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12-Day Bogotá, Medellín, Cartagena, Santa Marta and Eje Cafetero
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Itinerary
Day 1: BOGOTA TRANSFER IN
Stop At: Barrio La Candelaria, Calle 10 # 0 15 Bogota, Colombia Llegando por avenida circunvalar preferiblemente., Bogota 111711 Colombia
Start of the Colombia highlights tour: Pick-up at Bogota airport and transfer to hotel in La Candelaria
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Casa Deco or similar
Day 2: BOGOTA CITY TOUR
Stop At: Barrio La Candelaria, Calle 10 # 0 15 Bogota, Colombia Llegando por avenida circunvalar preferiblemente., Bogota 111711 Colombia
Private city tour in Bogotá during which you will explore the narrow streets of La Candelaria (the historical center of Bogotá), visit the museum of Gold (closed on Mondays) and the museum of Botero (closed on Tuesdays). Also you will go up to the hill of Monserrate by a cable car or a funicular. All this tour will be accompanied by a local English speaking guide.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Casa Deco or similar
Day 3: BOGOTA – ARMENIA
Stop At: Estadio Centenario de Armenia, Estadio Centenario, Armenia Colombia
Transfer to Bogota airport and flight to Armenia. At Armenia you will be picked up by our driver and transferred to Finca el Palmar.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Finca del Palmar or similar
Day 4: SALENTO – VALLE DE COCORA
Stop At: Valle del Cocora, Salento Colombia
Private day trip to Salento (a colorful town which maintained the typical architecture of the area) and Valle de Cocora where the national trees of Colombia grow – wax palms that can reach up to 60 meters height. You can take incredible hikes in the valley.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Finca del Palmar or similar
Day 5: COFFEE TOUR
Stop At: Region Paisaje / Landscape Region, Calle 2a 4a 55, Salento 631020 Colombia
Today you get interactive coffee tour in Hacienda San Alberto where you will see how the Colombian coffee is grown, which processes it goes through before it becomes a drink and will learn the secrets about its quality. You will also pass by the lovely typical village of Buenavista. The tour takes around 3 hours in total. The rest of the day is free.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Finca del Palmar or similar
Day 6: MEDELLIN
Stop At: Medellín Colombia, Cra. 63C #42-2 a 42-150, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Private transport to Medellín. Although it is a 5h drive, you will be able to make some short stops on the way and enjoy the view to the mountains and to the coffee plantations. The rest of the day is free in Medellín.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel art or similar
Day 7: MEDELLIN CITY TOUR
Stop At: Medellín Colombia, Cra. 63C #42-2 a 42-150, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
In the morning you will be picked up by a local guide and will depart together for a private city tour in Medellín. You will take the public transport – the symbol of the city of Medellín, visit the most important squares and learn about the extreme change that this city went through from being considered as the most dangerous city in the world to becoming the most modern city of Latin America.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Art or similar
Day 8: MEDELLIN – TAYRONA PARK
Stop At: Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Santa Marta 470007 Colombia
Transfer to the airport of Medellín (almost 1 h). Flight to Santa Marta. Transfer to Tayrona National Park (around 2 h drive from the airport). The driver will leave you as close as the cars are allowed to go. From the parking lot there is still around 40min walk to Cabañas Arrecifes (you can get a horse service for the luggage and for the people for approx. 6 EUR).
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Cabanas Arrecifes or similar
Day 9: FREE DAY TAYRONA PARK
Stop At: Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Santa Marta 470007 Colombia
Free day in Tayrona National Park, where you can visit beautiful beaches or hike around. For the tough travelers we recommend hiking until the ruins of Publito.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Cabanas Arrecifes or similar
Day 10: TAYRONA – CARTAGENA
Stop At: Walled City of Cartagena, Calle 41, Cartagena 130002 Colombia
Private transportation to your hotel in Cartagena. The driver will pick you up from the parking where he left you upon your arrival to Tayrona). It is around 5 h drive passing by Santa Marta, Cienaga and Barranquilla. Arrival to Cartagena, check in the hotel. You will then be met by an English speaking guide with whom you will have an approx. 4 h walk enjoying the old town of Cartagena and learning about its history as well as architecture.
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Tres Banderas or similar
Day 11: FREE DAY CARTAGENA
Stop At: Walled City of Cartagena, Calle 41, Cartagena 130002 Colombia
Free day in Cartagena (Optional: day trip to Rosario Islands).
