{"id":98870,"date":"2025-06-05T17:31:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T22:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/?page_id=98870"},"modified":"2026-01-22T06:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:10:58","slug":"arusi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/travel-to-colombia\/destinations-in-colombia\/pacific-coast\/arusi\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Arusi"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"gb-container gb-container-607bc25b destHeader\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ef7ef055 destSectionContainer\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-23c44a2d\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-326e7c7e destHeaderMask\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-18-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia (18) (1)\" class=\"wp-image-98941\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-18-1-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-18-1-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-18-1-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-18-1-1-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-78fa79b2\">\n<p>[tpmt_breadcrumb]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading destHeaderTitle light has-global-color-14-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c49c9154154e8a29594cadd5abad9376\">Travel guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading destHeaderTitleSub has-base-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-059d203eb0c34be389b24026f5e02186\">Arusi<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading destHeaderTitleSubSmall has-base-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f478c108d1ce4f0b524242644049b1dc\">Colombia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"destHeaderText has-base-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-06077cbe209123f53ddd1e9f977a21a3\">Arusi, 3 days of adventure between jungle and ocean, straight from our Pacific travel journal. <br><br>Discover stylish cabins just steps away from a fishing village, where you can dive into local life and play explorer\u2014Darwin would\u2019ve loved it.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-23e84385 destSectionContainer normal\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-fb46d96e postHeaderAccordion gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1e294904 postHeaderAccordionPanel gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-2ec74e2a gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-2ec74e2a\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Why trust TOM PLAN MY TRIP?<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-b0893f7b\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b0893f7b\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3f988422 postHeaderAccordionPanelContent\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bd22543f postHeaderAccordionPanelContentInfos\">\n\n<p>We are on a quest across Colombia to discover<strong> the top local agencies<\/strong> to establish a trustworthy <strong>network of experts<\/strong> and gather <strong>unique, valuable insights<\/strong> for each destination. 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22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-2bee2c7a\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2bee2c7a\">\n\n<p>Arusi is located in the <strong><a data-lasso-id=\"126845\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/choco-colombia-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Choc\u00f3<\/a> <\/strong>department on <strong><a data-lasso-id=\"126846\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/travel-to-colombia\/destinations-in-colombia\/pacific-coast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colombia\u2019s Pacific Coast<\/a><\/strong>, about 1 hour by boat south of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/travel-to-colombia\/destinations-in-colombia\/pacific-coast\/nuqui-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"99359\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130282\">Nuqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong> and north of <strong>Cabo Corrientes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <em>lancha<\/em>, it takes around 30 minutes from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/travel-to-colombia\/destinations-in-colombia\/pacific-coast\/guachalito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"126847\">Guachalito<\/a><\/strong> and just 15 minutes from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/travel-to-colombia\/destinations-in-colombia\/pacific-coast\/termales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"126848\">Termales<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fringed to the south by the jungle and to the west by the mouths of the Arusi and El Aji <strong>rivers<\/strong>, the village stretches along an endless <strong>beach<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the population is <strong>Afro-Colombian<\/strong>, living with a native <strong>Indigenous<\/strong> group. <strong>Fishing<\/strong> is the heart of village life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-21.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-21-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-21-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d81f3b98 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-c3f0cf06 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-c3f0cf06\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Why visit Arusi<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-e357eeb3\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e357eeb3\">\n\n<p>There\u2019s something raw and <strong>authentic<\/strong> about this quiet village\u2014bigger than Termales, yet still off the beaten path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arusi is an excellent spot for anyone curious about life in a Pacific coast pueblo or looking to connect with <strong>local <\/strong>traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/best-beaches-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"126849\">Its wide black sand beach<\/a><\/strong> isn\u2019t the prettiest around, with <strong>mud<\/strong> and <strong>natural debris<\/strong> washed in from the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adventurers can paddle a <strong>canoe<\/strong> up the river, hike deep into the forest on the stunning <em>La Amargal<\/em> <strong>trail<\/strong>, or search for <strong>snakes <\/strong>and<strong> frogs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll also find great spots for snorkeling and fishing nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-8.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-8-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-36d0a1a9 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-0009d68d gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-0009d68d\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Best time to visit Arusi<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-04d2c2d9\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-04d2c2d9\">\n\n<p>The Pacific coast is one of the <strong>rainiest<\/strong> places in the world, and your best chance for sunshine is from December to March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Surfing<\/strong>: best waves from May to November.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Whale watching<\/strong>: July to October.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Turtle spotting<\/strong>: August to February.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Whale shark season<\/strong>: April to May.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-18-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-18-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-18-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-18-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-92ceab9d gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-576a6f25 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-576a6f25\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">How many days are enough to enjoy Arusi fully<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-df7a2dd0\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-df7a2dd0\">\n\n<p>Plan to stay <strong>4 to 6 days<\/strong> in Arusi. If you dream of sleeping on beautiful beaches, consider adding Guachalito or Coqui to your trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3.jpg\" alt=\"Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia (3)\" class=\"wp-image-98718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b4626f37\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-d29e0310 gb-button-text destCta\" href=\"#recit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our story<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-1a0a73d2 gb-button-text destCta\" href=\"#partenaire\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our partner<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-90916390 postItineraryBoxPicture\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5.jpg\" alt=\"Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia (5)\" class=\"wp-image-98945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"postItineraryBoxPictureAuthor\">\u00a9 Tomplanmytrip<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d8b4b756 postItineraryBox us\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c86b1e0d postItineraryBoxInfos\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading postItineraryBoxInfosName has-global-color-11-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c87ca1306a776b7ea9c51a1a756a9d94\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Our secret to actually enjoying your Colombia vacation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading postItineraryBoxInfosIntro has-global-color-14-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fb919e6128a2217dc926075b21747671\">AI and social media have turned travel into a frantic race. Everyone follows the same itineraries, rushes from one tourist spot to another for fear of &#8220;missing out,&#8221; without ever stopping to truly experience the country.