Colombia Small Group Tour: Bogotá, the Coffee Region, Medellín and Cartagena
One set departure, 7 December 2026, flights from London included
Your trip
Your 11 days in Colombia
An 11-day small group tour of Colombia from London, with the flights there and back and three internal flights in the price. It is the Colombia most people picture, done without the long drives. You start in Bogotá, high in the Andes, with the Salt Cathedral and the gold of the Gold Museum, fly to the coffee region for the wax palms of the Cocora Valley, then on to Medellín and the painted town of Guatapé, and finish on the Caribbean in the walled city of Cartagena. It runs on one set date, 7 December 2026, with an English-speaking guide throughout.
At a glance
11 days10 nights
Small group, max 15See all small group tours
Easy to ModerateActivity level
Flights includedATOL protected
7 Dec 2026Next departure
ColombiaOur destination guide
What makes it special
Highlights
The Salt Cathedral
Go underground into the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, carved by miners inside a working salt mountain
Bogotá's museums
See the pre-Columbian gold of the Gold Museum and the Botero Museum in Bogotá old town
The Cocora Valley
Ride a Willys jeep into the Cocora Valley, where the wax palms, Colombia's national tree, stand above the cloud forest
A coffee farm
Learn how coffee is grown, roasted and brewed on a farm in the coffee region
Comuna 13, Medellín
Take the metro cable up to Comuna 13 in Medellín, a neighbourhood remade by its own street art
Guatapé
Climb El Peñol for the view over the lakes of Guatapé
Cartagena
Walk the walled city of Cartagena, a UNESCO World Heritage site on the Caribbean
A date you can book alone
Travel with a small group and a guide throughout, on a date you can book alone
Day by day
Your itinerary
Day 1London to Bogotá
Fly from London to Bogotá. Your guide meets you at the airport and takes you to the hotel. Bogotá sits at 2,640 metres, so the rest of the day is yours to take gently.
Day 2Monserrate, Paloquemao market and the Salt Cathedral
Up Monserrate by cable car or funicular to the church at the top, over 3,100 metres up, with the whole of Bogotá spread out below. Next comes Paloquemao, one of the city's main markets, for a tasting of exotic fruit, then north to Zipaquirá, an Andean town built on salt, where the miners carved a Salt Cathedral deep inside the old mine, a chain of chapels telling the Stations of the Cross.
Day 3Bogotá old town, then fly to Pereira
La Candelaria, the old town: street art, colonial churches and Plaza Bolívar, the Gold Museum with its 36,000 pre-Columbian pieces and the Botero Museum. Then the short flight to Pereira in the coffee region.
Day 4Cocora Valley and Salento
By Willys jeep, the old coffee-country workhorse, into the Cocora Valley for a guided walk under the wax palms and into the cloud forest. Afterwards the town of Salento, with its painted balconies and craft shops.
Day 5A coffee farm, then fly to Medellín
A morning on a coffee farm, following the bean from the plant to the cup: picking, sorting, roasting and brewing, with a tasting at the end. In the afternoon you fly to Medellín.
Day 6Medellín: Comuna 13 and the flower farms
The metro and metro cable to Comuna 13, once the most dangerous neighbourhood in the city and now its best known, with a local guide to explain how it changed. In the afternoon, a flower farm in Santa Elena, home of the silleteros who carry their flowers down the mountain every August.
Day 7Santa Fe de Antioquia
West to Santa Fe de Antioquia, the old colonial capital of the region, a town of whitewashed houses and eight churches. You walk the streets, visit the Juan del Corral museum and see the Puente de Occidente, a long suspension bridge over the Cauca river.
Day 8Guatapé and El Peñol, then fly to Cartagena
Out to Guatapé, where every house has a painted panel along its base, and the granite rock of El Peñol, with more than 700 steps to a view across the lakes. Then the flight to Cartagena on the Caribbean coast.
Day 9Cartagena
The view from the convent on La Popa hill, the San Felipe fortress that kept the pirates out, then a walk through the walled city from the Clock Tower gate to the church of San Pedro Claver and the Plaza de Santo Domingo.
Day 10Cartagena at your own pace
A free day. Walk the walls at sunset, spend the afternoon in Getsemaní, or ask us about a boat out to the Rosario islands.
