Colombia Travel Agents

Great experience with Kimkim and local team.

I booked a 10 day trip to Columbia in a hurry just two weeks before departure. This was my first time using KimKim and I will use them again! They connected me to a local agency in Columbia, which is exactly what I wanted. Michael and the team at Chaska put together a great tour, everything was pretty much as expected in terms of hotels, local guides, etc. They booked everything from hotels, to local guides, airport transfers, and more. My local... read more

Great experience with Kimkim and local team.

I booked a 10 day trip to Columbia in a hurry just two weeks before departure. This was my first time using KimKim and I will use them again! They connected me to a local agency in Columbia, which is exactly what I wanted. Michael and the team at Chaska put together a great tour, everything was pretty much as expected in terms of hotels, local guides, etc. They booked everything from hotels, to local guides, airport transfers, and more. My local guide in the Amazon (Juan) was perhaps the best guide I have ever had in years of travel to 40 countries. He was extremely knowledgeable and helped tailor our time to fit my specific ideas.

One thing I did not realize when first using Kimkim and Chaska is how easy it would be to stay in communication with them via WhatsApp, which was super helpful. You might pay a little more using an agency, but it was so worth it - I will do it again. It was wonderful to show up and know everything was taken care of.

I highly recommend Chaska tours in Columbia and KimKim for connecting me with them!

I had a wonderful trip to Colombia, and I am so happy that I worked with KimKim to plan this experience. I had three wonderful city guides in Bogota, Santa Marta, and Medellin. I also had a number of hiking guides for various outdoor excursions in Bogota and on the trek to Ciudad Perdida. Each guide was extremely well-informed and did a great job sharing the history and culture of the place along with time for me to just enjoy and take it all in. The trip was a great balance between... read more

I had a wonderful trip to Colombia, and I am so happy that I worked with KimKim to plan this experience. I had three wonderful city guides in Bogota, Santa Marta, and Medellin. I also had a number of hiking guides for various outdoor excursions in Bogota and on the trek to Ciudad Perdida. Each guide was extremely well-informed and did a great job sharing the history and culture of the place along with time for me to just enjoy and take it all in. The trip was a great balance between activities and free time: I was so happy to have a series of scheduled activities, but I was also glad to have plenty of time to myself to make my own plans or to explore the cities I was in. I wholeheartedly recommend booking through KimKim and working with Wendy and her team in Colombia!

Not knowing much about this vibrant country we really needed some guidance and KimKim with the assistance of Wendy really helped us. We arrived and left the country stress-free! All arrangements were exactly as per the trip plan.
Highlights:
Street Food tour in Cartagena under the guidance of Willy Gutierrez
Sends Koguiwa Hotel next to Tayrona Park
Tours in and around Bogota under the excellent guidance of Daniel Espejo
Thanks KimKim and Wendy for helping in making our visit memorable! read more

Not knowing much about this vibrant country we really needed some guidance and KimKim with the assistance of Wendy really helped us. We arrived and left the country stress-free! All arrangements were exactly as per the trip plan.
Highlights:
Street Food tour in Cartagena under the guidance of Willy Gutierrez
Sends Koguiwa Hotel next to Tayrona Park
Tours in and around Bogota under the excellent guidance of Daniel Espejo
Thanks KimKim and Wendy for helping in making our visit memorable!

Activity Reviews

Magical Sunset and Dinner from a Cartagena Island

Cartagena

Not really a sunset cruise as we left at 7pm when it was already dark. Food not very tasty. Very friendly reception and views from the boat was nice. Gave an idea of the layout of Cartagena.

Quality of Experience

Actually leaving at sunset. Better food!

Food

Not tasty at all

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Friendly and very helpful

Transport

On-time, clean, safe

Discover the Magical City of Cartagena & Getsemaní

Cartagena

This tour covered the most important parts of Cartagena and is definitely worthwhile.

Quality of Experience

Covers the most important sights of Cartagena

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Everybody was very friendly and helpful

Transport

Clean, safe

Street Food Tour

Cartagena

We had an excellent guide who made the experience extra special. Stopped at about 6 street vendors including a visit to an emerald shop.