<br><br>We refuse that for your Colombia trip. No more superficial, exhausting travel.<br><br>In 11 years of passionate exploration, we&#8217;ve meticulously handpicked our favorites\u2014places, experiences, hotels\u2014then organized them in a logical and optimized way. The goal? To give you beautiful, authentic experiences, away from the crowds, with minimal time wasted on transfers.<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-41dcd792\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-cd4814c3 gb-button-text destCta newTab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/travel-services\/tailor-made-trip-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"196562\"><strong>See our trips to Colombia<\/strong><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f0e2270c postItineraryBoxPicture\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Barichara-Salto-del-mono.jpg\" alt=\"Barichara - Salto del mono\" class=\"wp-image-96577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Barichara-Salto-del-mono.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Barichara-Salto-del-mono-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Barichara-Salto-del-mono-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"postItineraryBoxPictureAuthor\">\u00a9 Tomplanmytrip<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a617df28 postItineraryBox\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-933c6bc6 postItineraryBoxInfos\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading postItineraryBoxInfosName has-global-color-11-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-122b87037ea4eca5cb565e94907b0af4\">THINGS TO DO IN ARUSI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading postItineraryBoxInfosIntro has-global-color-14-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-600d84141cd00c14e4bdc40d2d082665\">Exploration and local culture.<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a48af8bb gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-de9bae4b gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-f7404484 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-f7404484\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Head out on a night hike<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-5457cfd1\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5457cfd1\">\n\n<p>Arusi is an excellent <strong>spot<\/strong> for spotting <strong>snakes<\/strong> and frogs, including the famous Colombian <strong>Koko\u00ef<\/strong>\u2014if you&#8217;re lucky, you might see one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heading into the jungle <strong>at night<\/strong> adds a real thrill to your adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of hiking, we had a <strong>fantastic guide<\/strong> during our forest trek! He shared his knowledge, pointed out <strong>native tree species<\/strong>, and explained how locals use the plants we came across\u2014he works with our local partner \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-26-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-26-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-26-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-26-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-73e55c86 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-fc5ba44d gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-fc5ba44d\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Venture into the Arusisito River by canoe<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-1a2d4b66\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1a2d4b66\">\n\n<p>From the village, you&#8217;ll hop into a narrow, <strong>traditional<\/strong> canoe skillfully steered by a local\u2014think Venetian gondolier, jungle edition. You&#8217;ll glide up the river&#8217;s clear waters, winding through <strong>lush vegetation<\/strong> until you reach a beautiful <strong>emerald-green<\/strong> swimming spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leave early enough in the morning, and you might spot several <strong>bird species<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Arusisito Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia- boat (3) (1)\" class=\"wp-image-98144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-3-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-3-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-3-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bf2d7417 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-c4ff2bd7 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-c4ff2bd7\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Hike to la Amargal beach<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-79aa4d81\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-79aa4d81\">\n\n<p>From Arusi, a small boat will drop you off in the <strong>mangroves<\/strong> with your guide. You\u2019ll hike through lush vegetation until you reach a beautiful <strong>waterfall<\/strong>, perfect for a <strong>swim<\/strong> and a relaxed lunch break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After crossing stunning landscapes, you\u2019ll arrive at <em>Playa de Amargal<\/em>, a breathtaking, untouched <strong>desert<\/strong> <strong>beach<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <em><strong>lancha<\/strong><\/em> will be waiting near the shore to take you back to Arusi\u2014or if you\u2019re feeling strong, you can hike back the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">solid hike is around&nbsp;<strong>5 hours<\/strong> long<\/span> and requires some endurance (3.5\/5 difficulty).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-14-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-14-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-14-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-14-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dfae1585 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-e1baef6d gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-e1baef6d\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Go snorkeling or head out fishing<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-dd97bcac\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dd97bcac\">\n\n<p>There\u2019s a great snorkeling <strong>spot<\/strong> near <strong>Punta Arusi<\/strong>. You can walk along the beach at low tide, or ask a <strong>local<\/strong> to take you by boat. It\u2019s also a popular area for <strong>spearfishing<\/strong>. <strong>La Ara\u00f1osa<\/strong> is another top site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re into fishing, you can learn <strong>traditional<\/strong> fishing techniques\u2014with nets or hand lines\u2014and how to <strong>identify<\/strong> the local fish species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Depending on the season, <strong>sport fishin<\/strong><\/span><strong>g<\/strong>&nbsp;fans can also go after&nbsp;yellowfin tuna, marlin, and other <strong>big<\/strong> catches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98652\" style=\"width:933px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3c86e06a gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-85c85078 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-85c85078\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Discover local crafts and culture<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-9e55c4f1\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9e55c4f1\">\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re into traditional crafts, <strong>locals<\/strong> from the village will gladly show you the ancestral <strong>weaving<\/strong> techniques and <strong>basketry<\/strong> using fibers from the <em>Iraca<\/em> palm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also a lovely way to <strong>connect<\/strong> with the community and <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">glimpse their&nbsp;daily lives<\/span>. That\u2019s how I met Ana, a <strong>sweet soul<\/strong> with a deep passion for weaving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also explore <strong>Chocoano culture<\/strong> through transcultural tours and learn about local <strong>medicinal<\/strong> practices,like the soothing power of a plant-based herbal <strong>bath<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Tom-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98651\" style=\"width:627px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Tom-2-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Tom-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Tom-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-25cfa41b\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-03e27202 gb-button-text destCta\" href=\"#recit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our story<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-bfbf689c gb-button-text destCta\" href=\"#partenaire\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our partner<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-22dd3af9 postItineraryBoxPicture\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0b581585\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Arusisito Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia- boat (1)\" 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postItineraryBoxInfosIntro has-global-color-14-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bb752684c6b314b4810d8bc68b26a36a\">Chill vibes and marine wonders.