
Colombia
The wax palms of the Cocora valley and colourful villages, in a group of 18 at most
Colombia
Colourful Colombia: Bogotá, two nights in Salento in the coffee region with the Cocora valley and Filandia, Medellín and Santa Elena, a night in Guatapé, then Cartagena. With two more nights in Cartagena (13 days) from €3,321, or on the Barú peninsula from €3,422 per person.
When
December to March
Price
From 2 914€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
9 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-4
Wax palms and fincas.
Day 1
Arrival in Bogotá
Flight to Bogotá, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2
Bogotá
Bogotá: the colonial Candelaria district, the Gold Museum and the Botero Museum, then Monserrate hill.

Day 3
Bogotá – Pereira – Salento
Flight to Pereira and a visit to a coffee finca, then Salento.

Day 4
The Cocora valley – Filandia
The Cocora valley and its sixty-metre wax palms, then the colourful village of Filandia.

Days 5-7
The city and the lakes.
Day 5
Pereira – Medellín – Santa Elena
Flight to Medellín and the flower farms of Santa Elena, home of the silleteros.

Day 6
Medellín
Medellín, the city of eternal spring, its metro cable cars, Comuna 13 and its murals, and Botero square.

Day 7
Guatapé
Guatapé, its village of painted façades and the El Peñol rock, 740 steps above the lakes.

Days 8-11
The pearl of the Caribbean.
Day 8
Guatapé – Medellín – Cartagena
Flight to Cartagena.

Day 9
Cartagena
Cartagena de Indias, its walled old town, its flower-decked balconies, the Getsemaní district and the San Felipe fortress.

Day 10
Cartagena – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Day 11
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.


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