Colombia Heritage and Nature

Arrival in Bogotà at any time. A member of our team will welcome you on your arrival and take you to the hotel to explain the tour program.

Today you will explore Monserrate and the Candelaria, the city historic district. The Chorro de Quevedo, a small square that marks the site of the original settlement, is sure to charm with its cobblestone streets, bohemian cafés, art galleries and museums, including the world’s largest collection of gold, housed at the Gold Museum. Breakfast is included. 

On the way to Villa de Leyva, you'll visit the Salt Cathedral and explore Ráquira, a picturesque town known for a variety of artisanal ceramics and cloth making.

Full day tour to explore Villa de Leyva, a beautiful colonial town, with its large central plaza, unique to Latin America. You can admire the white houses with elegant balconies, arches, and front doors.

Today you'll hike from the high Andean jungle to the páramo. Here it is possible to discover the sacred lagoon of Iguaque.

Transfer to Barichara. En route visit Socorro, a town described as “the cradle of Latin American independence”. Here  Commoners Rebellion began, a movement against the Spaniards and their imposition of taxes on the principal crop. During the night, enjoy a night tour with the yellow lights of Barichara's streets as the backdrop.

In the morning hike from Barichara to Guane (low level, 2/3 hours). Guane is a little village with a rich archaeological history. Here you can find a small museum which houses an important collection of aquatic fossils, a Guane mummy, and a variety of other treasures from both the colonial and contemporary periods.

Then, in the afternoon, you'll move back to the city for the tour of Barichara. It is one of Colombia’s prettiest towns, renowned as a fine example of colonial architecture and an oasis of tranquility. The most distinctive features include the cobblestone streets, the rammed-earth houses, the bahereque building style, mud tiles and stone monuments made by well-known Barichara’s artists.

Transfer to Bucaramanga. Today you'll visit the Chicamocha Park and a coffee estate on the way.

In the morning you'll fly to Cartagena (via Bogotà). Upon arrival, enjoy free time to explore the city on your own.

Today you'll enjoy the walled city in Cartagena. Visit the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, a Unesco World Heritage Site built during the colonial era to protect Spanish interests from invasions by the English and French. Explore Cerro de la Popa, where you will find a church and colonial convent constructed in the 17th century.

You'll visit San Basilio de Palenque, the first settlement of free slaves in the Americas, a place where the music, language, medicine and other daily customs still reflect those of their ancestors, the Africans who for nearly four centuries were brought to the Americas as slaves. You'll experience the tenacity of this culture, clearly visible in its art, music, dance and rituals.

In the morning travel to Tayrona by car (5 hours). Tayrona National Park is a nature and archaeological reserve, perhaps best known for having the best beaches in Colombia. Free time at leisure upon arrival.

Travel to Santa Marta (1 hour) at any time: end of services.