Día 1: Cali
Cali
Reception and transfer from "Alfonso Bonilla Aragón" International Airport to the chosen hotel in Cali. Check-in Overnight.
Día 2: Cali
Cali (City Tour)
Breakfast. At the agreed time we will begin with a visit to the city with one of the most emblematic places such as the monument to the “Grupo Niche,” a walk along Paseo Bolívar, Ortíz Bridge, La Ermita church, Caycedo square and La Merced Church (place where Cali was founded). We continue to the colonial neighborhood of San Antonio, where the second oldest church in Cali (1747), we continue to Gato del Río, Novias del Gato park and Cristo Rey where passengers can enjoy a beautiful panorama of the city. We end the tour in a craft store where we will have a delicious snack typical of the region.
Duration: 3 hrs. approximately.
Operation: Every day.
Includes: Transportation, hydration, snack and guide.
Día 3: Cali
Cali (Tour to “Hacienda El Paraíso and Piedechinche”)
Breakfast. We start the tour at "Hacienda El Paraíso" located 36 km from Cali, this place is one of the icons of Valle del Cauca culture, here you can still breathe the aroma of roses, emblem of the idyllic and immortal love of Efraín and María, protagonists of the book and works "María" by Jorge Isaac. We continue with a delicious typical lunch of the region. We continue to the “Hacienda Piedechinche” where you can enter a beautiful farm, a sample of colonial architecture and we end with a tour of the Sugar Cane Museum where you will learn about different types of typical “Trapiches” from different regions of Colombia.
Includes: Transport, hydration, guide, entrance to the 2 farms and typical lunch of the region.
Duration: Approximately 8 hours. This tour is available every day.
Día 4: Pereira
Cali - Pereira/ Eje Cafetero
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning at the indicated time, a private transport unit will pick you up to make the ground transfer from the hotel in Cali to the selected hotel in the Coffee Region. Arrival, registration, rest of the day free and accommodation.
- Approximate duration of the land journey Cali - Eje Cafetero 3:30 hrs.
- This transfer service is provided without a specialized accompanying guide, passengers will always go in the company of the driver.
Día 5: Pereira
Pereira - Coffee Area (Valle del Cocora Tour, Coffee Process at Finca el Ocaso and Salento)
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, meeting with one of our representatives and transferred to a private transport unit to the Cocora Valley appreciating the beautiful landscape of the place. Once you reach the Valley, we will have a welcome cocktail (canelazo) and assistance by a specialized eco guide who will introduce you to the Cocora Natural Reserve. Walking we will transfer to the cloud forest where we will be able to appreciate the biodiversity of fauna and flora of the place and where we will take the ecological path of the wax palm, the highest in the world and the national flagship tree of Colombia to do the ritual of the “Palma de cera del Quindío”, which consists of knowing the history of how the aborigines worshiped the palm and planting a seedling. Time to have a typical lunch included and later transfer to Salento to go to “Finca el Ocaso” where you will enjoy a guided tour in 4 stages where the coffee process is explained from planting to harvest, drying, pulping, marketing and tasting. Return to the typical town of Salento where we will have a walking tour visiting its colonial streets and artisan workshops. Finally, at the agreed time, transfer back to the hotel. Accommodation.
Duration: 8 hours of activity plus transfer time.
Includes: Transportation, Guidance and environmental interpretation, Welcome Canelazo, Regular ecological walk, Ritual of the wax palm and introduction to the destination by a local eco-guide, Hydration, snacks and typical lunch with 1 entry, 1 main course and 1 drink.
Because this destination has a large influx of local and foreign visitors on Sundays and Monday holidays, we recommend booking this tour on different days for a better experience, this also applies for Easter, the end and beginning of the year.
Día 6: Medellin
Pereira/ Eje Cafetero - Medellín
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning at the indicated time, a private transport unit will pick you up to make the ground transfer from the hotel in Pereira to the selected hotel in Medellín. Arrival, registration, rest of the day free and accommodation.
- Approximate duration of the land journey Pereira - Medellín 5 hrs.
- This transfer service is provided without a specialized accompanying guide, passengers will always go in the company of the driver.
Día 7: Medellin
Medellín (Innovation Tour)
At the agreed time we will meet in the lobby of the hotel with one of our representatives to start a tour full of art and culture where in the commune 13 of Medellin, where being spectators we will understand the transformation of the community thanks to the talented urban artists, who expose their life stories through music and graffiti; All this full of hope and search for better living conditions, also during the tour we will explore some of the places with greater tourist attraction and social impact of the city, as the Nutibara hill on top of which is a replica of a typical Antioquia village, Botanical Garden, Explora Park, Parque Explora, Parque de los Deseos, Ruta N- Innovation and Technology Center, Parque de los Pies Descalzos, La Plaza Botero which has 23 outdoor bronze sculptures donated by the Colombian master Fernando Botero and finally we will discover the dazzling history of Antioquia and its ostentatious works of art that rest in the museum of Antioquia. During the tour you will also have a ride on the mass public transportation system Metro and metrocable of Medellin, which is a model of mobility in Latin America, where you can appreciate an unimaginable panoramic view of the city.
Includes: Private transportation, professional guide in English during the city tour, visit to the paisa village, Metro and Metrocable tour, Grafittour by local guide in English, typical tasting in the commune, entrance to the museum of Antioquia and typical lunch.
Operation: Daily except on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th. On Sundays we will not visit the Museum of Antioquia because it is closed.
Duration: 8 hours approximately.
Departure time: 8:00 Hrs.
The tour only applies to hotels in the Poblado and Laureles areas.
Día 8: Medellin
Medellín (Visit To The Colonial City Of Santa Fe De Antioquia - before “Sun and Fruit Route”)
Breakfast at the hotel. At the agreed time, meeting in the lobby of the hotel with one of our representatives to start our touristic tour through the west of the department of Antioquia.
We will visit the municipality synonymous of colonial architecture Santa Fe de Antioquia; the first capital of the department, recognized by its exquisite fruits, its stone streets, its houses of bahareque and tapia pisada; this population that is part of the network of towns patrimony of Colombia will captivate us with its history and culture that is manifested between its white facades as well as in the great doors and wooden windows of its houses. At the end of the visit, we will cross the Western Suspension Bridge over the Cauca River, built between 1887 and 1895 and declared a National Monument.
Before returning to Medellín we will taste a delicious typical dish of the Antioquia region.
Includes: Private transport, professional guide in English and typical lunch.
Operation: Daily except January 1st and December 25th.
Duration: 8 hours approximately.
Departure time: 08:00 Hrs.
The tour only applies to hotels in the Poblado and Laureles areas.
Día 9:
Medellín
Breakfast. Pick-up and transfer to the airport as scheduled to take a flight to your destination.
Duration: 1 Hour approximately.
