Duration: 9 Days
Best Time to Go: Any
Starting From: $1664
Where to go if you only have a week to experience a truly unique part of the world? The answer: Colombia. If you think a week isn’t enough to tour the beaches, coffee regions, and metropolitan cities of this reemerging country, think again – we’ve made it possible. Check out the resurgence of culture, art, and food in Bogotá and Medellín, dive deep into the Caribbean vibe in Cartagena and enjoy the Latin-Caribbean fusion of flavors in local cuisine. All this in only nine days. Start packing now.
Day 1. Arrive in Bogotá at any time.
Optional Activities: National Museum of Colombia Visit, Gold Museum Visit, Monserrate Hill Cable Car, Zipaquira Salt Cathedral Visit.
Day 2. Visit Paloquemao market before an afternoon flight to Armenia, in Colombia’s coffee region. Spend two nights outside Armenia in a traditional hacienda. Meals included: Breakfast
Day 3. Enjoy a tour of a coffee farm in the Calarcá area to learn more about the coffee culture here.
Exclusive Inclusions: Hands-On Coffee Farm Tour
Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch
Day 4. Take a morning hike through the Cocora Valley before an afternoon arrival to Salento town. Continue the full coffee experience in the region of Quindío.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 5. Drive through beautiful landscapes to Medellín. Opt to explore the city in the evening.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 6. Enjoy a neighborhood tour of the city and learn the fascinating recent history of the city’s ongoing transformation. Spend the rest of the day with free time to explore this vibrant city.
Optional Activities: Nutibara Hill, Paragliding, Explora Park, Modern Art Museum.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 7. Enjoy another free day, opt to visit the nearby town of Guatapé, with its colorful houses and famous rock. Or, ride the metrocable, a cable car part of Medellín’s public transportation, for sweeping views of the city and surrounding mountains.
Optional Activities: El Penol Stone, Paragliding, Nutibara Hill, Modern Art Museum, Explora Park.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 8. Hop on a morning flight to Cartagena and arrive in time to spend the afternoon exploring the old walled city. Opt for dinner and a night out in this lively town.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 9. Depart at any time.
Meals included: Breakfast
- Hands-On: Coffee Farm Tour, Calarcá
- Hacienda stay
- Valle de Cocora hike
- Medellín city tour
- Cartagena orientation walk
- Internal flights
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Accommodations
- Hotels (6 nights), Hacienda (2 nights).
Meals
- 8 breakfasts, 1 lunch
- Allow USD240-315 for meals not included.
Transportation
- Plane, private van, public bus, 4×4, walking.
Staff & experts
- Chief Experience Officer (CEO) throughout, local guides.