THREE CITIES TO FALL IN LOVE WITH: BOGOTA, MEDELLIN & CARTAGENA

DAY 1: BOGOTA

Reception and transfer from International Airport El Dorado to the hotel of your choice. Overnight.

DAY 2: BOGOTA (City Tour with Monserrate)

Breakfast. A staff member will meet you at the hotel to take you on a tour around the historic center of the city. The first stop will be at Plaza de Bolivar to walk along the streets to see the most important buildings of the city, such as the National Capitol, which is the center of the country’s legislative life; Casa de los Comuneros; Casa de Nariño, which is the Presidential house; and the Santa Clara Church Museum. The tour includes a visit to the Gold Museum, which exhibits about 34,000 pieces of metalwork from various Hispanic cultures and a visit to the House Museum Quinta de Bolivar, the house belonged to Simon Bolivar. The tour continues to the iconic symbol of Bogota, the Monserrate Hill rising to 3,152 above sea level, to visit the sanctuary where you will find the statue of the Lord of Miracles. From there it is possible to enjoy the best view of Bogota. Afternoon at leisure and overnight.

Notes:

• Gold Museum and Quinta de Bolivar are closed on Mondays; instead, we will visit “the Botero Museum or Casa de la Moneda Museum”.
• Duration: Approximately of this tour 05 hours.
• Operation: Monday to Saturday 9:00 Hrs. Sunday does not operate.

DAY 3: BOGOTA (Salt Cathedral Tour)

Breakfast. A staff member will meet you at the hotel, either in the morning or the afternoon, to take you on a tour through La Sabana de Bogota to the town of Zipaquirá, which name means ‘city of our Father’ in the language of the Chibcha. Back in pre-Columbian times, salt around the area was the most important commodity and the ‘salt cakes’ were the only currency for trading. Over time, technology improved and the Muiscas began to extract larger amounts of salt. As a result, an underground salt deposit was formed and it is where the Salt Cathedral was built, 180 meters below the surface. Inside, there is a chapel, “Capilla de los Mineros” built as a tribute to the Virgin “Our Lady of the Rosary of Guasá” (Guasá means ‘mine’ in Chibcha). Return to Bogotá and overnight.

The Salt Cathedral is not recommended for persons with mobility restrictions, claustrophobic and pregnant women.

Duration: 4 hours and a half approximately.

Operation: Monday to Sunday at 9:00 Hrs.

DAY 4: BOGOTA – MEDELLIN

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport as scheduled, to take a flight to Medellin. Reception and transfer from International Airport of Rionegro to the hotel of your choice. Overnight.

DAY 5: MEDELLÍN (Visit Medellín)

Breakfast. A representative will contact you at your hotel to start a panoramic tour where you will appreciate some touristic places of Medellín, such as El Poblado neighborhood, the financial, hotel, and commercial center. The Nutibara Hill at the top of which is a replica of a typical Antioquia village, The Botanical Garden, The Explora Park, The Park of Desires, The Barefoot Park, The Metropolitan Cathedral, and Botero Square where 23 outdoor bronze sculptures by Colombian master Fernando Botero are exhibited. In addition, we will enjoy a tour of our massive metro public transport system. At the end, you will return to your hotel. Overnight.

Includes Transportation, tour guide, and visit to Pueblito Paisa, short walking at Botero Square, metro, and Metrocable.

Duration: 4 hours approximately

Schedule: 8:30 to 9:00 a.m.

DAY 6: MEDELLÍN (EL Peñol and Guatapé Dams)

Breakfast. A representative will contact you at your hotel to start a tour for the east part of the province. The route goes to Marinilla, where we will find colonial constructions and a fervent religious tradition; The New Peñol, a municipality that replaced the old Peñol that was flooded to build the Peñol – Guatapé dams at the end of 1970. We will visit The Stone of El Peñol, a 220-meter-high rock. Finally, we will visit the municipality of Guatapé, where the plinth and facades of the twentieth century of its houses outstand, in addition of the seawall reservoir. At the end of the day, we will return to your hotel. Climbing El Peñol (659 steps) is optional, not included.

Includes transportation, tour guide, and lunch.

Duration: 8 hours approximately

Schedule 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

DAY 7: MEDELLIN – CARTAGENA

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport as scheduled, to take a flight to Cartagena. Reception and transfer from International Airport Rafael Nuñez to the hotel of your choice. Overnight.

DAY 8: CARTAGENA (City Tour)

Breakfast. At the agreed time, I meet one of our representatives at the hotel where you are staying to begin a panoramic tour of Cartagena de Indias. During the circuit, you will pass through the modern area of Bocagrande and the Manga neighborhood, where you can see old houses from the beginning of the 20th century. Then you will visit the Castle of San Felipe de Barajas, with which the Spanish sought to defend themselves from English attacks in the seventeenth century. We continue with a short walk through the historic center of this beautiful city, the tour ends by visiting the emerald museum. The tour will end at your hotel.

Includes: Entrance to the Castillo San Felipe and the Esmeralda Museum.

Duration: approximately 3 hrs. and a half.

Departures from Monday to Friday at 14:00 hrs., Saturday, Sundays, and National holidays at 09:00 hrs.

DAY 9: CARTAGENA (Beach Tour)

Breakfast and transfer to start a full day tour to the Rosario´s Islands National Park. There you´ll enjoy coral beaches and variety of fauna of the reef, ideal for relaxing and swimming. Return to Cartagena and transfer to the hotel. Overnight.

• San Pedro de Majagua: Includes dock tax. Doesn’t include transfers hotel-dock-hotel
• Isla del Encanto: Offers free transfer hotel to dock just for hotels at Bocagrande, historic center and north zone. The transfer dock-hotel is not included. Doesn’t include dock tax. Approx. cost: USD 8.00 per person.

DAY 10: CARTAGENA

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport as scheduled to take a flight to reach your destination.

BOGOTA

• Transfer airport – Hotel – airport
• 3 nights with daily breakfast
• City tour with Monserrate
• Salt Cathedral Tour

MEDELLIN

• Transfer airport – Hotel – airport
• 3 nights with daily breakfast
• City Tour
• Peñol and Guatape Dams

CARTAGENA

• Transfers airport- hotel -airport
• 3 nights with daily breakfast
• City Tour with San Felipe Fort
• Full day Tour at “Isla Del Encanto” or “San Pedro de Majagua” according to the category of hotel

NOTES

• Rooms in Triple accommodation are subject of availability and usually hotels offer a bed-settee or in some cases, hotels allow this accommodation sharing 2 beds in a same room.
• Do not include Air tickets and airport taxes, Tourism Cards, Tourism or ecological taxes, Expenses and food unspecified, Colombian IVA’s Tax of 19% (See more in conditions), Hotel insurances is voluntary, if the passenger decide to pay, it must be done directly to the hotel.

The beach tour for Luxury Category will be at “San Pedro de Majagua” island (Rosario Island), the other categories will visit “Isla del Encanto” (Barú). Both excursions include typical lunch and always operate in regular (share) speed boat even when the category is Luxury, if the passengers want a private boat, it is possible to rent a boat with additional cost