Tobia is not a place to come for ambitious cooking. The village itself has only a handful of small shops and simple eateries, and most visitors eat at the camp or lodge where they are based. What the food lacks in variety it makes up for in honest generosity — portions are Colombian-sized, the ingredients are fresh, and a bowl of sancocho after a morning on the river is exactly what the situation calls for.
Most adventure operators include lunch in their packages, typically served at their own camp restaurant. These are informal, communal affairs: long tables, plastic chairs, trays of food brought out in bulk. The menus do not change much from one camp to the next, but the setting — open-sided rancho, trees overhead, the sound of the river nearby — is consistently pleasant.