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Calanoa Lodge

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Calanoa is a beautiful jungle lodge, just an hour's boat ride from Leticia in Colombia's Amazon region.

This beautiful, well-run lodge offers spacious accommodation, great food and imaginative excursions. Owned by renowned artist and photographer Diego Samper, Calanoa Lodge has rustic cabins with river or jungle views.

Cabins can accommodate 6-8 people in separate bedrooms on different floors, but couples or smaller families may have cabins all to themselves. The cabins have comfortable beds with good quality linen, mosquito netting and private bathrooms. The sides of some cabins are open with just netting to protect from insects, providing an authentic jungle experience.

Food is very good and meals are taken in a communal dining room. There is electricity all day from solar panels. Excursions are led by local non-English speaking indigenous guides but we will arrange for an English-speaking guide to accompany you.

The charming, friendly indigenous community Mocagua, famed for its art, is just a 20-minute walk away.

What our clients say

Enjoyed every aspect of our trip to Colombia. Fourteen years ago when we first visited the country we felt slightly on edge due to security situation. This time we experienced…
JE, Sunbury On Thames Dec 2011
Highlights? La Mar and Andres carne de res restaurants in Bogota - both quite different but amazing; the salt cathedral; Villa de Layve (although it's a long way there and…
JS, Abingdon Aug 2019
Highlight?: The coffee region and Cartagena were both spectacular to visit. Mompos was lovely and worth making the effort to get to.
IR, London Sep 2017
Our two weeks in Colombia were extraordinarily stimulating on every level, from the warmth and friendliness of the Colombian people to the fertility of the countryside and its fascinating geology…
JM, London May 2014
The whole trip was really enjoyable, the amount of wildlife (turtles, crocodiles, armadillo, anteater, monkeys etc etc!) and scenery we saw met all expectations. All well organised and minor problems…
HT, Cardiff Aug 2019
Highlights?: I cannot really think of anything that wasn't memorable. Perhaps my overriding memory is of the friendliness and helpfulness of the ordinary Colombians I encountered.
DM, Nottingham Jan 2018

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