Itinerary
Colombia
Where the Andes meet the sea
✈️ Day 1 – Arrival in Bogotá⇢
- Arrival at El Dorado International Airport
- Typical breakfast in La Candelaria
- Guided walking tour of the historic center & Gold Museum
- Light lunch
- Hotel check-in and short rest
- Afternoon transfer to the city center
- Visit Botero Museum
- Explore Chorro de Quevedo
- Stroll through Plaza de Bolívar
- Dinner
- Evening cultural event in La Candelaria
- Return to hotel & overnight stay
🌄 Day 2 – Monserrate & Bogotá Highlights ⇢
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Transfer to Monserrate
- Cable car ride to the top
- Visit the sanctuary, viewpoints, gardens, cafés, and souvenir shops
- Optional descent via pedestrian trail (depending on physical condition)
- Transfer to Paloquemao market
- Explore local produce and fruits (with optional tasting)
- Lunch
- Visit Bogotá Botanical Garden
- Return to hotel for rest
- Evening out for a light dinner (e.g. Casa Magola or similar)
- Evening cultural activity in La Candelaria
- Return to hotel & overnight stay
🌆 Day 3 – Medellín City Tour
- Transfer from hotel (van)
- Guided bilingual tour
- Visit Parque Berrío
- Iglesia de la Veracruz
- Plaza Botero
- Parque de los Pies Descalzos
- Parques del Río
- Metro and Metrocable experience
- Pueblito Paisa: panoramic viewpoint, traditional Antioquian village, and Cacique Nutibara monument
- Lunch
- Dinner & optional evening outing
- Transport throughout the day
- Travel insurance
- Extras: coffee tasting & local food experiences
- Overnight stay in Medellín
🏞️ Day 4 – Guatapé & El Peñol
- Breakfast
- All-inclusive plan (guide, transport, lunch)
- Visit Marinilla
- El Peñol Rock (La Piedra del Peñol)
- Peñol-Guatapé Reservoir
- Guatapé waterfront promenade (Malecón)
- Explore colorful town of Guatapé
- Parque El Poblado
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Transport throughout the day
- Extras: coffee tasting & local food experiences
- Travel insurance
🌴 Day 5 – Santa Marta & Tayrona National Park
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Guided excursion to Tayrona Park:
- Arrecifes Beach
- Natural Pool
- Cabo San Juan
- Lunch
- Dinner by the beach / evening activities (music, relaxation, etc.)
- Extras: coffee tasting & local food experiences
- Round-trip transportation (Tayrona, Taganga & hotel)
- Travel insurance
- Overnight stay
🌆 Day 6 – Santa Marta City Tour
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Guided City Tour:
- Statue of “El Pibe”
- Quinta de San Pedro
- Plaza de los Libertadores
- Customs Museum
- Handicrafts market
- Cathedral
- Callejón & Parque de los Novios
- Lunch
- Bay & pier viewpoint with cocktail
- Dinner by the beach / evening activities (music, relaxation, etc.)
- Extras: coffee tasting & local food experiences
- Travel insurance
- Overnight stay (breakfast included)
🏰 Day 7 – Cartagena
- Private van transfer Santa Marta → Cartagena (morning)
- Lunch
- Visit to Castillo de San Felipe (entrance ticket included)
- Guided tour of Castillo de San Felipe
- City Tour with guide:
- Camellón de los Mártires
- Torre del Reloj Monument
- Plaza de la Aduana
- Evening walk & dinner in the Walled City
- Travel insurance
- Extras: coffee tasting & local food experiences
- Overnight stay
🏝️ Day 8 – Rosario Islands & Barú
- Breakfast included
- Rosario Islands Tour:
- Boat transfer to Rosario Islands (45 min – 1h)
- Visit to San Martín de Pajarales Oceanarium (1h)
- Free time on a private beach in Rosario Island: snorkeling, relaxation, traditional lunch
- Transfer to Barú (Playa Blanca or private beach) (1h)
- Beach time & relaxation (approx. 2h)
- Lunch
- Return to Cartagena by boat (arrival ~5:00 p.m.)
- Free evening
🐦Day 9 – Aviary and beach
- Visit to the National Aviary of Colombia
- Relaxation on Barú Beach
- Return to Cartagena
- Lunch
- Check out and farewell
