TRAVEL GUIDE TO COLOMBIA: 15 DAYS TO GET TO KNOW THIS INCREDIBLE COUNTRY.

If you are thinking of living your dream vacation in Colombia, you are in the right place. We recommend our 15-day tour through beaches, rivers, mountains and great cities full of history. A guide to travel through Colombia.

With this trip you will have the opportunity to know Medellin first hand and the transformation of this city, admire its green mountains, climb the peñol stone in Guatapé and get one of the best panoramic views of Colombia. Visit Bogota and marvel at the Gold Museum. Travel to the eastern plains and visit the colorful river, Caño Cristales. Then start a trip through the Colombian Caribbean, starting in Cartagena, a mix of history, colonial architecture and paradisiacal beaches.

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Visit Medellin

In the city of eternal spring there is much to discover, you will find the perfect balance between modernity and nature, you can enjoy the paisa culture, enjoy the local cuisine with a delicious tray, meet the best cafes in the city or party at night to live the night Medellin.

We recommend these plans and places:                                          

Get to know the center: learn about its history and admire the works of Fernando Botero.

Visit the markets, gastronomic centers of the city: two markets in Medellin where you can find a wide variety of the best of Colombian gastronomy and more. In this link you can read a complete post about the best markets in the country.

Pergamino Café: a perfect place to learn about the different methods of coffee preparation, the types of beans and their characteristics, where baristas will guide you to get the right cup of coffee at the right point. Additionally you can buy coffee beans to take away from different areas of the country. Location: Carrera 37 #8A-37, Via Primavera / Carrera 43A #6 Sur-15. In this link you can read a complete entry about the best coffees in Medellin.

Discovering world-class young chefs: Antioquia is home to several chefs who are worth getting to know. They have been working on their careers for several years and many are unaware of their menus. Meet our recommended chefs here

Enjoy the most beautiful panoramic views of the city, watch the sunset from the Pueblito Paisa: go up to the terrace and enjoy one of the most beautiful views of Medellin. A city of contrasts, which has been reborn to show its inhabitants and visitors the best of Colombia. If you come to this place, venture to raise a kite, it is a place where the wind is ideal to do so. Discover more places here

Get to know the towns near Medellín:we alwaysrecommend visiting Guatapé, so much so that it is included in our 15-day route that you can hire with us by sending us a message or leaving your details here. However, we show you in this link other options that you will love.

Take the Graffitour: Tour Commune 13 in the company of a local guide who will share with you all their experiences and stories of transformation that have led them to what they have achieved today.

Discover the coffee axis

Travel to Armenia or Pereira, the coffee region of the country. There you will have the opportunity to live a true coffee experience, stay in a traditional coffee farm and learn about the coffee preparation processes from the seed to the cup. 

We also recommend visiting Salento and the Cocora Valley, a place where coffee crops mingle with coffee farms and majestic wax palms, Colombia's national tree. 

Discover Bogota

Bogota is a city for everyone, there converge hundreds of people from different parts of the country so its cultural diversity makes it one of the most interesting places in Colombia.

When you are here you will have the opportunity to visit places with a lot of history, we recommend you some of them:

La Candelaria and the Gold Museum: the center of all cities is one of the places where you can find more history, there you will know the most emblematic places that characterize the political, religious, educational and cultural side of the country.

Climb Monserrate: either by cable car or on a hike you can't miss the incredible view from the top.

Paloquemao market square: If you are not very familiar with fruits such as pitaya, chontaduro, uchuva or guanabana, this is the opportunity to try some of the most authentic and richest of our country and Central America. You can go to the Paloquemao market square, located in the neighborhood of downtown Bogota that receives the same name, here you will have access to various fruits, vegetables and flowers with the seal of "made in Colombia". Learn more about the country's markets here.

Towns near Bogota: near the city there are a lot of beautiful towns that you should visit during your visit, we recommend you to visit Zipaquira and do not miss its salt cathedral, it is located just 45 minutes from Bogota, it is a unique salt cathedral in the world, as it is the only subway temple on the planet. You will see 180 meters underground the salt and marble sculptures that illustrate the story of the crucifixion of Jesus in an artistic and creative way. *If you book our 15 days tour in Colombia this plan is included.

Amazon

From sleeping in the middle of the jungle in a maloka, to learning about indigenous cultures, do the best activities and live unforgettable experiences in Amazonas. Connect with nature, its fauna, flora and all the history that this place has to tell.

Going deep into the jungle is a unique experience that will leave you impressed. See birds, mammals and reptiles, learn about ancient cultures, but above all, create or strengthen your connection with nature.

Visit the Amazon Ethnographic Museum in Leticia, observe pink dolphins on an expedition on the Amazon River and learn about the indigenous cosmovision in Mocagua, visit the natural reserves located throughout the area where you can fish, bathe in blue clay, see the largest tree in the Amazon or why not spend the night at the top of the trees.

We recommend you to visit the Santander Park and enjoy an incredible sunset.

Read about a traveler's experience in the Amazon here 

Beach, breeze and sea: discover the Caribbean

Paradisiacal beaches, colonial cities, magical deserts, cultural diversity, sacred territories and a great gastronomic diversity.

A destination where flavor, rhythm and color will accompany you throughout your trip. 

Tour the historic center of Cartagena: take a tour of the most emblematic sites of the city, a magical city, which keeps among its streets jewels of Colonial and Republican architecture. Among the places we recommend you to visit are the Santo Domingo Church or Cathedral and the renowned Monument to the Old Shoes. Arrive at the imposing fortress of the Castle of San Felipe de Barajas to observe its impressive tunnels, do not miss the vaults located within the walled sector in the forts of Santa Clara and Santa Catalina and of course admire on a walk the beautiful streets of old houses, balconies decorated with pretty flowers veraneras.

Travel to the Rosario Islands: if you go to the area of Cartagena you will have to go to the unmissable and beautiful Rosario Islands and Playa Blanca where you will be able to:

Take a boat ride and enjoy a relaxing day of sun and beach and at night appreciate a wonderful spectacle of luminous plankton, there you will see how thousands of small blue luminous dots begin to glow in the water as you swim.

Here are just some of the plans you can make during these 15 days in Colombia, but did you know that with Go and Travel you can design your ideal trip to suit your needs?

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