Cannúa Hotel

Colombia

Bird watching for some of Colombia’s 1,878 species; coffee masterclasses; chocolate and rum tasting; or just taking in the sights and sounds of the cloud forests: Cannúa offers nothing short of the very best of this spectacular country. In the foothills of the Andes, ten rooms and eight cabanas huddle on the hillsides, surrounded by tropical vegetation. The cuisine is French-Colombian, powered with rich, diverse local produce, and every room, decked out in reclaimed wood, is luxuriously equipped. But the most impressive feature is the view – overlooking the San Nicolas Valley. A sundowner of local rum from the comfort of a hammock is how every day should end, especially if you’ve embarked on one of the adventures on offer, which include taking on the indigenous ‘Royal Trail’, a 15km hike along a pre-Hispanic route that leads you over two mountains, with lunch beside a 64m waterfall, before exploring the town of El Peñol. A back-to-nature break unlike any other.

Doubles from £80. 00 57 311 609 9237, cannua.com

Words by Alex Mead.

This review was taken from the June 2023 issue of Food and Travel. To subscribe today, click here.