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Highlights
Bogotá: Head out with your new crew for a delish welcome dinner. Expect Colombian flavours, live music, and a buzzing atmosphere.
Salento: Head to a working coffee farm for a community-led experience that gets you into the full bean-to-brew story — from growing and processing to roasting and tasting. It’s a proper look at local livelihoods, sustainable production, and the drink this region does best.
Salento: Jump into a private Willy’s Jeep and head for Cocora Valley, where a guided walk will take us through one of Colombia’s most iconic landscapes. With the world’s tallest wax palms towering overhead and a stop in beautifully preserved Filandia, this one’s got big scenery and plenty of charm.
Medellín: Dive into Comuna 13 with a guided tour that brings Medellín’s story of transformation to life through murals, music, escalators, and street-level creativity. Every corner has something to say — and this place says it loud, proud, and in full colour.
Guatapé: Check out colourful Guatapé, where bright zócalos and easy lakeside charm will set the scene. Then we'll take on El Peñol Rock, with a whole lot of steps standing between us and one of Colombia’s biggest show-offs.At the top, the views will fully deliver — think winding water, emerald islands, and a panorama worth every step.
Guatapé: Take to the water on a relaxed boat cruise across the Guatapé Reservoir, with forested hills, little islands, and El Peñol Rock showing off in the distance.It’s an easy way to soak up the scenery while getting the story behind the dam, the old town, and the region around it.
Tayrona National Park: Head into Tayrona National Park with a local guide and hike through one of Colombia’s wildest corners, where jungle trails, Caribbean coastline, and seriously good beaches all show up in one go. Along the way, we’ll pass through tropical forest, spot wildlife, and check out standout stretches like Arrecifes, La Piscina, and Cabo San Juan.It’s a proper half-day adventure with beach time built in. Heads up: if the park’s closed, we’ll swap this activity for another local experience.
Cartagena: Hit the streets of Cartagena’s Walled City with a Local Guide and get into the stories behind its colonial plazas, landmark churches, and iconic Torre del Reloj.
Cartagena: Jump into a small-group salsa lesson with a pro instructor and get to grips with the rhythm, the steps, and the moves that make this place tick.
Guatapé: Take to the water on a relaxed boat cruise across the Guatapé Reservoir, with forested hills, little islands, and El Peñol Rock showing off in the distance.It’s an easy way to soak up the scenery while getting the story behind the dam, the old town, and the region around it.
Tayrona National Park: Head into Tayrona National Park with a local guide and hike through one of Colombia’s wildest corners, where jungle trails, Caribbean coastline, and seriously good beaches all show up in one go. Along the way, we’ll pass through tropical forest, spot wildlife, and check out standout stretches like Arrecifes, La Piscina, and Cabo San Juan.It’s a proper half-day adventure with beach time built in. Heads up: if the park’s closed, we’ll swap this activity for another local experience.
Cartagena: Hit the streets of Cartagena’s Walled City with a Local Guide and get into the stories behind its colonial plazas, landmark churches, and iconic Torre del Reloj.
Cartagena: Jump into a small-group salsa lesson with a pro instructor and get to grips with the rhythm, the steps, and the moves that make this place tick.
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What's Included
Accommodation
Viajero Bogotá (or similar) HotelViajero Salento (or similar) HotelViajero Medellín (or similar) HotelViajero Santa Marta (or similar) HotelHotel La Casablanca Tayrona (or similar)Viajero Cartagena (or similar) Hotel
Meals
Dinner (x2)Breakfast (x14)Lunch
Transport
Travel by coach
Guide
Experienced Driver Guide
15 daysDuration
Group TourJoin a group of travelers
48 peopleMaximum group size
18 - 35 yearsAge range for participants
EnglishGuide language
Starts
Ends
Bogota, Colombia
Cartagena, Colombia
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Itinerary
This Colombia trip covers it all. Start in Bogotá, sip through Salento's coffee country and stand beneath Cocora's sky-high wax palms. Feel Medellín's creative pulse, then head to Santa Marta before swapping mountains for Tayrona's jungle-fringed coast and Cartagena's Caribbean colour. It's culture, scenery and standout stories, stitched into one unmissable adventure.
day 1Bogot
Hello and welcome to Colombia. Youll meet your crew and kick things off with a welcome dinner at a local restaurant, with live music and Colombian flavours on the menu.
Meals
Dinner
Location Visited
Bogotá
Accommodation
Viajero Bogotá (or similar)
day 2Bogot
day 3Bogot to Salento
day 4Salento
day 5Salento via Cocora Valley and Filandia
day 6Salento to Medelln
day 7Medelln
day 8Medelln via Guatap
day 9Medelln to Santa Marta
day 10Santa Marta
day 11Santa Marta to Tayrona National Park
day 12Tayrona National Park to Cartagena
day 13Cartagena
day 14Cartagena
day 15Cartagena
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