Paragliding - flying high

The mountains that surround Cali offer some amazing paragliding flying conditions. You can fly north of the city and get great views of the city and Valle de Cauca or you can go on a wilderness flight over some dense forest areas east of Cali near Hacienda El Paraiso famous from the love story La Maria.

Swiss paragliding instructor Heinz who live in Cali offer different tandem flights. If you're in a group then Heinz will invite along some local paragliding instructors so you can fly as a group.

The options are a "city flight" 10-20 minutes duration for 100.000 pesos, a "wilderness flight" 10-20 minutes duration at about 130.000 pesos (including transport) or a "cross-country flight" to Yumbo, duration approx 1 hour price 180.000 pesos.

For booking and pick-up at most hostels in Cali contact Heinz directly: paraheinz@hotmail.com

Eco walk and Canopy - Colombias longest?

With its 1500 meters, the canopy ride at "Mi Universo", 20 minutes drive from Cali city, might be the longest canopy ride in Colombia.

"Mi Universo" is a small farm made into an Eco-park located 3 km east of "Kilometro 18" which is a small mountain village 18 kilometers from Cali where the local Cali youngsters hang out and enjoy the many cheap local restaurants that serve alcohol, fresh homemade cheese and honey in the weekend.


Because of its somewhat high altitude the temperature is chilly, but during the day its perfect for engaging into action sports like ATV riding, Mountain biking or Canopying.

The farm (finca) Mi Universo offer a great day excursion from life in the city. And along with the canopy there are a small pool, jacuzzi, playground, a trampoline bungee activity, pony ride, a restaurant and a beautiful Eco-walk in the mountains.

For only $40.000 you get a canopy ride and are free to use the facilities the whole day including a lunch.

Its also possible to spend the night for additional $25.000 in private or dorm.

We recommend that you arrange your visit in advance to make sure they are ready to receive guests, as many of the tourist attractions in the rural areas still are not overrun by tourists.

To get in contact with Mi Universo visit: www.parquemiuniverso.com

Casa Blanca Hostel - My home in Cali

Casa Blanca Hostel in the trendy new sector of Cali called "Santa Monica" is one of the latest additions on Cali's hostel scene.

With a perfect location near the bus terminal, supermarkets, one of South Americas biggest shopping malls Chipichape and only one block from the famous street "La Sexta" where the salsa party take place - the super clean and comfy hostel offers several great services for adventures travelers in South America.

Those include airport shuttle, laundry service, breakfast, free Wi-Fi, hot showers, safe parking for motorcycles and bikes, big 42" flat screen with DVD and 86 channel satelite package, big kitchen and dining area and a 24 hour open reception.

The hostel is owened and run by Danish/Colombian couple Mike and Diana who meet while Mike was traveling through South and Central America on his motorcycle.
Visit Casa Blanca Hostel and write to - booking@casablancahostel.com

Have a look at this video from when the hostel was under construction:

Motolombia - motorcycle & ATV tours and rental

Motolombia is the first adventure motorcycle tour and rental business in Colombia.

Its located in Cali and offer both guided offroad tours on ATV's and customized tours around Colombia on bigger Enduro bikes.

Its also possible to rent bikes for individual rides around the the country and one way tours can be arranged.

Currently Motolombia have Dinli DMX 450 ATVs, Kawasaki KLR 650, KTM 640 Adventure, Suzuki DL650 V-Strom and Aprilia ETV 1000 ready for rent or tours.

To set up a tour or rental contact Danish owner Mike at mike@motolombia.com or visit www.motolombia.com

Visit gnomes in a mystic garden in the mountains

Its a 30-45 minutes drive from Cali city center to the nearby rural mountain town of La Leonera where you can visit the excentric story telling mountain man Thomas and his wife in their magic and mystic garden.

The garden is covered with small gnomes, strange animals and creatures from a land of fairy tale's. And the amount of tropical exotic plants and flowers are amazing.

Its the perfect place to take kids to explore the many details and hiding places of the garden and for the rest of us superstitious adults its a beautiful peaceful place that will tricker our minds to wander!

Thomas can also take you on a 1,5 hour eco walk in the unspoiled forest near his garden.

You'll find the garden "Bichacue Yath" in the mountain village of La Leonera.

BMX is hot in Cali

The city of Cali offer a couple of world class dirt tracks with huge jumps for BMX riders. The local riders are also among the best, as you can see in these couple of videos.

You should also check out Bmxarmy.com - an impressive site run by some local riders from Cali. They practice several times a week, but especially the competitions make up a great day-event - worth watching.

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