Quality of Experience

Variety of street-food under excellent guidance

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Professional, knowledgeable, friendly and well-spoken guide

Barú & the Rosario Islands

Colombia

Interesting excursion although not what we really expected. Being a national park, we expected serene beauty but the area is actually very build-up. There were also a lot of boats arriving from Cartagena making the beaches and snorkeling very crowded. We did go during a national holiday weekend, so maybe that made the crowds even worse?

Quality of Experience

Crowded, build-up not very pristine.

Food

Tasteless and poor presentation

Guides, Drivers and Staff

As always friendly

Transport

Clean, safe

Hiking in the Tayrona National Park

Colombia

This is a beautiful park with beautiful vegetation and beaches. Beware that there is only one trail that everybody takes. It was very crowded and at times we came to a complete standstill. After about an hour the crowd spread a bit. Then it was more pleasant.

Quality of Experience

I would suggest timed-entrance to alleviate the congestion.

Food

Tasty meal on the beach

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Friendly

Transport

Clean, safe

Discover La Candelaria & The Monserrate Hill

Colombia

This tour covers the most important sights and museums of Bogota. Highly recommended.

Quality of Experience

Well-timed visit to views and museums.

Food

Excellent down town restaurant with delicious local food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Excellent, well spoken and knowledgeable guide

Transport

Clean, safe

The Salt Cathedral & Zipaquirá

Colombia

A very interesting visit to a unique site. Worth visiting.

Quality of Experience

Uniqueness of this site

Food

Visited a restaurant in an unattractive area. I think a restaurant in Zipaquira downtown would have been a better idea. The food was ok.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Knowledgeable and well spoken.

Transport

Clean, safe

Guatavita Lake

Bogotá

Definitely with the visit. Interesting history and beautiful nature.

Quality of Experience

Views, historical importance, nature

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Knowledgeable, friendly

Transport

Clean, safe

We usually take two international trips a year and I normally plan them by myself. However, for a trip to Colombia I saw an internet add for Kimkim which said they would take your suggested ideas for a trip and do a proposed itinerary for no charge. I sent them my thoughts, got a proposal that I thought was pretty good, added some more suggestions which they followed up with and then ultimately filled in gaps with some tours that Kimkim suggested. It was the easiest planning for an... read more

We usually take two international trips a year and I normally plan them by myself. However, for a trip to Colombia I saw an internet add for Kimkim which said they would take your suggested ideas for a trip and do a proposed itinerary for no charge. I sent them my thoughts, got a proposal that I thought was pretty good, added some more suggestions which they followed up with and then ultimately filled in gaps with some tours that Kimkim suggested. It was the easiest planning for an international trip I've ever done.

Kimkim provided all transfers and guides and all worked flawlessly. Kimkim arranged several internal flights and obtained flight confirmations for us. Kimkim suggested hotels which were in good areas of each city and provided options for two sets of birding locations. I did not like one of the suggestions, which was close to Medellin, and suggested an area I'd read about as one of the top birding areas in Colombia. Kimkim worked hard and ultimately secured as a spot in that birding area that was way outside any cities.

Finally, we had several hiccups along the way. One was a lost cell phone and the other was luggage which did not arrive home with us. We contacted Michael and he provided assistance to us in both situations.

Our trip was absolutely amazing and I cant imagine having coordinated everything on my own at all. Kim Kim, especially Michael were so helpful, communicative and kind throughout the entire process, I really appreciated it. Our tour guides were all great but a special shout out to Gustavo, Kevin + Miguel- they were above and beyond wonderful! The transportation everywhere was such a new experience for both of us, I felt way fancier than I actually am 🤣 and the lodging was great too, especially... read more

Our trip was absolutely amazing and I cant imagine having coordinated everything on my own at all. Kim Kim, especially Michael were so helpful, communicative and kind throughout the entire process, I really appreciated it. Our tour guides were all great but a special shout out to Gustavo, Kevin + Miguel- they were above and beyond wonderful! The transportation everywhere was such a new experience for both of us, I felt way fancier than I actually am 🤣 and the lodging was great too, especially Hotel Terrazas! I would 100% recommend kim kim/Chaska Tours to anyone who wants to have a great experience that is made simple for you!! Many thanks again to all those involved for such a unique experience and so many wonderful memories, Colombia is beautiful and I definitely see a return trip in pur future!

Hotel Reviews

Los Patios Hostel

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Terrazas de Salento

Terrazas de Salento, Colombia

Such a beautiful place I loved it! Great views, nice room, friendly staff and great breakfast too!!

