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Río La Miel

Kayak spot · Colombia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

100Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

6 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 100 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
32°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
30°C
Rain
3.8 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
31°C
Rain
1.4 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
30°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
30°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
31°C
Rain
3 mm

Sun 8 · 99 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
32°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 1100, good
  2. Mon 2100, good
  3. Tue 3100, good
  4. Wed 4100, good
  5. Thu 5100, good
  6. Fri 6100, good
  7. Sat 7100, good
  8. Sun 899, good
  9. Mon 9100, good
  10. Tue 10100, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Río La Miel
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov100, good4 kn11kn32°C2.6 mm
Mon 2Nov100, good1 kn5kn32°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good1 kn6kn30°C3.8 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good2 kn8kn31°C1.4 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good3 kn10kn30°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good1 kn5kn30°C0.3 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good2 kn8kn31°C3 mm
Sun 8Nov99, good2 kn18kn32°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov100, good2 kn5kn33°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov100, good2 kn5kn32°C0.3 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Río La Miel

A launch on the Río La Miel. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Isaza.

  • River Río La Miel
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$770–US$1,450 each

about US$770–US$1,450 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BOG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$335–US$697
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$60–US$107
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$147–US$241
Food7 days eating outabout US$141–US$255
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$154
Totalabout US$770–US$1,450

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Isaza

Closest

Isaza

8 min by car

about US$54/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Isaza · Booking.com

About Isaza its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Isaza, 4 km. We have not checked places to stay in Isaza yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Útica, 59 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

About US$54 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 12h 15m

About 12h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BOG, direct, then 2h 30m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits