Itinerary
- Day 1
Bogota
You'll arrive in Bogota on your own schedule. If you get to the hotel by 6pm, your tour leader will be waiting for a welcome meeting and dinner. If you're arriving later, no problem - wander through the colorful colonial streets of La Candelaria instead. The neighborhood has plenty of museums, bars, restaurants, and historic churches to check out at your own pace.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner with tour leader (if arriving by 6pm for meeting))
Optional Activities
- Explore La Candelaria neighborhood with its colonial convents, churches, museums, bars and restaurants
- Visit the Gold Museum to see remnants of Muisca and other Colombian indigenous cultures
Landmarks/POIs Gold Museum La Candelaria - Day 2
Bogota to Pereira
After breakfast, you'll catch a flight to Pereira in Colombia's coffee region, a UNESCO World Heritage area. Once you're checked into your hotel, head out for an afternoon coffee tour at Finca Del Cafe. There you'll learn how coffee gets cultivated and picked, watch the roasting process, and try cupping techniques before tasting two specialist coffees.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Flight to Pereira
- Coffee tour at Finca Del Cafe including learning about planting, picking, roasting, cupping techniques, and tasting two specialist coffees
Landmarks/POIs Finca Del Cafe - Day 3
Pereira
You'll drive about an hour through plantations and rolling hills to reach Finca Romelia, home to one of Colombia's largest orchid collections. A botanist on staff will guide you through the shaded forests and gardens. After that, you'll have lunch with the Londoño family, who've owned the farm for over 45 years. The afternoon is yours to relax, or you can optionally visit the colorful town of Salento.
- Meals
- Lunch (Hearty lunch at Finca Romelia farmhouse with owners)
Included Activities
- Visit to Finca Romelia orchid farm with guided walk through gardens and forests with in-house botanist
- Lunch at Finca Romelia farmhouse with owners
Optional Activities
- Half-day tour to nearby town of Salento with colorful houses and towering wax palms of Cocora Valley
Landmarks/POIs Finca Romelia Cocora Valley Salento - Day 4
Pereira to Medellin
Early this morning you'll drive north to Medellin on roughly a six-hour journey with a few stops along the way. Once you check into your boutique eco-hotel in the city center, the rest of the day is open. You can relax at the hotel or start exploring the city known for its transformation - you'll find street art, cable cars, plazas, and reggaeton and salsa music throughout.
Optional Activities
- Explore Medellin independently including street art, cable cars, traditional plazas and local nightlife
- Day 5
Medellin
You'll spend the day with a local guide learning about Medellin's complex history and current energy. You'll travel by private transport, walk, and take cable cars to visit key sites like Casa de la Memoria Museum honoring drug trade victims and Parque Memorial la Inflexion built in memory of 46,000 victims. Then you'll head to Comuna 13, a neighborhood that transformed from notorious to vibrant - the Son Bata organization will show you local music, creative arts, murals, and the winding staircases that line the streets.
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Medellin's historical sites including Pablo Escobar's former home, Casa de la Memoria Museum, and Parque Memorial la Inflexion
- Visit to Comuna 13 neighborhood with organized tour including colorful graffiti murals, staircases, and pop-up dance performances
Landmarks/POIs Casa de la Memoria Museum Parque Memorial la Inflexion Comuna 13 - Day 6
Medellin to Cartagena
Your morning is free to experience more of Medellin, or you can take an optional trip to Guatape, a lakeside town with pastel-painted houses and intricate Zocalos artwork. In the afternoon, you'll fly to Cartagena on the Caribbean coast. After you transfer to your hotel in the old town, you'll arrive late evening.
Included Activities
- Flight to Cartagena
Optional Activities
- Visit picturesque lakeside town of Guatape known as 'Pueblo de Zocalos' with pastel-colored houses and intricate paintings of animals, musical instruments, flowers and birds on building facades
Landmarks/POIs Guatape - Day 7
Cartagena
You'll walk through Cartagena's main sights including old plazas, churches, cafes, restaurants, and markets. The afternoon is open for relaxing at your hotel or continuing to explore. If you're interested, you can optionally visit the hilltop convent Santa Cruz de la Popa for panoramic city views or the 16th-century San Felipe fortress. Early evening, you'll drive to La Boquilla fishing village for drinks and dinner at the beach with sunset views before heading back to your hotel.
- Meals
- Dinner (Final drinks and dinner at La Boquilla beach)
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Cartagena's main sights including old plazas and churches
- Evening drinks and dinner at La Boquilla beach
Optional Activities
- Visit hilltop convent Santa Cruz de la Popa with panoramic views of the city
- Visit 16th-century fortress of San Felipe
Landmarks/POIs Santa Cruz de la Popa San Felipe La Boquilla - Day 8
Cartagena
Your tour ends after breakfast at the hotel. You're free to leave Cartagena whenever you'd like. If your flight departs later in the day, the hotel offers luggage storage.
- Meals
- Breakfast
