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Colombia's remarkable reinvention — from Bogotá's vibrant street art and world-class museums to Medellín's extraordinary urban transformation, the green valleys and wax palms of the Coffee Region and the walled colonial city of Cartagena on the Caribbean coast. Ten days through South America's most surprising country.
Arrive in Bogotá at 2,600m — Colombia's vast highland capital. Welcome dinner in the La Candelaria historic quarter.
Museo del Oro in the morning — the world's greatest collection of pre-Columbian gold. Street art tour of La Candelaria in the afternoon. Take the cable car to Monserrate above the city for views over the vast urban sprawl.
Half-day excursion to the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral — a working cathedral built inside a salt mine, 180m underground, lit in blue and violet light. Return to Bogotá for the afternoon.
Fly to Medellín. Pablo Escobar's city has been utterly transformed. Tour of the city's remarkable public architecture — the cable cars, the escalators that connect hillside barrios to the centre, and the Biblioteca España. Guided tour of the Barrio Pablo Escobar (his home neighbourhood).
Morning at the Museo de Antioquia — Medellín's main art museum, with an extraordinary collection of Fernando Botero's famously rotund sculptures and paintings. Afternoon at leisure in El Poblado — Medellín's most vibrant neighbourhood.
Drive into the Eje Cafetero — the heartland of Colombian coffee production. Visit a traditional finca (coffee farm): pick coffee cherries, follow the processing from pulping to drying and roasting, and taste the final cup. Afternoon in the Valle de Cocora to walk among the towering wax palms.
Morning at leisure in Salento — a beautifully preserved colonial town painted in the yellow and blue of the Colombian flag. The main street is one of Colombia's most photographed. Drive to Armenia and fly to Cartagena.
Welcome to Cartagena — one of the most beautiful cities in the Americas. Morning walking tour of the walled city: the Clock Tower Gate, the Plaza de Bolívar, the Palace of the Inquisition and the cathedral. Afternoon on the city walls at sunset.
Full day boat trip to the Islas del Rosario — a coral archipelago 45 minutes offshore in the Caribbean, with white-sand beaches and crystal water. Snorkel over coral gardens, swim in turquoise water and have lunch on an island. Return to Cartagena for a farewell dinner on a terrace above the old city.
Final morning at leisure in Cartagena. Transfer to Rafael Núñez International Airport.
Our team has led small-group adventures across Asia, East Africa, the Caucasus and South America since 2006. We know the routes we run inside out — and we run them personally.
Never more than 10 people on this tour. Small groups move differently — you get into places larger groups can't, spend more time in the moment and actually get to know the people you're travelling with.
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