Breakfast usually consists of eggs (fried or scrambled), bread or arepas (thick corn pancakes), cheese, fresh local fruit, tea or coffee and fruit juice. Lunch is the main meal of the day in Colombia and portions can be large. Expect to see plenty of rice, plantain, beans, avocado, local fish and chicken on the menu. Pasta is also regularly available, often served with fresh vegetables.

Options for vegetarians are limited, but it is still possible to eat well. Note that soups are often made with a meat base or products.

Join a salsa class in Medellín and move to a live Latin beat as an instructor breaks down steps, rhythm, and partnering with easygoing flair. No experience needed—just comfortable shoes and a sense of fun.

This lively session connects music and movement to paisa culture, from neighborhood socials to city nightlife. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour through your Tour Leader.

Taste Bogotá like a local as you sample regional street foods with a culinary guide. Nibble on warm arepas, crisp empanadas and seasonal tropical fruits while learning the stories behind beloved snacks and the neighborhoods that serve them.

Markets and corner stands become a lens on Colombia’s diversity, from Andean highlands to Caribbean coasts. Chat with vendors, sip fresh tropical juices, and discover how everyday flavors map the country’s history, migration, and ingenuity.

Experience Colombia’s favorite pastime as you play tejo, Colombia’s national sport, in a lively social club. Toss metal discs toward a clay board studded with mechas—tiny packets of gunpowder—and cheer when they pop with a friendly bang. Two national beers are included, adding to the convivial mood.

Rooted in the traditions of the Chibcha peoples, tejo blends friendly competition with camaraderie. It’s an energetic, good-humored window into local social life and shared celebration.

Settle into Colombia’s capital and meet your Tour Leader and fellow travelers over a relaxed meal that highlights regional flavors. Enjoy a welcome dinner that might feature hearty Andean soups, plantain, seasonal produce, and of course excellent Colombian coffee to close.

Beyond good food, this first evening builds connection and context. Sample Colombian flavors while your leader outlines the journey ahead and shares tips to get the most from each destination.

Walk amid lunar-like badlands as you hike the Tatacoa Desert, weaving through otherworldly canyons and cactus-studded trails. The palette shifts from rust-red to ash-grey as wind and water have sculpted this dramatic landscape.

One of Colombia’s most striking dry tropical forests, Tatacoa reveals layered geology and hardy flora adapted to sun and scarcity. Your guide shares natural history as you pause to admire textures, shadows, and sculpted ridgelines.

Explore San Agustín’s outskirts on foot to walk to La Chaquira viewpoint, perched high above the Magdalena River canyon where pre-Columbian carvings face the rising sun. Continue to encounter the El Tablón statues, enigmatic figures carved in volcanic stone.

Set between Andean ranges, these sites echo with the beliefs of ancient sculptors who honored sacred landscapes. Your guide helps decode motifs and situate the artworks within the San Agustín cultural sphere.

Feel the river’s force as you stand at the Estrecho del Río Magdalena, where Colombia’s great waterway squeezes through rock scarcely two meters wide. Nearby, visit Obando’s modest museum and burial mounds before sampling fresh sugarcane at a traditional mill to taste panela.

The Magdalena is the nation’s cultural spine; its narrows dramatize a long journey to the Caribbean. In Obando, archaeology and rural life meet in a landscape shaped by water, cane, and tradition.

Explore UNESCO-listed San Agustín Archaeological Park with an expert guide, following forested paths to colossal stone guardians and tombs arrayed on grassy knolls. Visit the onsite museum for context on styles, symbolism, and the peoples who carved these figures.

Set among lush hills, this monumental landscape blends art and ritual with place. Learn how jaguars, eagles, shamans, and ancestors were immortalized in volcanic stone to watch over sacred sites.

Discover Alto de los Ídolos, the region’s second key archaeological complex, where monumental statues and earthen burial mounds dot gentle hillsides. Follow trails between carved figures that guard ancient tombs and ceremonial platforms.

Part of the wider San Agustín cultural landscape, this site helps complete the picture of a sophisticated society that shaped its terrain to mirror cosmology, power, and the passage between worlds.

