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Colombia is a fascinating mixture of history, culture, cuisine and amazingly beautiful natural destinations. This luxury tour will fully integrate you into Colombian traditions, tastes and the essence of the country, by visiting some of the lesser known areas and enjoying the luxury that is in offer in each of these amazing places, by immersing ourselves in this diverse, divine destination.
Special features of our Luxury Colombia tour:
Type of Tourism: History, Culture, Luxury, Trekking, Culinary
Places to Visit: Bogota, Armenia, Medellin, Cartagena.
Duration: 11 Days and 10 Nights.
Type of Service: group tours.
Accommodation: 4 star and 5 star hotels at every destination that you will visit. These hotels have been carefully chosen and we can guarantee that you will feel comfortable and your every need catered for!
Today is arrival day to the city of Bogotá. We will collect you from the airport and take you to the hotel.
Today we will take part in an original Weaving Peace Tour which will explain all about the Peace Treaty signed by Colombia, ending more than 50 years of conflict. To rebuild a solid fabric of peace for the future, it is necessary to understand the complexity of Colombias history and this tour will help you understand key moments of Colombia's history. The focus now is on its rebirth and future, through the voice of true peace weavers who are building new paths of hope for the country....
Today we will head to the airport for our flight to Armenia. Here we will travel to the Hacienda San Alberto one of the traditional coffee estates, near the town of Buenavista Quindío. We will enjoy an introductory talk about coffee, its preparation, toasting, the characteristics of quality and the properties that allows for such a variety of coffees in the world. We will continue through the plantations, appreciating the coffee pickers' work and understanding the famous charac...
Today we will enjoy a hike to La Carbonera ''Wax Palm Empire''. The landscape offers the most beautiful scenery of the Cordillera Central and Los Nevados National Park. Along the way, we can marvel at the Paramillo of the Quindío and then take a short trip to an indigenous cemetery in the forest. The valley is home to an impressive Wax Palm Forest, which we can appreciate on the way to La Carbonera farm. We will then begin a 19 km trek back to Salento on the mountai...
After breakfast we will head back to the airport for the flight to Medellin.
Today, we will visit a community project and cooking class at a community social transformation project in the Comuna 9, east of Medellín, where they are training low-income people in cooking and entrepreneurship with healthy food at affordable prices, applying techniques and recipes from all over the world using local ingredients and products. We will start with an introduction to the neighbourhood, then explore the project headquarters. Visiting public renovation projects, ar...
After breakfast, we will leave Medellín, heading towards the town of Guatapé, to visit the enormous rock of Piedra El Peñol. We will pass through the incredible scenery of Antioquia along the way to Guatapé The town has a reservoir created by the Colombian government for a hydro-electric dam. In the middle of the reservoir is where we can find the massive Peñol Rock, thought to be a meteorite due to its size. There is an optional walk up the 65...
Today, we will head to the airport for our flight to Cartagena. On arrival, we will be taken to our hotel. In the evening, we can take part in an exclusive rum and chocolate tasting session in one of the most well-known hotels in Cartagena. This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy a rum and chocolate tasting and learn more about this spirit with an informative discussion of its history and different kinds of rums and chocolates that exist
Today we will enjoy the Gabriel García Márquez Literary Menu, “Behind the walls of Cartagena”. We can discover centuries of history, culture and flavours stirred by the fusion of Spanish, African slaves and migrants of the 19th century. This typical food inspired one of the most influential writers in Colombia and Nobel prize for literature winner, Gabriel García Márquez. During these 3 hours, we will visit the 9 favourite places of this beloved...
Today is a free day to explore this amazing city.
Today is your final day of this luxury Colombia tour. We will take you to the airport for your flight back home or onto your next exciting destination!