Colombia Tour Package: 10 Days from Bogotá to Cartagena
A small group tour, 2027 dates coming soon, flights from London included
Your trip
Your 10 days in Colombia
Ten days in Colombia from London, with the flights there and back and three internal flights in the price. You start in Bogotá, high in the Andes, with the Salt Cathedral and the Gold Museum, fly to the coffee region for the wax palms of the Cocora Valley and a morning on a coffee farm, then on to Medellín, Comuna 13 and the painted town of Guatapé, and finish on the Caribbean in the walled city of Cartagena. It is a small group with English-speaking local guides throughout, and you can add a few beach nights at the end.
At a glance
10 days9 nights
Small groupMaximum 15
Easy to ModerateActivity level
Flights includedATOL protected
Dates on request
ColombiaOur destination guide
What makes it special
Highlights
Go underground into the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, carved by miners inside a salt mountain
See the pre-Columbian gold of the Gold Museum and the Botero Museum in Bogotá old town
Ride a Willys jeep into the Cocora Valley, where the wax palms, Colombia's national tree, stand above the cloud forest
Learn how coffee is grown, roasted and brewed on a farm in the coffee region
Take the metro cable up to Comuna 13 in Medellín, a neighbourhood remade by its own street art
Climb El Peñol for the view over the lakes of Guatapé
Walk the walled city of Cartagena, a UNESCO World Heritage site on the Caribbean
Travel with a small group and local guides throughout, and book on your own if you like
Day by day
Your itinerary
Day 1London to Bogotá
Fly from London to Bogotá. You are met at the airport and taken to the hotel. Bogotá sits at 2,640 metres, so the rest of the day is yours to take gently.
Day 2Zipaquirá and the Salt Cathedral
North out of the city to Zipaquirá, an Andean town built on salt. Its Salt Cathedral was carved by the miners themselves, a chain of chapels and a vast nave lit deep inside the old mine.
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, the Botero Museum, and the view from Monserrate at over 3,100 metres. 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: sorting, roasting and brewing the traditional way, with a tasting at the end. In the afternoon you fly to Medellín.
Day 6Medellín and Comuna 13
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 Medellín changed.
Day 7Guatapé and El Peñol, then fly to Cartagena
Out to Guatapé, where the houses carry painted panels of local life, 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 8Cartagena
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 9Cartagena 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 10Cartagena to London
Transfer to the airport for the flight home via Bogotá, or stay on the coast for a few beach nights first.
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
Nine nights in selected hotels with breakfast
Guides and tours
English-speaking local guides 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 530, if you would rather have your own room · Beach nights after the tour, which we can add for you
Your next step
Dates and price
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Before you book
Frequently Asked Questions
We expect it to run about once a month, as it does this year. We are setting the 2027 dates now, so tell us the month you have in mind and we will come back to you with the nearest departure and the exact price.
Yes. It is a small group tour, so travelling alone does not mean paying private-trip prices. Once the 2027 dates are set, each one runs when 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 530 for the trip.
It follows the same route a day quicker. The 11-day tour adds a fruit tasting at the Paloquemao market in Bogotá, the flower farms of Santa Elena above Medellín and a day in the colonial town of Santa Fe de Antioquia.
Yes. You can add three or four nights by the sea after Cartagena, on Barú or the Rosario islands, before flying home. Tell us when you enquire and we will price it with the tour.
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 the trip to ten 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.
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.
Ten days, one small group
Tell us the month you have in mind and we will come back to you with the 2027 dates and your price, with beach nights at the end if you would like them.
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