Our wonderful range of holidays & tours to Colombia, include La Macarena and the Rainbow River of Five Colours – known locally as ‘Cano Cristales’ (the Crystal Channel) situated in central Colombia. The small town of La Macarena is reached by flight from Bogota, and is the gateway to this extraordinary multicoloured river that is a tributary of the Guayabero River.
The Rainbow River is actually a series of rivers, waterfalls and streams found inside the wilderness of Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de La Macarena. To reach the river you will need to hike for 4.5-miles (7-kms) on holidays & tours to Colombia, La Macarena & Rainbow River (Cano Cristales), but at the end you will be rewarded with views of one of the most beautiful rivers in the world. This kaleidoscopic river has numerous colourful pools, several small waterfalls and many large ’kettles' - small circular pits formed by erosion, as pebbles rotate in the swirling waters.
From June until November each year (i.e. during the rainy season), this fast flowing river has striking shades of red, yellow, green, blue and black, due to its unique geology and an aquatic plant called Macarena Clavijera, that changes colour from green to pink and red, according to the amount of sunlight it receives and the depth of the water. This transforms the crystal-clear water into a river of cabernet that contrasts magically with the lunarscape of hollowed out riverbed rock and the surrounding savanna on holidays & tours to Colombia, La Macarena & the Rainbow River (Cano Cristales).
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We have been arranging holidays & tours to Colombia, including La Macarena & Rainbow River (Cano Cristales) for over 20 years.
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