<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0e2b43a1 gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2d4caa81 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-31d71eea gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-31d71eea\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Go whale watching<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-d4b86ed0\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d4b86ed0\">\n\n<p>If you visit between July and October, you\u2019ll have the <strong>chance<\/strong> to see humpback whales, especially during their <strong>mating displays<\/strong> in July and August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between April and May, it\u2019s also possible to catch sight of whale sharks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Whales-Guachalito-Nuqui-Choco-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1.jpg\" alt=\"Whales Guachalito Nuqui Choco Pacific Coast Colombia\" class=\"wp-image-88967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Whales-Guachalito-Nuqui-Choco-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Whales-Guachalito-Nuqui-Choco-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Whales-Guachalito-Nuqui-Choco-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3e047a1a gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-a394560e gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-a394560e\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Visit Termales<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-faeb2550\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-faeb2550\">\n\n<p>From Arusi, you can reach <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/travel-to-colombia\/destinations-in-colombia\/pacific-coast\/termales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"126850\">Termales<\/a><\/strong>, a <strong>charming<\/strong> fishing village, in just 15 minutes by boat, or walk along the beach at low tide\u2014plan for about an hour on foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Termales is famous for its <strong>natural hot springs<\/strong>. I loved soaking in the two <strong>jungle<\/strong>-fringed pools before dipping into the cool waters of the river<strong> <\/strong>below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s easy to grab <strong>lunch<\/strong> in the village\u2014try Jenny\u2019s <em>empanadas<\/em> or the delicious <em>menu del d\u00eda<\/em> at La Flaca, which is always open and doesn\u2019t require reservations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>beach<\/strong> at Termales is stunning\u2014perfect for a stroll and catching the sunset if you time it right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Termales-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-11-1.jpg\" alt=\"Termales de Termales Pacific Coast Colombia (11) (1)\" class=\"wp-image-97754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Termales-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-11-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Termales-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-11-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Termales-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-11-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ff243cf1 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-30817193 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-30817193\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Visit Guachalito<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-ec8ac3eb\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ec8ac3eb\">\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/travel-to-colombia\/destinations-in-colombia\/pacific-coast\/guachalito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"126851\">Guachalito<\/a><\/strong> is <strong>one of my favorite beaches in Colombia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though the ride is a bit long and pricey (about 30 minutes by boat), you can ask to be dropped off at the far end of the beach (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/VdZygEEUNtdcZbkPA\" data-lasso-id=\"126852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right around here<\/a>), do a little <strong>viche tasting<\/strong>, then <strong>walk<\/strong> the entire stretch of beach back to Termales\u2014it\u2019ll take about 1.5 hours on foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once there, you can surf, enjoy the hot springs, grab a tasty lunch, and either take a boat back to Arus\u00ed or keep walking for another 2 hours\u2014just <strong>watch out for the tide<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Guachalito-Choco-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5.jpg\" alt=\"beach Guachalito - Pacific Coast Colombia (5)\" class=\"wp-image-97066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Guachalito-Choco-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Guachalito-Choco-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Guachalito-Choco-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b96fd0e0 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-f3175218 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-f3175218\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Visit the impressive Cabo Corrientes<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-99167cd3\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-99167cd3\">\n\n<p><strong>Cabo Corrientes<\/strong> is the easternmost <strong>cape<\/strong> on the Choc\u00f3 coast, and you can reach it in about 50 minutes by lancha from Arusi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The landscape is <strong>striking<\/strong>\u2014<strong>rocky cliffs<\/strong> carve out natural tunnels along the shoreline. Thanks to the abundance of <strong>fish<\/strong>, it&#8217;s a well-known spot for fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experienced divers can enjoy stunning dives here, but the strong<strong> currents<\/strong> and deep waters make it a <strong>tough place<\/strong> for snorkeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Cabo-Corriente-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Cabo-Corriente-5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Cabo-Corriente-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Cabo-Corriente-5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7fd21025 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-0f56af87 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-0f56af87\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Go scuba diving<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-91e452b5\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-91e452b5\">\n\n<p>If you\u2019re into scuba diving, ask your ecolodge about the best options and dive <strong>spots<\/strong> based on your experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best<strong> visibility<\/strong> is in January and February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you&#8217;re visiting in May, you might just be lucky enough to dive into the middle of a massive, swirling sardine bait ball\u2014a truly <strong>mind-blowing<\/strong> experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container 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class=\"gb-container gb-container-3f4a1c7c postItineraryBox\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8ce70b8e postItineraryBoxInfos\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading postItineraryBoxInfosName has-global-color-11-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-186b7e5fb061c8a063047ad117a3468d\">WHERE TO STAY IN ARUSI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading postItineraryBoxInfosIntro has-global-color-14-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-955074fccd20b0c4aba3b3fb5cdfc96c\">Village vibes or peaceful cabin.<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-26b65875 gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ec99bc6d gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-b43ebeac gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-b43ebeac\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Stay in the village<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-bb204408\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bb204408\">\n\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">You\u2019ll find&nbsp;<strong>basic, budget-friendly accommodations<\/strong> in the village<\/span>, but <strong>don\u2019t expect peace and quiet<\/strong>\u2014rooms aren\u2019t well insulated, and the locals love playing music almost non-stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re after more <strong>tranquility<\/strong>, I&#8217;d recommend staying in an ecolodge just <strong>a few minutes\u2019 walk from Arusi<\/strong> (coming from Termales).