Salto de Tequendama
Salto de Tequendama
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Anle, Keelung105 contributions
Jun 2013 • Friends
I visited this waterfall by riding the bus and had lunch there. As many have said before, the water is very polluted and in dry season, the water flow is not big enough to show its full strength. On my trip, the waterfall has enough water to show its power.
We also ate on the roadside vender. There are several to choose from but they all serve the same food: BBQ meat, Baked Corn, and Arepas. We order a big combination, 5 baked corns, and 4 rather large arepas con queso and a bottle of soda. All these cost around 20 dollars.
The bus ride from Bogota is about 4000 pesos, and the entrance fee for the hotel is about 4000 pesos. The whole trip probably costs less than $10 per person from the Bogota bus terminal.
We also ate on the roadside vender. There are several to choose from but they all serve the same food: BBQ meat, Baked Corn, and Arepas. We order a big combination, 5 baked corns, and 4 rather large arepas con queso and a bottle of soda. All these cost around 20 dollars.
The bus ride from Bogota is about 4000 pesos, and the entrance fee for the hotel is about 4000 pesos. The whole trip probably costs less than $10 per person from the Bogota bus terminal.
Written June 18, 2013
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Robert H
West Palm Beach, FL1,571 contributions
The fall used to be littered with plastic bottles and garbage and the water was foaming with a film covering the water, Lot this has been cleaned up so I hope when you go there that is so, I was spitting with some of that spray that came my way, I did not lick my lips.
Written September 20, 2012
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NickiandNolan
Ann Arbor, MI132 contributions
Mar 2012 • Couples
We passed by this waterfall on a bus ride from Bogota to the border. The view from the bus on the right side was decent enough and the waterfall looked huge. There was a lot of mist though so you couldn't see all the way down. It seems like this is a popular spot people drive to and grab lunch, but it's not worth it for a backpacker just travelling through to actually stop. The water is extremely polluted and black colored (literally black) and has a horrible smell for miles so it's not exactly the gleaming cascade you'd hope for and I'd imagine the food is overpriced. Watching from the bus is enough.
Written March 31, 2012
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david h
Brecon Beacons National Park, UK730 contributions
May 2022 • Solo
Stunning multi level waterfall that is straight from a Jurassic Park film. Just awesome! Easy to get to from the city with road side cafes but without any coffee. There is a small museum on site with a 12,000 peso ($3) entry fee with great veranda views, toilets and great coffee! Visited on a Sunday and it was heaving with people on the roadside but the museum was pretty empty.
Written May 8, 2022
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laweggli
Basel, Switzerland22 contributions
Aug 2014 • Friends
One of the most impressive cascades i have seen in south amercia!
Recently a foundation has started to restore an abandoned hotel, turning it into a museum. When we visited, unfortunately the project wasn't finished yet, but you could tell it will be amazing. The house, sitting right on a cliff on the opposite side overlooking the canyon, would be perfect for some kind of (horror-) movie, it's simply awesome!
What we really liked was the fact that the people who started the project are trying to raise awareness about the contamination of the Bogota River (the 2nd most contaminated River on earth - when driving to the Salto from Bogota just open the window and you will smell!), a very important issue.
We loved it all!
Recently a foundation has started to restore an abandoned hotel, turning it into a museum. When we visited, unfortunately the project wasn't finished yet, but you could tell it will be amazing. The house, sitting right on a cliff on the opposite side overlooking the canyon, would be perfect for some kind of (horror-) movie, it's simply awesome!
What we really liked was the fact that the people who started the project are trying to raise awareness about the contamination of the Bogota River (the 2nd most contaminated River on earth - when driving to the Salto from Bogota just open the window and you will smell!), a very important issue.
We loved it all!
Written August 15, 2014
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rbrow018
310 contributions
Sep 2019 • Solo
I really wanted to do something that was “off the beaten path” but was also low maintenance enough to where I can do it in half a day. After scouring internet forums, I decided to check out Tequendama Falls which was a waterfall about 18 miles south of Bogota. Although, it was only a 70k COP ($18 USD) Uber ride, I took the more adventurous route and paid 7k COP ($2.25 COP) for a local bus. I was initially nervous because I was the only passenger on the bus and it initially didn’t start as it took 6 people to push out of the Salitre terminal parking lot. In addition, the ride was agonizingly slow as the driver literally went 5 mph until the bus was filled to capacity. After about 2 hours, I had to tell the driver to let me off next to an old hotel on the side of the highway as he really didn’t have any intentions on stopping. There was a wonderful view of the waterfall from next to the hotel but the smell was pretty bad given the contamination of the water. In addition, there are several local street food vendors that literally sell the same thing (sausage, arepas, and corn pancakes) for the same prices. I bought and arepa (which tasted like a McGriddle) and a sausage (which looked better than it tasted) for about 6K COP ($1.75 USD). Because it was the weekend, the hotel was open for tourists. I bought a ticket for 9K COP ($2.75 USD) and took part in a tour of the hotel. The tour was in Spanish and ended up being a presentation on the preservation of the Bogota River and the dangers of climate change. I was a little disappointed because the hotel itself was billed as being “haunted” and I would have liked to hear more of the story behind that designation. We also weren’t allowed to take pictures inside of the hotel which I really didn’t understand. In the end, the view of the waterfall is great but only did the tour of the hotel because it was cheap and it took a lot of work to get to the site.
