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Santa Catalina Cathedral Cartagena Colombia Luxury Travel

21-Day Highlights Colombia

Days Icon 21 Days
Location icon Colombia
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Tour Summary

Colombia is one of the most diverse countries in the world. People around the globe enjoy the culture, the weather, and the beautiful highlights that Colombia offers. From the beautiful beaches of Cartagena to the city of Eternal Spring, Medellin, and the colorful capital of Bogotá, there are a considerable number of attractions and places for you and your loved ones to explore.

This 21-Day Colombia Highlights tour is also ideal for couples who want to travel to an exotic destination for a romantic getaway while learning about the different historical places that are found all over the country. Enjoy Colombia’s unique natural and cultural heritage in this 21-day journey of discovery, along with the main highlights of the country.

Highlights

  • check Coffee Region-Tatacoa Desert

    The authentic Colombian coffee region, a tropical dry forest.

  • check Tayrona National Park-Chingaza National Park

    Enjoy the beautiful landscapes that this exceptional “páramo” mountain ecosystem has to offer.

  • check Cartagena-Bogota

    Visit UNESCO’s World Heritage city and enjoy its colonial appearance.

  • check Archaeological Park of San Agustín

    The largest group of religious monuments and megalithic sculptures in South America.

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One of Our Best Family Trips Ever!
We had the best family trip to Colombia with Rebecca Adventure Travel! Everything was so well organized, from the airport pickup and welcome packages to amazing tours of the Cartagena and the Rosario Islands. The food, music, and cultural experiences made it unforgettable for us, and the team’s hospitality made us feel completely at ease. Every part of the trip felt intentional and meaningful, not just touristy. Highly recommend for families!
  
 
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A Memorable Trip
Rebecca Adventure Tours created a wonderful, extended, personalized travel adventure for us in Colombia. We were looked after from start to finish with excellent guides and drivers. Our accommodations were varied and unique, and our itinerary was an excellent mix of activities both culturally and in Colombia's amazing nature. We hope to use this company again to travel in South America. Thank you Rebecca Team!
  
 
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 Tripadvisor rating score: 4.9 of 5, 
based on 588 reviews

Prices

Prices, based on number of guests, start at:
2 - 3 guestsUSD 7,213 p.p.
4 or more guestsUSD 5,701 p.p.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

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  • DAY 1: Arrival Bogota Airport – Transfer In

    Colorful colonial street with pink balconies leading uphill towards scenic mountain peaks in La Candelaria in Bogota

    Today your Colombia tour starts. You will be picked up at the airport and brought to your hotel in the neighborhood of La Candelaría in Bogota.

    • Activity Activity:Sightseeing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Casa Deco or similar.

  • DAY 2: City Tour Bogota

    Historic stone facade and twin bell towers of the main cathedral overlooking Bolivar Square during a Bogota city tour

    After breakfast, you’ll have a private biking city tour in Bogotá during which you will explore the narrow streets of La Candelaria (the historical center of Bogotá). You will also go up to the hill of Monserrate by a cable car or a funicular. The entire tour will be accompanied by a local English-speaking guide.

    Entrances included.

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Hiking.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Casa Deco or similar.

  • DAY 3: Chingaza National Park

    Chingaza National Park - Colombia Highligt Tour

    Meet at the hotel with the guide and driver. Transport from the hotel to the Chingaza National Park (/2 hours drive from Bogotá). Enjoy the beautiful landscapes that this exceptional ̈páramo ̈ mountain ecosystem has to offer. The hike will last between 4 and 6 hours. During the visit, you will also enjoy a typical lunch. Meet the driver after the hike and return to the hotel in the afternoon.

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Sightseeing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast. Lunch.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Casa Deco or similar.

  • DAY 4: Transfer to Villavieja

    Villavieja - Colombia Highlight

    Today your Colombia tour continues to Villavieja. Transfer from Bogotá to the village of Villavieja (6 h drive), right next to the Tatacoa desert. If the weather conditions allow, visit the desert and its observatory at night (optional).

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Hiking.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Akawanka Lodge or similar

  • DAY 5: Tatacoa – San Agustin

    Tatacoa Dessert - Villavieja Colombia

    Very early in the morning, visit the Tatacoa desert (with a local Spanish-speaking guide). End the walk in the desert with a swim in a beautiful underground water pool. Back to the hotel before noon for check out and depart to San Agustín by a private transfer (6 h drive).

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Hiking.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Akawanka Lodge or similar

  • DAY 6: San Agustin

    San Agustin - Colombia

    Together with a local guide visit the Archaeological Park of San Agustín. In the afternoon continue with a tour of the surroundings of the town to enjoy the beautiful landscapes of the area.

    • Activity Activity:Hiking. Sightseeing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Yuma or similar.

  • DAY 7: Drive to Popayan

    Popayan - Colombia

    Transfer to Popayan. The drive is long (3-6 hours, depending on road conditions), but it goes through the stunning mountain nature, so nice views are guaranteed. Check in at the hotel in the center of Popayan and start an afternoon walking tour with a local guide.