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Tres Banderas or similar
Day 12: TRANSFER OUT
Stop At: Walled City of Cartagena, Calle 41, Cartagena 130002 Colombia
End of the Colombia highlights tour: Transfer out to the airport of Cartagena.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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Day 1: BOGOTA TRANSFER IN
Stop At: Barrio La Candelaria, Calle 10 # 0 15 Bogota, Colombia Llegando por avenida circunvalar preferiblemente., Bogota 111711 Colombia
Start of the Colombia highlights tour: Pick-up at Bogota airport and transfer to hotel in La Candelaria
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Casa Deco or similar
Day 2: BOGOTA CITY TOUR
Stop At: Barrio La Candelaria, Calle 10 # 0 15 Bogota, Colombia Llegando por avenida circunvalar preferiblemente., Bogota 111711 Colombia
Private city tour in Bogotá during which you will explore the narrow streets of La Candelaria (the historical center of Bogotá), visit the museum of Gold (closed on Mondays) and the museum of Botero (closed on Tuesdays). Also you will go up to the hill of Monserrate by a cable car or a funicular. All this tour will be accompanied by a local English speaking guide.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Casa Deco or similar
Day 3: BOGOTA – ARMENIA
Stop At: Estadio Centenario de Armenia, Estadio Centenario, Armenia Colombia
Transfer to Bogota airport and flight to Armenia. At Armenia you will be picked up by our driver and transferred to Finca el Palmar.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Finca del Palmar or similar
Day 4: SALENTO – VALLE DE COCORA
Stop At: Valle del Cocora, Salento Colombia
Private day trip to Salento (a colorful town which maintained the typical architecture of the area) and Valle de Cocora where the national trees of Colombia grow – wax palms that can reach up to 60 meters height. You can take incredible hikes in the valley.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Finca del Palmar or similar
Day 5: COFFEE TOUR
Stop At: Region Paisaje / Landscape Region, Calle 2a 4a 55, Salento 631020 Colombia
Today you get interactive coffee tour in Hacienda San Alberto where you will see how the Colombian coffee is grown, which processes it goes through before it becomes a drink and will learn the secrets about its quality. You will also pass by the lovely typical village of Buenavista. The tour takes around 3 hours in total. The rest of the day is free.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Finca del Palmar or similar
Day 6: MEDELLIN
Stop At: Medellín Colombia, Cra. 63C #42-2 a 42-150, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Private transport to Medellín. Although it is a 5h drive, you will be able to make some short stops on the way and enjoy the view to the mountains and to the coffee plantations. The rest of the day is free in Medellín.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel art or similar
Day 7: MEDELLIN CITY TOUR
Stop At: Medellín Colombia, Cra. 63C #42-2 a 42-150, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
In the morning you will be picked up by a local guide and will depart together for a private city tour in Medellín. You will take the public transport – the symbol of the city of Medellín, visit the most important squares and learn about the extreme change that this city went through from being considered as the most dangerous city in the world to becoming the most modern city of Latin America.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Art or similar
Day 8: MEDELLIN – TAYRONA PARK
Stop At: Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Santa Marta 470007 Colombia
Transfer to the airport of Medellín (almost 1 h). Flight to Santa Marta. Transfer to Tayrona National Park (around 2 h drive from the airport). The driver will leave you as close as the cars are allowed to go. From the parking lot there is still around 40min walk to Cabañas Arrecifes (you can get a horse service for the luggage and for the people for approx. 6 EUR).
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Cabanas Arrecifes or similar
Day 9: FREE DAY TAYRONA PARK
Stop At: Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Santa Marta 470007 Colombia
Free day in Tayrona National Park, where you can visit beautiful beaches or hike around. For the tough travelers we recommend hiking until the ruins of Publito.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Cabanas Arrecifes or similar
Day 10: TAYRONA – CARTAGENA
Stop At: Walled City of Cartagena, Calle 41, Cartagena 130002 Colombia
Private transportation to your hotel in Cartagena. The driver will pick you up from the parking where he left you upon your arrival to Tayrona). It is around 5 h drive passing by Santa Marta, Cienaga and Barranquilla. Arrival to Cartagena, check in the hotel. You will then be met by an English speaking guide with whom you will have an approx. 4 h walk enjoying the old town of Cartagena and learning about its history as well as architecture.
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Tres Banderas or similar
Day 11: FREE DAY CARTAGENA
Stop At: Walled City of Cartagena, Calle 41, Cartagena 130002 Colombia
Free day in Cartagena (Optional: day trip to Rosario Islands).
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Tres Banderas or similar
Day 12: TRANSFER OUT
Stop At: Walled City of Cartagena, Calle 41, Cartagena 130002 Colombia
End of the Colombia highlights tour: Transfer out to the airport of Cartagena.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Included
- 11x Breakfast
- Accommodation included: 11 nights
- All meals as described: (B= breakfast, L = lunch/lunchbox, D= dinner)
- Accommodation in double/single private room at standard tourist class hotels.
- Local naturalist guide (English & Spanish speaking)
- All activities as described in the itinerary.
- 24/7 assistance in English, Dutch and Spanish.
- Entry/Admission - Barrio La Candelaria
- Entry/Admission - Estadio Centenario de Armenia
- Entry/Admission - Valle del Cocora
- Entry/Admission - Region Paisaje / Landscape Region
- Entry/Admission - Medellín Colombia
- Entry/Admission - Walled City of Cartagena
Not included
- Food & drinks that are not mentioned in the itinerary
- Optional activities
- Personal travel & health insurance
- Flights (possible to include upon request when the exact travel dates are confirmed)
- Optional tips for the guide
- Entry/Admission - Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Tap water in Colombia might contain bacteria and should not be consumed, not even for brushing your teeth. Bottled or purified water is always recommended.
- Inform yourself about food safety when traveling to tropical countries. Take the necessary precaution to avoid food poisoning (always wash your hands before eating, don’t eat ‘street food’, only eat peeled fruits, etc.).
- It is mandatory to have valid travel and medical insurance. Please inform us of any known medical conditions you have.
- Rebecca Adventure Travel reserves the right to change the itinerary without previous notice due to weather conditions, availabilities, National Park regulations or notifications and unforeseeable circumstances.
- The hotels mentioned in the itinerary are preferred hotels, if the described hotel is not available we reserve another hotel of the same level.
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- In order to process your reservation please help us with all this information:
- Arrival and departure information of international flights
- Room type (twin, matrimonial) or triple (in case of a group with 3 or more guests)
- Whatsapp phone number (in case you use Whatsapp and would like us to contact you that during your stay via Whatsapp)
- For all guests:
- Passport copy
- Food restrictions
- Medical restrictions
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
55%
Aquatic
30%