Authenticity & Character

Especially love the atrium!

Location

The gardens and views of mountains were amazing

Staff

Very kind and attentive

Cleanliness & Comfort

Our stay here was perfect in every way!

Tayrona Tented Lodge

Beautiful location with a very kind staff/owner! Basic rooms and necessities in a gorgeous location.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Very close to Tayrona Park

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Selina Cartagena

Cartagena

Cool building in a good location.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Medellín Transformation Tour

Medellín

Our guide, Miguel, was amazing! He was kind, insightful and thorough as he showed us the city and explained how so many things have changed in the last 20 years or so and the reasons behind it. We got to see so much in a short window of time too it was very impressive!

Quality of Experience

I sincerely mean it went I say that the tour was truly fantastic as was our guide! I loved that we saw a d learned about the city, tried various modes of public transportation, tried a local treat of frozen fruits, saw a bunch of amazing break dancers, had a rap group make a song up for us on the spot- all of it! It was terrific!!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

They both made us feel extremely welcome on our first day to both Medellin and Colombia! Could not have been better.

Transport

Our driver was great too! Kind and professional. Taking the gondolas and escalators was also a cool experience.

Tour Peñol & Guatapé

Medellín

I loved this tour as well, other than waking up so early 🤣 The drive out was apparently different than normal due to accidents/traffic on the main highway but it was such a beautiful drive I am glad it worked out that way. Our guide, Sergio, was kind, funny and exuberant! Hiking the peñol de Guatape and exploring the vibrant town as well as taking a boat ride on the lake were all great experiences and the provided lunch was delicious!

Quality of Experience

I was so tired in the morning and a little cranky initially but Sergio's enthusiasm rubbed off on me and get me pepped up for the day!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Everyone was terrific and very kind!

Transport

Our driver was fantastic

Santa Rosa Hot Springs

Pereira

I seriously felt like I was in a painting or fairy tale book here- it was absolutely breathtaking! Our guide, Gustavo was so cool, friendly and informative and eas kind enough to make sure we got the longest amount time at the hot springs that we could even though it made a longer day for him and our driver Kevin. So nice of them both and so appreciated as I never wanted to leave so was happy to have as much time there as possible!

Quality of Experience

One of the most amazing experiences of my life hands down! There is NOTHING I didn't like about it, it was AMAZING!!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Both our guide, Gustavo and driver, Kevin were among some of the nicest people that we were able to meet and talk to on our whole trip! They were incredible- cannot stress that enough truly! If I lived near by I would hang out with these two often no question!

Transport

Kevin carted us all over creation (we had him as a driver 2 days in a row hahaha) and was terrific!

Visit Cocora Valley, Coffee Farm & Salento

Salento

Our whole trip to Colombia was great but this day was absolutely my very favorite! Never in my life have I been to a more beautiful place... Ever! It was pure magic and absolutely incredible! It was also super cool to talk with Gustavo about how he grew up nearby and had been coming there since he was a kid. He even showed us one of his favorite spots away from the rest of the people there in the jungle and it was so special and amazing!

Quality of Experience

This question is almost a joke 😂 what is there NOT to like would be my question! It was EPIC and my favorite day on our whole trip!!!

Food

The restaurant we went to for lunch was terrific! I ordered a traditional salchicha plate and it was super yummy!!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

I cannot stress enough how wonderful Gustavo was- so glad we had him 2 days in a row, we were very lucky! He's an awesome guy that I could see hanging out with all the time if I lived there! Very informative and professional but also very down to earth and laid back! Kevin, our driver carted us around all over the place for 2 days and was also very kind.

Transport

Kevin was great 🙂

Hike Tayrona National Park

Tayrona National Park

I think the best thing about this tour was that it allowed private transportation in to the park ahead of a bunch of busses full of people! The park itself was beautiful and our guide was very nice (though apologies I am blanking on his name!)

Quality of Experience

It was a beautiful park and our guide was nice. I think going again I would probably just stay within the park to have more time exploring on our own and to potentially see more night time critters.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Very nice driver and our guide did give us some info through our walk but we went on the standard walk through the park at this entrance that everyone entering did so I didn't completely feel that the tour added a whole lot to that experience and think we would have enjoyed it as much if we just walked the park by ourselves. That said, getting in before the buses was a big help!

Transport

Great driver and again glad to be driven in to the park