Viva Colombia

Coffee Tasting and Paila Ice Cream. Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic city tour through the historic center of Bogotá also called "La Candelaria". We will visit the Gold Museum, where about 34,000 pieces of pre-Hispanic gold and more than 25,000 pre-Columbian objects are presented. Later, we will visit Casa de la Moneda and Donación Botero, where art pieces from the master Fernando Botero are exhibited. Fernando Botero is an internationally recognized Colombian artist different techniques such as painting, drawing and sculpture. Later on we will take a panoramic tour visiting the Bolivar Square (the Prime cathedral, the Casa de Nariño – presidential hause, the Liévano Palace – Mayor Hall and the Palace of Justice). Finally, they we will learn and have fun on a round of the smoothest coffee in the world. A local expert will teach you the secrets of a good cup, appreciating its qualities such as balance, body, aroma and acidity. Observe the most used preparation methods and try a cup of special selection coffee accompanied by products derived from coffee. Paila Ice Cream: Demonstration on the elaboration of artisan ice creams of exotic fruits from Colombia based on an ancestral technique, called Helados de Paila. In the afternoon, return to the hotel. Accommodation Duration: 6 hours Includes : Entrance to the Gold Museum, Casa De La Moneda and Botero Donation, professional tour guide in Spanish, private transportation, mini coffee tasting with Paila Ice Cream tasting. Important Note: Gold Museum is closed on Mondays and Casa de la Moneda and Donación Botero are closed on Tuesdays.

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and departing with suitcases towards Los Pozos Azules. This is a natural attraction that will allow us to admire 6 wells that due their attractive color due to the minerals in the soil (sulphide, selenium and copper sulfate ) Then, we will continue towards the Center for Paleontological Research, which has one of the most advanced laboratories in the preparation of vertebrate fossils in addition to having one of the largest paleological collections of the Cretaceous in the world. Lunch (Included). Return to Bogotá to the El Dorado International Airport where a flight (Not included) will be taken to the City of Pereira (it is suggested to take a flight leaving the city of Bogotá at night after 8:00 p.m. hrs) . Arrival and assistance at the Matecaña International Airport in the city of Pereira, transfer to the hotel for the respective check-in. Accommodation.

Breakfast at the hotel. Journey to the municipality of Santa Rosa de Cabal. Once you arrive at the Coffee Farm, the tour begins in the company of a local expert, taking visitors through beautiful specialty coffee plantations, explaining the whole coffee process is from planting, selective manual harvesting, and pulping. After this, we will roast special coffee beans on a wood stove in the kitchen of the typical peasant house where we can have an authentic coffee experience. On the tour there are several stations with viewpoints made of bamboo where we can appreciate the beautiful landscape and natural environment of the place while enjoying a cup of coffee. Finally, we go to the innovative process of drying the coffee beans and then to the mill, ending up in the main house where we are refreshed with a delicious coffee lemonade. Return to the hotel. Accommodation. Includes: Private transportation, professional tour guide in Spanish, interactive Café process, assistance by expert staff at the Hacienda, typical lunch. Duration: 5 hours approx.

Breakfast at the hotel. City Tour passing through the historic center and visiting the most representative attractions of the city such as the Cathedral Basilica of Santa Marta, the oldest cathedral in Colombia and where the remains of Rodrigo de Bastidas, the founder of the city, are buried. You will also visit the Gold Museum or Customs House, the San Pedro Alejandrino House Museum, a sugar mill farm from the time where the Liberator Simón Bolívar spent his last days. Then we will visit the statue in honor of the Colombian soccer player El Pibe Valderrama. Free time to take pictures and we will continue with a panoramic tour of Taganga or the El Rodadero sector (only one at the passenger's choice). Return to the hotel. Accommodation. Duration: 4 Hours Includes: Private transportation, professional tour guide in Spanish, entrance fees to the mentioned tourist sites.

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, land transfer in private service (Spanish speaking driver) from the hotel in Santa Marta to the hotel in Cartagena (Approx. 4 hours). Arrival to the City of Cartagena, check-in. Accommodation. In the afternoon, transfer from the hotel to the dock to make a tour of the bay of Cartagena De Indias and appreciate the sunset. Return to the hotel. Accommodation. Duration: 90 minutes Includes: transfer hotel – pier – hotel, Cuba Libre open bar, rum punch, lemonade, water and soda. Does not include: Premium drinks and snacks on board (additional charge), dock tax USD 5 per person. Days of Operation: Wednesday to Monday

Fishing and Native Cuisine Tour. Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion with a day of fishing and native cooking, ideal to interact with the native population of the Afro-Cartagenero fishing village. There we learn from the local people how to assemble fishing nets and cages for crabs, then help prepare the crabs at the fisherman's house. Duration: 07 hours It includes: Professional tour guide is Spanish, private transportation, typical lunch (whatever they catch, crabs, fish or snails) everything is cooked in the home of the fisherman.

 02 nights´ accommodation in Bogota  01 night´s accommodation in Villa de Leyva  03 nights´ accommodation in Pereira  03 nights´ accommodation in Santa Marta  03 nights´ accommodation in Cartagena  Daily breakfasts.  Activities described in the program with guide in Spanish  Basic local medical assistance card.