Getting to the Tatacoa desert

Getting to the Tatacoa desert

2/1/2016 4:11:20 PM

Bus it to Aipe then Taxi

Rome2Rio suggests a bus from Salento to Pereira, followed by another bus from Pereira to Aipe, and from there a Taxi to Villavieja. Below is a screenshot of the suggested route:

Rome2Rio Salento to Villavieja

Quoting from the Terminal Pereira website, the scheduled departures for Aipe are:

Pereira to Aipe Information

Buses to/from Salento seem to depart/arrive every 2 hours.

Public Transport from Neiva

The general consensus on the internet seem to be that you should get a form of puyblic transportation from Neiva. According to Wikitravel, Collectivos, minibuses and shared jeeps to Villavieja all depart from the transport terminal in Neiva:

Get in

Minibuses or shared Jeeps leave the transport terminal of Neiva. The trip lasts 1 hour and costs 5,000 COP. There’s no point to stay in Villavieja though. Just stay in the minibus until it takes you right into the desert. It should be able to drop you off directly at a hostel.

The collectivos from Neiva to Villavieja charge 6,000 COP per person and 15,000 if they bring you directly to the desert (more for a single person, less for a group). A single traveler might just get off at Villavieja and find a mototaxi (motorbike) to the desert for 10,000 COP or less.

The Lonely Planet webpage on the Tatacoa desert has some further information on the topic.

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