KANAQ HOTEL FACILITIES
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How to get to Leticia?
How much is the tourist tax at the airport and how do I pay this?
Currently the Leticia tourist tax is COP 50.000 and you need to pay this upon arrival at Leticia airport. You can pay cash or by card.
How to get from Leticia airport to Kanaq hotel?
You can easily take any yellow taxi from the airport to Kanaq hotel. Roughly 5 minutes and COP 20.000.
Tuktuks and motor taxis are not allowed at the airport and if you take one, they will drop you off several hundred metres before the airport, from where you will need to walk.
Is it easy to get around in Leticia?
You can easily walk around Leticia centre and get there on foot from Kanaq hotel. However, you also can stop a motor taxi or a tuktuk (COP 4.000 resp 6.000 for the ride within Leticia). For your trip to the airport, you need to take a yellow taxi (COP 20.000).
Tuktuks and motor taxis are not allowed at the airport and if you take one, they will drop you off several hundred metres before the airport, from where you will need to walk.
How do I access Peru and Brazil from Leticia?
You can easily cross into Tabatinga (Brasil) by tuktuk, motor taxi or yellow taxi from Leticia, without having to show your passport. You can fly or take a boat from Tabatinga to Manaus.
The same goes for Santa Rosa (Peru): You can just take a taxi boat in Leticia harbour and cross the Amazon river to get there. Slow cargo and fast boats depart from Santa Rosa to Iquitos on a regular basis.
Boat tickets to either destination need to be purchased locally, there are no internet booking options.
What vaccines do I need to visit the Amazon?
When traveling to the jungle around Leticia, it's recommended to get vaccinated against yellow fever. While it's not mandatory, it's a good precaution due to the presence of the virus in the region.
Malaria is absent from Leticia city. However, during some times of the year malaria can be present at your rainforest lodge. It is best to inquire with your lodge before your journey.
The Hepatitis A and typhoid vaccines are recommended for travelers to Colombia.
It's best to be up-to-date with the regular vaccines in general and consult with a specialized healthcare provider or a travel clinic for personalized advice to ensure you have all the necessary vaccinations before your trip.
Every traveler is responsable for their own medical choices. Safe travels!
What kind of medical services can I expect in Leticia?
There are two hospitals in Leticia: Clinica Leticia and Hospital San Rafael. Expect basic facilities and if at all possible, try getting to a hospital in Bogotá.
There are many farmacies in Leticia, such as Drogueria La Rebaja and Drogueria Gloria, which surely sell most of the items you need. They also sell insect repellents and sunscreen.
It's always a good idea to have travel insurance that covers medical expenses and to carry a basic first-aid kit with you.
How many days should I plan for my trip to the Amazon?
Kanaq Hotel is located in Leticia centre and is easy to get to from the airport at all times. We think the Amazon has a lot to offer and consider a stay of three nights in Leticia a bare minimum. You can explore very interesting destinations nearby with day trips form Kanaq Hotel.
However, we strongly recommend exploring the depths of the Amazon from a rainforest lodge and take the time to experience the real magic of this marvelous ecosystem. Many of these lodges are located at several hours from Leticia by boat. Flight arrival and departure times also don´t always adjust to the boat schedule, which can result in "lost time". We think it´s best to inquire with your lodge of choice about tbe best flights before buying any.
Is there hot water in Kanaq hotel?
No, we don´t have hot water in the showers.
Are there ATM machines in Leticia and other ways to get money?
Yes, there are plenty of ATM machines of the main Colombian banks. They are all located in Leticia centre and easly to locate with google maps.
Which phone network provider is mostly used in and around Leticia?
Tigo, Claro and Movistar provide network in Leticia. You can expect good to regular to suddenly no service or just service for regular phone calls only (no data).
Once you go to the rainforest lodges, signal is intermittent on the way and sometimes non-existent at the lodge. Please inquire with your lodge of choice before traveling.
Can I drink tap water in Leticia?
No, please buy bottled water.
Which bars in Leticia are worth a visit?
Casa de la Boli is highly recommended. You can try the new Colombian hype of playing the fun and free bolirana game with friends, have some drinks and just hang out. The place is comfortable, has varied music, air conditioning and an excellent service.
Mossh Bar, Bora Bora, Kahlua, Color´s Bar and Kawanna, are current favourites for both drinks and dance.
For just drinks, La Terraza de Romeo and Waira Lounge are great.
There are many popular bars along the Avenida Internacional (the main road to the Brazilian border) but these get very loud and are less safe than the above mentioned options.
We do not recommend partying in Tabatinga.
Which restaurants in Leticia are recommended?
Regular breakfast in particular
La Barra de la Empanada, Caqueteño
Regular meals
Viejo Tolima, Cali Pollos (dinner too).
Fast food and pizza
El Cacique, Pizza Gael, Herencias de Mae
Peruvian food
High end meals:
Where can I find icecream in Leticia?
Can I expect any wildlife in Leticia?
Some people truely believe you will find caimans and jaguars behind people´s houses and stop lights in Leticia. They are saddened by the amount of concrete and traffic in the city. We think Leticia has a lot of things to offer, but certainly don´t look for a lot of wildlife!
The Santander park (Parque de los Loros) offers the daily spectacle of the arrival or hundreds of thousand of green parrots and in a certain season also swifts around sunset. The park has a pond and if you are lucky, you may see some other birds, fish, a lizard, snake or heron.
The Amazon is naturally also very good at hiding its treasures so even during your rainforest lodge experience of several days, you may not be rewarded with any mammal observations other than a few monkeys. Bird life is usually abundant (if you are not too demanding about the species), reptiles may also show their face as well as many insects. Try to take a night walk for improved chances!
To answer to the tourists' wish to see wildlife up close, there are a few places along the Amazon river (mostly in Perú) where you can hug a sloth, hold an anaconda, play with a monkey or feed a capibara, but we certainly do not recommend visiting these locations at all. We think animals should be able to raom free-