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14-1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ed69deee gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-d3a951b4 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-d3a951b4\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">A stylish ecolodge with open-air cabins<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-c08a7c8b\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c08a7c8b\">\n\n<p>If you want to sleep peacefully without straying too far from the village, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/tours\/pacific-coast\/arusi-ecolodge-elegant\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"98350\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"127536\">this ecolodge\u2019s cabins <\/a><\/strong>are just right. <strong>Stylish<\/strong> and comfortable, each <strong>opens<\/strong> onto a garden or the jungle&#8217;s edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With only three cabins, it guarantees a <strong>cozy<\/strong>, full-board stay in a lovely <strong>setting<\/strong>\u2014even if the beach isn\u2019t the most inviting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The manager is super <strong>friendly<\/strong>, and a truly&nbsp;<strong>top-notch<\/strong> local guide runs the excursions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1-1.jpg 1024w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-25-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-25-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-25-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"postItineraryBoxPictureAuthor\">\u00a9 Tomplanmytrip<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b88da2dc postItineraryBox\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bb3ef2ae postItineraryBoxInfos\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading postItineraryBoxInfosName has-global-color-11-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-609c0da5267430dc33a5eab8f2b1381c\">DRINKING AND EATING<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading postItineraryBoxInfosIntro has-global-color-14-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32026d9ed48a1541c4723351dda2a966\">Traditional Chocoana cuisine.<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bd27a042 gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d55bcab0 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-161588fe gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-161588fe\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">At your ecolodge<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-012a0694\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-012a0694\">\n\n<p>Staying in Arusi\u2019s ecolodges means enjoying <strong>full board<\/strong>, with meals served at regular hours and shared with other guests in a <strong>communal space<\/strong>. It\u2019s warm, easygoing, and a nice way to meet the owner or manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meals are <strong>freshly<\/strong> cooked using <strong>local <\/strong>produce, and mostly inspired by <strong>traditional<\/strong> Chocoano cuisine, with fish as the star. I <strong>love<\/strong> Pacific flavors!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">You can ask for a <strong>packed<\/strong> lunch if you&#8217;re heading out on a&nbsp;trek<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to inform your ecolodge if you follow a special diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Food-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Food-1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Food-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Food-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-729f2972 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-99f1f937 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-99f1f937\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Poleo, a surprising restaurant<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-bea5622a\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bea5622a\">\n\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">If you\u2019re craving a bit of&nbsp;<strong>creativity<\/strong>&nbsp;on your plate in a&nbsp;<strong>cozy&nbsp;<\/strong>spot, treat yourself to a meal at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/f5pLUXBS3G4QZy3x7\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"126853\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Poleo<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, a charming restaurant about&nbsp;a 7\u201310 minute walk&nbsp;from the village heading toward&nbsp;Termales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There, you\u2019ll meet <strong>Francis<\/strong>, a super-friendly young <strong>chef<\/strong> from Medell\u00edn who fell in love with the Pacific. He\u2019ll serve you a <strong>full<\/strong> tasting menu\u2014two starters, a main course, and dessert, paired with a cocktail\u2014a <strong>gourmet<\/strong> and inventive take on the ingredients of Choc\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The price (around \u20ac20) may feel high for the region, but it\u2019s worth it\u2014the food\u2019s a treat, and the <strong>vibe<\/strong> is super intimate and chill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-27224ec9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1b58a481 postItineraryBoxPicture\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-18d27af9\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Food-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Food-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Food-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Food-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"postItineraryBoxPictureAuthor\">\u00a9 Tomplanmytrip<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c9100f7a postItineraryBox\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-96154f42 postItineraryBoxInfos\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading postItineraryBoxInfosName has-global-color-11-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3403dcd3979df8810ad42cc9fabc5bd1\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">HOW TO GET TO Arusi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading postItineraryBoxInfosIntro has-global-color-14-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-86a7bc4fc33a52eb6dc04bc29eb536a0\">And getting around the area.<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-222727d6 gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-306ee011 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-d72bf358 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-d72bf358\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">How to get there with the lancha p\u00fablica<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-4176c6a5\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4176c6a5\">\n\n<p>When you arrive in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/travel-to-colombia\/destinations-in-colombia\/pacific-coast\/nuqui-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"99359\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130283\">Nuqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong>, head to the <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><em><strong>Muelle tur\u00edstico<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;to catch the public boat (it leaves in the early afternoon). Expect a tight ride next to your fellow passengers, and depending on the weather and sea conditions, be prepared to <strong>get wet<\/strong>. It is best to travel with a backpack and keep your valuables in a <strong>dry<\/strong> bag<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you arrive, you\u2019ll have to <strong>jump<\/strong> straight onto the beach. Depending on the tide and the waves, the landing can be a bit of an <strong>adventure<\/strong>. I\u2019d recommend wearing a <strong>swimsuit<\/strong> and closed-toe water shoes. If you\u2019ve got flip-flops, tuck them in your bag\u2014that way you won\u2019t lose them mid-jump (like my mom did, haha).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nuqui-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Muelle.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nuqui-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Muelle.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nuqui-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Muelle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nuqui-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Muelle-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-84b4115c gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-9695e444 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-9695e444\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">How to get there with a private boat<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" ariahidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-249e9766\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-249e9766\">\n\n<p>You can choose to take your eco-lodge\u2019s <em><strong>lancha privada<\/strong><\/em>. You\u2019ll be able to set the departure <strong>time<\/strong>, and the ride will be much more comfortable, but the arrival conditions will be the same as with the lancha p\u00fablica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The price will be higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-9-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-9-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-9-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-9-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div 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24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-a94a2d70\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a94a2d70\">\n\n<p>From Arusi, it\u2019s possible to walk to <strong>Termales<\/strong> along the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But don\u2019t forget to check the <strong>tide<\/strong> times and coefficients to avoid getting trapped by the rising tide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98655\" 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travel<\/strong> between villages and ecolodges is by boat\u2014to reach Guachalito, Punta Brava, or to meet the whales. Fares change depending on fuel prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Motorized <\/strong>lanchas fit around 10 people, sometimes with a roof for sun protection, and always with <strong>life vests<\/strong>. 