Hike through Tayrona National Park with a Local Guide, following tropical forest trails towards the Caribbean coast. Look for wildlife along the route and experience beach landscapes around Arrecifes, La Piscina and Cabo San Juan, with time to enjoy the shore.

Tayrona’s forest and coastline lie within a region of deep Indigenous significance, giving the scenery a cultural dimension as well as a natural one. Jungle paths opening onto blue bays make this a distinctive half-day outing. If the park is closed, another local experience replaces the visit.

Learn salsa in a small-group lesson with a professional instructor in Cartagena. Practise the basic rhythm and steps, build towards simple combinations and feel how the music guides each movement.

Salsa is an important part of social dancing across Colombia, with local styles and influences giving it a life beyond the classroom. This hands-on session offers a welcoming way to participate rather than simply watch: no polished moves are needed to enjoy finding your feet with the group.

Visit a working coffee farm near Salento for a community-led look at the bean-to-brew process. Follow the stages of growing, processing and roasting before you taste the finished coffee where it is produced.

Colombia’s coffee-growing region is shaped by small producers and steep green landscapes. Hearing about local livelihoods and sustainable practices gives each cup a story beyond its flavour, while the tasting connects that work directly to the region’s best-known product.

Discover Medellín on an orientation of the city’s highlights. Get a feel for its setting among green hills and the everyday pace of a city known for its mild climate and public spaces.

Often called the City of Eternal Spring, Medellín has undergone profound change in recent decades. This introduction provides useful context for its evolving identity and helps you navigate its neighbourhoods; it does not include a specific attraction entry or a full guided city tour.

Cruise the Guatapé Reservoir for water-level views of its inlets, forested hills and scattered islands. Look back towards El Peñol Rock as the boat crosses a landscape best appreciated from the water.

The reservoir was created by a hydroelectric project that reshaped the area and affected the old town of El Peñol. Hearing that story adds context to the scenery, making this relaxed cruise as much an introduction to the region’s recent history as a chance to take in its views.

• 2 Dinner (D)
• 14 Breakfast (B)
• 1 Lunch (L)

• Mexico City: You’ll now book and pay for your Free Time Add-Ons through WeTravel — a simple website link where you can browse all the FTAs, pick what you’re keen on, and pay directly by card, in any currency. You’ll get the link in your Welcome Email, usually 3–5 days before your trip starts. Once you’re in, it’s easy: check out the pics, descriptions and prices, add your chosen experiences to your cart, then check out online. You can book before your trip starts or while you’re on the road, up until each activity’s booking deadline.Missed the link? No stress. Your Trip Manager can share it with you on trip too.

• Bogotá: Head out with your new crew for a delish welcome dinner. Expect Colombian flavours, live music, and a buzzing atmosphere.
• Salento: Head to a working coffee farm for a community-led experience that gets you into the full bean-to-brew story — from growing and processing to roasting and tasting. It’s a proper look at local livelihoods, sustainable production, and the drink this region does best.
• Salento: Jump into a private Willy’s Jeep and head for Cocora Valley, where a guided walk will take us through one of Colombia’s most iconic landscapes. With the world’s tallest wax palms towering overhead and a stop in beautifully preserved Filandia, this one’s got big scenery and plenty of charm.
• Medellín: Dive into Comuna 13 with a guided tour that brings Medellín’s story of transformation to life through murals, music, escalators, and street-level creativity. Every corner has something to say — and this place says it loud, proud, and in full colour. 
• Guatapé: Check out colourful Guatapé, where bright zócalos and easy lakeside charm will set the scene. Then we’ll take on El Peñol Rock, with a whole lot of steps standing between us and one of Colombia’s biggest show-offs.At the top, the views will fully deliver — think winding water, emerald islands, and a panorama worth every step.
• Guatapé: Take to the water on a relaxed boat cruise across the Guatapé Reservoir, with forested hills, little islands, and El Peñol Rock showing off in the distance.It’s an easy way to soak up the scenery while getting the story behind the dam, the old town, and the region around it.
• Tayrona National Park: Head into Tayrona National Park with a local guide and hike through one of Colombia’s wildest corners, where jungle trails, Caribbean coastline, and seriously good beaches all show up in one go. Along the way, we’ll pass through tropical forest, spot wildlife, and check out standout stretches like Arrecifes, La Piscina, and Cabo San Juan.It’s a proper half-day adventure with beach time built in.
  Heads up: if the park’s closed, we’ll swap this activity for another local experience.
• Cartagena: Hit the streets of Cartagena’s Walled City with a Local Guide and get into the stories behind its colonial plazas, landmark churches, and iconic Torre del Reloj.
• Cartagena: Jump into a small-group salsa lesson with a pro instructor and get to grips with the rhythm, the steps, and the moves that make this place tick.

