Hospedaje Camping La Tierrita

If Iguaque doesn’t offer up enough physical challenges to keep athletic guests busy, there are other options hereabouts. Parque Mayoral is a 20-minute drive from base, and has canopy trails and Tibetan bridges to conquer and rappelling and canyoning to get adrenaline spiking, while Aventura Park (35 minutes) has its fair share of Tibetan bridges along with bungee jumps and Tarzan swings. Prefer a more sedate type of hol? Wander into Villa de Leyva to explore the town’s colonial streets, view the art collection at Museo del Carmen or learn about Colombia’s revolutionary history in the houses of Antonia Ricuarte and Antonio Nariño, and wind up days with a stop in one of the small breweries. (Wine drinkers are looked after too, as there are two vineyards offering tours within 25 minutes.) Those who’d rather dive into the past than into the bottom of a glass (or those who are big fans of both) should enjoy digging into some of the area’s history… There’s a palaeontology museum about five minutes from base, a fossil museum 20 minutes away, and pre-Colombia Muisca civilisation sites Sol Muisca and El Infiernito are well worth visits within 20 minutes. For days that are a little less typical, a pitstop for pics at Casa Terracota (a house believed to be the largest piece of pottery in the world), an afternoon of dino-splores at Gondava theme park and an unusual tasting at Granja de Avestruces ostrich farm are all within 25 minutes.