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7 Days Express Colombia – Over 50 Shared Tour

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Duration: 7 Days (approx.)
Location: Bogota, Bogota/Colombia
Product code: 7 day Bogota Medellin Cartagena Share 50

A journey to Colombia is one you will never forget.

Bogotá is the melting pot of Colombia. Here all the cultures from the different regions of the country have their place. From the cuisine of the Eje Cafetero (Coffee Zone) to the exhilaration and joy of the Caribbean, to the artisanal heritage of Boyacá and the Valle de Cauca, Bogotá brings together the best of Colombia - It must be at the top of your list of places to visit!

Medellín is a captivating city, not only because of its pleasant climate but also for the kindness of its people. Delicious food with that paisa charm makes you fall in love with the city. The mountainous landscape, with spectacular panoramic views and green spaces, makes the city an experience that seduces.

Surrounding Medellín in Antioquia, are some glorious pueblos. We will travel to Guatapé and enjoy the spectacular scenery created by the flooding of two towns to create a reservoir.

Explore the pristine beaches of the Rosario islands during this day trip from Cartagena. Travel off the coast of Colombia to the Corales Islas. Swim and snorkel in the azure waters, relax on the soft white sandy beaches, and absorb the picturesque natural environment.

Day 1: Welcome to Bogotá, 2600 meters closer to the stars.

Arrive at any time to be collected from the airport and taken to your accommodation.

On arrival at Bogotá airport, your transportation will be waiting to take you directly to your hotel to check in and enjoy a bit of me-time.

Around 6:30 pm you’ll meet the other group travelers at a Welcome to Bogotá Dinner.

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Be sure to drink plenty of water to help you adapt to the altitude.

Inside the terminal, there is a small store where you can purchase a pre-paid sim card for your phone. The phone company with the best coverage is called Claro. And the SIM card package you want is “$20,000 paquete” (US$5 package). This will give you more than enough data and be sufficient for calls.
Whenever you are in your hotel, you will have access to WIFI.

Welcome dinner in Bogotá

You'll be collected from your hotel and taken to a wonderful restaurant for a delicious Welcome Dinner. Starting your tour by sharing and getting to know some of your traveling companions on this Colombian adventure.

Day 2: Monserrate, La Candelaria and The Bogotá Gold Museum

You’ll be collected from your accommodation in Bogotá and taken on a guided excursion, where you’ll encounter the most important historical locations within La Candelaria. Just some of the stops on your tour through Bogotá's oldest neighborhood will be Bolivar Plaza, Casa Nariño (The Presidents House), Palace of Justice, Catedral Primada de Colombia, Iglesia de San Francisco, Colón Theater, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Séptima (Carrera 7), and the Chorro de Quevedo Plaza.

During your time in La Candelaria, you'll be enjoying a few hours of strolling through El Museo del Oro (Gold Museum) of Bogotá. This grand 3-story museum displays a selection of pre-Columbian gold, other metal alloys, and a mix of pottery, stone, shell, wood, and textile objects/textiles. All are made by ancient indigenous Colombian cultures. With over 55,000 pieces of gold artifacts, this is the largest collection of gold artifacts in the world.

Once you have visited this amazing museum and seen the many beautiful sites La Candelaria has to offer, it will be time for you to ascend to the great height of 10,341 ft (3152m) and the summit of Monserrate; almost 2,000 ft higher than Bogotá. As well as learning the historical importance of this mountain to the indigenous Musica, you’ll also enjoy time wandering through the artisan markets, visiting a beautiful 17th-century monastery and enjoying some of the most spectacular panoramic views of the capital city of this great nation.

Day 3: Flight Bogota - Medellín

Enjoy a short, 1-hour flight from Bogota to Medellín

You'll be collected at the airport and taken to your hotel in Medellin to get prepared for your first experience in the City Of the Eternal Spring.

Comuna 13 & Fruit Tasting

Before you arrive at Comuna 13 you'll begin your tour by stopping for a fruit tasting. Where you'll get to discover all sorts of wonderful sweet and delicious fruits you never even knew existed until now.

You'll then continue your day with a cable car ride over the hundreds of houses in Comuna 13. Many of these houses and settlements belong to many displaced people from rural areas. Due to a complicated internal conflict between the FARC, the Colombian Military, Paramilitaries, and Drug Traffickers, over 7 million people have been displaced in Colombia.

Next, you get to venture inside Comuna 13, something that would certainly have been unimaginable 15 years ago due to the violence and lack of security. Not only is this location the most significant street art district in Medellin, yet it is additionally where the very first open-air electrical escalators in the world were mounted. You’ll get to ride these escalators and get the chance to learn the meanings behind much of the graffiti.

You'll start your journey back to your hotel and enjoy the night in this wonderful city that has so much to offer.

Day 4: Guatape Rock with Coffee Plantation Day Trip

You'll enjoy a beautiful scenic drive to an outstanding coffee farm in Antioquia, where you will experience a full tour and an explanation of how the whole process of growing the perfect coffee bean occurs. You’ll come to understand the process of planting, handpicking the ripest beans, de-pulping, washing, sorting into classifications, drying, roasting, and finally making the perfect brew.

Carrying on with your tour, you'll be stopping at a replica of Old Peñol's town plaza. The original town was actually sunk and is now at the bottom of the manmade Peñol-Guatape reservoir. The only piece still visible is the spiral from the church tower.