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I walked around without a worry, and the locals were genuinely friendly.<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9db625f3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1b52397c postItineraryBoxPicture\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1e7a4b44\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-19-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-19-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-19-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-19-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"postItineraryBoxPictureAuthor\">\u00a9 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<strong>Colombia\u2019s Pacific Coast<\/strong> in February 2025 with a stop in Arusi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read <strong>my travel journal<\/strong> to follow the rest of my adventures. You\u2019ll get a day-by-day look at my <strong>experience<\/strong> in Arusi, and discover how to <strong>make the most<\/strong> of this destination where adventure meets tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8b126dfe postAdvice left\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3444d2d0 postAdviceContent\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b823a3af postAdviceContentBloc\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading postAdviceContentTitle\">TOM&#8217;S TIP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"postAdviceContentDetails\">Check out our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/tours\/pacific-coast\/nuqui-ecolodges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"126963\">handpicked selection of ecolodges between Nuqu\u00ed and Punta Brava<\/a><\/strong>, and don\u2019t forget to read our complete <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/travel-to-colombia\/destinations-in-colombia\/pacific-coast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"126964\">Pacific Coast<\/a><\/strong> guide!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-59b9fb5b postAdvicePicture\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-cc51a96f\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"313\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-cc51a96f\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tom-right-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"tom-right-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tom-right-1.png 237w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tom-right-1-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>Day 8: Arrival in Arusi<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boat-to-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Adrien-tom-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boat-to-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Adrien-tom-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boat-to-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Adrien-tom-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boat-to-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Adrien-tom-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boat-to-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Adrien-tom-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-5-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>12:30 PM \u2013 After 15 minutes on his <em>lancha<\/em>, a local fisherman drops us off on the <strong>beach<\/strong> in front of <strong><a href=\"#partenaire\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#partenaire\">our new ecolodge<\/a><\/strong>. The landing&#8217;s a bit <strong>wild<\/strong>, but we\u2019re getting pretty good at it by now \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-12-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-12-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-12-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-12-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-12-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-4-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-4-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-4-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-4-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-4-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-13-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-13-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-13-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-13-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-13-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-6_1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rafael Ecolodge Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia (6)_1\" class=\"wp-image-98566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-6_1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-6_1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-6_1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-6_1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Juancho, the hotel manager, while Rafael (the owner) is away, <strong>welcomes<\/strong> us on the beach with a big smile. We drop our bags off in our cabins, hang up our clothes to dry, and settle in around the big <strong>table<\/strong> in the <strong>social<\/strong> area, where an open kitchen overlooks the garden and two young women from the village are busy preparing lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Weaving workshop with Ana<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Adrien-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Adrien-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Adrien-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Adrien-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Adrien-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-1-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-1-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-1-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-1-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-1-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-2-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia - handicraft (2) (1)\" class=\"wp-image-98547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-2-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-2-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-2-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-2-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Tom-1.jpg\" alt=\"Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia - handicraft Tom (1)\" class=\"wp-image-98548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Tom-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Tom-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-handicraft-Tom-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After lunch, where we get to know our host, I head out on foot with Adrien and my mom for a <strong>weaving<\/strong> workshop (<em>tejido<\/em>) at Ana\u2019s home, a 15-minute walk from the lodge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ana, originally a <em>Paisa<\/em>, settled in <strong>Arusi<\/strong> 20 years ago. She welcomes us on her covered<strong> terrace<\/strong>, crowded with old <strong>looms<\/strong> and baskets overflowing with spools of <strong>thread<\/strong>. She shows us different weaving techniques, then lets us <strong>choose<\/strong> the one we want to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I go for horizontal weaving to make a small <strong>rug<\/strong>. Adrien chooses vertical weaving, and my mom dives into creating a mini Wayuu-style <strong>bag<\/strong>. I quickly realize I didn\u2019t pick the easiest one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For three hours, we each work on our piece, <strong>guided<\/strong> by Ana\u2019s kind words, infinite patience, and <strong>easygoing spirit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay\u2014I\u2019ll admit it, the process was a bit of a challenge, and my little rug came out looking&#8230; let\u2019s say \u201cabstract\u201d \ud83d\ude09 But I <strong>loved<\/strong> chatting with Ana, and we all left with our <strong>creation<\/strong> and a little burst of pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back at the ecolodge, I walk around the property and snap a few photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7:00 PM \u2013 Dinner with Rob and Carol, a pair of bird-loving Americans\u2014my dad is in heaven. We finish the <strong>evening<\/strong> with a cold beer and a chat with Juancho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rafael-ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia.jpg\" alt=\"ecolodge Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia\" class=\"wp-image-98878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rafael-ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rafael-ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rafael-ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Tom-Adrien.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Tom-Adrien.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Tom-Adrien-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Tom-Adrien-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-13.jpg\" alt=\"Rafael Ecolodge Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia (13)\" class=\"wp-image-98632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-13.