Choachi is a quaint town in the middle of the mountains that tower over Bogotá. Only an hour and a half away from the city, it’s a great place to get away and enjoy a whole lot of outdoors. Though you can finish touring the town in half a day, the amount of activities to do around here are more than enough. That includes, rock climbing, bungee jumping, visiting Colombia’s tallest waterfall and more. This is how to get to Choachi and what to do there!!
If you’re looking for more outdoorsy things to do close to Bogota, read here!
How to get to Choachi
*Note: the map to get to Choachi from Bogotá is at the end of this post!
In Public Transportation:
- Go to Calle 6 with Avenida Caracas (see on map below) in Bogota and grab a Transoriente or Cootransfómeque bus. The trip costs $10,500 Colombian pesos ($3.5 dollars) and lasts about an hour and a half. Buses head out from 5:15 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day.
- Just stay on the bus all the way to the Choachi terminal. If you’re getting off before, make sure you tell your bus driver where you’re getting off.
- Enjoy!
In a Car:
With a GPS: enter “Choachi” into Google Maps or Waze and follow the directions.
Without a GPS:
- In Bogota, get on Calle 26 going East (towards the mountains) and then Avenida Circunvalar headed south.
- As you go south, turn left after an Universidad Distrital campus where there’s a sign pointing to Choachi.
- After a bit, you’ll get to a sharp U-turn. Do the U-turn staying on the main paved road.
- Follow the main road all the way to Choachi. There are no tolls!
What to do in Choachi:
Climb Some Rocks
The climbing close to Choachi is so great – it has so much potential. All you’ll find is sport climbing and some trad, and the routes are long and beautiful. Everything, from the drive in to looking backwards while climbing, is spectacular. You’re in the middle of a Hidden Valley (literally how the place is called), in a semi-alpine setting in the midst of clouds. Definitely worth a visit. Read how to get there here!
Check out La Chorrera
The park that holds La Chorrera, Colombia’s tallest waterfall, is only about 25 minutes from Choachi. Getting there on a bus involves even more walking, but the entire trail is pretty easy and very rewarding. Somewhere in the middle, you can walk right behind an enormous waterfall called El Chiflón and the trail ends with the grand prize – La Chorrera, a 2,000 foot waterfall. Read our travel guide to this place here!
Bungee Jumping
There’s a very well-known place to bungee jump close to Choachi. They’re professional and it’s safe. I marked the place on the map below, and the phone number on Google Maps is 3112630110!
Hot Springs
Along one road heading out from Choachi, there are a number of hotels with hot springs as the main attraction. It’s actually very, very close to the bungee jumping spot. You can take your pick, but Termales Santa Monica seems like the quaintest, nicest of the hotels around there. I marked everything on the map below!
Some things to know:
- There are NO tolls between Bogotá and Choachi!
- People will always refer to Choachi very broadly. The climbing area is about 30 minutes from town and is called Valle Escondido (Hidden Valley), but people still just call it Choachi.
- Make sure you take cash, because few places will take credit or debit.
Now that you know how to get to Choachi, what are you waiting for!? Go explore some.
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