We loved out trip to Colomba and Michael was ...
Colombia | Apr 10 - Apr 19, 2025

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Cara Z.
Ashburn, VA | Reviewed on Apr 28, 2025

We loved out trip to Colomba and Michael was always very responsive to accomodating with all my questions and adusting our preferences during the planning process to custmoize it for our famliy of 4. We enjoyed all our guides who were very informative and passionate and our drivers were super nice and drove very safely! When one activity could not be accomodated per our itinerary, Micahel was very responsive and added another actvity we also wanted to do to replace it, and for that we were grateful. Our only regert is that we wished we had more time - another day in the Salento coffee farm area (our faborite) and another day on Isla Mucaro to extend the relaxation would have been perfect - but we did and saw a lot while we were there in the time we had! I have been raving about the country and our experience to our friends and highly recommend (and I am often hard to please and am used to planning trips all on my own) but I'm glad we booked through KimKim and Chaska Tours espeically since we were travelng with kids, as they helped to make our vacation seamless and turnkey. Thank you again and we hope to be back! Cara

Hotel Reviews
BH Bicentenario
Bogotá

Clean and good breakfast in a good location near Monserate! Just wished their was temperature control or AC in the rooms as we were a little hot and opening the window at night can be noisy with street traffic

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Rancho San Antonio

Loved this place outside Salento -and the staff are amzing and welcomnig! Jeffrey prepared an early homecooked breakfast just for us the mornnig we had an early flight! He also pre-arranged cabs for us in town

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Wished we could open up windows for cool air but there were no screens and mosquitos so we couldn't
Bastión Luxury Hotel
Cartagena

Beautiful hotel and room with rooftop bar in the heart of the city. AC stopped working at night but we called the next morning and they fixed.

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beds were comfy and bathroom spacious
Hotel Punta Faro
Isla Mucura

Beautiful grounds and beach; lovely room; AC had some issues working and some tours were not in English so this was difficult for us (plankton and bicycle) so my family did not benefit from the information as much. Also would love a pool but understand why they probably can't put one in being a national park but that would bring it more next level. Food was hearty but not gourmet so a tad pricey for that compared to other resorts

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Loved the setting; wish we could have had dinner on beach
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GHL Hotel Armería Real
Cartagena

Great duplex room, good location; nice pool and rooftop bar/couryard - good value for $$! One of the AC units was leaking a bit on the bed

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A little outside city
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Activity Reviews
Walking Tour & Street Food
Walking Tour & Street Food
Cartagena

We loved our guide and the food - he was informative and passionate and great with the kids! Thak you!!

Traditional Dinner - Top Chef Private Dining
Traditional Dinner - Top Chef Private Dining
Bogotá

Loved this experience - food was great, people warm and inviting and it was unique - thank you! Only lasted 2 hrs though but this was totally fine and we wanted to get to bed earlier :)

Fruits of Colombia at a Local Market
Fruits of Colombia at a Local Market
Bogotá

Loved it! Not really though it wasn't as long as advertised it was great

Horseback-Riding in the Coffee Region
Horseback-Riding in the Coffee Region
Colombia

Gorgeous scenery and relaxing! Horses well behaved!

Bogota's Essentials (City Tour & Monserrate)
Bogota's Essentials (City Tour & Monserrate)
Bogotá

Loved it but we would have liked to have lunch sooner as we were a little starved and tired - ate around 4-5;30pm and then we didn't have energy to see the last square however we did squeeze this in and see it the next day so we were satistfied with that

Visit the Guatavita Lagoon
Visit the Guatavita Lagoon
Bogotá

Beautiful hike and scenery and made us understand the culture better and our visit to the Gold museum more meaningful!

Coffee Farm Tour in Finca Buenos Aires
Coffee Farm Tour in Finca Buenos Aires
Salento

Another fun and unique experience not to be missed!

Cocora Valley & Salento
Cocora Valley & Salento
Colombia

Just amzing scenery and guide was great and informative!!!

Filandia & Basketry Workshop
Filandia & Basketry Workshop
Colombia

really NA because we didnt get to to this - wasnt sure why bt Michael offered us a Casillo Tour in Cartegena instead which was very good to see and informative! The shop we visited though was lovely and we bought souveniers

Sunset Drum & Dance Safari at the Beach of La Boquilla
Sunset Drum & Dance Safari at the Beach of La Boquilla
Colombia

A unique experience that the kids loved!

Chocolate Workshop
Chocolate Workshop
Cartagena

Another amaznig time - they made it so special for my son's bday and we loved makng the cake and chocolate figurines - perfect bday celebration and end to our trip!

Local specialist: Michael Gold
Michael
Michael Gold
Local specialist in San Agustín, Huila, Colombia | Replied on Apr 28, 2025
Dear Cara,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your detailed and thoughtful feedback! It truly made my day to read your kind words. It was a real pleasure helping you and your family plan your adventure in Colombia, and I’m so happy to hear that you had such a wonderful time discovering the country.
Thank you also for your honest comments about the hotels and experiences. Your insights are incredibly valuable and help us continue to improve (we will let them know about the AC...
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Dear Cara,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your detailed and thoughtful feedback! It truly made my day to read your kind words. It was a real pleasure helping you and your family plan your adventure in Colombia, and I’m so happy to hear that you had such a wonderful time discovering the country.
Thank you also for your honest comments about the hotels and experiences. Your insights are incredibly valuable and help us continue to improve (we will let them know about the AC comments!).
I hope you and your family will keep these memories close, and whenever you feel like discovering even more of Colombia, it would be a joy to help you again.
Wishing you all the best and hopefully hasta pronto,
Michael & The Chaska Tours Team