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-13-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2bb1e209 postAdvice right\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-682d5a7a postAdvicePicture\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-3ccf7bcc\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"311\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-3ccf7bcc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/adrien-left.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"adrien-left\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/adrien-left.png 262w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/adrien-left-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-50c90bb4 postAdviceContent\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-91162401 postAdviceContentBloc\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading postAdviceContentTitle\">ADRIEN&#8217;S TIP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"postAdviceContentDetails\">It was in Arus\u00ed that I discovered the widest variety of cultural experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"postAdviceContentDetails\"><strong><a href=\"#partenaire\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#partenaire\">Get in touch with our local partner<\/a><\/strong> to help you organize your stay and set you up for some truly memorable encounters \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>Day 9: The incredible Amargal Trek<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>8:00 AM \u2013 I grab breakfast and pack my <strong>bag<\/strong> for today\u2019s trek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8:45 AM \u2013 Our <strong>guide <\/strong>Samy shows up to take us on the <em>Amargal<\/em><strong> trek<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>WALK with Arusi\u2019s best guide<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Guide-Tom-Adrien-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Guide-Tom-Adrien-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Guide-Tom-Adrien-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Guide-Tom-Adrien-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-20-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-20-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-20-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-20-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-16-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-16-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-16-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-16-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-21-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-21-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-21-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-21-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-30-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-30-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-30-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-30-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boots<\/strong> on, we walk to the village and hop on a <strong>boat<\/strong>. We cruise through the bay, then head up the Rio <em>Arusisito<\/em>, a narrow river winding through the <strong>mangroves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boat drops us off right in the <strong>jungle<\/strong>. Samy quickly crafts a walking<strong> stick<\/strong> for each of us. We dive into the <strong>forest<\/strong>, following a <strong>muddy <\/strong>trail, tangled with roots, and at times <strong>steep <\/strong>and slippery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-7-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-7-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-7-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-7-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-7.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-4-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-4-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-4-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-4-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-4-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-arien-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-arien-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-arien-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-arien-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-arien-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-10-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-10-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-10-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-10-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-10-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Samy is a <strong>top-notch<\/strong> guide, filling the trek with fascinating stories and local knowledge. We learn to <strong>spot<\/strong> <strong>trees<\/strong> such as the <em>Lechero<\/em>, whose sap works as a purgative, and the <em>Espav\u00e9<\/em>, prized for canoe-building. He also points out the <strong>palm trees<\/strong> used for building traditional thatched roofs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>WATERFALL AND SECRET BEACH<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Food-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Food-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Food-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Food-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-14-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-14-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-14-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-14-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-15-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-15-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-15-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-15-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After about 3.5 hours of hiking, we reach <em>Ro\u00f1osa<\/em><strong> Waterfall<\/strong>. Adrien and I can\u2019t resist jumping into the refreshing pool beneath it. The hike worked up our appetites. Samy pulls our <strong>lunches<\/strong> out of his bag\u2014<strong>hearty<\/strong> portions of rice and tuna, neatly wrapped in a <strong>banana leaf<\/strong> and prepared by the cook at our ecolodge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-9.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-9-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-10.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-10-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-12.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-12-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Baot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Baot.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Baot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Baot-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Guide-Local-People-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Guide-Local-People-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Guide-Local-People-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Hiking-El-Amargal-Guide-Local-People-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Back on the trail, we push through more <strong>jungle<\/strong> and finally reach <em>Playa Amargal<\/em>, a vast, beautiful, deserted <strong>beach<\/strong>. Walking along the exposed shoreline, I feel like I\u2019m <strong>the only person<\/strong> on earth. Then the<strong>rain begins to fall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <strong>lancha<\/strong> is waiting just off the beach, and we hop back to the <strong>ecolodge<\/strong>. The swell makes boarding a little<strong> acrobatic<\/strong>, but nothing we can&#8217;t handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><strong>A surprising dinner<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-9-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-9-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-9-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-9-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-9-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-sunset-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-sunset-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-sunset-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-sunset-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-sunset-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The rain comes and goes. Around 6:00 PM, taking advantage of a break in the clouds, we head to the village to catch the sunset on the beach. Sitting on one of the&nbsp;boats beached along the exposed shoreline, I sip a cold beer. A long line of <strong>pelicans<\/strong> glides across the sky, heading back to their roost for the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My day ends on a high note\u2014with a refined dinner at <strong>Poleo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a few minutes&#8217; walk from our ecolodge, tucked inside a small house surrounded by greenery, I discovered a <strong>creative and generous cuisine<\/strong> led by <strong>Francis<\/strong>, a chef from Medell\u00edn who fell for Choc\u00f3. He greets you with a smile, serves each dish wholeheartedly, and clearly knows his craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-3-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-3-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-3-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Poleo-restaurant-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For around <strong>20 euros<\/strong>, you\u2019ll enjoy a <strong>full tasting menu<\/strong>: ultra-fresh pargo (red snapper) ceviche, a viche-based cocktail, fish soup, pargo served with batata, rice, and local veggies, plus a delicate homemade dessert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vibe is <strong>intimate<\/strong>, almost <strong>secret<\/strong>\u2014like a hidden little jungle retreat. <strong>Warm decor<\/strong>, surprising flavors\u2026 and a real culinary personality in the kitchen. Honestly, if you\u2019re looking to treat yourself in the middle of nowhere, this is <strong>a spot you don\u2019t want to miss<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4c87886a postAdvice left\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-155e45b5 postAdviceContent\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e7bf5fbe postAdviceContentBloc\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading postAdviceContentTitle\">TOM&#8217;S TIP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"postAdviceContentDetails\">If you plan to hike the <em>Amargal<\/em> trek, prepare for a pretty intense hike. And don\u2019t forget your mask if you want to look for crayfish in the <em>Ro\u00f1osa<\/em> waterfall.