Highlights of Bogotá, Medellín & Cartagena

Reception and transfer from International Airport to the hotel.

Overnight in Bogotá.

Breakfast.

A staff member will meet you at the hotel in the morning or afternoon to take you on a tour through La Sabana de Bogotá to the town of Zipaquirá, which name means the city of our Father; in the language of the Chibchas.

In pre-Columbian times, salt was an essential commodity around the area, and salt bread was the only currency for trading. Over time, technology improved, and the Muiscas began to extract more significant amounts of salt. As a result, an underground salt deposit was formed where the Salt Cathedral is; it was built 180 meters below the surface. Inside, there is a chapel; Capilla de los Mineros, built as a tribute to the Virgin, Our Lady of the Rosary of Guasá; (Guasá means ́mine ́ in Chibcha). Return to Bogotá.

Overnight in Bogotá

**Notes: Salt Cathedral is not recommended for people with mobility restrictions, pregnant women, or claustrophobic. Duration: Approximate 8 hours

Breakfast Transfer to the airport to take a flight to Medellín (not included).
Reception and transfer from the International Airport of Rionegro to the hotel.

Overnight in Medellín

Breakfast.
A representative will contact you at your hotel to start a panoramic tour where you will appreciate some tourist places of Medellín, such as the El Poblado neighborhood, and the financial, hotel, and commercial center. The Nutibara Hill at the top of which is a replica of a typical Antioquia village, The Botanical Garden, The Explora Park, The Park of Desires, The Barefoot Park, The Metropolitan Cathedral, and Botero Square, where 23 outdoor bronze sculptures by Colombian master Fernando Botero are exhibited. In addition, we will enjoy a tour of our massive metro public transport system. In the end, you will return to your hotel.

Overnight in Medellín

Breakfast. A representative will contact you at your hotel to start a tour of the east part of the province. First, the route goes to Marinilla, where we will find colonial constructions and a vibrant religious tradition; The New Peñol, a municipality that replaced the old Peñol that was flooded to build the Peñol – Guatapé dams at the end of 1970. Next, we will visit The Stone of El Peñol, a 220-meter-high rock. Finally, we will see the municipality of Guatapé, where the plinth and facades of the twentieth-century of its houses are outstanding, in addition to the seawall reservoir. Finally, we will return to your hotel

**Notes: Climbing El Peñol (659 steps) is optional and not included.

Overnight in Medellín

Breakfast.
Transfer to the airport as scheduled, to take a flight to Cartagena (not included).
Reception and transfer from International Airport Rafael Nuñez to the hotel.

Overnight in Cartagena

Breakfast.
At the agreed time, one of our representatives will pick you up at the hotel to take you on a tour around Cartagena de Indias. The tour starts at the modern neighborhoods of Bocagrande and Manga, where you will see the contrast between modern architecture and the beauty of the old houses from the twentieth century. Then, we will visit the Castle where the Spaniards sought to protect the city from the attacks of the English in the seventeenth century, “El Castillo De San Felipe de Barajas”. Lastly, we will walk around the historic downtown, visiting the Emerald Museum.
Return to the hotel.

Overnight in Cartagena

Breakfast.
Early morning transfer from the hotel to the dock, where you will take a shared fast boat to Rosario Island. After a 45-minute journey, aboard speedboats through the bay of Cartagena, you will arrive at the Island of Barú. There you’ll enjoy coral beaches and a variety of reef fauna, ideal for relaxing and swimming. Return to Cartagena and transfer to the hotel.

**Note: San Pedro de Majagua: Includes dock tax. It does not include transfers from hotel-dock-hotel.

Overnight in Cartagena

Breakfast.
Transfer to the airport as scheduled to take a flight (not included) back home.