Trips · Colombia

Colombia

📍 Colombia 🗓 11 days / 9 nights 🔖 Code R11
  1. Bogotá
  2. Zipaquirá
  3. Medellín
  4. Guatapé
  5. Cartagena
  6. Rosario Islands

An eleven-day trip to Colombia — colonial architecture, the Salt Cathedral, colourful Guatapé and the Caribbean beaches of the Rosario Islands.

Highlights

  • The Salt Cathedral 180m underground
  • The Monserrate shrine with views over Bogotá
  • Botero Plaza in Medellín with 23 bronze sculptures
  • Colourful Guatapé
  • Colonial Cartagena (UNESCO) & the Rosario Islands

Itinerary

Day 1

Athens/Thessaloniki → Bogotá

Flight via a connecting stop and afternoon arrival. Transfer to the hotel.

Day 2

Bogotá — city tour & Monserrate

Bolívar Square, the Gold Museum with 34,000 pre-Hispanic exhibits and the ascent to the Monserrate shrine (3,152m) with panoramic views.

🍽 Breakfast

Day 3

Bogotá → Zipaquirá

The impressive Salt Cathedral 180m deep, with the 14 stations of the cross. Return to Bogotá.

🍽 Breakfast

Day 4

Bogotá → Medellín

Free morning and an internal flight to Medellín, the ‘city of eternal spring’.

🍽 Breakfast

Day 5

Medellín — city tour

El Poblado, Nutibara Hill, the Botanical Garden, Botero Plaza with its 23 sculptures and a metro experience.

🍽 Breakfast

Day 6

Medellín — El Peñol & Guatapé

The El Peñol monolith (optional 740-step climb) and colourful Guatapé with its painted façades.

🍽 Breakfast

Day 7

Medellín → Cartagena

Free morning and an internal flight to Caribbean Cartagena.

🍽 Breakfast

Day 8

Cartagena — city tour

The historic centre (UNESCO) with its colonial houses, the San Felipe castle and the Emerald Museum.

🍽 Breakfast

Day 9

Rosario Islands

A full-day excursion to the marine park — coral-sand beaches, swimming and lunch.

🍽 Breakfast, Lunch

Day 10

Cartagena → return flight

Free time and transfer to the airport for the return flight.

🍽 Breakfast

Day 11

Arrival in Athens

Arrival in Athens.

Included

  • Economy-class flights (Lufthansa/Swiss)
  • Stay in hotels (3–5*) with breakfast & 2 extra meals
  • Internal flights & transfers
  • Tours with local (English-speaking) guides
  • Museum entrances & public liability insurance

Not included

  • Tips & porterage
  • Personal travel insurance (optional)
  • Anything not mentioned or marked as optional

Departures and prices

Prices per person. Taxes are listed separately.

Departure Double Single Child Taxes
Daily departures 2026 (Comfort 3*) 2625€

Notes

  • Daily departures, minimum 2 participants. Prices per category: Comfort 3* €2,625, Standard 3* €2,665, Superior 4* €2,735, First Class 4* €2,825, Luxury 5* €3,425.
  • A passport valid for at least 6 months from departure is required.
  • Holidays & the periods 27/3–5/4 and 25/7–21/8 are excluded.

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