Top Medellín Cable Car Tours

Few places are as famous for their coffee as Colombia, so there's no better country to visit a coffee farm than here. This day trip from Medellin whisks you out to the countryside to learn much more about the coffee harvesting and production process than you could by just visiting a cafe. You’ll also embark on a cable car ride for sweeping city views.

Unfamiliar areas can be daunting to tackle alone, but this walking tour offers an insider’s perspective on one of Medellin’s most historically and culturally rich neighborhoods, Comuna 13. Explore with confidence as your guide shows you street art you'd struggle to find on your own, and sample local foods, including empanadas and mango ice cream. Finish by riding escalators to a mountain-top viewpoint to admire views across the whole city.

Discover the vibrant charm of Guatapé on this day trip from Medellín. Explore its colorful streets and climb the 740 steps of Piedra del Peñol for panoramic views of the lake-dotted landscape. Enjoy a scenic boat ride past Pablo Escobar’s Hacienda La Manuela, visit a historic church in Marinilla, and stroll through the picturesque town of Zócalos. Please note: departure times may be adjusted slightly during holidays and high seasons.

Visit Colombia’s colorful, mural-filled Comuna 13 with a local guide on this small-group tour of the famous neighborhood. You'll get a bird's eye view of the area from aboard a cable car and have the chance to get down and check out the comuna's many colorful murals. You'll even get to sample some delicious local fruit.

Focus on the life and times of Pablo Escobar and the Comuna 13 on this private tour of Medellin. Booking a private tour means you'll get personalized attention and you can enjoy a flexible itinerary, moving at your own pace through the attractions. You'll have plenty of time to ask questions of your guide regarding the city's history, culture, architecture, and arts.

Get a personalized look at some of Medellín’s top attractions during this private sightseeing tour. Explore the downtown area using a mix of car, walking, metro, and aerial cable cars, then ascend to Pueblito Paisa—a replica of a colonial Colombian town—where you enjoy panoramic city views.

Discover the powerful story of Medellín’s transformation through a real-life walking tour in Comuna 13 — one of the city’s most iconic neighborhoods. Walk vibrant streets filled with breathtaking graffiti, community art, escalators, and local performers. Learn how this once-dangerous area became a global symbol of hope through resilience, art, and youth leadership. Your bilingual local guide will share true stories from the community while you ride the cable car for a panoramic view of the city. You’ll also enjoy a traditional snack — either a mango-ice treat or a handmade empanada. Ideal for travelers who want to go beyond tourist clichés and connect with the real Medellín. – 3-hour guided experience – Includes cable car ride and snack – Group limited to 10 for a local vibe – Real stories, powerful murals, and unforgettable views

Discover Colombia as it was during the 18th-century on a private tour to Santa Fe de Antioquia from Medellin. During a leisurely tour of the historic city, visit the local cathedral, enjoy a fruit tasting, and stop for a traditional lunch (own expense). Other tour highlights include visits to the Western Suspension Bridge (the eighth largest in the world).

Learn about Medellin’s turbulent history through the medium of street art on a tour of Comuna 13, a neighborhood that’s undergone a radical transformation. Before you discover the colorful murals of the area, you’ll sample different varieties of exotic fruit, take a cable car to the hills, and ride an electric escalator to an elevated vantage point. Plus, convenient hotel pickup and drop-off mean you don’t have to worry about finding a meeting point.

Get a personalized look at Medellín’s most famous places and people during this 7-hour private sightseeing tour. Explore Medellin’s downtown and ascend to the Santo Domingo Savio Library by aerial cable car for panoramic city views. Then visit the colonial-style El Pueblito Paisa and take a mini excursion exploring the life of notorious Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.

Explore Medellin at your own pace on a private tour that covers top city attractions such as Comuna 13, home to the famous escalators and politically-charged street art. You stay cool and relaxed as you travel in air-conditioned comfort, and benefit from the undivided attention of your private guide, who’ll offer cultural and historical information that you’re not likely to find in the guide book.

