Colombia Travel Agents

Everything from start to finish was seamless. Michaels communication was the most appreciated, with quick responses and flexibility.
From the Safety and communication to the drivers and guides, everything was top notch

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Boutique Sazagua

Pereira

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

York Luxury Suites Medellín

El Poblado, Medellin

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Senda Watapuy

Santa Marta

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Nacar Hotel Cartagena, Curio Collection by Hilton

Cartagena

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Sofitel Baru Calablanca

Cartagena

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Filandia, Salento and Valle del Cocora

Colombia

One of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen!

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Charming Villages and Special Coffees

Colombia

Pop-Up Dinner (Envigado)

Medellín

It was wonderful, however I think we expected to be eating with the family. Still a really neat experience to enter the locals home. Our hosts were fantastic, energetic, welcoming. The food was incredible as well. For timing purposes, and how tired we were that day.. this is the only thing we would have skipped. …but if you have time, it’s worth it!!

Food

Transport

Market Visit & Cooking Class

Cartagena

This was our favorite day, but I genuinely LOVE markets. This is a real locals market, very authentic. Shopping with purpose, and supporting the locals was the additional bonus!! Cooking was an assisted treat for my teenagers

Hike Tayrona National Park

Colombia

Not easy, but not too difficult. Beautiful, peaceful. We loved how passionate our guide was!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Medellín Transformation Tour

Medellín

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Felipe helped us plan and replan our trip again and again with the utmost professionalism, patience and great responsiveness and in the end it was the perfect trip. Having a local person who knew the best places to see and experiences to have and then set us up with the best guides and drivers you could imagine. Then Felipe and his team including Fabian and Margot stayed in touch with us throughout our entire trip. Making schedule changes when we needed or wanted, it feels like they are part of our family. Our guide Hugo was the best ever, simply cannot say enough good things about him, he took such great care of us and made sure our time was the most enjoyable and safe it could be. Our driver Hader seems to know everyone everywhere we went. In the village of Minka it was like being with the President. Being our first trip to Colombia and not speaking Spanish we were a bit nervous but Felipe and Hugo and Hader made us look and feel like locals and right at home. It was worth every penny and peso and we cannot recommend Aracanto Colombia enough.

Activity Reviews

Short experience Snorkeling in Santa Marta area

Colombia

We loved our snorkeling trip with Gio and his team. Highly recommend them. Perfect spot where we saw amazing coral and sea life, and loved the boat ride!

Quality of Experience

Local authentic dive shop who know the area like the back of their hand.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Gio and the Captain were outstanding, we enjoyed the boat ride and sights from the sea almost as much as the snorkel!

Transport

Easy short walk to the beach and the boat picked us up right on the beach!

Tayrona National Park Tour

Colombia

No trip to Colombia is complete without visiting Tayronas National Park. One of the most stunningly beautiful places we have ever been. The wildlife was incredible also. You can walk the path or ride horseback.

Quality of Experience

The jaw dropping beauty and being immersed in nature and wildlife is hard to put into words. I have never seen a place like this.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Hugo was a wealth of knowledge from the history of the Tayrona indigenous people to the plant life an animal life, we couldn’t have had a better guide!

Transport

Hader got us there smoothly and efficiently as always and hung a hammock in the trees and waited all day for us to return and brought us home safe and sound.

Minca Tour and Marinka Waterfalls

Colombia

While visiting Santa Marta you must go visit the village of Minka and also the Marinka waterfalls. Minka was a super cool authentic village where we had an incredible coffee before going to the waterfalls and an unforgettable lunch after. The falls were something you see in a vacation commercial or movie, just incredible.

Quality of Experience

It was a nice easy day after a long hike the day before, relaxing in the waterfalls and just enjoying this authentic town and people.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Once again Hugo and Hader shined, getting us to the falls before the midday crowd so we had them all to ourselves. As we were leaving lots of people showed up. Hader was from Minka and seemed to know everyone, which made us feel like locals and in good hands.

Transport

Hader was the best, getting us there on schedule and when our 4x4 driver cancelled he acquired a vintage Land Cruiser an got us to the falls!

Private Diving in Cartagena Half-Day

Colombia

This might have been our best decision of all, Aracanto arranged a private diving trip to Rosario islands and it was incredible. Instead of being with a big group on a packed boat, we had the boat and dive master and crew all to ourselves and it not only made the most of our time but made it the best experience we have had diving yet.

Quality of Experience

The people of Diving Planet and Rosario Islands made it the best experience.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Andres and team were simply the best ever. They also do snorkeling trips and we sent some friends out with them after this trip who also had the best time!

