About the Journey

From $5,000 to $8,250 per Person

Colombia offers an amazing diversity from snow capped Andean mountains, to deserts as well as evergreen landscapes with coffee plantations & many national parks, the mysterious Amazon jungle, the unique river of the 7 colors Caño Cristales, the untouched Pacific and gorgeous Caribbean Coast, from small colonial villages to bustling metropolis topped with countless traditions, dances as well as delicious food – and you will be welcomed by the most friendly people on the planet.

Daily Itinerary

Your trip is 100% customizable. The following itinerary provides a starting point to craft your own journey.

Day 1

Bogota

Bogotá is the capital of and largest city in Colombia. It is a place of convergence for people from all around the country and is therefore diverse and multicultural. Within this city, the past and present come together. The city is also very green thanks to its parks and the hills that extend along its eastern boundary, dwarfed by their two highest points, Monserrate and Guadalupe. The landscape that the people...

Day 2

Bogota

Bogota has much more to offer than one district, if you want to explore deeply the capital you should join us on this adventurous walking tour in the most vibrant and trendy district in the Capital, Chapinero!

We will travel through the recent history of the country, the English and republican architecture, the westernized side of the city, the financial district, the most expensive neighborhood in the whole country, the influence...

Day 3

Bogota/Cartagena

If you like to be more active, you can discover Colombia’s capital by bike. Here you will also pass by the important places of the historical centre La Candelaria, e.g. Plaza Bolivar with its churches and government buildings but you will also discover different neighbourhoods and see one of the best street art.

On Sundays you can explore Bogotá by bike on the Ciclovia and be with locals during one of...

Day 4

Cartagena

Cartagena City Tour by Kayak

With this tour you will experience Cartagena from a different point of view, visiting sights such as the Clock Tower, the Pegasus Pier, the Virgin of the Bay and the Roman Bridge. We will navigate through the San Lazaro lagoon, where we will find mangroves that extend along the only part of the walls that is until today located directly by the water. We will reach...

Day 5

Cartagena

San Basilio de Palenque

A corner of Africa in America! Benkos Bioho, a runaway slave who, accompanied by 36 other male and female slaves, hid in the area found what is now known as San Basilio de Palenque, the first slavery-free town in Colombia. Their palenquera language and traditions and rituals remained intact since they had no connection with the main road and the city and remained isolated until the seventies...

Day 6

Depart

Today you are transferred to the airport in time for your flight.

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