Day 1: BogotaArrival in Bogota, assistance at El Dorado International Airport and transfer to the hotel. Check-in, accommodation.
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Day 2: BogotaAfter breakfast you’ll have panoramic City Tour through the historical center of Bogota, also called "La Candelaria". We will visit the Gold Museum, where we will see nearly 34,000 pre-Hispanic gold pieces and more than 25,000 pre-Columbian objects. Afterward, we will visit the Casa de la Moneda and Donation Botero where art pieces of the master Fernando Botero, are exhibited. Botero is a Colombian artist internationally recognized in different artistic techniques such as painting, drawing, and sculpture. The tour will end with a panoramic tour of the Plaza de Bolívar (The Prime Cathedral, The House of Nariño, The Liévano Palace and The Palace of Justice). Ascent to Monserrate (with a panoramic view of the city from this beautiful dead volcano). In the evening, return to the hotel.
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Day 3: Bogota – MedellinBreakfast at the hotel. Transfer to El Dorado International Airport to flight to the city of Medellin.
Arrival in Medellín! Welcome and assist at the Jose Maria Cordoba International Airport and transfer to the Hotel. Check-in and accommodation time for lunch at the hotel.
We will go by Willy’s Jeep car, What does it mean to talk about Pablo Escobar in Medellín? In this experience, we will answer this great question, learn about the importance of memory, and reconstruct the vision of drug trafficking in Medellin from the perspective of its victims. Through the visit to the scenarios that witnessed what happened, like the neighborhoods that were meeting places for criminal life, the unit responsible for fighting criminal acts, the gallery of the famous San Pedro cemetery, and the Casa de la Memoria Museum, we will collect the stories of the victims of the massive attacks and selective assassinations. through this experience you will add to a change of collective consciousness, bringing a new message of memory and reflection on narco-terrorism in Colombia.
In the afternoon City Tour + Comuna 13 Tour. Visit to the main sites of the city such as the San Antonio Park, San Ignacio Square, Avenida La Playa, Parque de Las Esculturas, which hosts more than 20 sculptures donated by Master Fernando Botero, Parque de los Deseos and the Atanasio Girardot Sports Unit, as well as the remodeled Convention Center La Macarena former bullring. Additionally, the traditional Pueblito Paisa will be visited. Later they will go to the Poblado area, where we will visit the Parque del Poblado, Parque Lleras and the Golden Mile, the financial and hotel heart of the city.
The visit continues to Comuna 13 of Medellín. There we will enjoy a grafitti tour highlighting the social transformation of the area. These murals have been made by different artists from the area, where they reveal the stories that move and inspire hope. The tour ends with a visit to the iconic Electric Stairs of Comuna 13. Return to the hotel. Accommodation.
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Day 4: Medellin – Penol and Guatape – CartagenaBreakfast at the hotel. Tour to the municipality of Penol admiring the diversity of its architecture. Visit to the replica of the original town where the colonial style will be appreciated a little. The original town was sink in order to build the water reservoir. Later we will go to the majestic Piedra del Peñol, a monolith 220 meters high. The visit will continue to the town of Guatapé famous for the details of the plinths, drawings and paintings in high relief with which the houses of the town are adorned and finally, you will visit the Peñol and Guatapé reservoirs where you can enjoy the contrast between green mountains and mirrors of water. In the afternoon, return to the hotel.
In the evening transfer to the José Maria Córdova International Airport to take the flight towards the city of Cartagena. Arrival, welcome and assistance at the Rafael Núñez International Airport and transfer to the hotel. Check-in. Accommodation.
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Day 5: Cartagena – Isla del RosarioBreakfast at the hotel. Assistance at the hotel and transfer to the Bodeguita pier to take a speedboat that will take us to the Rosario islands (approx. 45 min) appreciating a panoramic view of the Bay of Cartagena and Bocachica. Similarly we will admire a beautiful landscape with the forts of San Fernando and San José. After navigating along the Island of Barú you will arrive at the base Island in the Rosario Islands to enjoy its crystal clear waters. Free time to enjoy the sea and the facilities. In the afternoon return to Cartagena. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
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Day 6: Cartagena – BogotaBreakfast at the hotel. Panoramic tour in private transport unit equipped with air conditioning. Visit to the residential neighborhoods of Bocagrande, Castillogrande and Manga. Arrive at the Cima de la Popa, where you will have a complete city view. Guided visit to the convent and church. We will continue to the San Felipe de Barajas Castle, the most important military engineering work of Spain in America in the colony time and which protected the city from pirate attacks. At the end of this visit, return to the hotel along Santander Avenue where you will appreciate the bastions and walls of the historic center. Visit to the craft center Las Bóvedas.
Transfer to the airport, arrival in Bogota, assistance at El Dorado International Airport and transfer to the hotel. Check-in, accommodation.
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Day 7: BogotaBreakfast at the hotel. Visit to the Sacred Lagoon of Guatavita and the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral. A complete circuit passing through the so-called “Sabana de Bogotá” and visiting Zipaquira Salt Cathedral as the first destination. This Cathedral is one of the main tourist sites in Colombia, cataloged as the first wonder of Colombia built 180 meters deep in a salt mine. Afterwards, we will go to the Sacred Lagoon of Guatavita, known historically and worldwide by the legend of "El Dorado".
In the afternoon, Transfer to the Dorado International Airport to take the flight to home.
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