BOGOTA & THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN

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 – SAN ANDRÉS

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport as scheduled, to take a flight to San Andrés. Reception and transfer from Airport to the hotel of your choice in public Taxis of the island. Overnight.

Notes:

• To enter the island, it is necessary to buy the Tourism card, approximately USD 35 per person, the payment must be done in Colombian pesos.
• In accordance with the government regulation of the Island, all transfers from to airport to the hotels and vice versa must be done with public taxis.

DAY 4: SAN ANDRES (Tour Around the island)

Breakfast. On this tour you can appreciate the colors of the sea: blues, greens, lilacs, vegetation, and a beautiful blue sky. The visit will begin at the indicated meeting point, from there, we will go to Morgan’s Cave, where there will be a stop of approximately 20 minutes, time for if you wish, you can purchase the entrance to the Cave and learn about the legend of the English buccaneer Henry Morgan who, according to the story, hid some of the treasures that he stole from the Spanish galleons in this place. The tour will continue to the Hoyo Soplador, located on the southern tip of the Island, ending the tour we will pass through the beautiful beaches of San Luis, this place has a spectacular contrast between the colorful houses that preserve the Antillean architecture, the green of the vegetation, the white of the sand, and the infinite and deep blue of the sea. On the tour it is possible to visit the first Emmanuel Baptist Church, it is the oldest on the island, this iconic Church is made entirely of pine wood and built-in parts in Alabama, United States and then assembled in the highest part of the island, known as La Loma, from its viewpoint you have a panoramic view of the entire island.  Tour around the island It is a panoramic tour, it does not include tickets to the places of interest.  Return to your hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 5: SAN ANDRES (Johnny Cay, Haynes Cay, and Mangroves Excursion)

Breakfast. Passengers must arrive at 08:30 hours at the Casa de la Cultura Pier where they acquire their entrance ticket to Johnny Cay, there they will take the boat to the Islet of Johnny Cay to enjoy the beach and the contrast of the seven colors of our sea. We continue to the islet of the aquarium for a visit and sighting of manta rays, we end with a tour of the OLD POINT mangroves.

It operates every day.  Does not include Kay entrance, lunch, and transfers hotel / pier / hotel

DAY 6: SAN ANDRÉS – 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 7: CARTAGENA (City Tour)

Breakfast. At the agreed time, 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 hours and a half.

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

DAY 8: 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 9: CARTAGENA

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

Package Include:

BOGOTA

• Transfer airport – Hotel – airport
• 2 nights with daily breakfast
• City tour with Monserrate

SAN ANDRES

• Transfer airport – Hotel – airport
• 3 nights with daily breakfast
• Tour around the island
• Johnny Cay, Haynes Cay, and Mangroves excursion

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 (on request) 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