Things to do in Colombia
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Medellin Memory Tour: Local Metro, Street Art & Museum VisitYou’ll ride Medellin’s metro and cable cars like a local, taste tropical fruits at a bustling market, reflect at Escobar victims’ memorials, and dive deep into Colombia’s past at the Memory Museum—all with an expert guide who brings every story to life.
Cocora Valley Birding & Hiking Tour: Hummingbirds & Cloud ForestA full-day birding and hiking tour in Cocora Valley near Salento combines eight hours of walking through cloud forest, grassland and palm forest with a professional guide, breakfast, lunch and binoculars. You choose your route—six to sixteen kilometers depending on the option—and encounter hummingbirds at a lodge, cross six suspension bridges, and reach a ranger station at 2,862 meters for panoramic views. The guide speaks English or Spanish, and children from age eight are welcome.Is it for me?Pick the route by distance and bird focus: the Wax Palms route if you want a gentler six-kilometer day centered on the palm forest, the Cloud Forest or Hummingbirds routes if you're comfortable with longer hikes and want more time in the canopy, or the Toucans route if ridge-top birding appeals to you. All four routes include the same guide and meals, so the choice is really about how far you want to walk and which habitat holds your attention.
Bogotá: Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral & Lake Guatavita Day TripYou visit the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral underground, hike to Lake Guatavita in the mountains, and end with dinner and live music at Andres Carne de Res—all with entry tickets, private transport, and no fixed schedule. The guide is a Colombian who knows the history and culture, and the driver waits for you at each stop instead of calling time.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see Bogotá's most famous day-trip destinations—the salt cathedral and the El Dorado lake—without renting a car or coordinating tickets yourself, and you have the fitness for a moderate mountain hike and the flexibility to move at your own pace instead of keeping to a group schedule.
Medellin private history tour with local guideYou’ll walk through Medellin’s real history with a local guide—visiting key Escobar sites, hearing untold stories, and seeing the city from above on the cable car.
Cali City Tour: Viewpoints, salsa history & food tastingA four-hour Cali city tour with a professional guide covers the city's main landmarks by vehicle and on foot, starting at Cristo Rey for the best city views and Farallones National Park vista, then moving to the Sebastian de Belalcázar statue and viewpoint overlooking downtown and the river boulevard. The walking portion takes in the Jairo Varela Museum and square, the Ermita Church, and the historic center at Plaza de Caicedo, with stops explaining Cali's salsa heritage and the Niche band's role in it. The tour ends at Park of the Cholados with a typical local food tasting. Hotel pickup and drop-off, an air-conditioned vehicle, and a professional guide in English or Spanish are included.Is it for me?The tour splits between vehicle and walking sections, so you'll spend roughly half the day on your feet and half seated—a moderate pace that suits most fitness levels. If you're arriving in Cali for the first time and want the main viewpoints, monuments and salsa history without building an itinerary yourself, the fixed route and included guide handle the planning.
ATV Riding in Cartagena: Jungle, Beach & IslandATV riding in Cartagena puts you on your own machine through jungle, beach and a small part of the town, with a live guide in English or Spanish, helmet, insurance and boat transport to the island included. The activity runs 2.5 hours and requires a driver's license photo at booking; minimum age is 16. A brief training talk happens at the meeting point before you ride.Is it for me?At 2.5 hours, the ATV riding leaves room for other plans in your day — a morning ride lets you explore the rest of Cartagena in the afternoon, or an afternoon slot fits after breakfast and town time. You'll be on your own machine the whole time, not watching from a passenger seat, so it suits anyone who wants to operate the equipment rather than observe.
Barranquilla Airport to Santa Marta: Private SUV TransferYou're met at arrivals with a nameplate, driven in a private air-conditioned SUV or minivan to your Santa Marta hotel, and arrive with tolls and parking already covered. The route takes around three hours and passes the Sierra Nevada. Fixed pricing per vehicle means groups travel together and split the cost.Is it for me?Book this if you land tired and want to skip the taxi negotiation—the driver meets you, the price is fixed, and you arrive at your hotel without arranging anything else. Groups of three or more save money splitting a single vehicle instead of taking separate cabs.
