Itineraries in Bogota, Medellín, Cartagena and Colombia, South America's innovative cities

A tour of three innovative and charming cities in South America: Bogotá, Medellín, and Cartagena.

7Days

$1,500～/Per person (when two people share a room)

• Price
  What's Included

  • English guide (please contact us if you would like a Japanese guide)
  • Domestic Airfare for Bogotá Cartahena Medellín
  • Hotel accommodation costs listed in the itinerary
  • Meal fee as stated in the itinerary
  • Ground transfers and tours

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  Price
  What's not included

  • Round-trip airfare and airport taxes to Colombia
  • Travel Insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Local tipping etc.

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Detailed itinerary

• Day 1

  

  Arriving in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia

  (If you are coming from Japan, it will take about 24 hours to reach Bogotá, Colombia.) Since it crosses the International Date Line, it will feel like it arrives on the same day.)
  At Bogotá's El Dorado International Airport, your local guide will be waiting for you with your signboard.
  After meeting with the guide, we will take you to a hotel in the old town of Bogota, about 30 minutes by car from the airport.
  After check-in, check the next day and dismiss.
  "Overnight in Bogota"
  Dinner is not included. The old town has many delicious restaurants and bars, and it is safe to walk around during the day, but caution is needed at night.
  Bogotá is located near the equator at 4 degrees north latitude, but because it is at an altitude of 2,640 meters, it experiences a mild alpine climate throughout the year.
  The security in Bogotá has improved like never before, and the orderly development of this city will completely change the image of 'dangerous Colombia'.

• Day 2

  

  Bogota city day tour

  After breakfast at the hotel, go on a city tour of Bokota.
  Stroll through the Old Town "Candelaria" neighborhood and see the majestic San Francisco Church and the Gold Museum (closed Mondays), which displays more than 30,000 pieces of Pre-Columbian goldsmithing.
  For lunch, we will have Colombian cuisine at a stylish restaurant.
  In the afternoon, climb the "Montserrate Hill" east of the city in a cable car and take in the whole picture of the city of Bogotá.
  At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel.
  After confirming the schedule for the next day, we disbanded.
  Dinner is not included.
  

• Day 3

  

  Transfer to the Caribbean port city of Cartagena

  After breakfast at the hotel, we moved to the airport. Take a domestic flight to Cartagena.
  After arriving in Cartagena, meet up with your guide and go straight to the day tour.
  Cartagena is a port city facing the Caribbean Sea and is also the most popular and beautiful resort area in Colombia.
  The tour takes you through Cartagena's Old Town, a World Heritage Site, and immerses you in the air of the days when the Pirates of the Caribbean were in the dark.
  Immerse yourself in the beautiful Caribbean Sea and the cityscape steeped in vivid history.
  After lunch, we will visit the convent of La Popa at the end of the tour.
  The view of the city and the sea of Cartagena from the monastery built on a hill called La Popa overlooking the sea is a memorable view.
  After the tour, head to a boutique hotel in the old town. After checking in, check the next day and dismiss.
  Dinner is not included.

• Day 4

  

  Caribbean Jewel "Rosario Islands" Island Hopping

  After breakfast at the hotel, we drove to the harbor and transferred to a boat for the Rosario Islands Day Tour.
  The Rosario Islands are 27 large and small Caribbean resort islands located 35 km off the southwest coast of Cartagena.
  Immerse yourself in the Caribbean waters on an island hopping tour of aquarium islands and beach resort islands.
  Watch a dolphin show, go snorkeling, and spend a day in the beautiful Colombian waters.
  I will return to the hotel before nightfall.
  Dinner is not included.

• Day 5

  

  To the innovative city of Medellin

  After having breakfast at the hotel, we will move to the airport and head to Medellín on a domestic flight.
  Upon arrival at Medellín Airport, you will be transferred to your hotel and checked into your luxury hotel in the old town. After check-in, head on to a half-day tour of Medellín city.
  Medellín is Colombia's second largest city, nestled in the pleasant mountains at an altitude of 1,500 meters.
  Arrived at Auckland Airport.
  Medellín was notorious for the "Medellín Cartel" that ignited the drug war in the 80s, but in 2013 it was selected as "the most innovative city in the world" due to its thorough security improvement policy and the development of modern infrastructure.
  At the Sculpture Park, you can admire a lot of works donated by Fernando Botero, one of Colombia's leading artists from Medellín, and tour the sights of Medellín.
  After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel. Dinner is not included.

• Day 6

  

  A day tour with spectacular views

  After breakfast at the hotel, you will set off on your day tour.
  About one and a half hours by car, you will visit La Piedra del Peñol, a monolithic megalith that sits in a dam reservoir on the outskirts of Medellín.
  From the top, after climbing the 740 steps attached to the rock, you can enjoy a 360° panoramic view of the dam lake. The area around this rock has developed as a tourist destination, where you can enjoy activities such as cruising on the dam lake by boat, rock climbing, and zip-lining.
  Visit the picturesque town of Guatapé, with its colorful facades, and have lunch.
  In the afternoon, on the way back to Medellín, stop in the town of San Antonio de Pereira for the famous "Colombian sweets".
  After the tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel.
  Dinner is not included, but be sure to ask us for restaurant recommendations!

• Day 7

  

  On the way home

  Breakfast at the hotel.
  After breakfast, we will take you from the hotel to the airport according to your departure time.
  Say goodbye to your guide at the airport, and the tour ends.
  (Traveling to Japan takes more than 25 hours. Due to crossing the International Date Line, you will arrive approximately two days later. Please be aware.)

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