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Calima Lake tourist guide and travel information: Essential tourism information includes maps, top attractions, guide to hotels in Calima, villas for rent, cabins, Vacation Rentals, Homes, Cabins & Condos apartment rental and tips from locals living in Calima Lake. The Easy Way To Plan Your Trip

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Getting to Calima, Darién Colombia.

Como llegar al Lago Calima

Getting to Calima (from Cali)

Bus: from Cali's Terminal Terrestre, find TransCalima on the 3rd level and expect to pay approximately 12,500 COP. To get to the Lake, you need to take a bus to a small town called Darién. It took a while to find a company that operated a route that way but eventually we tracked one down and bought our tickets.

Taxi: 150,000 COP flat rate from the airport, a little bit more from the city. 

TransCalima Bus Schedule (Cali)
Generally running hourly, the first bus departs 7am, the last departs 7pm.
Returning to Cali, the first bus departs 7am, the last departs 7pm.

Getting to Calima (from Popayan)

1. Popayan -> Palmira -> Buga -> Darien: Good road (touring Puerto Tejada, Candelaria).

Getting to Calima from the North (Medellin,Bogotá)

1. Bogota -> Buga -> Darien: Road in good condition

If you're coming from the North you can cut off several hours by stopping at Buga. Inside the bus terminal you can find the "TransCalima" ticket booth - the ride (less than 1 hour) costs COP $8.000. Otherwise, a taxi from Buga costs approx. COP $85.000.

2. Bogota -> Tulua -> Darien (Via Panorama): Road in good condition, excellent scenery along the Cauca River.

Flying (into Cali)

The closest airport to Lago Calima is found 30 minutes outside of Cali. The airport receives some direct international flights or connects seamlessly (via Bogotá).

Shuttles to the bus terminal cost 4,000 COP per person however often other passengers will agree to pay more per person.

Arriving late to the airport can present complications for completing your travels to Lago Calima. Beyond 9pm your chances of finding an inexpensive shuttle to the bus terminal drop significantly. Other option to Late arrivals will also find car rental agencies closed.

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