Salsa and Champeta Dance Class in Cartagena: Learn BothA two-hour dance class in Cartagena where you learn salsa for the first hour and champeta—a high-energy Afro-Caribbean dance born in the city—for the second, with a welcome cocktail and water included. The class starts with a warm-up that explores natural Latin body movement, then breaks down how to read the music before teaching you the steps. Champeta follows, bringing the full-body, high-energy style rooted in African and Caribbean heritage. Minimum age is 12; moderate fitness level recommended.Is it for me?Two hours is long enough to move past the first-timer nerves and actually feel the rhythm, but short enough to fit into a morning or afternoon without blocking the rest of your day in Cartagena. If you want a deeper dive into dance or a full evening out, look for a longer workshop or a night class instead.
Jericó Coffee Farm Tour & Rainbow Waterfall ExperienceIf you want to really understand Colombian coffee culture—not just taste it—this tour lets you pick beans alongside real farmers and see how everything works behind the scenes. Plus there’s home-cooked food, mountain views, and that hidden rainbow waterfall you’d never find alone.
Night walking tour Medellín city center: Local bars, live cultureThis is the first and only night-walking tour through Medellín's city center, visiting three cultural bars run by locals—not tourist venues, but places with a reason to exist and a role in the neighborhood's recovery. A live guide in English or Spanish leads the 3-hour walk, and two beers are included. Minimum age is 18.Is it for me?If you are new to Medellín or have a free evening and no car, this tour settles the question of where to go—the guide meets you in the city center, walks you to places that matter to locals, and brings you back to the same neighborhood by the end of the night, so you move on foot instead of hunting for transport between bars.
Bogotá: Gold Museum & Botero Museum Old Town Walking TourYou start at your hotel and spend a full day moving through Bogotá's colonial core with a professional guide, visiting the Botero Museum's Picasso and Monet alongside Colombian masters, standing in Plaza de Bolívar at the city's political center, and finishing at the Gold Museum's 34,000-piece collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts. Entrance to both museums and hotel pickup are included; the tour ends in the late afternoon.Is it for me?Book this if you want Bogotá's main art and history attractions in one guided day without arranging transport or buying tickets separately — the fixed itinerary and included entries are what make a full museum and landmark tour fit into a single outing.
Cali Motorcycle Tour: Ride to Cristo Rey & YanaconasYou’ll ride a cruiser motorcycle out of Cali with a local guide, winding up mountain roads to Cristo Rey and Yanaconas viewpoints. Expect fresh air on your face, street food at the top, and quiet moments above the city—all with transport, gear, and even video memories included. It’s one of those days you’ll remember every time you hear an engine start.
Cartagena Old City: Walking tour with street food & guideYou’ll walk Cartagena’s old city with a local guide, tasting eight different street foods like arepas and patacones as you explore lively plazas and hear stories behind every corner. Expect laughter over language mix-ups, sticky fingers from fresh fruit candies, and moments where history feels close enough to touch — memories you’ll carry home long after you leave.
Villa de Leyva Day Trip: Colonial Town & El InfiernitoThis 12-hour day trip from Bogotá takes you to Villa de Leyva, a heritage town built in 1572 and preserved as a living museum of colonial architecture, with guided visits to the Plaza Mayor, the cathedral, the ancient Muisca observatory at El Infiernito, and the vivid Blue Ponds. Hotel pickup and entrance tickets are included; lunch is at your own expense. The return route passes through Ráquira, a pottery village where you can stop for handicrafts before arriving back in Bogotá around 7 pm.Is it for me?Book this if you're based in Bogotá and want to see a colonial town and archaeological sites in one day—private hotel pickup means no coordinating separate transport between four stops.
