Travel Guide for
Medellin

Pablo Escobar tour

It is just history, we do not glorify. This is private tour, beyond visiting the iconic places in the life of the drug lord, we focus on discussing different points of view around the country and the problems related to drug trafficking. Our purpose is the understanding of such scourge and its impact in our country, and the process Medellín has gone through in order to become an innovative and safer city.  We do not glorify Pablo or see him as a hero, we simply seek to understand the political, social and economic context of that time. From the place where  you are staying, we go to: - The cemetery (where we will discuss on his family and the closest people) - The memorial park (where we will talk a little about some versions and points of view around Pablo). - The neighborhood (donated in the early 80´ prior to his political campaign) - Roof and house where he died Optionally we can stop to grab some snacks Daily tours at 9:00 am or 1:45 pm

Half Day Private Medellin City Tour with Fernando Botero`s Plaza

Visit Medellin’s touristy icons on a fully narrated tour with a professional local guide and multiple departure times any day of the week.   Your bilingual driver will come to your door and then head to Medellin´s most representative locations on a customized journey by car with AC just minutes away. There is enough free time to walk around and take the best postcard pictures, with convenient facilities where to use bathrooms or grab snacks at any time so we recommend bringing cash and/or Colombian pesos since not every store takes credit cards. First stop takes place at Botero square to meet the 23 statues donted by Fernando Botero, one of Colombia`s most recognized artist. Then, tour goes on to the cable car, where you can share amazing views of the city and your ticket is included. Finally, a stop takes place at the vibrant comuna 13 in order to check out the colorful street art along the urban escalators that make this a unique stop while in Medellin.

The Best Comuna 13 Graffiti Tour, Plaza Botero and Cable cars

Enjoy a half day walking in downtown ''El Centro'' visiting Botero's square, be amaze with the original street art in Comuna 13, and feel the giant Botero statues, colonial churches, magnificent views of the city as you hover over in a cable car and much more await you on this 4- 5-hours private tour. Get a personal introduction to Medellín’s history, artistic neighborhoods, innovation, sustainable tourism and architecture from your private guide.

La Candelaria, Monserrate and Museums Bogotá Private City Tour

Spend a whole day seeing it all: Colonial houses, fruits, coffee, drug trade and peace process, museums, the whole nine yards! With our private city tour you will have the most complete experiences one could have in Bogotá. Get personalized insights from our expert guide and explore top landmarks of your choice. You’ll be able to choose whether you want it to last 5 or 7 hours with Monserrate, Gold Museum and Botero Museum, or 5 hours with either Monserrate or museums. Join us! • Historical landmarks in downtown Bogota • Tick off top attractions including Botero Museum, Gold Museum and Monserrate hill (chosen according to length options) • A thorough lesson on Colombian recent history: armed conflict, state and peace process • Local experiences of traditional food tasting: chicha, fruits, sweets and coffee • A day full of contrasts, experiences and memories of Bogotá

Medellin Salsa Experience

Discover Medellín's sensational salsa scene on a fully narrated, 4-hour tour. Go beyond the so-called touristy attractions to find places like Son De La Loma, a popular bar just south of Medellin; Eslabon Prendido, one of the top nightlife experiences in the city; El Tibiri, a popular, underground salsa bar; and more. Enjoy flexible departure times any day of the week plus a local hotel pickup and drop-off.

Medellin Coffee Tour & Spa

The Arví Eco-Tourism Regional Park is located in the corregimiento of Santa Elena, municipality of Medellín, traveling on the Arví Tourist Cable, which is 4.6 km long. “With the Route of the Arriería we seek that tourists come and live the historical experience and know the importance of the muleteers in Colombia. All this within the experience of living the Coffee Cultural Landscape”. The route will be from Parque Arvi to Don Leandro Coffee Farm and back to Parque Arvi. There we will learn the process of Cultivation of the Best Coffee in the World, the Ancestral benefit of the Coffee process and we will visit the Ancestral Preparation Laboratory. Plant your coffee tree Enjoy the panoramic views of the city, the landscapes of the Eco Park! Enjoy our coffee Spa with relaxation therapies with coffee products

Private tour: The Art of Botero - Cultural experience Medellin -Antioquia museum

Fernando Botero - literally Colombia`s most famous artists and a reference of the Latin American Art scene. His iconic style of paintings and sculptures, better known as “Boterismo”, is unique due to the exaggerated volume of his figures. Nowadays he is among the most successful artists of the world. Botero uses traditional techniques and has established his own clear style of art. As Botero was born in Medellín, the city museum offers an impressive permanent exhibition of Botero ́s work throughout the last decades. Visit the permanent exhibition of Fernando Botero at the Museum of Antioquia with your private expert guide of the art of Botero. Explore the range of sculptures exposed on the so-called “Plaza Botero” and throughout the city centre. Visit the famous sculptures “Birds of Peace” bombed by the FARC guerrilla in the mid 1990s. Take advantage of your expert guide and obtain deep insights on the cultural dimension of the Fernando Botero and his cultural impact on Colombia.

