Guatapé Peñol Stone & Hacienda Boat Adventure Tour
Boat ride to a drug lord's ruins, 740 steps up a stone monument, and your choice of paintball or jetski
This 9-hour guided tour of Guatapé combines a boat cruise to the La Manuela hacienda (the former property of Pablo Escobar), a climb up Peñol Stone for 360-degree views, and a choice of adventure sports (paintball, ATV, or jetski) with regional food tastings and time in the town's colorful streets. The guide speaks English or Spanish, and round-trip transportation from the city is included. Lunch and the optional rock-climbing fee are separate.
Step-by-step itinerary
Explore Guatapé and Pablo Escobar Hacienda
- Meet guide in Medellín neighborhood
- Climb Antioquian mountains to first village
- Pass through longest tunnel in Latin America
- Visit Marinilla and taste strawberries with cream
- Learn Peñol history and try tree tomato dessert
- Boat ride to La Manuela hacienda
- Optional ATV, jetski, or paintball activities
- Arrive at Piedra el Peñol natural monument
- Climb Piedra el Peñol viewpoint (optional)
- Free time for photos and lunch
- Walk colorful streets and squares of Guatapé
What’s included
- Round-trip transportation from the city.
- a boat cruise across the lake to La Manuela hacienda.
- entrance to the hacienda.
- access to Peñol Stone park.
- strawberries with cream in Marinilla.
- tree tomato with panelita in Peñol.
- time to explore Guatapé's colorful streets.
- a live guide in English or Spanish.
Times
- Every day 08:30
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Operated by AEROTUREX S.A.S
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The experience
The day starts with a drive through the Antioquian mountains to Marinilla, where you'll taste strawberries with cream made from local fruit and handmade regional dairy. From there you move into Peñol, the agricultural heart of Antioquia, to try a tree tomato mixed with panelita: a local dessert combination the area is known for. These aren't museum stops. They're working farms and markets where the guide explains what you're tasting and why it matters to the region.
The boat ride takes you across the lake to La Manuela, the hacienda that belonged to Pablo Escobar. Once there, you choose your own path: walk through the ruins, take a guided mini-tour of the property, or skip the history and go straight to the adventure sports. A round of paintball, a jetski run, or an ATV tour. This is where the day splits into what you want to do, not what the schedule demands.
After the hacienda, the boat returns you to Peñol Stone itself, the 740-step climb that dominates the landscape. The entrance to the park is included. If you want to climb all the way to the top (220 meters up), that's a separate 6 USD fee. The view from the summit is 360 degrees: the lake, the valleys, the towns you drove through that morning. You get free time to climb at your own pace, take photos, and eat lunch at a restaurant of your choice in the town below. The tour ends with a walk through Guatapé's colorful streets, where local artists have painted the zocalos (the decorative base panels on the buildings) in patterns and scenes that fill the town.
Is this one for you?This is a shared group tour with a set itinerary and a guide leading the stops, so it suits travelers who want the day structured and don't want to arrange transport or figure out what to eat at each village. The adventure sports at the hacienda are optional (you can skip them and spend that time on the ruins or the lake instead), which makes it work for people who want some choice without building the whole day from scratch. If you prefer to move at your own pace or explore without a group, look for a private option or self-guided access to the sites.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and Spanish.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Infant (under 3): free.
What exactly is La Manuela hacienda and why is it on this tour?
La Manuela was the property of Pablo Escobar, the drug trafficker. The tour includes boat access to the ruins and a choice of activities there. You can walk through on your own, take a guided mini-tour, or skip the history and do paintball, ATV, or jetski instead. It's a historical site that draws visitors because of its notoriety, and the tour gives you options for how deep you want to go into that story.
How many steps is Peñol Stone and can I skip climbing it?
Peñol Stone has 740 steps to the top, which sits 220 meters high. The park entrance is included in the tour price, so you can walk around the base and take photos. Climbing to the summit costs an extra 6 USD, and you're free to do it at your own pace or skip it entirely: the tour doesn't force you up.
What adventure sports are available and do I have to pick one?
At the hacienda you can choose paintball, jetski, or ATV tours. None of them are mandatory. You can walk the ruins instead, take the guided mini-tour, or do something else entirely. The adventure sports are options, not requirements.
Is lunch included and what kind of food will I eat?
Lunch is not included in the tour price, which lets you choose where and what you eat in Guatapé. The tour does include regional tastings along the way: strawberries with cream in Marinilla and tree tomato with panelita in Peñol, so you'll sample the area's typical flavors before you get to the main meal.
How long is the boat ride and what happens on it?
The boat takes you across the lake to La Manuela hacienda and then back to Peñol Stone. The tour is 9 to 10 hours total, and the boat ride is one segment of that day. You'll see the lake landscape and arrive at the hacienda with time to do the activities or tours you choose there.
Guatapé Peñol Stone & Hacienda Boat Adventure Tour
9h–10h · EN · ES
from US$ 56.10 per person
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