Many features make Colombia's second-largest city special and this half-day private tour reveals many of them. Travelers on this Medellin, Colombia city tour will interact with the colossal outdoor sculptures of Colombia's most famous artist (and Medellin native), ride the city's innovative (and exhilarating) cable car transit system, and gain insights into the city's sometimes troubled past while learning about where the city and its residents are headed in the future.

If you’re visiting Medellin for the first time, get a comprehensive introduction to the City of Eternal Spring on a private tour that covers Comuna 13—formerly one of the world’s most dangerous neighborhoods, which has undergone a radical transformation. This private tour includes hotel pickup, ensuring a seamless and comfortable experience with the undivided attention of your guide.

El Picacho stands out for the beautiful view it offers over the city. From its summit, at about 2,100 meters above sea level, you'll watch the sunset, admire the city's imposing lights at night, and observe the daily life of the residents of a traditional working-class neighborhood. You'll connect with nature and visit a popular residential area, far removed from the bustling commercial and tourist activity of the city. You'll take the train and cable car to the El Picacho lookout, where you'll climb more than 300 steps to reach the top. There, we'll share stories about different parts of the city, pointing them out and showing them to you. You'll even have binoculars to zoom in on some interesting historical and contemporary landmarks. Finally, you'll return with the guide to the Acevedo metro station, where you'll receive clear instructions on how to complete your journey to the station closest to your final destination.

Exploring Medellin by bike means access to hidden back roads, quiet parks, and viewpoints, but local knowledge is essential for finding a safe and fun route through the city. Join a local guide for a Medellin bike tour that includes colorful neighborhoods, stops for drinks and snacks, and plenty of photo breaks along the way.

Coffee is one of Colombia’s most important and famous exports, but accessing the farms can be difficult without a car. On this private tour, venture outside the city limits to a high-altitude coffee farm to learn all about the coffee-making process, from bean to cup. Plus, participate in an ancestral coffee steam bath that combines mineral spring water with coffee pulp.

Immerse yourself in the world of Colombian coffee on this small-group tour from Medellin. Get out of the city and take in the beauty of the surroundings; you can focus on enjoying it instead of worrying about driving and directions since all private transportation is included. Learn about the process of coffee-making at an organic coffee farm, from bean to cup, and taste some samples of different brews.

Enhance your experience of Medellin on a private tour that allows you to explore the City of Eternal Spring at a pace that suits you. With your private guide, devise an itinerary that includes only the sights you wish to see. Choose to visit Pueblito Paisa, a miniature replica of a typical Colombian village, and admire the disproportionate sculptures in Plaza Botero.

Combine visits to Guatape Rock and a local coffee farm in a single day tour from Medellin. With a guide in the lead and transportation included, this multi-stop tour is stress-free, creating a much easier and more in-depth experience than doing these activities on your own. Learn about the traditions of Zocalos and the story of the old flooded town in Guatape, then head to the coffee farm to see the process and taste the brew.

Learn all about coffee and its production on a full-day tour to San Sebastián de Palmitas from Medellin. Don the clothes of a traditional coffee worker and see what a typical day is like. Then sample various coffee drinks and snacks from the local area before sitting down to a delicious lunch to complete your immersive experience.

Tick off more of Medellin’s unique attractions in less time on a walking tour including Metrocable tickets. In a small group limited to 14, you’ll visit Plaza Botero, home to 23 gigantic, disproportionate sculptures designed by Fernando Botero, and admire the colonial churches and leafy squares of downtown Medellin. Plus, you’ll take the modern Metrocable to Santo Domingo Savio Library. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Learn about the coffee production process from bean to cup on this half-day tour. Enjoy the scenery as you ride from Medellin to the countryside, then sample delicious Colombian coffee as you discover the production stages including planting, de-pulping, fermenting, roasting, and grinding. Tour the coffee farm and try picking some of the beans yourself.

In this Comuna, ghetto or slum you can take a tour of the history of its neighborhoods and some of its streets, a review of the gallery of messages captured by graffiti artists on various walls, which speak of the memory of this area. The inhabitants of the area define the commune 13 as -The best balcony in the city