CULTURAL 15D (A)

On this first day, a person from our team will be waiting for you at your arrival time at El Dorado Airport in Bogotá and will take you to the hotel. Afterwards, you will have the rest of the day free, having time to recover from the flight, enjoy the hotel facilities or explore the city on your own.

On this day, after breakfast you will have a guided walk in the streets of La Candelaria neighborhood, where you will see different graffiti, in which you will learn about the history of the city and the expressions of the local people by different artists and how this art has earned its place to make the city better. You will have the afternoon free, where we recommend visiting Monserrate, the gold museum among other alternatives in this area of the city.

On this day, after breakfast, you will be picked up for a private full-day tour visiting the 2 most emblematic attractions in the surrounding area of Bogota; the Guatavita lagoon, where you will walk 2 kms up to 3.100 m.a.s.l. learning about the origin of El Dorado legend. Then will visit Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral, which is an underground roman catholic church built inside the tunnels of a salt mine. At the end of the day, you will be taken back to Bogota.

On this day, you will be taken to airport 2 hours before your flight to Pitalito. Once there, you will be picked up and will have a 30-mins transfer to your hotel in San Agustin. You will have lunch and after that, you will have a tour in the Archeological Park with our bilingual guide, discovering the first statues of the region, in this place that has the best archeology collection nationwide. Later on, you will be taken back to the hotel.

On this day, you will have a full-day tour starting at 8:00 AM, visiting by car the main attractions around San Agustin, which are the Bordones waterfall, the Magdalena strait, the Obando museum, the statues of Isnos and Alto de los Ídolos, among others. In each place you will have different stops where you will have the explanation of the history and mysticism of the area. At the end of the afternoon, you will be taken back to your hotel.

On this day, we will start the morning visiting some of the most beautiful statues of the entire region, located at the sites of La Pelota and Purutal. Some statues still retain the original colors used by the civilization that built them used almost 2.000 years ago. In the afternoon you will be taken in a 3-hrs transfer to a hotel where you can't expect luxury, but rather be surrounded by great nature in the municipality of Coconuco, located next to Puracé National Park.

On this day, after breakfast, you will start exploring by car the main attractions of the Puracé National Park, where you will see different waterfalls, hot springs, well-preserved ecosystems up to 3.000 m.a.s.l. and even with some luck the Andean condor, all of that in an indigenous territory in the protected area of this National Park in the heart of the Colombian Andes. In the afternoon, you will be taken on a 1.5-hrs transfer to a comfortable hotel in the city of Popayan.

On this day, in the morning you will have a walking tour in the beautiful historical center of Popayan, which is one of the best preserved in Colombia, in this so-called white city as its buildings preserve this color. In the afternoon, you can visit Hacienda Calibio, which was in important place for the independence of the country and/or have a silkworm’s experience in a traditional farm, where you will see how locals work this ancient natural fabric.

On this day, you will have a 3.5-hrs approx. private ground transfer to your hotel in Cali, which is located in a great area of this city. In the afternoon you will have 3-hours city tour, taking a guided walk through the most famous places in the downtown of Cali, its squares and its most iconic buildings, delving into its history. In the evening, we suggest you to attend one of the several salsa clubs or shows in this city that offers great nightlife.

On this day, you will have a free morning to rest and enjoy the wonderful warm climate of Cali. In the afternoon, you will have a Salsa tour visiting places such as Jairo Varela square, the Piper Pimienta statue and the salsa museum, where you can also have an hour of salsa class with experienced teachers. In the evening, we suggest you to attend one of the several salsa clubs or shows in this city that offers great nightlife and dancing entertainment.

On this day, you will have a full-day tour starting at 6:00 AM to the San Cipriano reserve, located 2.5-hrs. from Cali. You will pass by large green mountain landscapes between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes, surrounded by great nature. Once there, you will discover one of the purest rivers in the world and some waterfalls, which are only accessible by a traditional method of transportation along railways until you reach a quiet village of black communities.

On this day, you will have a transfer to be at the airport of Cali 2 hours before your flight to Cartagena. Once there, you will have a transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, you will have a 3-hours walking tour, visiting the main spots of the walled city of Cartagena, discovering the secrets of this place, which has a heritage of Spanish architecture mixed with the colors, vibes and warm climate characteristic of the Caribbean Coast of Colombia.

On this day, you will visit San Basilio de Palenque, which is a town located 1.5-hrs from Cartagena, considered the first free town in America founded by self-emancipated slaves during Colombia’s colonial period. This town continues to be a symbol of resistance and African pride due to its story, having even the first Spanish-based creole language, which is still spoken in this place. You will have different activities there before getting back to Cartagena.

On this day, you have a guided tour visiting first the national aviary and then the community of Ararca, where you can participate in the mangrove’s restoration project led by the community. There you will have lunch and you will be able to learn about their dances and fishing activities, having a close contact with their history, culture traditions and myths. You will boat through the mangroves and learn about its importance before heading back to the hotel.

On this day, you will have breakfast at the hotel and will also have a transfer included to be at the international airport of Cartagena 3 hours before your flight out the country or 2 hours before flight connections within Colombia.