Colombia · TOURS
Everything with a guide, a boat or a jeep attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth a whole day, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.
Explore Medellín’s Comuna 13 by metro, cable car, and bus, with graffiti, coffee, street food, music, city views, and a drink.
“Excellent tour and guide. Enjoyed the history, culture and amazing community.”
Explore Medellín’s drug-war past on a respectful English tour of Escobar’s home site, La Catedral, soccer field, and cemetery.
“The tour was unique and Daniel was a fantastic guide! From booking and meeting point to the tour itself and transportation, everything was well-organized and ran smoothly. Daniel has excellent insider knowledge about the tour, as well as about Medellín and Colombia! You can ask him anything, and he's very helpful and dedicated. A must-do if you're in the city!”
Explore Cartagena’s Walled City and Getsemaní on a lively 150-minute walking tour covering history, culture, music, and local tips for $12.
“Fun tour of this beautiful city. Legacy is a master of historical knowledge, and kept us laughing and cool while exploring. Highly recommend!”
Explore Bogotá by bike with fruit tasting, coffee, tejo, street art, historic sites, and local insight on a lively four-and-a-half-hour tour.
“David was a spectacular tour guide. What a treat to have an active street artist showing us some of the important pieces in the city. The visit to his studio was a huge bonus. Shout out to Manuel, our mechanic too.”
Review of Medellín’s $14 Comuna 13 tour, with local stories, street food, art, viewpoints, escalators, and practical booking advice.
“excellent guide with a lot of insight and stories. thank you Jorge. lo pasamos super rico.”
Review of Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral group tour from Bogotá, with pickup, bilingual guides, town visit, lunch, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Everything was very well organised, and the van was clean and comfortable. Queries beforehand were responded to immediately. Our guide, Sergio, spoke perfect English and put people at their ease as soon as they embarked, creating a convivial atmosphere for the whole day. Sergio was particularly knowledgeable, and willing to answer questions on any subject. The trip was very interesting and we highly recommend it. The coffee shop on the way there and the lunch stop on the way back were both good.”
Explore Comuna 13 by metro, cable car, bus, and foot, with street art, local stories, city views, and practical tips for this four-hour tour.
“Perfect way to explore a part of the city that we probably wouldn’t go if it wasn’t in a tour! The history says a lot of this place, thanks to our guide for giving the information and the assurance for being there. Great experience, highly recommend it”
Review of Medellín’s D’Arrieros coffee tour with transport, tastings, lunch, farm walks, local dress, and optional horseback riding.
“We had a fantastic time on the tour and learnt so much information about how our cup of coffee is made. Our tour guide was excellent and explained everything perfectly in english. Thank you for a wonderful experience.”
Explore Bogotá’s La Candelaria with a local guide, tasting fruits, seeing street art, markets, historic squares, and Colombia’s complex past.
“A knowledgeable and engaged guide who took us to both unexpected stops and classic spots. Highly recommended!”
Soar above Medellín and Bello on a 15-minute tandem flight with hotel transport, professional pilots, and GoPro photos and videos.
“Amazing experience. Driver picked us up on time and after a drive of about 45minutes we were almost immediately in the sky. The paragliding itself was insane!! The view is incredible and the guides were so nice and considerate. Don’t miss out on this!”
Cartagena’s two-hour sunset party boat mixes skyline views, rum cocktails, Caribbean music, dancing, an entertainer, and nightclub entry.
“Top experience! We had a great time during our cruise, it was stunning to admire sunset from the boat. The atmosphere was nice and friendly, with good music and people. Our guides immediately welcomed and made us feel among friends. And of course the open bar is a plus :) I recommend!”
Review of a $38 Guatapé day trip from Medellín with El Peñol Rock, meals, hotel pickup, a reservoir boat ride, and practical tips.
“This tour was quite enjoyable. I especially enjoyed the boat tour of the reservoir with the history of that region. Guatape and El Peñón de Guatapé were beautiful.”
Taste nine Colombian street foods in Cartagena’s Walled City and Getsemaní while learning local history, culture, and food traditions.
“My husband and I throughly enjoyed our Street Food Tour. Mercedes was our guide and was very good at it. We would have only benefited from her speaking a tad slower and at times, due to being street-side, the noise overpowered her. We truly enjoyed all of the selections she presented. Don’t hesitate to book this tour.”
Review of Bogotá’s private city tour with Monserrate, Emerald Museum, Botero, La Candelaria, and hotel pickup for $65.
“Camilo was excellent. He knew a lot of history and was able to share that eloquently. He was flexible with the schedule and respectful of my interests. I felt like I had a friend, because he treated me warmly! Thank you, Camilo.”
Explore Bogotá’s El Paraíso by cable car, meet community leaders, see powerful street art, and enjoy city views on a safe, thoughtful tour.
“This tour really allows the visitor of Bogotá to understand its current evolution. Our guide guide Samuel explained truly well how this metropolis keeps on expanding, with the city doing its best to keep up with the infrastructure. Meanwhile, social projects are also shown and explained, without any pressure whatsoever to support them. Totally secure, pleasant and interesting! Jan and Valérie, Belgium”
Pick a coast, a barrio or a coffee slope.