Community project cooking class and Medellin social transformation tour

Via Cocina combines social transformation and healthy eating with delicious cooking classes, and many say the project’s inspiring story is worth the trip alone. I've traveled to 70+ countries as an international development volunteer since 2003, and this is my life project coming to fruition! When you book an experience with us, the proceeds directly support Via Cocina activities, subsidizing cooking classes and training for low income community members who cannot afford to pay market value. We even show you what past activities have helped us accomplish, and how your participation and contribution will have impact on the project's future development. But above all, it's a very relaxed, fun opportunity to share stories and flavors in the kitchen, and most guests leave with a time-saving trick or two that changes the way they cook for the rest of their lives!

City Tour Medellin

You can visit the city and enjoy it to your liking, however, having the company of a local will always make a noticeable difference. The curious facts, the history, the reality, the past, the present and the possible future are better dimensioned when you are with someone who has lived in Medellin. On Monday, the museum house of the memory is closed, due to maintenance, therefore, we visit the art gallery of the National Palace instead. We are passionate about visiting the city again and again, it will always be different because each person gives you unique moments and therefore generates special memories. On Mondays the museum house of the memory is closed for maintenance, therefore, we visit the art gallery of the National Palace instead.

Dream Hammocks Plus Epic Zipline and Giant Waterfall Private Tour from Medellin

Live a full adventure day with the most amazing hammocks, hanging at 150mts of height and the biggest zipline in Colombia with 330 mts of height and 1400 mts of length in two flights. This tour will take you to one of the most beautiful regions at just 1.5 hours from the city of Medellin where you will experience a landscape surrounded by huge mountains and waterfalls. Let's hike to the base of a giant waterfall with 100 mts of height and enjoy delicious traditional food, drinks and the joy of this unique place.

Private Tour To Guatape From Medellin

Guatape , this eastern Antioquia municipality, located an hour and a half from Medellin, opens a world of color among its streets, adorned with baseboards that tell stories of the town and its people. They also call it the interior sea of Antioquia, the Acapulco of Colombia, the interior Cartagena, Paraíso Paisa, Remanso de Paz, the heart of Antioquia's East. It was named in honor of Cacique Guatapé, an inhabitant of this territory in the pre-Hispanic period. Another name he has had is the Ceja de Guatapé. The Rock of Guatapé or Piedra del Peñol, is a monolith 220 meters high located in Guatapé (Antioquia, Colombia). The Stone of El Peñol, composed of quartz, feldspar and mica, was climbed for the first time on July 16, 1954 by an inhabitant of the area, Luis Eduardo Villegas López. in the company of Ramon Diaz and Pedro Nel Ramírez until now the stone still belongs to the Villegas family. You can now access its summit by climbing 740 steps built in the monolith.

Private Pablo Escobar, Pueblito Paisa and Medellin City Tour

Experience three incredibly exciting private tours with one expert guide. The tour includes a full city tour, including the Botero statues, colonial churches, downtown, metro, metro cable, Pueblito Paisa. There is also the Pablo Escobar segment which includes the Monaco building, where the Cali Cartel bombed his private residence, the house where the Godfather was murdered, and the cemetery where he is buried in the outskirts of Medellin. Also included is Griselda Blanco´s grave (The Godmother of Cocaine) and Pablo´s cousin and right hand Gustavo Gaviria´s site as well. Please note that we do not charge extra for tours in other languages besides English and Spanish. However, our guides in other languages such as French, German and Portuguese are subjected to availability.

Private Tour to Comuna 13 & Exotic Fruit Market in Medellin!

This is not the typical Comuna 13 - Graffiti tour, we decided to add a visit to a vibrant, colorful, cultural and diverse "PLAZA DE MERCADO" to our experience, in Colombia "Plazas de Mercado" refers to traditional marketplaces where farmers and locals buy and sell a wide variety of fresh fruits, plants, vegetables, flowers, handicrafts and other goods. These markets are not only places to shop but also vibrant hubs of cultural, social and economic activity, where we can experience the city's real culture and atmosphere, we'll immerse into the daily life of Medellín residents nicknamed "Paisas", and really understand their collective background and culture. And of course! we'll have the opportunity to try some delicious exotic fruits surrounded by friendly locals, life and traditions!! So, if you're planning to visit Comuna 13, why not make the most of it and visit another unique highlight and discover two completely different and fascinating worlds right beside each other?