Chicamocha Canyon

Colombia

A massive, steep-walled river canyon offering stellar thermals for paragliding and dramatic trekking routes.

Warmest month is January at 27°C on average. Coolest is April at 26°C.

Six lead datapoints

  • $6,000 (~$1.50)
    PPP price tier 1 / 4
  • $8,000 (~$2.00)
    PPP price tier 1 / 4
  • Flight timeMethodology
    11h from London Heathrow
    Great-circle plus routing overhead.
  • 3,134 kg return from London Heathrow
    DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
  • FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
    Advises against travel to specific rural departments and border areas. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
  • Safe in major urban areas; treat or use bottled elsewhere.
    Safe in Bogota and Medellin; treat elsewhere.
MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January27°±2°·
February27°±2°·
March27°±2°·
April26°±2°·
May26°±2°·
June26°±2°·
July27°±2°·
August27°±2°·
September27°±2°·
October26°±2°·
November26°±2°·
December26°±2°·

What to do

  • Paraglide from the mesa at Panachi
  • Hike down the canyon to the river town of Jordan
  • Ride the 3.9-mile cable car across the gorge

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.