Next on today's adventure will be La Piedra (The Rock or better known as Guatape Rock). This is simply a wonderful and huge stone standing tall and overlooking Lake Guatape far below. Once here you'll have the opportunity to climb the 740 steps up to the very top, with breathtaking views every step of the way.

Following this, you will make a stop in Guatape town (The City of Zocalos) where you’ll walk the streets of this beautiful town and learn what is the Zocalo tradition and why it started. You’ll also get to visit the Plaza (main square), Remembrance Street, the boardwalk (Malecón) the church, maybe enjoy a tuk-tuk ride, and more.

Day 5: Medellín City Tour

You'll start your journey visiting Parques del Río. The place that connects East and West Medellin through the Medellin River. Located in the center of the city, it's well known for its infrastructure, vegetation, and wonderful resting areas. Here you’ll find a unique sculpture from the Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone named Colores de la montaña, the only one made for public areas in Latin America.

Next, it’s off to visit Barefoot Park. A place to awaken your senses through the sound of water, bamboo paths, paddling pools you can walk through, and a sand path.

Following this, you’ll continue your journey and visit a location full of surprises. Where not only will you find the Medellin Civic Center, administrative buildings like the Medellín City Hall, and the Park of Lights, along with some of the most important heritage buildings in Medellin's history. Not only this but you'll also see the Eternal Flame, a monument to freedom of speech, the biggest vertical garden in Medellín, the giant Monumento a la Raza by Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt, and other interesting sculptures and places.

Carrying on to your next stop of Parque San Antonio, you’ll find 4 of Botero's sculptures. The most important ones are The Hurt Bird and the Peace Bird. One of the sculptures was destroyed after a terrorist attack in 1995, and the other one, an exact replica of the first one brought to Medellin in 2000.

Next, it’s off for a stop at Botero Plaza, an iconic place additionally referred to as Sculptures Park. This urban space displays 23 sculptures of the renowned son of Medellin and Master Sculptor Fernando Botero.

After wandering through and marveling at this al fresco gallery, you’ll move onto the Cultural Palace, a beautiful neo-Gothic style building, and a visit to the very first church built in Medellin during the colonial period; the Candelaria in 1776, along with the second oldest church la Iglesia de la Veracruz, built-in 1803.

The last stop on today’s tour will be the Parque Memorial Inflexion. Previously known as The Monaco Building (one of the personal apartment buildings of Pablo Escobar), which was bombed by the Cali Cartel in 1990 and torn down by the city in 2019. Now it is a memorial park dedicated to the victims of narcoterrorism. It has three sections, the first one is the path of the heroes. This place is a tribute to famous or important figures in Colombia’s history that were killed by Pablo Escobar. The second and third sections show the bombings and terrorist attacks that took place between the worst years of 1984 and finished 1993 with the death of Pablo Escobar. During these 9 years, there were approximately 208 terrorist attacks and 46,612 victims.

Your tour will be finishing up around 1 pm, giving you the remainder of the day free to explore.

Flight Medellin - Cartagena

Enjoy a short flight to Cartagena arriving around early afternoon.

Your transport will be waiting to collect you and take you directly to your hotel, to check-in and enjoy a bit of "me time" before being collected for your walking tour in Getsemaní.

Walking Tour of Getsemaní

Enjoy a walking tour of this colorful neighborhood, with your bilingual guide. You'll get to explore the streets filled with graffiti, Centenario Park, and the Holy Trinity Square. not to mention discovering where all the hip cafes, bars, and restaurants in this neighborhood are hidden away.

Day 6: Cartagena City Tour

Our bilingual guide explains the history behind every important site you visit. You'll discover panoramic views of the city from Cerro de La Popa; a convent built in 1606, and the highest peak overlooking Cartagena. Explore inside the historic Castle San Felipe, learning the paths and methods of defending this heritage-listed structure from pirates and invaders around the world.

Enjoy an in-depth private tour of the Jewel of Colombia, the magical UNESCO heritage-listed city of Cartagena de Indias Colombia. Including the must-see stops, plazas, restaurants, cafes, and bars within the walled city, along with one of the oldest and most bohemian neighborhoods in Cartagena; Getsemani.

You’ll step back in time on a journey through the layers of history uncovering some surprising, surreal, and sometimes scary stories as you explore every aspect of the city's charming colonial streets and take in all the main landmarks of Cartagena's famous walled city. All the time learning the true history of this city's historic struggle between the Spanish colonialists and pirates from many different nations.

Your tour will include the Clock Tower monument, the original entrance of the fortified city, and your starting point for the tour through the historic center of Cartagena de Indias. Your tour will also include unmissable locations such as Bolivar Park, the Plaza Saint Pedro Claver, the Plaza de Los Jagüeyes, San Diego, and of course the colorful streets of Gertsemani.

This truly is the most complete journey of the main areas of Cartagena, and the perfect tour to enjoy not just the history, but to also get acquainted with the most important Cartagena landmarks.

Farewell dinner in Cartagena

Around 7 pm you’ll be meeting with your new friends for a final group dinner to share photos and laughs before saying your goodbyes tomorrow.

Day 7: Today it is Farewell to Cartagena & Colombia - or extend your stay!

Hablamos pronto, safe travels home, and visit again soon!

We’ll have transport waiting to take you to the airport at your desired time.

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