In the hills above Guatapé's rainbow houses, couples are sleeping suspended in the air inside white spheres that locals call 'lunas' - and it's about as otherworldly as it sounds.
The boat cuts through the emerald waters of Guatapé reservoir, past the drowned church towers and submerged streets that disappeared when Colombia dammed this valley decades ago. After 25 minutes of spray and engine noise, we're deposited at a wooden jetty where the only sounds are birdsong and lapping water.
El Peñol-Guatapé reservoir from above
A ten-minute hike through dense forest leads to something that looks like it's been dropped from space: a collection of white spherical pods suspended between the trees, bobbing gently in the mountain breeze.
This is Levit Glamping, where couples come to float above the forest floor in what owner Valentina Prieto calls "lunas" – moons. The comparison isn't entirely fanciful. These pods, accessible by wooden walkways that snake through the canopy, really do seem to hover in their own orbit, disconnected from the terrestrial world below.
The approach to Levit feels like an expedition. First, the colorful chaos of Guatapé town – those famous houses painted in electric blues, sunshine yellows and candy pinks that have made it Instagram famous. Then the boat ride across waters that stretch to the horizon like an inland sea. Finally, the forest walk that feels like entering a different climate zone entirely, where the air is cooler and thick with the smell of wet earth and growing things.
Inside the pods – there are just six of them – you're surrounded by 180-degree windows that offer a bird's-eye view of the reservoir.
The accommodation itself strikes that peculiar glamping balance between roughing it and luxury: proper beds with quality linens, private bathrooms, but also the constant awareness that you're sleeping in what is essentially a very fancy tent suspended in mid-air.
The experience comes with the full romantic treatment – candlelit dinners on private terraces, couples' massages, movie projections under the stars, and the kind of earnest spa treatments that involve a lot of talk about "reconnecting with nature." There's also a jacuzzi, because apparently even floating moon pods need hot tubs.
The food leans heavily into the local theme – breakfast might include fresh arepa and Colombian coffee served on your private deck while toucans call from the canopy below.
Activities range from the expected (guided forest walks, kayaking on the reservoir) to the slightly surreal (watching Netflix while suspended 20 feet above the ground).
El Peñol, Peñol, Antioquia, Colombia