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1475c725 postAdvicePicture\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-60920953\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"313\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-60920953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tom-right-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"tom-right-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tom-right-1.png 237w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tom-right-1-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>Day 10: Up the Arusisito River and on to Punta Brava<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After breakfast, we head to the village with Samy, Rob, Carol, and a young Colombian couple to the riverbank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Silent river drift<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-4.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Arusisito Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia- boat (4)\" class=\"wp-image-98169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Arusisito Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia- boat (3) (1)\" class=\"wp-image-98144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-3-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-3-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-3-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-Tom-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-Tom-1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-Tom-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-Tom-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Arusisito Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia- boat (1)\" class=\"wp-image-98134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"rio Arusisito - Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia (1) (1)\" class=\"wp-image-98133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>9:30 AM \u2013 We climb into narrow two-person <strong>canoes<\/strong> and <strong>slowly<\/strong> begin our trip up the Rio <em>Arusisito<\/em>. With my binoculars around my neck, I scan the trees for <strong>birds<\/strong>, though there aren\u2019t many this late in the morning. The <strong>vegetation<\/strong> is lush and beautiful, the <strong>crystal clear<\/strong> water, and a profound quiet surrounds us. I <strong>love<\/strong> just drifting along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t help but laugh watching my parents\u2019 canoe <strong>sway<\/strong> awkwardly\u2014it takes a few pole strokes to get their <strong>balance <\/strong>right. In some spots, the water\u2019s shallow, and my <strong>gondolier<\/strong> has to press down hard with his long pole to keep us moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-local-people-3-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-local-people-3-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-local-people-3-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-local-people-3-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-local-people-3-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-1-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-1-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-1-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-1-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-1-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"98742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Local-People-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Local-People-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Local-People-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Local-People-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Local-People.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-2-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-2-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-2-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After about an hour, we reach a beautiful <strong>swimming<\/strong> spot with cool, <strong>emerald<\/strong>-colored water. I jump right in. On the way back, we glide through the <strong>mangroves<\/strong>, peaceful and still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">returning to the&nbsp;ecolodge, we stop by&nbsp;Gabriela\u2019s house, a local artisan who mak<\/span>es colorful woven <strong>baskets<\/strong>. I buy one for Aleja. As we leave the village, on Samy\u2019s recommendation, we make a final stop to taste Rubi\u2019s <strong>homemade ice cream<\/strong>\u2014she\u2019s his aunt\u2014with flavors like coconut and boroj\u00f3. So good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Punta Brava, here we come!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-6-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-6-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-6-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Punta-Brava-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Punta Brava<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>1:00 PM \u2013 The private lancha from our next ecolodge picks us up right on the <strong>beach<\/strong>, taking us a little further south, in the <strong>direction<\/strong> of Buenaventura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re curious to discover the rest of my adventures along Colombia\u2019s Pacific Coast, read the next chapter of my trip\u2014<strong>my stay in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/travel-to-colombia\/destinations-in-colombia\/pacific-coast\/punta-brava\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"99371\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130284\">Punta Brava<\/a><\/strong>, straight from my <strong>travel journal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-77742b87 postAdvice left\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f6239bfb postAdviceContent\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f9ac79d5 postAdviceContentBloc\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading postAdviceContentTitle\">TOM&#8217;S TIP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"postAdviceContentDetails\">Bring your binoculars if you have a pair. To spot more birds, head out earlier\u2014around 7:00 AM, depending on the tide \u2014ideally before breakfast.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e28061b4 postAdvicePicture\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-af3c0757\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"313\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-af3c0757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tom-right-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"tom-right-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tom-right-1.png 237w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tom-right-1-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0c728939\" id=\"partenaire\">\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>The ecolodge with the most stylish cabins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia--768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-25-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-25-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-25-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-25-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-19.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-19-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-11-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rafael Ecolodge Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia (11) (1)\" class=\"wp-image-98610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-11-1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-11-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-11-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-15-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-15-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-15-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-15-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-23.