Taste of Colombia
Colombia
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Mar 31 - Apr 9, 2024
![Susan](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/users/profile_photos/ec427dfb1be7a90c5c3e2c20744933f718f96cbd/original-6c06692ccca6f872c4091e7c8e2056e4.jpg)
Our nine day trip to Colombia began in Bogota. We were delighted with our guide, Oscar. He provided great information, personalized service, and helped make our tours of the city and surroundings enriching and comfortable. We especially enjoyed the historical perspective he provided and his love of cooking! Our tour to Guatavita helped us to appreciate all of the history and the beauty of the gold that was displayed in the Gold Museum.
In Medellin, Sebastian, our guide helped us understand life in this beautiful city. We especially enjoyed seeing Comuna 13 and learning about how the city of Medellin has evolved into the city it is today. Going to Guatape and climbing El Penol was a highlight. Sebastian was enthusiastic and a great ambassador for Colombia.
Cartagena is a vibrant colorful city and our guide, Anna, showed us various areas of the old city on a walking tour. We enjoyed fruit, ice cream, chocolate and rum tasting and learned much about the history of the city. Anna provided great historical insight and even helped us see a sloth in a city park! We also enjoyed a mangrove tour with a local fisherman. It was good to get a view of what life is like outside of the city.
Felipe helped us to arrange a tour that was suited to our way of travel. We covered history, art, food, culture and even managed to get out into the countryside to see life outside of the cities.
Hotel Review
Beautiful, peaceful and comfortable. Everything about this place provided a sense of calm. The staff was delightful and attentive. Location was great and near many nice restaurants.
Activity Reviews
![Guatavita Lake Tour](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/c85ab8b064f267836d2fa1c9d36aa1867a8545ef/medium-f278cddab5060e4316b2845b899eedcc.jpg)
![Half-Day Coffee Farm Tour](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/c4de9e3f0fbb11c1f1008d0aeb7ba14cd09087e9/medium-4ef94d1fb692b5172bffe9175adcc032.jpg)
This was a nice sample of what coffee plantations are like on a small scale and close to Medellin. Our time didn't permit going to the coffee growing region so this was a nice compromise.
![The Best of Medellín City Tour (with Comuna 13)](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/trip_plan/days/photos/c3d4310ca71f8963878790b6b7fa2deec6831539/medium-937ae3576e56fb019a70177c5fb516c2.jpg)
We really enjoyed being able to take the cable car and see Comuna 13. We also really liked the guide who was a resident of the Comuna 13 area. We enjoyed the vibrance of the community and seeing how this area is transforming.
![Walking Tour of Cartagena Old City](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/c2d0b12551303ef751f24eedcb0cf38fc8ade798/medium-6000880848338f22734f43768556ced5.jpg)
We loved learning about the history of the city and it's people. Our tasting tours were informative and delicious.
![Welcome to Colombia!](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/6b32863146a21c88610a2bb90ca12d3050ecd90e/medium-c8747c0094402dd4437a8432ac1ff8e3.jpg)
On time and efficient.
![Highlights of Bogotá City Tour (with Gold Museum, Local Market and Monserrate Hill)](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/trip_plan/days/photos/6a47b439318569296c3d6c47d115e2078998b8e8/medium-fcb25e33b0bf877a01e34f8aabb7b8da.jpg)
We enjoyed our entire experience. It was nice to see the Gold Museum prior to going to Guatavita.
![Guatape and El Peñol](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/trip_plan/days/photos/30b25a175e84ec39bdc448cff6ca31196db70cbf/medium-6fbbe86b3a3462d2fe58910b9ddde1b6.jpg)
We enjoyed climbing El Penol and the city of Guatape. The community was lovely to visit.
![Rum Tasting with Chocolate Pairing](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/8e780d4910c2135f36cf09322caff8444f520a96/medium-7477c5866ca4266f1e9914ee1eba436e.jpg)
We learned so much on this tour. We enjoyed tasting the rum and the nibbles that they provided were very good.
![Depart Colombia](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/2a4fde3f5ec5f7270b13fcd34da7721c6ad96df9/medium-5ca46be421ecbf0b01a09b57708e877e.jpg)
It was really great to have our guides help us with airport check ins. This really made things go much more smoothly than if we had to do the check ins on our own.
![Exotic Fruit Tasting Workshop and Local Ice Creams](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/030441a7d704856069417a6c3fceee03c9d2835a/medium-0133518d1d30c1c92b52c78d12609b68.jpg)
The young women who provided the service at this venue were delightful! Koko and Vicky were great fun and very informative.
![Mangrove Tour with Local Fisherman](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/88825c9af11b8661d4aaf0ddc454f060fcbd246c/medium-f8470c0d06ee02cce37461cf9bcf4711.jpg)
Very interesting and enjoyable. We loved seeing the birds and seeing how the fishermen do their work. We learned a lot about the mangroves and the ecosystem there.
![Felipe](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/users/profile_photos/bb1851926547b9d81aa660b4a4ddf555f56c3e00/original-1cce90228bc46372537b4b5304f6b57b.jpg)
Dear Susan,
A big THANK YOU for taking the time to write this detailed review. We really appreciate all your comments and feedback, and it is great to hear that you had an amazing time in Colombia!
It has ben a pleasure meeting you and I am very glad you enjoyed Bogota, Medellin and Cartagena and got to experience the diversity of Colombia, meet locals and immerse in our culture. Thank you very much for choosing us, and for making me a part of your trip, and I hope you stay in touch.
Best wishes,
Felipe