Quindio Botanical Garden - Butterfly — Attraction in Calarcá

An excellent place to visit. It's a bit different from the botanical gardens in the US that are mostly focused on the aesthetics of the garden. This place is more focused on nature itself and letting nature show it's own beauty. Don't get me wrong this place is beautiful, it's just beautiful in a different way.

It's my understanding that all who visit must do so withing one of their tours. It's not the kind of place where you wander alone.

The guides are very friendly and knowledgeable. They share a wealth of information with their groups. The route is about 2.5 hours. The path is mostly built of cement so hiking boots are not needed. I do recommend comfortable sneakers and perhaps a water bottle. Also go the restroom before stating the tour. Once you get going there are no bathrooms for quite a while.

I would not recommend this trail for those with disabilities or someone who uses a wheelchair. Children should be supervised at all times as there are certain spots that can be a bit dangerous.

It's nature at it best. The butterfly garden is amazing with plenty. Of butterflies to see. Great foto ops and a wonderful time for visitors.

Daniel was our guide. He was great. Cost of entry is 60000 pesos which it's...

A lovely place to learn about biodiversity in Colombia. They are teaching and preserving very important things and our guide was very detailed and passionate about the work. The tours are only in Spanish so if you don't have a good understanding of the language or someone to translate for you it will be a struggle to get the most out of the experience. There is a cafe, shop and bathrooms and it cost around £12pp for entrance and tour guide, I don't think there is an option for no tour. The tour covers butterflies, insects, birds, geography and more. There is a chance to get up close with the butterflies. I hope they will attract more tourists with some translations to other languages...

Una bellísima experiencia. Lo primero que recibe al visitante son los colibríes, que no temen acercarse y hacer sentir la magia de su vuelo. Y cuando inicia la caminata de casi tres horas con guías (si se requiere bilingue lo hacen con mucho gusto y esta incluida en la boleta de entrada). Hoy nos correspondió con Laura (bióloga) y Héctor (licenciado en Idiomas). Muy buenas explicaciones de la diversidad de plantas, aves y mariposas. Un lugar que merece la pena visitar después de un viaje largo por la Línea, de casi 8 horas(es lo único triste del paseo desde Bogotá). Es increíble como el canto de los Colibries te envuelve en una sensación de plenitud y bienestar que es difícil lograr en la ciudad. Abrazar árboles antiguos te calma de inmediato. O caminar por encima del bosque. Que buen regalo, gracias Calarcá. Gracias a la Fundacion del Jardín Botánico del Quindío, organización no gubernamental, creada en 1979, bajo el liderazgo de Alberto Gómez Mejía, con la participación de miembros de la Organización Oikos, la Universidad del Quindío y el Club de Jardinería de Armenia. Experiencia para repetir, pues el Observatorio de aves, el mirador y el Mariposario te dejan con el alma...