ATV and Paragliding near Medellín: Fly over Cocorna CanyonThis activity combines a one-hour ATV ride through the countryside near Guarne with a tandem paragliding flight lasting up to 25 minutes over Cocorna Canyon, surrounded by mountains and waterfalls. Hotel pickup, a bilingual guide, professional tandem pilots, and lunch are included; the full outing takes about seven hours from Medellín. Weather in the canyon is unpredictable and flight time may be shorter than 25 minutes if conditions shift, though the operator reports a 95% success rate for flights based on historical data.Is it for me?The full outing takes seven hours from pickup to return, so it works best if your morning and early afternoon are clear. If you need to be back in the city by early evening or have other plans by mid-afternoon, this combination may not fit your schedule.
Private Photo Shoot in Cartagena: 40 Edited PhotosA private photo shoot in Cartagena pairs you with a local guide for an hour walking the colonial quarter, where careful portraits alternate with spontaneous captures of your real experience. You receive 40 edited photos in a private digital gallery, plus insider tips on local cafes and hidden spots that don't appear in guidebooks. The guide speaks Spanish and meets you at Parque de Bolívar.Is it for me?Book this if you want professional portraits without the stiffness of a studio—the guide's local knowledge and eye for light mean you look like yourself in the frame, and the edited gallery arrives ready to share. Private transportation can be arranged at checkout if you need pickup from your hotel.
Cocora Valley and Salento hike tour: Wax palms and coffee cultureA 6-hour guided hike through Cocora Valley in Salento combines walks through hills dotted with the world's tallest palm trees, a visit to the colonial town, and instruction on Colombian coffee culture and the region's environmental significance. Hotel pickup and drop-off, valley entrance, guide and insurance are included; lunch is separate. The hike follows rugged trails with elevation change, so sturdy shoes and steady legs matter.Is it for me?Book this tour if you want to walk through the landscape that defines the Coffee Region without arranging transport or navigation yourself—the guide handles the route, the timing and the context, so you focus on the palms and the mountains.
Medellín E-Bike Tour: Private Ride Historic Neighborhoods LunchA private electric bike tour of Medellín lasting four hours, with a live guide who speaks English, Spanish or French. You ride through the city's historic center and neighborhoods, stopping at Botero Plaza, Barefoot Park, Laureles and the Park of Lights. Lunch is included; the tour starts and ends at MOVE, one block from Bulevar de la 70. Minimum age is 14; moderate fitness is required.Is it for me?Book the English, Spanish or French departure based on which language you speak—the guide leads the entire tour in that language. The four-hour duration and electric bikes mean you cover the historic center and neighborhoods without exhaustion, and the strategic stops let you absorb the city's history and culture instead of rushing between sites.
Rafting, ATV & Paragliding near Medellín: 3 activities in one dayThis combined adventure near Medellín chains three separate activities—ATV riding, paragliding, and class IV rafting—into one full day, each led by certified guides. Hotel pickup and all equipment are included. The paragliding flight lasts up to 25 minutes depending on weather conditions in the Cocorna canyons, where conditions differ from Medellín itself; the operator reports a 95% probability of flying based on their flight database.Is it for me?Book this if you want three different adventure types (ATV, paragliding, and rafting) in one day and can commit to an early morning start through late afternoon.
Cartagena Pub Crawl: Rooftop Cocktails & VIP Club EntryYou get a signature cocktail and half a bottle of aguardiente to share, a Colombian empanada, and entry into three different venues across Cartagena's nightlife scene—including a rooftop bar and a VIP-access club in the walled city. Your guide is a local with years of industry knowledge who skips you past the line and keeps the group moving through the night without you having to figure out where to go next or negotiate entry at the door.Is it for me?Book this if you want to move through Cartagena's nightlife without figuring out which bars are worth the time or negotiating your way past the door at the club—the guide handles the route and the access, which is what makes three venues in one night actually possible.
