COLOMBIA
Colombia's standouts.
The 5 most popular half-day tours in Colombia. What each one includes, who runs it, and what you can expect to pay.
Air-conditioned half-day tour of UNESCO Cartagena with La Popa, San Felipe fortress, old-city squares, Getsemaní, and Las Bóvedas market.
“Adalberto was amazing! The best English I have heard a native speak since we’ve been here. Very knowledgeable and thorough and kind.”
Private half-day Comuna 13 tour from Medellín with hotel pickup, cable car views, electric escalators, and a guided graffiti walk.
“Incredible experience! The Comuna 13 tour was inspiring, safe, and full of local culture. Highly recommend!”
Spend 5 hours in Colombia’s hill towns east of Medellín, with independence stories, 18th-century squares, a waterfall stop, and valley views.
“The local food and local experience 10/10. Carlos is a very knowledgeable and attentive guide that will show you great spots for authentic Colombian food”
A private 4-hour Cartagena shore tour with port pickup, scenic coastline drive, and focused Roman and Phoenician sights plus Calle Mayor and Isaac Peral.
“Excellent well informed tour guide who was also a history professor. Very personable. He adapted the pace of the tour and walking to accommodate our needs.”
Private Bogota half-day tour combining the Gold Museum with Monserrate Peak views, with bilingual guide, pickup, tickets, and narration.
“This tour was our most disappointing from our 5 week trip. For a 4 hour excursion it was incredibly rushed with maybe 90 minutes max of information. We raced through the gold museum incredibly quickly. However, the tour guide did share some high level info and one in particular great story of El Dorado and…”
