Top Colombia Day Trips

Great experience on the Pablo Escobar tour! Jorge was an incredible guide, very knowledgeable, kind, and engaging. He did a great job explaining the history while keeping the tour interesting and enjoyable. It definitely gave us a better understanding of Medellín's past and how much the city has changed. I highly recommend Jorge and this tour!

Our guide was Christian, whom I highly recommend. He was in communication with us from before, during, and after the tour. He was very punctual with the times and explained and answered all our questions. It was a quite pleasant experience. I recommend it 100%

We had an absolutely wonderful day exploring El Peñol and Guatapé! From the beginning, the company communicated with us in advance, which made everything very easy and hassle-free. Our guide, Nelson, picked us up promptly at the hotel and from the very first moment we felt very comfortable with him. He was super kind, friendly, and very easy to deal with. The trip to El Peñol and Guatapé was very pleasant. We made a stop on the way to have breakfast. The breakfast was very good. Upon arriving at El Peñol, Nelson gave us approximately 80 minutes to buy tickets, climb to the top, enjoy the incredible views, take many photos, and return. It was the perfect amount of time and we never felt rushed. After coming down, we had something to drink and continued toward Guatapé Town, which we found absolutely beautiful. We had some time to explore it on our own and then we met up with Nelson again. He explained even more about the town, showed us beautiful places and some of the prettiest and most colorful baseboards, and he also helped us take photos. He was very patient and made sure that we could enjoy everything calmly. At no point did we feel rushed during the tour. Later we had a rather late lunch, which was very good, and afterwards we enjoyed a very fun and informative boat ride. It was an excellent way to get to know more of the area and learn about its history. The return to Medellín was calm and we arrived without any issues after having enjoyed a fantastic day. We highly recommend this private tour and especially Nelson! He was very kind, knowledgeable, patient, and really made our experience special. The fact that it was a private tour allowed us to enjoy the day at our own pace, and Nelson did an excellent job ensuring that we made the most of our visit. If you are planning to visit Guatapé and El Peñol, we definitely recommend this tour and, if you can, ask for Nelson as a guide. You will not regret it!

This was such a fun and memorable hiking experience! We were picked up in a comfortable van, and our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly had everyone’s safety in mind throughout the entire tour. As we started hiking through the park, he shared the history of the area along with some really interesting information about the local plants. He pointed out plants to be careful around, including ones with spikes, and even told us about the fascinating “roofie plant” and some of the local stories and social warnings surrounding it. I really enjoyed how much we learned along the way—it made the hike about more than just reaching the waterfalls. One thing I would mention for future travelers is that I personally would not consider this a beginner hike. I saw other reviews describing it as moderate, but I think you should have at least some hiking experience and be comfortable with climbing. There is one section where you actually have to climb across and up a rock using metal footholds/handholds to help pull yourself up. It’s not an extremely high-intensity hike, but it does require some strength, balance, and confidence, so I would definitely keep that in mind before booking. The waterfalls themselves were absolutely beautiful! The water was incredibly cold, but jumping in was so refreshing and completely worth it. My friend and I had such a great time enjoying the scenery and the whole experience. I would absolutely recommend this tour, especially on a warm, sunny day. If you enjoy hiking, adventure, beautiful scenery, and don’t mind getting into some very cold water, this is a fantastic way to experience a different side of Medellín!

My review of the tour: Spectacular breakfast, the restaurant service is very good, food is tasty and satisfying. The gentleman who greeted us in the morning is excellent, very attentive even to minute details, he truly cares about the well-being of the tourists (he even helped me get my hat although it was not his responsibility). Everything is very cool, perhaps if the visit to the upside-down house could be added to the tour it would be super. Regarding the guide Valentina, excellent, 10/10 very attentive in every sense, effective communication, the tours very well planned and in general a very good service, everything very punctual. The only point to improve that I have was the restaurant where we had lunch, on the plate they did not offer a starter of any kind (which is rare for buffet-style restaurants), the drink was served at room temperature even though they had ice (one had to go up to ask them for ice so they would provide it, although they never mentioned that this possibility existed, we realized it because someone asked for extra ice and they provided it) and although the restaurant service (waiters) was good I think those details could improve. I want to emphasize the local guide they provided us in Guatape, named Catalina, a complete experience, deep knowledge of the town and an exemplary service!! Thank you very much

It was a very good experience to get to know the different beaches. The guide, Franklin, was very kind and looked after everyone at all the beaches we visited. My general recommendation is to ask for the price of things beforehand and be very firm when saying "no" to all the vendors who approach you. I didn't like Cholon Island, it's very small and there are too many people.

Very interesting excursion, they picked us up at the hotel, took us to Cerro de la Popa, to the Convent of Santa Cruz, with incredible panoramic views. Then to the San Felipe Castle, a magnificent military fortress, very interesting, we ended in the old town. All the explanations from our guide Fernando were very interesting. Yes, I recommend it.

Esteban and Alfonso were excellent guides for this tour. They were very knowledgeable and ensured that everything was well-executed. The visits to Guatavita and Guatavita Lagoon were beautiful, providing great cultural context for the region. We had visited the Museo del Oro the day prior, so everything tied in well. Lunch in Zipaquirá was at a nice restaurant and consisted of a tasty traditional Colombian plate. The subsequent visit to Catedral de Sal was incredible. We had plenty of time to explore the beautiful chambers and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.