Arrival in Bogotá
Reception at the airport and transfer to your hotel.

Bogotá – Full day city tour
Full day private city tour to the historic part of Bogotá. After breakfast, enjoy the historic center of the city on foot. Meeting with the guide in the hotels lobby. Start the tour in the charming colonial area known as La Candelaria. From here visit the world famous gold museum, the Plaza Bolivar and go by cable car to the Monserrate Sanctuary, at 3152 m, overlooking the city. A quick visit to the museum of the famous Colombian artist Botero is also an option. Duration 6-7 hours.
Included meals: Breakfast

Hacienda & coffee tour
Pick up at hotel in Bogotá and morning flight to Manizales or Pereira. Meeting in the airport with the staff and transfer downhill to a lush and quiet valley with beautiful views to the coffee plantations to the Hacienda Venecia.
Hacienda Venecia has different types of accommodations according to the budget. All of them very charming and authentic. The Hacienda has around hundred years of history and its preserved with great respect for the families history. The architecture shows a traditional Bahareque construction, typical of the period of Antioquian colonisation, consisting of bamboo and clay walls with red tiled roofs.
The Hacienda is dotted by beautiful gardens, terraces, pool and a bamboo quiosco perfectly suited to enjoy the charm and smell of the Coffee fields.
Lunch in the charming kitchen.
In the afternoon, you will have a guided tour of the Hacienda Venecia’s own coffee plantations and coffee factory. The coffee farm has won several prizes for its excellent coffee and during this tour you will see how the coffee is produced, processed, and finally learn how to make a really good espresso!
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Orchid tour at “La Romelia” farm
After breakfast, transport to Finca La Romelia. Finca Romelia is a family project that was born out of Jose and Marisa’s love of nature. They have dedicated most of their lives to agriculture and to the collection, study and conservation of orchids amongst other plants as a hobby. This has always been done hand in hand with the restoration of the native flora and preservation of the wildlife.
Once arriving to the finca the tour starts along the natural paths that cross the crops, native forests and water sources at the farm.
Afterwards, the most vivid part of this tour begins: the guided tour to the orchid nursery and farmhouse. This unique experience opens the mind of the visitor to the wonders of the agricultural production, and is a great example of how it can go hand in hand with conservation and protection of native flora and fauna.
The visitors will enjoy more than 6000 orchid plants, an interesting variety of carnivorous plants and around 122 species of wild birds. On top of this, you will find small forests, fresh water bodies that cross between the mountains, and avocado, yuca and citrus crops. All of this is accompanied by spectacular views of the mountains.
Lunch at the Farmhouse and return to Venecia. Rest of the day free to relax by the pool or to explore the surroundings at the Coffee Farm.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Medellín
After breakfast, pick up and transfer to Medellín city.
Its a approx. 4 hours journey along the Cauca River and through the heart of Colombia’s coffee region, offering a blend of natural beauty, cultural richness, and delightful experiences. The drive will take you through diverse landscapes, from mountainous terrain to lush valleys. As you approach Medellín, the scenery transitions to urban landscapes with the backdrop of Andean mountains. Known as the “City of Eternal Spring” due to its pleasant climate, Medellín offers a dynamic mix of modernity and tradition.
Arrival to Medellín and check in to hotel.
Included meals: Breakfast

Medellín – full day city tour
Medellín, due to its history and geographical location, has always been a city that has had to transform and adapt to difficulties in very ingenious ways. The places that we will visit on this tour tell the story of innovation at different times during the city’s history.
We will visit squares and parks that have become both cultural milestones and tourist references. We will use the public transportation system to understand its importance as part of the development as it mobilizes more than a million people each day.
Understanding a little about how the vibrant city centre works, using the public transportation system and exploring the neighbourhoods that were once synonymous with violence and today tell a story of life and progress, will surely make you fall in love with this interesting city.

 Visits:

• Centro Albujarra y parque de las Luces
• Botero Square, Berrio Parc
• Museum of Antioquia
• Cable Car to San Javier (for view)
• Visit to “Comuna 13”

Duration: 8 h
PD: Museum of Antioquia closes on Sundays!
Included meals: Breakfast

Medellin – Bahia Solano
Morning departure from Medellin’s airport to Bahía Solano. Upon arrival, transfer by shared car or motorbike-taxi to the area known as El Valle, where El Almejal Eco lodge is located. Welcome and introductory briefing regarding the lodge, area and activities for the coming days. Free afternoon to relax and enjoy the lodge and the beach. Night at the lodge.

