Bogota is Colombia's beating heart where the cosmopolitan meets colonial. After you arrive in Bogota, our representative will meet you outside the airport and welcome you to this amazing city. After you check-in to the hotel, get refreshed and relax for a while, before we go for your day tour.
In the afternoon, you will enjoy a sightseeing tour of the city. Visit the Historical downtown, La Candelaria, historical neighborhood of the city. Discover the Gold Museum (Closed on Mondays), with more than 53,000 pieces of the pre-and goldsmith, in addition to the panoramic First Cathedral, La Casa de Narino, Lievano Palace, the Palace of Justice. After the tour, return to your hotel. Overnight stay in Bogota.“El Dorado” legend comes to life in Guatavita lagoon, an ancestral place that fascinates all visitors. During approximately an hour and a half, you will be enjoying the beautiful landscapes of the highways outside the city up to the very last minute when you arrive in “Guatavita la nueva”, a picturesque town with colonial architecture located next to Tominé dam. From there you will follow your way to the sacred lagoon of Guatavita, where you will learn the popular legend of El Dorado; based in a worship Muisca ritual where gold was the main element.
Get to know all the mysteries from this place where the indigenous magic lives, from the beginning of the tour you will enjoy viewpoints strategically located. Continue to Zipaquirá, a well-known town and famous worldwide for hosting one of Colombia’s Marvels. There, lies a majestic salt-mine Cathedral buried 180mts underground. This amazing place is famous for its religious, cultural and architectural value. The mine’s interior is decorated with lights in the tunnels lighting up the fourteen stages of the Way of the Cross. Enjoy attractions like the Miner’s route, Water Mirror, Convention Center and the Coffee bar, to have a delicious Colombian coffee 180mts underground. Afterwards, see "San Antonio" Cathedral, and a panoramic view of colonial architecture in Zipaquira’s heart. At the end of the tour, return to the hotel in Bogotá. Overnight stay in Bogota.Around 8:00 am, our guide will meet you at the hotel for your tour to Villa de Leyva. Discover the charming colonial architecture and cobblestone streets of Villa De Leyva, one of Colombia’s magical villages. You will hardly find a place in Colombia that takes architectonic preservation as serious as Villa de Leyva. This small village is located in the department of Boyacá and it’s a 3-hour drive from Bogotá. Spanish colonizers founded the village in 1572 and visiting it gives the sensation of going back in time. Visit the Musem Acuña with featuring works by one of Colombia's most influential painters, sculptors, writers, and historians, who was inspired by sources ranging from Muisca mythology to contemporary art. This museum has been set up in the mansion where Acuña (1904–93) lived for the last 15 years of his life and is Colombia's most comprehensive collection of his work.
On the way back to Bogotá, enjoy of a historical stop at the Boyacá Bridge, where the battle of Boyacá took place in the 19th century which helped secure Colombia’s independence from the Spaniards. Return to your hotel in Bogotá. OVernight stay in Bogota.Today you will be transferred from your hotel with your guide to the airport to board your flight to the Coffee Zone Armenia or Pereira. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. Then you will visit the coffee plantations, view the coffee plants that spread out as far as the horizon, interrupted only by "fincas" –small farms- and heliconia flowers. The harvest in Colombia takes around a year, although the main period is in October and May/June. In this tour you will take a walk in which you can interact with the coffee, soils, flora, and fauna, all exalted by the immeasurable beauty of the coffee cultural landscape. This coffee tour will teach you all about the coffee process from planting, harvesting, collecting, sorting, aroma, color and production, and the importance of elements such as land, water, sun, and shade. In addition, you will learn to make your own coffee basket, to taste coffee and prepare a delicious cup of coffee. Return to the hotel.
Overnight stay in Pereira.After having breakfast we will be heading towards the typical village of Pijao in the department of Quindío. Immerse yourself in Colombia's coffee culture during this tour from Pijao. The Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage, and this tour aims to authentically connect visitors to the day-to-day life on a coffee farm. Your guides, coffee farmers themselves, will introduce you to the process of coffee production from plant cultivation to pouring the perfect cup.
Embark on a walking tour through the town, viewing traditional Colombian architecture and learning the role of the town in the area's coffee production history. Stop at several landmarks that are important in the trade and culture of coffee production. At noon, enjoy a delicious gastronomic experience having lunch and enjoy this particular place interacting with its owners and cooks. Then walk along its colonial streets, craft workshops, typical architecture, visit the viewpoint of Quindío. Return to the hotel. Overnight stay in Pereira.Early morning leave for Cocora Valley, located in National Park "Los Nevados". Admire the “Quindian wax-palm”, Colombia’s national tree, reaching an amazing 60mts-height. This place is the habitat for Hummingbirds and the endemic yellow-eared parrot. Upon arrival, either hiking or horseback-riding, head into cloud-forest; enjoy biodiversity of the flora and fauna. Cross Quindio River walking along an ecological pathway through the tallest wax-palms in the world. Stop at a trout farm and enjoy a traditional smoked-trout meal. Continue 10km towards traditional Salento; enjoy city-tour through "Bolivar Square" with its colorful balconies, "calle real", handicrafts shops and Cocora viewpoint. Spend some time soaking up the local atmosphere. Then you will be transferred to the airport to board your flight to Cartagena. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel in Cartagena.
Overnight stay in Cartagena.Today you will go on an exciting sightseeing Shuttle Tour. Start at the principal neighborhood of the city: Bocagrande, Castillo Grande, Manga, Popa convent, the San Felipe Castle and much more. Tour begins with panoramic view from 'La Popa' Monastery and Church. Continue to "San Felipe" castle-fortress built on "San Lázaro" hill to defend the city from pirate attacks. Walk-around the fortress and see the castle tunnels, underground galleries, and passageways. Continue to Walled City, go to 'the Vaults', archways built within the walled-city used until the late 1700s to store armament and later as a prison in the XIX century. Nowadays, it's an artisans' center to appreciate local handicrafts.
Overnight stay in Cartagena.After breakfast, we will be going to the traditional fishing village of La Boquilla. To start, enjoy a delicious coconut ice water a canoe. Afterwards, meet an artisanal fisherman who will take you in his canoe across the Juan Polo swamp to start fishing. During the tour the fisherman will teach you to open and throw a cast net, to select the baitfish and to prepare the fish trap while sharing stories about his profession and some others that reflect the cultural elements of his community. We also learn about the cuisine of Cartagena and enjoy a traditional food (seafood, rice with coconut, Patacona, and drink). In the afternoon, return to your hotel.
Overnight stay in Cartagena.Take a day off to relax and explore the UNESCO heritage town of Cartagena where the cobbled alleys and the peeping church towers behind the leafy shades of bougainvilleas will make you feel the true spirit of Colombia. we suggest you explore the nooks and corners of the town by foot and take the consultation of our guide or may also take a guided tour if you wish to.
Overnight stay in Cartagena.After enjoying the colors of Colombia its time to give you a warm farewell to you. Our chauffeur will drop you at the airport for your safe and pleasant trip back home. Hope to see you again soon!
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