Activities in Tatacoa Desert - How to visit Tatacoa? D3

What to do around the Tatacoa Desert ? How to visit the Tatacoa Desert ? Here is how I organized my tour of the Red Desert and the Gray Desert.

What to do around the Tatacoa desert?

Astronomical Observatory

8 km from Villavieja, the Tatacoa Desert is a privileged site to observe the stars because this place enjoys good atmospheric conditions and theabsence of light pollution. Moreover, an astronomical observatory allows for around € 5 to admire the starry sky (every evening at 19 p.m. if the sky is clear!). Admission to the observatory: 10 COP.

Cheap restaurant in Villavieja

When we come to Villavieja at the start of the afternoon, it was really too hot to go into the desert. So we decide to go eat and then go explore this tiny village.

Finding a restaurant open at 14 p.m. is not easy. But our stomachs were starving, we persevered and found a very simple and friendly little establishment. Our meal (rice soup + pork accompanied by rice and red beans) will cost us only 7 COP (000 Euros)!

CHEAP RESTAURANT DESERT TATACOA CHEAP RESTAURANT DESERT TATACOA and its main course

Villavieja Tower

Tour is a very big word to describe the little walk we took in the streets of this small village. Here, people are very modest and live in small accommodation without any comfort. The walk is done without any malicious glance, without any insecurity and with exchanges of smiles that fill us with joy.

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How to visit the Tatacoa desert?

Visit the Tatacoa desert on foot

You will have to leave very very early and prepare yourself to walk for several long hours under a blazing sun ... The 1st desert (the red one) is located a little less than 8 km away and the gray desert which is much larger is well situated. further away…

Visit the Tatacoa desert by bike

You can rent a bike for 5 COP per hour but you won't get advice and guidance from someone who knows well ...

Visit the Tatacoa Desert by TUC TUC

This is the solution we have chosen. We will book it in the village square for the next morning. We negotiated a half day for 100 COP (around 000 Euros). It is a bit expensive but less tiring and we will thus benefit from a guided tour and explanations from a specialist in the two deserts.

DESERT TATACOA - Gray Desert

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day in the Tatacoa desert.

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