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Sightseeing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:La Plazuela or similar

  • DAY 8: Transfer to Coffee Region

    Farmer hand selectively picking ripe red coffee cherries from lush branches in the Colombia coffee region landscape

    Morning departure north to the coffee region (6 h drive). Arrive in the colorful town of Salento, where you will spend the next two nights of your Colombia tour.

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Hiking.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Salento Plaza or similar.

  • DAY 9: Cocora Valley

    Panoramic aerial view of the colorful colonial village of Salento nestled amidst green hills in Colombia's Coffee Region

    Pick up by a local guide in the morning and transfer by a typical Willy jeep to the famous Valley of Salento. Hike among the tallest wax palm trees in the world, up to the mountain, till reaching the Acaime Natural Reserve (5-6 h hike today). Back to Salento in the afternoon and night.

    • Activity Activity:Hiking. Sightseeing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast. Lunch.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Salento Plaza or similar.

  • DAY 10: Nevados and Hotsprings Del Ruiz

    Santa Isabel Glacier - Colombia Highlights

    Very early in the morning, check out from the hotel and depart towards Manizales (2 h drive). You will arrive at the entrance of Los Nevados National Park at an altitude of 4,100 meters. On the way, you’ll make a stop to enjoy the view and take beautiful photographs. Once you reach the park, you will embark on a 3-kilometer hike through the Páramo, a unique landscape where you can see the distinctive frailejone plants.

    After the hike, you’ll head to the Termales del Ruiz, where you can take a relaxing bath in the naturally warm waters. Here, you may also spot up to 15 species of hummingbirds.

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Hiking.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast. Lunch.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Hacienda Venecia or similar.

  • DAY 11: Coffee Tour

    Freshly roasted brown coffee beans stirred with a wooden paddle during an authentic Colombia coffee tour experience

    Start the day with a coffee tour in the area of your hotel. You will learn everything about the process that this plant goes through till becoming a delicious drink. In the afternoon, transfer to the thermal baths of Santa Rosa de Cabal for a relaxing time there.

    • Activity Activity:Hiking. Sightseeing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Hacienda Venecia or similar.

  • DAY 12: Transfer to Medellin

    Medellin Transfer in

    Today you will continue your Colombia tour to the north to the city of Medellín. The drive takes around 6 hours, but the views are amazing, and you are free to make all the necessary stops on the way. Medellín is nowadays one of the most attractive, safest, and most innovative cities in Latin America. The El Poblado district, where you will stay, is a wealthy and safe neighborhood of Medellín, and perhaps the best place to stay. It has modern and trendy restaurants, good coffee shops, fancy boutiques, and beautiful parks.

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Sightseeing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Campana Boutique or similar.

  • DAY 13: Medellin City Tour

    Vibrant mural of a boy pointing on bright blue building walls along Comuna 13 hillside during a Medellin city tour

    A local English-speaking guide will pick you up at your hotel for a tour of the city of the eternal spring. Explore downtown and the historical center, where you will find Plaza Botero, full of sculptures of the famous artist Fernando Botero. Take a ride in the cable car metro to the neighborhood of Santo Domingo, which was once a notorious area with gang violence. Here you will have a spectacular view of the city. You will experience the transformation from the most dangerous city in the world to an innovative city with friendly people.

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Hiking.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast. Lunch.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Diez Hotel or similar.

  • DAY 14: Fly to Santa Marta

    Santa Marta - Colombia Coast Highlights

    Pick up at the hotel, transfer to the airport of Medellín, and flight to Santa Marta. Once there, you will be picked up by a local driver who will bring you to your hotel, located in the historical center of the city. Check in at the hotel and in the afternoon, continue with a visit to Santa Marta beaches. (only transfers).

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Hiking.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Casa Carolina or similar.

  • DAY 15: Transfer to Tayrona

    Tayrona National Park

    Morning transfer (private) to Tayrona National Park (entrances included). The Tayrona National Park is perhaps the most beautiful nature reserve in Colombia. Beaches and tropical rainforests mix up here. Clearwater, swaying palm trees, and soft sand that tickles between your toes. The driver will leave in a parking place inside the park (no vehicles can go further). From there you will have to continue walking or riding a horse (available on the spot for /- 6 euros) to your accommodation place.

    • Activity Activity:Hiking. Sightseeing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Senda Koguiwa or similar.

  • DAY 16: Tayrona Free Day

    San Juan Cabe - Tayrona National Park - Colombia Tour

    Enjoy a day off in Tayrona National Park. There are plenty of opportunities to relax, swim, or take a long beach walk. Arrecifes has one of the most beautiful beaches in the park, but swimming is prohibited. From Arrecifes, it is a 15-minute walk across the beach to another bay where you can swim. From here, you walk in 30 minutes to another famous beach, La Piscina. Continue for another 15 minutes to El Cabo de San Juan. From here, you can take a walk over the old Tayrona path (uphill) to Pueblito, lasting about 3 hours back and forth. These are ruins of the Tayrona civilization.

    • Activity Activity:Hiking. Sightseeing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Senda Koguiwa or similar.

