Nevado del Ruiz -- It's possible to hike to the snowline at 5200m of this volcano. You can take a lechero to the park entrance (Las Brisas, $58,000 for non-Columbians) and from there walk all the way with a guide. There are also organized tours which take you to 4800m to hike only the last few hundred meters and visit a thermal afterwards. Alternatively, you may consider renting a car (from $100,000 per day) and drive up to the 4800m-point (El Refugio) and walk from there. The road is in a decent enough condition to allow Twingos and such-like to safely complete the tour. Do not forget to bring sunscreen and warm clothes.
Reserva Ecol�gica R�o Blanco -- Permission is required to visit this cloudforest park. From the park entrance it is a 4 kilometer walk through the park to Fundaci�n Ecol�gico Gabriel Arango Restrepo. It is possible to see 'Anteojos' bears there and hundreds of hummingbirds sipping sugarwater at the 'finca'. A few hundred meters further is a mirador with views over Manizales.
Ecoparque los Yarumos -- This is a rain forest. Los Yarumos offers several things such as, a walk along an ecological footpath and spectacular views of a forest reserve inside Manizales City. It is possible to see 26 species of birds and different types of flowers and trees. It is also possible to undertake extreme sports; rock scaling with a cave, canopy, aerial cable, rappel. As well, every day they have concerts outdoors, cinema functions, nice viewpoints of the city ,lecture rooms, environment library and natural history museum.
Ecoparque los Alcázares
Chinchina -- This city is called the "Colombian coffee heart". It's possible to visit or stay at a coffee 'finca'. It's only 30 minutes by bus from Manizales
Villa Maria -- Known as the Colombian Garden due to the variety of its flowers and the fertility of its soil. The Roble Hill; this is a natural observatory, covered with pine trees and with nearby waterfalls that can be visited. It´s more or less 2 ½ hour walk through the forest until you reach the waterfalls.
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