Contiki

Meet your fellow travellers over a Colombian welcome dinner at a local restaurant in Bogotá. Taste local flavours while live music sets the mood for an evening together in the capital.

Colombia’s food and music vary widely by region, making this a lively introduction to the cultures you’ll encounter across the country. It’s a chance to share a table, hear familiar and new rhythms, and get to know the group.

Get your bearings on an orientation of Bogotá’s highlights. See how Colombia’s high-altitude capital brings historic streets, civic spaces and contemporary city life together against an Andean backdrop.

The introduction offers a starting point for understanding Bogotá’s layered history and creative urban character. It also helps you identify places you may want to explore independently, from museums to neighbourhood streets; individual museum visits are not part of this experience.

Ride a classic Willy’s jeep to Cocora Valley and take a guided hike beneath Colombia’s towering wax palms. The trails reveal a landscape of green slopes and slender trunks rising high above the valley floor.

Explore nearby Filandia’s colourful, cobbled streets, where traditional facades preserve the character of the coffee region. Together, the walk and town visit pair one of the Andes’ most distinctive natural sights with a closer look at local architecture and daily life.

Explore Medellín’s Comuna 13 on a guided tour, moving through streets animated by murals, music and public art. See the neighbourhood’s outdoor escalators and hear how improved access became part of its wider story of change.

Once associated with severe violence, Comuna 13 is now a place where residents express memory, resilience and creativity in public. The artwork and street-level atmosphere make its transformation tangible without reducing the neighbourhood to its past.

Walk through Guatapé’s colourful streets, where painted zócalos decorate the lower walls of homes and businesses. Visit El Peñol Rock and tackle its long stairway for a lookout over the reservoir and surrounding hills.

The town’s decorative panels depict local scenes and interests, giving each facade its own character. From the rock, the view opens across waterways and emerald islands formed by the reservoir: a striking contrast to the close-up details of Guatapé’s streets.

Get acquainted with Santa Marta on a city orientation, taking in the character of a Caribbean coastal city framed by the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Find your bearings where historic streets meet the waterfront.

Founded in the early colonial period, Santa Marta is among South America’s oldest surviving Spanish-founded cities. Its coastal setting and colonial history offer a different perspective on Colombia from the Andean cities, while the orientation helps you decide what to explore independently.

Walk Cartagena’s Walled City with a Local Guide and uncover the stories behind its colonial plazas, landmark churches and Torre del Reloj. Colourful facades and busy public squares bring the historic centre into focus at street level.

Cartagena’s fortifications reflect its importance as a Caribbean port during the Spanish colonial era. A guided walk connects that history to the buildings and streets still in use today, giving you context for a city whose heritage remains part of its everyday life.

Take an optional boat trip from Cartagena to a small island off the Caribbean coast. Spend time in clear water, with opportunities for snorkelling and ocean swims, or settle in by the pool and relax with your fellow travellers.

The outing swaps the city’s plazas and streets for an easygoing island setting, with room to enjoy the water at your own pace. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; ask your tour team about the available arrangements.