Colombian River Cruises Offer New Alternative to the Amazon, Galapagos
Afro-Caribbean music. Tons of excellent coffee. Historic ports teeming with wildlife. The newest twist on river cruising highlights a wealth of interest—and soft adventures—in long-overlooked parts of South America.
The old city of Cartagena, Colombia
Source: ProColombia
Some places in the world are best seen by cruise ship: the Galapagos, Alaska, the Nile. Now you can add inland Colombia to the list.
In January, California-based AmaWaterways will be the first to ply a 500-mile portion of Magdalena River from the comforts of the upscale, 60-passenger AmaMagdalena. The seven-night journeys, from $4,000 per person, will sail through the heart of the Colombian Caribbean, a region filled with jungles, historic towns and remote villages—along with indigenous fauna like Magdalena river turtles, Central American jaguars, northern screamer monkeys and Caribbean manatees.