Written September 6, 2019
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DaytonaMike
Villavicencio, Colombia252 contributions
Dec 2013 • Solo
The drive to the waterfall is along a beautiful river that flows through a Eucalyptus forest. Unfortunately the river is heavily polluted with sewage and the smell is almost unbearable, especially on a motorcycle. However once you reach the old hotel and the overlook to view the falls the smell is no longer present and the views are beautiful. Continuing along the same road the views and river valley are a must see. Its amazing that is only an hour outside the insane traffic of Bogota. Dont let the smell stop you from taking a quick day trip out to view the falls and grab lunch at on of the many restaurants a few more miles up the road from the falls overlook.
Written January 2, 2014
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Juan P Velez
New York47 contributions
Dec 2013 • Family
It is a nice place to go, you are not going to like the smell. you should go there if its on your way for someplace else. Do not go alone.
Written December 6, 2013
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TripMember020920162
Bogota, Colombia319 contributions
Feb 2013
Sadly the waterfall does not always flow at maximum power and when it does it is spectacular if you ignore the smell as it is severely polluted. The Colombian authorities should address this as a matter of priority.
The old hotel is undergoing a much needed renovation which if it is ever complete will restore it back to what must have been a significant glory.
The old hotel is undergoing a much needed renovation which if it is ever complete will restore it back to what must have been a significant glory.
Written March 31, 2013
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armygirl68w
Guanica, Puerto Rico46 contributions
I took a bus from Bogota to Tequendama to see this waterfall, was about a 2 hour trip. It was nice looking, specially of you haven't been to other impressive falls. Well, the place had this terrible smell, I kinda got over it quickly. There's a small kiosk with cheesy arepas that were so tasty I have to say I enjoyed that more than the waterfall itself.
Written October 11, 2014
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Cual es el valor solo por ingresar al hotel?
Steven Hoyos
Soacha, Colombia16 contributions
El ingreso al Museo es de 10 mil pesos. Los tickets se pueden comprar en internet.
Joan R
Barranquilla, Colombia13 contributions
Que bus puedo tomar para llegar al lugar?
En donde lo puedo tomar?
Se puede ir a ver el salto de tequendama los domingos? Que horario se maneja? Gracias por la información estoy muy interesada en ir
Michel Oshi B
Zufikon, Switzerland1,277 contributions
Es interessante por vista, el rio es super sucio, horrible. Pero la vista es gigante. Nos salimos de Bogota a las 11:00 mucho traffico. No requerdo pero creo nesecitamos casi 2 horas
Buens noches quisiera que alguien me diga por favor, como hace uno para devolverse del Tequendama a bogota?
Sandra Nayeli M... M
Atotonilco El Alto, Mexico12 contributions
Disculpa ¿en que época del mes fuiste?
Bendiciones
JAMoreno1
Bogota, Colombia53 contributions
Hola Sandra,
Yo estuve en Enero, pero no hay una temporada especifica para ir pues no tenemos estaciones, si vas en fin de semana es posible ver mas gente a diferencia de entre semana donde es mas solitario
Nat579
Cordoba, Argentina8 contributions
Hola, alguien sabe como llegar a la cascada desde Bogotá con transporte publico si es posible?
JAMoreno1
Bogota, Colombia53 contributions
Como he dicho en mi comentario, el sitio no es muy agradable, pero bueno, si de todos modos deseas ir, puedes tomar un microbús desde la terminal el salitre módulo amarillo, con rumbo a la población de Mesitas, le indicas al conductor que te quedas en el salto, lo reconoces porque hay una estructura muy antigua Blanca que en el momento esta en remodelacion, para complementar el viaje puedes visitar el zoológico de Santa cruz unos kilómetros adelante o diferentes planes de caminata que ofertan en la carretera.
Pero si quieres conocer una cascada natural y donde puedes tener contacto con ella, te recomiendo el salto de las monjas, en la población de la Mesa, el transporte en el mismo modulo del terminal. Allí en el terminal hay punto de información turística.
Espero te sea útil la información
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