Guatapé Peñol Stone & Hacienda Boat Adventure Tour

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Duration9h–10h

GroupUp to 40

LanguagesEN · ES

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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.

9h–10h

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

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.

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.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by AEROTUREX S.A.S

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.