Glampingland

The lovely little town of Cucunubá (15 minutes' drive) is known as the 'Jewel of Cundinamarca’ and makes an excellent place to have a wander around. The cobbled streets and pretty colonial houses are home to a number of sweet cafés and shops, along with the well-preserved Church of San Miguel Arcángel, built in the 18th century. For a longer outing, get your hiking boots on to do a circuit of the lagoon or head out to nearby natural sites like the Monolitos de Chocontá rock formations, the huge Piedra Ventana rock window and the Páramo de Guacheneque nature reserve (all around an hour's drive). For climbers, it has to be a trip to Suesca village (50 minutes), the country’s top spot for scrambling up cliff faces. If you’ve not seen them on the trip up from Bogotá, it's worth planning an outing to the Nemocón Salt Mine and/or Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral – both are about an hour's drive away and fascinating places to explore.