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-23-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-23-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-3-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Close<\/strong> to the village, <strong><a data-lasso-id=\"127537\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/tours\/pacific-coast\/arusi-ecolodge-elegant\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"98350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this ecolodge is run by Juancho and Rafael<\/a><\/strong> (the owner), who are always <strong>kind<\/strong> and attentive. He\u2019s there to greet us on the beach after every excursion. He speaks a little English, which might help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>three cabins<\/strong> are beautiful wooden structures built with local<strong>natural <\/strong>materials, each with a unique <strong>design<\/strong> and space for 3 to 4 people. They&#8217;re <strong>comfortable<\/strong>, tastefully decorated, and closed off with large <strong>curtains<\/strong> or folding panels according to the style. <strong>Scattered<\/strong> throughout the garden, they feel private and peaceful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two of them have their <strong>outdoor <\/strong>showers. It&#8217;s not super practical if you need to get up at night, but honestly, there\u2019s something really <strong>fun <\/strong>about showering in the middle of the jungle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One cabin, <strong>tucked away<\/strong> at the back of the garden, opens onto the <strong>mangrove<\/strong> on both sides\u2014it\u2019s the most <strong>intimate<\/strong>. The other two face the <strong>sea<\/strong>. One of those has two levels, with a separate living space on each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-17 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-14-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"98611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-Food-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rafael Ecolodge Arusi Pacific Coast Colombia - 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The food is tasty and homey, simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Another&nbsp;common area by the beach also&nbsp;features<\/span> a <strong>kiosk<\/strong>, a deck with oversized <strong>floor cushions<\/strong>, and a bar facing the ocean\u2014perfect for chilling at sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ecolodge offers a wide range of <strong>tours<\/strong>\u2014from trekking and craft workshops to snake spotting\u2014and works with Samy, an <strong>excellent local guide<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if the <strong>beach<\/strong> isn\u2019t the most spectacular, this stylish ecolodge is an excellent option if you\u2019re looking for a stay that strikes a <strong>solid balance<\/strong> between comfort, community, privacy, and easy access to a Pacific coast <strong>village<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>THE team BEHIND THIS ecolodge<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Juan-Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Juan-Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Juan-Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Juan-Ecolodge-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hola, Juan!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rafael<\/strong>, the owner and creator of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/tours\/pacific-coast\/arusi-ecolodge-elegant\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"98350\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"127538\">this beautiful ecolodge,<\/a><\/strong> wasn\u2019t there during our visit, but he\u2019s the one I was in touch with to organize our stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>booking process<\/strong> was smooth and fast\u2014already a big win when planning a trip in such a remote area. Another huge plus: the ecolodge works hand-in-hand with some truly <strong>fantastic local guides<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we were there, <strong>Juancho<\/strong>, a diving enthusiast, was managing the place. He was always <strong>smiling, attentive<\/strong>, and gently making sure everything went well without ever being intrusive. The kind of presence that makes your stay feel all the more pleasant and personal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>HOW TO CONTACT HIM? <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-Tom-Adrien-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-Tom-Adrien-2-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-Tom-Adrien-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rio-Arusisito-Arusi-Pacific-Coast-Colombia-boat-Tom-Adrien-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Super simple!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just head to the <strong>experience page we made for him<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We always recommend <\/strong><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong>staying at least four days<\/strong> with our partners on the Pacific coast\u2014it\u2019s the best way to truly immerse yourself in the place&#8217;s magic<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t worry, though; <strong>everything is flexible<\/strong> depending on your plans and the time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">You\u2019ll find a&nbsp;\u201c<strong>Contact this partner<\/strong>\u201d button <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/tours\/pacific-coast\/arusi-ecolodge-elegant\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"98350\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"127539\">on their page<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Just click and fill out a <strong>super short form (takes less than a minute)<\/strong>, and we\u2019ll link you up with them on WhatsApp for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, you can chat at your own pace and figure out all the details together. <strong>Easy, right?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bf42e8bd postAdvice right\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4154557d postAdvicePicture\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-89222328\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"311\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-89222328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/adrien-left.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"adrien-left\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/adrien-left.png 262w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/adrien-left-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-96e68562 postAdviceContent\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9d7075fc postAdviceContentBloc\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading postAdviceContentTitle\">ADRIEN&#8217;S TIP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"postAdviceContentDetails\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/tours\/pacific-coast\/nuqui-ecolodges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"126965\">We\u2019ve got other <strong>great partners<\/strong> in the area, too<\/a><\/strong>. Check out their profiles to decide where you\u2019ll be dropping your bags.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><strong>WHY TRUST U<\/strong>S?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Boat-to-Cerros-de-Mavecure-Colombia-Amazon-Gateway-Tom-Adrien-3.jpg\" alt=\"Boat to Cerros de Mavecure Colombia - Amazon Gateway - Tom Adrien\" class=\"wp-image-86162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Boat-to-Cerros-de-Mavecure-Colombia-Amazon-Gateway-Tom-Adrien-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Boat-to-Cerros-de-Mavecure-Colombia-Amazon-Gateway-Tom-Adrien-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Boat-to-Cerros-de-Mavecure-Colombia-Amazon-Gateway-Tom-Adrien-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re among the <strong>top travel experts in Colombia<\/strong> (we\u2019ve been exploring the country since <strong>2015<\/strong> \u2014 wow, now I feel old!). And hey, feel free to check out our awesome <strong><a data-lasso-id=\"126966\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About Us<\/a> <\/strong>page \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our goal<\/strong><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">&nbsp;is to make it easy for you to connect with the&nbsp;best local agencies, allowing you to<\/span> chat with them and build your own tailor-made experience. 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No more superficial, exhausting trips.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-2d6ed183 gb-button-text destCta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomplanmytrip.com\/travel-services\/tailor-made-trip-colombia\/\" data-lasso-id=\"195770\">Explore Colombia with us<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"gb-container gb-container-e363660c destSection destMap\" id=\"destMapR\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-61261567 destSectionContainer\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center destTitle has-global-color-11-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-507036f81c50455ac32aa42eab344130\">Destinations around Arusi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Interactive map<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[tpmt_region_map id=3]<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"gb-container gb-container-1398c565 destSection destPrepare postInsta\" id=\"destPrepare\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center destTitle has-global-color-11-color has-text-color 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