• Slide into natural jacuzzis

• Enjoy lunch surrounded by the world's highest palm trees

• Learn about organically grown coffee on a family-owned farm

• Discover the raw beaches of the pacific coast

• Take a boat ride to breathtaking hidden waterfalls

• See whales in their natural habitat (only between July and September)

• Climb to the top of a rock allegedly brought by aliens

• Explore Comuna 13 with a true local still living there

  
  

Day 1     Bogotá

Today you arrive in Bogotá. You'll receive more information on the airport transfer in our WhatsApp group the week before the trip starts.

In the evening, we will head out for a Welcome Dinner and get to know the rest of the group.

Included meals: Dinner
Included transport: Airport transfer
Included activities: Welcome dinner

Day 2     Bogotá

Get to know the bustling high-altitude capital of Colombia. You are free to explore the city, but be back in time.

In the late afternoon, we will take the cable car up to Monserrate mountain, and if the usually cloudy weather opens up a bit, you can watch an incredible sunset overlooking the metropolis.

Included meals: Breakfast
Included activities: Sunset at Monserrate

Day 3     Santander

After breakfast we will get going and make our way up, around 6 hours north of Bogotá. The bus ride leads us through scenic green valleys to a small town in the region of Santander.

Located within a valley and not easy to reach, this village is inhabited only by locals and occasionally some Colombian tourists that find their way here.

Included meals: Breakfast
Included transport: Transport to Santander

Day 4     Santander

This morning you can sleep in, relax and take in the tranquillity and small-town vibe of Guadalupe. After this chill morning, we will head out and hike through incredible landscapes to a river with natural pools.

You can slide on the riverbed into the pools - make sure to pack an old pair of socks for that!

Included meals: Breakfast
Included activities: Hike & natural pools

Day 5     Villa de Leyva

Today we are starting early to make our way from Guadalupe to Villa de Leyva. We will arrive in the cute cobble-stone town in the early afternoon. So you have enough time to get some food, walk around and explore by yourself.

Included meals: Breakfast
Included transport: Bus to Villa de Leyva

Day 6     Villa de Leyva

In the morning we will go and explore one of Villa de Leyva's most iconic landmarks: a house completely made out of terracotta. Not only is the history of how this place came into existence something else, but you can also walk around on top of it and enjoy some really cool views of the surrounding mountains.

We will leave Villa de Leyva after lunch and take a bus back to Bogotá. Here you have the afternoon and evening for yourself to explore the exciting capital further.

Included meals: Breakfast
Included transport: Bus to Bogotá
Included activities: Casa Terracota

Day 7     Salento

This is a bit of a travel day. We will make our way to Salento, about 7 hours by bus from Bogotá. When arriving in Salento, you will have some time to relax and go for dinner.

After that, we will venture out together for a local game of Tejo. Be prepared - it can get loud!

Included meals: Breakfast
Included transport: Bus to Salento
Included activities: Tejo (traditional local game)

Day 8     Salento

Today is going to be full of adventures! We are going to venture outside of the tourist path and see a place without tourists, but full of palm trees. But not any palm trees, the highest palm trees in the world!

And on top of that, we will explore this incredible place by biking through the palm tree valley with a picnic-style lunch right at the bottom.

Included meals: Breakfast & lunch
Included activities: Bike tour to the highest palm trees in the world

Day 9     Salento

In the morning, you will have some time to explore the colourful town of Salento and the surrounding nature by yourself.

Somewhere in the afternoon, we will then catch a jeep and head to a small locally-owned coffee farm. Everything on the farm is organically grown and you will learn how coffee in this region is produced, from the planting to the roasting and of course, you will try a cup in the end.

Included meals: Breakfast
Included activity: Organic coffee farm tour

Day 10     Pacific Coast

We’ll have an early start on this day and go on a bus journey to Buenaventura from where we are going to take a boat to a remote part of Colombia, right on the pacific coast.

We will arrive in time to enjoy the sunset and relax while taking in some pretty breathtaking scenery - a majestic coastline with jungly beaches and gigantic rocks with lush green vegetation.

At night, when the tide is low, we will go down to the beach, where you can find luminous plankton inside the caves that form under the rock formations.

Included meals: Breakfast & dinner
Included transport: Bus and boat to the Pacific coast
Included activities: Luminous plankton experience

Day 11     Pacific Coast

Relax by the beach and explore the areas that are usually covered by water during high tide before we head out for some kayaking. After that, we will have lunch and time for a siesta.

For the afternoon, get ready for some breathtaking waterfalls and adventurous opportunities to take a swim.

Note: Tours that take part during the months of July to September also include a whale watching experience. During those months whales come to the area to give birth to their young and can be seen and especially heard from this area.

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Included transport: Boat & night bus to Medellín
Included activity: Waterfall boat tour & kayaking/stand up paddle board, in season: whale watching

Day 12     Pacific Coast

Around lunchtime, we take the boat back to Buenaventura, where you can have some food before we leave the majestic Pacific coast. With full stomachs, we are then ready to head to Medellín on a night bus.

Included meals: Breakfast
Included transport: Boat & night bus to Medellín

Day 13     Medellín

We arrive in Medellín quite early, so you can take a little nap before we head out to explore the city.
This afternoon we will visit the famous Comuna 13: an area of various neighbourhoods that used to be considered some of the most dangerous neighbourhoods in Colombia but have transformed massively over the last decades.

Laura, born and still living in Comuna 13, will show us around and tell us everything about the transformation this neighbourhood went through.

Included meals: Breakfast
Included transport: Metro to and back Comuna 13
Included activity: Comuna 13 tour

Day 14     Guatapé

After breakfast, we will head out again: This time to the small town of Guatapé, two hours away from Medellín. Here, we will first go up to El Peñol, a rock formation with around 700 steps to the top and an incredible view of the surrounding lake.
After that, we will head over to the town of Guatapé by TukTuk and enjoy the afternoon there before going back to Medellín by bus.
As this is our last evening together, we will head to our favourite restaurant in Medellín. You can look forward to some boozy starters!

Included meals: Breakfast & dinner
Included transport: Bus to and back from Guatapé
Included activity: "El Peñol" rock formation & Goodbye dinner

Day 15     Medellín

Today we say goodbye. You can leave at any time, but we hope you can still have breakfast with us before heading back home.

Included meals: Breakfast
Included transport: Airport transfer