
Regenerative tourism · Wildlife conservation
The Wildlife
Freedom Trail
11 stations where you take an active role in the reserve — and leave it better than you found it. Each visit is a distinct chapter of the same journey.
What is The Trail to Freedom
Much more than ecotourism: a regenerative experience, not a visit.
We walk the trails and paths of territorio Los Loros — on foot, on horseback, or in 4x4 — and everyone who comes takes an active role in giving rescued animals back their freedom. They prepare the food for parrots and macaws, and carry water to the dry points when the forest goes thirsty. They monitor the ones that have already flown free and patrol the trails to keep the poachers out. They plant trees, gather seeds and fruit, and build and watch over the nests. They enrich the reserve, photograph the species that return, and exchange with the local community — learning from it, teaching it. Every one of these acts strengthens our conservation work for the parrots and for the tropical dry forest, Colombia's most threatened ecosystem. This is regenerative tourism: every visit leaves the reserve better than it was. An experience that is immersive, regenerative, and genuinely thrilling. As our manifesto says, the human being can be an agent who reverses environmental harm — who regenerates. That is why we aspire to become the world's benchmark for regenerative tourism.
What you'll actually do
Our team's day, in 11 stations
El Sendero hacia la Libertad is the real working route our team walks every day — rehabilitators, caretakers and rangers. Its 11 stations are the hands-on work that returns rescued parrots and macaws to the wild. When you come, you don't watch it: you join in.
Breakfast at the lake
Fruit & seed kitchen
Feeding the birds
Flight exercises
Tití monkey trail
Nursery · tree selection
Patrol the reserve
Release point
Agroecological station
Tree planting
Closing the day
The 8 experiences
8 readings of the same trail

Monkey's Creek: extreme hiking in tropical dry forest · 35 km from Cartagena
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A private morning among 200+ species — toucans, parrots and the macaws we set free — in a tropical dry forest and recognized eBird hotspot, an hour from the city.
Private birdwatching: toucans, parrots and macaws among 200+ species · 35 km from Cartagena
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Panoramic horseback ride in a tropical dry forest reserve · near Cartagena
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UTV ride and horseback ride at sunset in parrot sanctuary · near Cartagena
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UTV ride through a wildlife reserve and tropical mountain · near Cartagena
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Adventure with a mission: monitoring and protecting tropical dry forest · 35 km from Cartagena
Patrol the Reserve by ATV · 35 km from Cartagena
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Volunteer experience: reintroduction of the tití cabeciblanco in tropical dry forest · 35 km from Cartagena
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Volunteer experience at a parrot and macaw sanctuary · near Cartagena
Read moreVoices of Those Who Came
What you take home
Verified reviews on Tripadvisor, GetYourGuide, and Airbnb. We leave them in their original language — the mix is part of the portrait.
This place meets if not exceeded my expectation that leaves a ripple effect on how we can live in this world more harmonious.
H5545RJlauraj
Tripadvisor · Enero 2026
Coming from West Africa, I was amazed by the diversity of species here. The foundation's work is truly inspiring.
berekum-ghana· Ghana
Tripadvisor · 2025
Es una experiencia que te hace reflexionar, que te conecta con lo esencial y que deja huella. Si buscas algo auténtico, inspirador y diferente, este lugar es para ti.
El_libax
Tripadvisor · Julio 2025
It felt like a real privilege to witness and support their mission in person.
Wander
Tripadvisor · Mayo 2025
Thank you Fundacion Loros for the tremendous work you are doing, the incredible team you have, the generosity you show and the alliance you've built with local farmers.
Michael
Tripadvisor · Noviembre 2024
Tuvimos unas vacaciones maravillosas en Cartagena, pero esta fue, por mucho, la MEJOR parte. La experiencia valió la pena el precio relativamente alto y saber que estábamos apoyando el rescate de animales fue la guinda del pastel.
Lisa· Denver, EE. UU.
Airbnb · Noviembre 2025
Save the animals, save your soul — this place does both. The macaws, monkeys and horses all stole my heart.
sheylac
Tripadvisor · 2025
Espectacular! Un equipo entregado, con mucho conocimiento, involucrado y con un proyecto que además de ser interesante desde el punto de vista biológico lo es también desde el punto de vista altruista en cuanto a la voluntad de la recuperación de las especies en peligro de extinción.
Ignacio· Madrid, España
Airbnb · Julio 2025
Best day trip from Cartagena, hands down. Real nature, real animals, real experience — nothing touristy or fake about it.
Maps51
Tripadvisor · 2025
Plantar árboles: saber que estaba devolviendo algo al medio ambiente hizo que el día fuera aún más significativo. Nuestros anfitriones fueron amables, conocedores y claramente apasionados tanto por la naturaleza como por crear aventuras inolvidables.
Geoffrey· San Diego, EE. UU.
Airbnb · Agosto 2025
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