Transport

Private car to private boat and crew, the best

Enjoy the rest of your trip in Colombia!

Colombia

Cartagena was story book, we stayed in the walled city and it was breathtaking. The Spanish Colonial architecture everywhere, great restaurants and more, you could photograph every door and courtyard and building in this beautiful historic city.

Quality of Experience

Historic and romantic and artsy, Cartagena had it all

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Welcome to Colombia!

Colombia

No trip to Colombia is complete without a visit to Santa Marta, a lovely seaside vacation town within driving distance of Tayrona National Park, Minka and more. Great dining and beaches and snorkeling and diving.

Quality of Experience

We were greeted with warmth by our guide Hugo and felt instantly at home

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Hugo was the greatest guide and Hader was our all time favorite driver an the Aracanto Colombia Team of Felipe, Fabian and Margot were amazing!

Transport

Hader had a great car and was a pro, it was like traveling with the Mayor

Guides were knowledgeable and very kind. All of the tours that we arranged were informative.
Cartegena: hit the highlights- really enjoyed the street food tour. Kayaking lovely but would be good to know that you are just going from one to point and back between land and island. Fishing was informative and a pleasant ride through the mangroves.
Santa Marta- Sebastian was a very articulate and knowledgeable tour guide. I feel we got an excellent tour. It was really nice to see something outside of Cartagena. And it was cooler.
Aaron was excellent and so knowledgeable. The highlight for us was the home that attracted so many beautiful birds. And we had an excellent lunch. Coffee plantation was OK but it would be good to know that we would not see any active work at the factory nor did we see a field of coffee plants. Waterfall lovely but could skip that.

Hotel Reviews

GHL Hotel Armería Real

Cartagena

It had an old charm. Staff were very friendly and kind. Location was wonderful.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Safe area to walk wherever.

Staff

Samir…

Cleanliness & Comfort

2 separate rooms & full bath

Hilton Garden Inn Santa Marta

Santa Marta

Easy walking distance to everything

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Kajak Adventure in Tierrabomba

Cartagena

Let people know that they can swim when they arrive at the island

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Cartagena City Tour

Cartagena

La Boquilla Fishing Trip

Cartagena

An exposure to a whole different level of life - not just in the town, but of course the fishing community itself.

Cartagena Street Food Tour

Cartagena

Santa Marta City Tour

Colombia

Nature, Waterfalls & Coffee Farm in Minca

Colombia

I would include more stops to see the birds and butterflies. The waterfall has a lot of steps so be prepared.

Having just completed our nine day trip in Colombia I can provide some thoughts.
I have to say that I didn’t know really what to expect and what I would see in Colombia given the limited images and news about this country. Narcos and Juan Valdez commercials can only go so far. Colombia and its cities far exceeded our expectations. We thoroughly enjoyed each of our guides and those who assisted along the way for days like Bike Tour and Gold Museum in Bogota, to the waterfall and organic farm lunch in Medellin.
I will note for me specifically that this was the single most impactful visit I have ever had to a museum. Seeing the gold artifacts through the eyes of an indigenous people was very moving. The Salt Cathedral also was absolutely stunning in size and scope.
We didn’t just get Instagram worthy pics, we heard perspectives, and listened to new ideas and saw glorious sites. I thank everyone involved in introducing South America and Colombia to me. You are a tough act to follow. I will recommend Kimkim to family and friends (they have already gushed about the pictures) and I suspect and look forward to engaging with you further for future adventures with Kristin.

Many thanks once again for making the start of 2026 so memorable!!! Cheers and Happy New Year to one and all.
Rob

Our local specialist Michael was an excellent resource before and during our trip. A few last minute changes needed to be made with transportation & a tour we were booked for and he was very accommodating, and quick to respond. The trip went very smoothly and all of our guides were punctual and polite. The only tour we booked that we were not happy with was the coffee experience in Cartagena, only because the tour was listed to run from 3:30-5pm with walking time, and we did not finish util closer to 7pm, which caused us to miss a dinner reservation. Aside from that we especially loved our guides Eduardo & Juan Jose and would recommend them to anyone coming to Colombia. ALL of the accommodations were excellent!

Hotel Review

Casa Tayrona Los Naranjos

A beautiful location with private beach. We had Casa 1, which had one of the best views we've ever experienced in a hotel!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Private, but not in walking distance to any other restaurants

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Beautiful room, nice touches, eco friendly

Activity Review

Flavors of Coffee in Getsemaní

Cartagena

Unfortunately, this ran almost two hours longer than expected. We would've loved the one hour version we signed up for, but by the end of this we were uncomfortable in our seats and no longer paying attention.

Quality of Experience