Stroll Popayán’s whitewashed historic center, a colonial jewel of cobbled streets, arched bridges, and serene plazas. Admire ornate churches and cloisters while your guide shares stories from the city’s founding to its renowned Holy Week traditions.

Nicknamed “La Ciudad Blanca”, Popayán’s luminous facades and tiled roofs frame a rich scholarly and religious past. This elegant urban ensemble showcases Spanish-American architecture harmonized with Andean setting.

Walk the Cocora Valley beneath towering Quindío wax palms, Colombia’s national tree rising like spires above mist-brushed hills. Later, wander Salento and Filandia’s lanes flanked by flower-trimmed balconies and brightly painted facades.

Cloud forest trails and coffee-country townscapes reveal the region’s gentle rhythms—cool mountain air, birdsong, and artisan storefronts. Expect time for photos of sweeping ridges and candy-colored streets that embody eje cafetero charm.

Tour a working coffee finca to trace the bean-to-cup process from ripe cherries through depulping, washing, drying, roasting, and brewing. Cap the experience by sampling highland arabica amid rows of glossy coffee trees.

Set within Colombia’s celebrated Coffee Cultural Landscape, this hands-on visit underscores terroir, altitude, and craftsmanship. Learn to discern aroma, body, and acidity as growers share techniques passed through generations.

Witness urban renewal as you ride the Metro Cable for hillside panoramas, then wander Comuna 13’s vibrant murals that narrate resilience and change. Continue to Botero Plaza to see Fernando Botero’s sculptures anchoring the cultural heart of downtown.

Once defined by conflict, Medellín now showcases art, mobility, and community spaces. Learn how escalators, transit, and local initiatives reshaped daily life and reconnected neighborhoods to the city below.

Gain perspective on a turbulent era as you learn the history of the Medellín Cartel, visit Pablo Escobar’s gravesite, and pause at Parque Inflexión, a memorial space reflecting on violence and its victims.

Your guide frames people and places within a broader civic narrative—how Medellín remembers, rebuilds, and honors resilience. This is a thoughtful look at history’s weight and the city’s commitment to transformation.

Walk coastal jungle trails from El Zaino past Cañaveral and Arrecifes to reach La Piscina’s sheltered bay, a curve of palm-fringed Caribbean shore ideal for a refreshing swim when conditions allow.

Here, the Sierra Nevada descends to the sea, bringing tangles of tropical forest, giant boulders, and aquamarine coves into one dramatic tableau. Your local guide interprets ecology and culture as waves break on golden sand.

Begin with a coastal rendezvous to meet an Arhuaco community guide before a gentle forest walk to Katanzama. Hear about cosmology, agriculture, and daily life, and see hand-woven mochilas that embody tradition and identity.

The Arhuaco, guardians of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, share perspectives shaped by mountain and sea. This respectful exchange foregrounds living culture, reciprocity, and the enduring bond between people and landscape.

Explore Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, mastering the stone ramparts and tunnels that guarded Spain’s Caribbean gateway. Continue to visit the Church of San Pedro Claver, honoring the Jesuit who defended the dignity of enslaved Africans.

From siege warfare and Admiral Blas de Lezo’s legendary defense to stories of compassion and faith, this pairing reveals Cartagena’s fortified might and humanist heart in one sweep of history.

Plunge into local life at Bazurto as you dive into Bazurto Market, meeting vendors and sampling fresh tropical juices amid pyramids of fruit, herbs, and seafood. Later, enter the walled city through the Torre del Reloj to roam lantern-lit streets and plazas.

Within thick coral-stone walls, pastel mansions and bougainvillea-draped balconies tell of trade, piracy, and Spanish empire. Your guide reveals hidden corners and the city’s enduring Caribbean cadence.

Discover Colombia’s capital with a local expert as you join a guided walking tour through Bogotá’s historic core, step inside the Gold Museum to see exquisite pre-Columbian artistry, and ride the Monserrate cable car for sweeping views over the Andean metropolis. Stroll past plazas and colonial facades alive with street life.

Gain context on the region’s gold-working cultures and the sacred hill of Monserrate, a city symbol soaring above 3,000m. Up top, savor panoramas that invite a pause for photos and reflection before descending to Bogotá’s vibrant streets.