Day 11Cartagena to London
Transfer to the airport for the flight home via Bogotá.
Read the video script
The tallest palm trees on Earth, rising out of the cloud forest. A cathedral carved deep inside a mountain of salt. And at the end of the road, the walled city of Cartagena, on the Caribbean. Visit Colombia with Travelfab. This is one of our favourite ways to see Colombia, from the Andes to the Caribbean. Start in Bogotá, high in the mountains, and go deep underground to the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, carved by the miners themselves. Walk the old town of La Candelaria, see the ancient gold of the Gold Museum, and look out over the whole city from Monserrate. Fly to the coffee region, walk under the giant wax palms of the Cocora Valley, and wander the little hill town of Salento. On a coffee farm, follow the bean from the branch to the roaster, right where it grows. Then fly on to Medellín, and ride the metro cable up to Comuna 13, a neighbourhood remade by its own street art. Head west to the colonial town of Santa Fe de Antioquia, then on to Guatapé, with its painted houses, and climb the great rock of El Peñol, for the view across the lakes. Then fly north to Cartagena, on the Caribbean. See the fortress that kept the pirates out, walk the walled city from the Clock Tower gate, wander the street art of Getsemaní, and end the day with a Caribbean sunset. Eleven days, with three short internal flights instead of long drives, a guide throughout, flights from London included, and full ATOL protection. But your Colombia holiday can take any shape you like. Your own dates, your own pace, travelling privately, or adding a few days on the Rosario islands. Tell us what you have in mind, and a Latin America specialist will plan it around you. Plan your Colombia holiday at travelfab.co.uk.
Your price covers
What's included
Flights
Return flights from London, with an ATOL certificate for every booking
We can also book other airlines, including flights with one stop, to suit your dates and preferences.
Internal flights
Internal flights Bogotá to Pereira, Pereira to Medellín and Medellín to Cartagena
Accommodation
Ten nights in selected hotels with breakfast
Guides and tours
English-speaking guide throughout the tour
Entry fees
All entrance fees and visits listed, including the Salt Cathedral, the Gold Museum and Monserrate
Experiences
Willys jeep ride into the Cocora Valley and the coffee farm visit
Transport
All transfers and private transport, adapted to the size of the group
ATOL protection
Your holiday is ATOL protected (ATOL 10898). You get an ATOL Certificate when you book.
Not included: Lunches and dinners, and all drinks · Personal spending and tips for guides and drivers · Travel insurance, which we strongly advise you arrange · The single supplement, around GBP 580, if you would rather have your own room · Optional extras such as a day on the Rosario islands
Your next step
Dates and price
Departure Dates
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Before you book
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. It is a set departure with a small group, so travelling alone does not mean paying private-trip prices. The date runs once at least two travellers are booked, and we will tell you where it stands when you enquire. If you would rather not share a room, the single supplement is around GBP 580 for the trip.
Between 2 and 15 travellers, with an English-speaking guide with you throughout. The date runs once at least two people are booked.
Yes. Bogotá to Pereira, Pereira to Medellín and Medellín to Cartagena are all in the price, along with your return flights from London. Flying the long legs is what keeps this trip to eleven days without whole days on the road.
No place on this route is in an area the FCDO advises against. The advice covers mainly border and remote regions, well away from Bogotá, the coffee region, Medellín and Cartagena. We keep an eye on it and will tell you if anything changes before you travel.
Bogotá is at 2,640 metres and Monserrate above 3,100, so you may feel short of breath for the first day or two. After that it gets easier: Pereira and Medellín are both around 1,500 metres and Cartagena is at sea level.
December is the start of the dry season, though an afternoon shower is still possible in Bogotá and the coffee region. Bogotá is cool, around 19C by day and colder at night, Medellín is mild, and Cartagena is hot and humid, often above 30C.
Your passport should be valid for six months after you come home. UK visitors do not need a visa for a holiday, but you do fill in Colombia's free online migration form, Check-MIG, before you fly in and again before you fly out. We send you the link and the timing with your travel documents.
It is the one date left this year. If it does not suit you, tell us when you would like to travel and we will price the same route privately, on your own dates.
One date, one small group
Tell us a little about your trip and we will hold your place on the 7 December departure, or price the same route on the dates you would prefer.
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