  • DAY 17: One More Free Day in Tayrona

    Tayrona National Park

    Enjoy another day off in Tayrona National Park. You can have a day full of relaxing activities, or take long walks across Tayrona. Arrecifes has one of the greatest-looking beaches in the park, but swimming is prohibited. You can take beautiful pictures along the way and enjoy good company while learning about local history. These are ruins of the Tayrona civilization.

    • Activity Activity:Exploring, Relaxing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Senda Koguiwa or similar.

  • DAY 18: Tayrona – Cartagena

    Panoriamic skyline view of colonial rooftops and modern towers in Cartagena illuminated by sunset sky in Colombia

    Today, you continue your Colombia tour to Cartagena. Transport from Tayrona Park to Cartagena – it is a beautiful ride along the coast of about 6 hours. Welcome to Cartagena! The city is surrounded by a wall that is used to protect the city from pirates. Because of its colonial appearance, Cartagena is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Islas de Rosario, real tropical Caribbean islands, are located within an hour boat ride from Cartagena.

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Sightseeing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Tres Banderas or similar

  • DAY 19: Cartagena Free Day

    Dancers embracing and celebrating during lively Cartagena Dancing Classes in a studio filled with cheering students

    Free day in Cartagena. Enjoy a day off in Cartagena. A walk through the historical center makes you feel like you have traveled back in time.

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Sightseeing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Tres Banderas or similar.

  • DAY 20: One More Free Day in Cartagena

    Panoriamic skyline view of colonial rooftops and modern towers in Cartagena illuminated by sunset sky in Colombia

    Another free day in Cartagena. Explore the diversity in this beautiful city. Different locations full of color and creativity, with local markets and plazas where you can enjoy numerous activities.

    • Activity Activity:Exploring. Hiking.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.
    • Accommodations Accommodation:Tres Banderas or similar.

  • DAY 21: Transfer Out

    Aerial view of high-rise skyscrapers along vibrant turquoise bay waters in Cartagena City, Colombia on a clear day

    After enjoying exciting days in the beautiful north of Colombia. A driver will pick you up from your hotel and bring you to the airport in Cartagena, from where you will take your international flight back home (or a connection via Bogotá). This is the end of your Colombia tour.

    • Activity Activity:Sightseeing.
    • Transport Transport:Car.
    • Meal Meal:Breakfast.

Map

21 Day Highlights Colombia Map

Inclusions

  • Meals as described in the itinerary.
  • Accommodation in a double or triple room.
  • Airport pickup and drop off at the airport at your arrival/departure time.
  • Private transportation.
  • Bilingual naturalist guide.
  • All activities as described in the itinerary.
  • 24/7 assistance in English, Dutch and Spanish.

Exclusions

  • Flights (possible to include upon request when the exact travel dates are confirmed).
  • Food and drinks that are not mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Personal travel and health insurance.
    Optional tips for guides, drivers, etc.

Accommodations

Peach Art Deco corner building exterior under a blue sky at boutique Hotel Casa Deco in La Candelaria Bogota Colombia
★ ★ ★ ★
📍 Bogota

Hotel Casa Deco

Art Deco boutique hotel in La Candelaria featuring panoramic roof terrace views.

  • Art Deco
  • Historic center
  • Rooftop Terrace
Modern exterior facade of Diez Hotel with national flags flying under a blue sky in El Poblado Medellín Colombia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
📍 Medellín

DIEZ Hotel Categoría Colombia

Eco-themed upscale hotel in El Poblado blending Colombian culture with modern luxury.

  • City views
  • Rooftop spa
  • Prime location
Blue bicycle parked outside the red facade and wooden windows of Bantu Hotel Boutique in historic Cartagena Colombia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
📍 Cartagena

Hotel Bantu By Faranda Boutique

Charming colonial boutique hotel in Cartagena's Old Town with rooftop pool and Caribbean dining.

  • Rooftop pool
  • Colonial charm
  • Wellness spa

Additional Information

  • To enter Colombia, your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the date of your intended departure from the country.
  • Prices are subject to seasonal surcharges during Christmas, New Year’s, and Semana Santa.
  • For children under the age of 12, there is a 10% discount.
  • Please note that departure dates are subject to change due to availability.
  • Tap water in Colombia might contain bacteria and should not be consumed, not even for brushing your teeth. Bottled or purified water is always recommended.
  • The hotels mentioned in the itinerary are preferred hotels; if the described hotel is not available, we reserve another hotel of the same level.
  • Anti-Malaria Treatment: It is advised to take it if you will stay for long periods in these regions.
  • Zika: Special attention for pregnant women, consult your doctor.
  • Essential items to bring include comfortable and lightweight clothing (with a jacket as a precaution), water, sunblock, sunglasses, and your passport.
  • Inform yourself about food safety when traveling to tropical countries. Take the necessary precautions to avoid food poisoning (always wash your hands before eating, don’t eat street food, only eat peeled fruits, etc.).
  • It is mandatory to have valid travel and medical insurance. Please inform us of any known medical conditions you have.
  • Rebecca Adventure Travel and the respective cruise operator reserve the right to change the itinerary without prior notice due to weather conditions, availability, National Park regulations or notifications, and unforeseeable circumstances.

Advantages of Booking with Rebecca Adventure Travel

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