The Pacific coast of Colombia is where the jungle meets the sea, where waterfalls pour out of the dense jungle onto spectacular sand beaches, and where whales and dolphins frolic so close to shore you can admire them from your hammock.
The Choco is extremely biodiverse and nature is well preserved due to the lack of development at all levels. The only civilization you will find here are tiny indigenous villages popping up along the beaches.
The real attraction in Choco is nature, and a stay here is highly recommended especially between July to October, where each year hundreds of humpback whales make the 8,000 km journey from the frigid sea off Chile to the warm waters of Colombia’s Pacific coastline. Here they gather in bays and coves by the dozens or even hundreds to mate and calve their babies before beginning the long trip back.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Whale Safari
A whale safari will be organized to go out in search of the whales and enjoy the spectacle they offer when coming to the surface with their 7-meter blows, backs, tails and playful calves. In case of not see them, another departure will be rescheduled.
Night at the lodge.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

El Almejal Natural Reserve
After breakfast, visit the conservation projects and organic orchard. At the start of the trip to “La Reserva”, there is a 30m high viewpoint with an spectacular view of the sea horizon merging with the jungle. Once at the Nature Reserve, the guide will provide information about the different species of both the forest and ecosystem. Free afternoon to enjoy the lodge and beach. Night at the lodge.
Included meals: Breakfast, Picnic, Dinner

Departure from Bahia Solano & flight to Santa Marta
Transfer to the airport. From here, a flight to Santa Marta via Medellin. At arrival to Santa Marta, transfer to hotel.  
Included meals: Breakfast

Santa Marta & City Tour
In the morning hours there will be a 3 hour city tour in Santa Marta, actually the first established town in Colombia by the Spanish in 1534. The tour will visit the most iconic places in the city like: The Cathedral where Simon Bolivar was buried before he was moved to his birth place and last resting place in the city of Caracas. A walk through the colonial streets of the city’s crowded downtown. The gold museum, even though a much small collection in comparison with Bogota’s, it offer a great insight into the native culture inhabiting there surrounding areas. The seaside promenade and the pier and the Plaza Bolivar.
The tours ends around noon. Free afternoon.
Night in hotel.
Included meals: Breakfast

Tayrona National Park
Morning transfer to Tayrona National Park. This is one of the most famous natural parks in Colombia with some of the most beautiful beaches of the Colombian Caribbean coast, right at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the world´s highest coastal mountain range. The park has a protected area of 150 km2 of land and 30 Km2 of sea, being the second most visited park in the country. Due to its privilege location, there is a huge biodiversity and also archeological ruins like “Pueblito”.
Stay at a Ecohotel inside the Natural Park. Arrival to the Park around lunch time.
Check in and afternoon to enjoy the beaches.
Included meals: Breakfast

Tayrona National Park
Full day to explore the beaches on your own within the Natural Park. The park has well-marked paths which makes it very easy to explore and enjoy the iconic Caribbean beaches such as “Arrecife”, “La Piscina” and “El Cabo San Juan” and the nature of the place. Lunch and dinner can be held at the restaurants within the park or at the hotel.
Included meals: Breakfast

Cartagena & city walk
Morning transfer to Cartagena. In the late afternoon or early evening, enjoy a city walk in the old town of Cartagena with private guide. During this walk you will get familiar with the architecture and the history of the old town and you will visit the main squares and buildings. There will be plenty of photo opportunities and you will also appreciate the beautiful evening illumination of this romantic city.
Included meals: Breakfast

Cartagena & city tour
In the morning, you will continue to explore historic Cartagena by visiting the San Felipe Fortress, the most technically advanced military building during Spanish colonial times, as well as the old “Popa” Monastery where you will have a wonderful view of the city. Between these two places, visit the popular marketplace of Bazurto, where fruits, vegetables and fish are traded by the locals, most of them descendants of the slaves of the colonial times. Cartagena is perhaps Colombia’s most beautiful and interesting town. It was founded in 1533 and during the colonial period, was the main Spanish port on the Caribbean coast and primary gateway to South America to receive slaves and to send treasures to Europe.
In the evening there will be free time for shopping, and perhaps to enjoy a drink on the old fortress walls, overlooking the sunset on the Caribbean. 
Activity duration: City tour – 4 h
Included meals: Breakfast

Departure
Pick up and transfer to Cartagena’s Airport. Flight to Bogota for international connection in the evening. End of services
Included meals: Breakfast