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Huila: Tatacoa & San Agustín: 3-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 3-day version for January: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 3-day plan · 4-day plan · 5-day plan · best time to go.
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3
days
250 km
distance
7.4 h
driving
13
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- ~11.9 hours of daylight in January — the plan keeps days inside a realistic window.
- Tatacoa's red and grey badlands under reliable starfields — the observatory runs nightly — and San Agustín's statue parks dry underfoot.
Day 1 Neiva
- Transit
- 1h20
- Finish
- ~16:15
- Temperature
- 15.7°C–25.1°C
- Rainy days
- ~9
- Daylight
- 11.8h
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:10
Jardín Botánico de Neiva 'Bertha Hernández de Ospina' Park facebook.com map ↗
Walk boardwalks through peaceful lagoons and observe wildlife.
50 min · Neiva
open: may just be open Sat 08ː00-17ː00
14:45
Huila Afrika Salvaje facebook.com map ↗
Explore the unusual park with African themes and a giant crucifixion statue.
90 min · Neiva
open: hard to tell if it is open
Overnight here
e.g. Backpackers & Travelers Hostal Neiva - Desierto de la Tatacoa · Hotel Chicalá
Day 2 The Tatacoa Desert
- Transit
- 1h24
- Finish
- ~14:20
- Temperature
- 15.7°C–25.1°C
- Rainy days
- ~9
- Daylight
- 11.8h
10:00
11:45
Museo Paleontológico search
Explore ancient fossils and a giant sloth model in three rooms.
50 min · The Tatacoa Desert · COP$2,000
open: M-F 7:30AM-1PM and 2PM-5:30PM, Sa Su 7AM-6PM
12:50
Astronomy search
Gaze at the stars through a modern telescope at the desert observatory.
90 min · The Tatacoa Desert · COP$10,000 per person
Overnight here
Day 3 San Agustín
- Transit
- 4h40
- Finish
- ~17:10
- Temperature
- 11.8°C–20.1°C
- Rainy days
- ~10
- Daylight
- 11.9h
13:05
14:05
15:15
16:20
Obando read more
Visit underground tombs and a small museum of excavated pottery.
50 min · San Agustín
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