Nature and Culture

Private transfer from the El Dorado International Airport to your hotel located in the historic neighborhood “La Candelaria”.

La Candelaria: Walking tour around la Candelaria and its 400 years old streets. Visit of museums such as the Botero Museum, which exhibits a large collection of paintings and sculptures, and the Museum of Gold, displaying the largest collection of pre-Columbian goldsmithing in the world. Cerro Monserrate: You will reach Bogota’s highest viewpoint, Monserrate Hill, where you will observe the vastness of the Colombian capital.

Early in the morning, a transport will pick you up at your hotel. You will then head toward the warmer town of Fusagasuga, 2 hours away from Bogota, down the eastern Cordillera on top of which is located the capital city. Coloma is a traditional coffee plantation where you will be shown the entire process of production of exceptional coffee.

In the morning, we will plan a transfer from your hotel to Bogota’s El Dorado airport. You will be flying to Leticia, the main Colombian city in the Amazon region. The Amazon, the flora and fauna of the region is amongst the richest and most diverse in the world. Each week a new species is found, and visitors can discover the wildlife around the river during a hike in the jungle, or just by visiting natural parks and animal reserves, where birds, monkeys etc. roam free among the visitors.

Early in the morning, your guide will pick you up at your lodge, so you can start a visit of the Amazon rainforest. Depending on your interests, several different activities are available (hiking, camping, kayaking, fishing, bird watching etc.). You can arrange your stay as you wish by selecting the activities you prefer. We will inform the guide in advance of the activities chosen for your stay in the Amazon, in accordance with the options available and your schedule.

You will leave Leticia by plane in the afternoon and fly toward Santa Marta. Upon arrival, a transport will pick you up and you will be transferred to your hotel, located in the historic district of the city, the first to be founded by the Spaniards on the south American continent. Nowadays, Santa Marta is a nice touristic city by the Caribbean Sea where foreigners gather to visit the amazing Sierra Nevada, the highest coastal mountain range in the world. A place mixing Colombian heritage and astonishing natural landscapes.

The heritage of Santa Marta is particularly famous around Colombia. During your stay in this city, you will be able to visit Simon Bolivar’s mansion, la Quinta San Pedro Alejandrino. In the historic district, you will discover the Sierra Nevada’s pre-Columbian cultures and learn more about the conquest of the territories of New Granada, by visiting the Tayrona Museum. Being the oldest city founded by the Spanish on the continent, you will also admire in Santa Marta the oldest cathedral ever built in south America.

During the next 2 days you will spend time on one of the beaches situated on the eastern part of Colombia’s Atlantic coast. Various villages along the coast such as Palomino, Buritaca or Los Naranjos have a variety of hotels ideally located on the shores of the Caribbean Sea.

A transport will take you to the small town of Don Diego, on the mouth of the river by the same name. There, you will take a boat upstream to visit Taironaka, a sacred place for the Kogui indigenous tribe where you will have the chance to enter an ancestral temple. After visiting this outstanding place, you will tube down the river to reach the sea and admire one of the most amazing views in the region.

In the morning, a private transport will take you to Cartagena, the Jewel of the Caribbean and one of the most essential places to visit in Colombia. You will be directly transferred to your hotel located in the walled city.

On your second day in the stunning Cartagena, you will discover the historic and architectural heritage of this centuries old city. Cartagena is part of the UNESCO World Heritage. The city was a major hub at the time of the Spanish conquest and many riches left for Europe from its port. In the morning, you will visit the walled city’s landmarks, its churches, colonial official buildings, and splendid squares. In the afternoon, you will have the opportunity to visit different sites located outside the walls and dating back to the era of piracy.

On the last day of you journey, a private transport will pick you up and transfer you to the Cartagena Rafael Nuñez airport. You will board a plane to Bogota. Upon arrival, you will check in for your international flight home. This last step of the tour will mark the end of your trip around Colombia, the country of Magical Realism.