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Visitors on the Cristo Rey Ecopark plaza

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Sunday in Cali

The Ciclovida, parks, Cristo Rey and the zoo: what is open on Sundays.

Runners and cyclists on the CiclovidaA bicycle's shadow on the asphalt at the Ciclovida

8 am to 1 pm

Ciclovida

Every Sunday from 8 am to 1 pm, the city sports department sets up a 58 km route with 11 stations for dancing, exercise and games. It is free.

The tree-shaped canopies and boardwalk of the Parque de la Biodiversidad in PanceA trail with the pollinator garden sign in the Parque de la Biodiversidad

Pance

Biodiversity Park, Pance

A 92-hectare park run by DAGMA, the city’s environment agency, in the Pance river basin on the road to La Vorágine, open Tuesday to Sunday from 6 am to 6 pm, with no online registration. No pets or speakers, and no smoking. Since September 2026 it has a trail of 156 pink guayacán trees in memory of the earthquake’s victims.

The Cristo Rey monument and its lookoutThe Cristo Rey statue against the sky

Lookout

Cristo Rey by day or at sunset

On Sundays and public holidays the monument area is open from 8 am to 8 pm, last entry 7 pm. Entry is free; no pets, sound systems or single-use plastics.

  • Monumento a Cristo Rey, Cerro de los Cristales, Los Andes≈ 20 min by taxi
1 h 50 min
Directions
Crocodiles at the Cali ZooA spectacled bear at the Cali Zoo

Zoo

Two crocodiles at Cali Zoo

Open every day from 9 am to 4:30 pm; the route is 2.4 km and takes two and a half to three hours. By MIO, ride to San Bosco station and take feeder bus A02 to the gate; no outside food allowed.

  • Zoológico de Cali, Carrera 2A Oeste #14-50≈ 15 min by taxi
Facade of the Museo Departamental de Ciencias NaturalesA toad in a diorama at the Federico Carlos Lehmann Natural Science Museum

Notice

Closed since the earthquake

INCIVA’s Federico Carlos Lehmann natural sciences museum has been closed to the public since the 10 August 2026 earthquake, while its safety is assessed.