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I would recommend Leticia as a travel hub/starting point. Nothing special about the town itself apart from the location. Although I recommend the Ethnographic Museum there. But you will get a better view and jungle experience in Puerto Nariño, acessible by boat from Leticia. You can take the commercial boat, it will be a lot cheaper than private. It goes 3 times a day and takes 2h to get to Puerto Nariño. Be careful and research what tours cost, they will try to charge as much as possible 😅 Contact the reserves directly, not through an operator, you will most likely get the experience for half the price. Every indigenous guy there is a guide, pick wisely, a good option is through a reserve directly. Walks and attraction in the near reserves are rather touristy and can be underwhelming. For a deeper jungle experience arrange a multi day jungle walk. A lot better place to view monkeys is Mocagúa monkey rescue center Fundacion Maikuchigua, they also have artesanal crafts for sale and a local ethnical museum. You can get there with the commercial boat. Also instead of Flor de Loto, go to Reserva Victoria Regina, the lotuses are also there and you can get an amazing tree tour with info on how the indigenous use them and try some Tarzan moves. If you want to touch a capybara, go to Isla San Antonio de Cacao on the Peru side, just across the river from Puerto Nariño and ask for that. A walking tour with animal viewing and transport was 180 000 pesos for 2 people roughly 3h.

great city to visit the jungle. an amazing experience for those who loves nature. there are many tours to do around the city that will keep you entertain the whole time. if you love fish there are plenty of options.

Leticia is a place to pass through, not hang around. It's small enough that you can see the whole thing in a day, but still remarkably loud and busy. Personal highlights included: - Watching the murmeration of parrots over the main square at dusk. Their numbers are insane and the noise is incredible! I noticed some savvy tourists were watching this from the adjacent church tower, which seems like a great idea. - Visit Brazil. Catch a tuktuk or just walk down the main road. It's a 10 minute walk from the centre. Pay attention though - it's easy to miss the border! - The people here are just as nice as everywhere else in Colombia. - Lots of cool trips departing from the port... including the 'slow boats' to Peru. If you fancy a genuine backpacking experience, google it! Downsides: - Lots of traffic - Poor vegan food options. It seems the two vegan restaurants have closed their doors during COVID. If you're confident enough in your communication skills, most restaurants will happily make you a decent enough vegan paisa, if you explain what you can and can't eat. Otherwise, you'll likely be living off chips.

Leticia is great to visit at least one time for everyone especially for the people that have an adventure spirit. The tour to Puerto Nariño is the best tour and cannot be miss since it pretty much show you the most important of the amazon. Definitely a great vacation spot. I will suggest to make sure to book a hotel on the city because you will be in walking distance of anything you may need including the tours. Staying outside the city has many disadvantages since you will be "trap" on the hotel with nothing close to it. Definitely it needs to be visit. You will have a great experience. Make sure to not rely on the internet there because is extremely bad.

True to be told, Leticia is a city to stay the less possible if you really want to get to know the jungle better. We stayed almost 3 days and 2 nights and thought we could've spent more time even in Puerto Nariño. There are some very nice restaurants and nightlife (which we didn't even try) and you may find plans or activities to do around the "Kilometros" (kilometers). You can also go to Tabatinga, which is Brazil. Follow Trip Advisor restaurants guide, we tried some from there and where really good. And don't miss the amazing arrival of thounsands of birds (think are parakeets) to the main park, Parque Santander, around 5:00pm.

Hiking into the Amazon and seeing a couple indigenous villages was a priceless experience, the people out there live such different lives than what I come from. Seeing the local wild animals and plants is also mind-boggling. Leticia is a pretty fun town for a couple nights, but very small.