Throw in ranch life, the odd cowboy, cattle herds, horses and a beautiful sunset and you'll get the picture.

This hike is the ideal introduction to the Llanos’ fauna, flora and culture. We will stalk the Llanos’ diverse wild and birdlife in savannas and gallery forests and enjoy the infinity of the prairies while listening to howler monkeys and exotic birds.
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On this hike we climb up the Andean foothills via a steep tropical forest climb. Upon reaching Doña Maritza’s finca we enjoy a fresh brew of tinto with fantastic views across the valley. Coffee and banana plantations and native woodlands traverse the small finca. Doña Maritza proudly maintains her coffee business organic and small-scale.
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Kilometers: 8

The Llanos' vast savanna grasslands, wetlands and plenty of rivers and lagoons attract birdlife such as hoatzins, wire-tailed manakins, umbrellabirds, trogons, savanna hawks, slender hawks, tiger herons, scarlet ibises, buff-necked ibises, southern lapwings, burrowing owls, kingfishers, motmots, macaws, chachalacas, ani, jacamars and many more. We are going to explore the varied birdlife on walking excursions across private farms and treks about 30-40 minutes from Yopal.

A highlight of this tour is the visit to the "manakin forest", a gallery forest that is popular with the colourful wire-tailed manakins (lat: pipra filicauda).

La Indepedencia is a traditional Llanos farm of 600 ha 30 mins from Yopal. This riding trek combines cowboy feeling, prairies and wildlife watching. You can learn about the Llanos’ work, culture and fauna while the gentle Llano horses carry you across creeks and waterholes, savannas and tropical forests. We are also going to stalk some of the Llanos’ diverse bird and wildlife. 
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This riding tour sends us on a voyage across two large farms of pristine natural sights, La Independencia and San Pedro, including spectacular experiences such as crossing lagoons, savannas and tropical forests by horse and a great chance to spot the Llanos’ bird and wildlife in the various ecosystems. We have lunch by Doña Marta at the farmhouse with views of the river stream frequented by spectacled caimans and hoatzins and finish the riding tour with a sundowner in the prairies.
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