Discover the city of Guatapé on a guided tour from Medellín and learn about this colorful city from your guide. Board a sightseeing cruise to the breathtaking Piedra del Peñol followed by lunch. Start your morning with pickup from your accommodation in Medellín and travel to the vibrant city of Guatapé. With your guide, explore the colorful streets with their artistic tiled facades and fascinating history. Then, board a boat and sail through the reservoir. Enjoy panoramic views of Casa Museo, La Cruz, Piedras del Marial, Piedra del Peñol, and the ruins of the Pablo Escobar's vacation home. Learn about the sights from your guide. Disembark and visit the imposing Piedra del Peñol. Explore your lush surroundings with plenty of great photo opportunities, particularly if you choose to climb this impressive monument. After, regain your strength with a delicious lunch. Make one more stop at the Plaza de Zocalos and admire the colorful murals and the history behind them. After the tour, be returned to where you were picked up.

Discover Guatapé on a day trip from Medellin. Take in views from the top of Piedra del Penol, discover the Zócalos area on a guided tour, try traditional, locally made Colombian food, and enjoy a boat ride of the Penol-Guatapé hydroelectric reservoir. Enjoy the green landscapes and rolling hills and mountains as you journey from Medellin to Guatapé. Ascend 742 steps, as you make your way up to the top of the Piedra del Penol for sweeping views of the area. Explore the colorful Zócalos of Guatapé on a guided tour of the resort town. Enjoy a typical Colombian dish made by natives of the small pueblo. Tour a large section of the Penol-Guatapé hydroelectric reservoir on a boat cruise and enjoy the beautiful surrounding landscapes.

Welcome to the most charming and colorful tour in all of Colombia: the Guatape Tour! Adventure Awaits! 8:00 AM Meet up is bright & early at the pickup location. Song requests are encouraged as we wind through the mountains. Next, we’ll gather energy with a buffet breakfast at the magical Casa Colombia in Marinilla–we know this hidden gem will charm you with its ambiance, and great photo opportunities! We’ll then head to the famous Replica, a time capsule image of the old town square, where you’ll get to hear some of the history. We allocated free time for you to take in the views of the colonial architecture, the beautiful dam below, and to venture through the many shops the area offers. We’ll then take a boat ride along the hydrodam, complete with all-around views of properties until we make it to a private island! Please bring a bathing suit and a towel! You can swim, play volleyball, or even kayak! There's many recreational opportunities to take advantage of under the sun at our private island stop! After the boat ride, we’ll have a typical Colombian lunch in the pueblo of Guatape, and then we’ll show you around the most colorful town in all of Colombia. You will have time to explore the iconic umbrella's street, zocalos square, Memory street, and its main park so you can discover its magic first-hand! Finally, we’ll end the day with the best stop, the rock of Guatape! La Piedra del Peñon! Entry to the rock is not included in the tour; (25.000 COP) you can choose to not make the steep hike up. Join us and discover the magic of Guatapé on a tour you will never forget!

Sail across the reservoir of Guatapé to see sights like the ruins of Pablo Escobar's vacation home on this day trip from Medellín. Hike the Rock of Guatapé for stunning panoramic views. Explore the city of Guatapé and savor delicious local lunch.  Be picked up in Medellin and board an airconditioned van for the drive to the Guatapé region. Board a comfortable boat for a cruise through the reservoir. Pass by Casa Museo, La Cruz, Marial Rock, El Peñol Rock, and Pablo Escobar's old home. Go up the 740 steps to reach the top of the Rock of Guatapé (Piedra del Peñol), a 220-meter (722-foot) high monolith. Delight in magnificent views of the spectacular landscape and Guatapé Dam which was built in the lands of the old town of Peñol in the 1970s. Visit Guatapé, a growing and colorful city made unique by the decorative tiles adorning the lower facades of the houses. Replenish your energy with a lunch of rice, beans, fries, salad, and a choice of pork, chicken or beef, with a refreshing drink. Return to Medellín by van after lunch and be dropped off at your hotel.

After being picked up from Medellin, drive for an hour and a half to the eastern Antioquia municipality of Guatapé.  Enjoy a guided tour through the town, where you will pass by the Casa Museo panorama, La Cruz, Piedras del Marial, Piedra del Peñol and the Ruins of the Hacienda La Manuela by Pablo Escobar. Discover a world of color among its streets, adorned with baseboards that tell stories of the town and its people.  Take a 1-hour boat tour through the reservoir to the picturesque town of Zócalos. Climb the 740 steps to reach the top of the Rock of Guatapé or Piedra del Peñol, a monolith which reaches 220 meters high.

Meet at Park Poblado early in the morning and take a bus tour of the valley to the picturesque colonial town of Guatape. Stop at the famous Peñol Rock along the way and climb up 740 steps for the most incredible views. Visit the town of Guatape, where your tour guide will explain the history behind this vibrantly colorful town. Have a traditional lunch in the historic town before embarking on your own personal speedboat for a brief tour of the lake. Set up camp at your fabulous glamping location on the lake and your guide will explain what adventures await. Go hiking a top Paradise Mountain for breathtaking views of the sunset before enjoying a delicious dinner. Then after an amazing night falling asleep to the sounds of nature, wake up fresh and early the next for some of the best coffee in the world. Then, take the kayak out to the waterfall or an optional jet ski in the smooth water of the morning, or just relax at the glamping site. Take a speedboat ride back to Guatape at about noon. Enjoy some free time before your transfer back to El Poblado in Medellín.

ake our advice and don’t miss this experience out. Come to Guatape with us and discover real authenticity through the warmth of people. On this full-day tour, our guide will pick you up at your hotel and along with the driver they will head north for 2 hours to the first stop: El Peñol. When near, you’ll recognize Guatapé as soon as you see the dam, and right away the imposing rock of El Peñol far in the distance. This is an enigmatic rock nobody knows where came from and there are all sorts of speculations about its origin. Although it looks challenging, you’ll get how rewarding it’ll be to climb its 700 stairs, after having one of the most breathtaking views Colombia may offer. Once all of you have made it downstairs, you will get back in the car to drive through El Peñol town and then make it to Guatapé. In here you will tour around the colorful streets along the dam, learning about the history behind this man crafted beauty. By this time, you will go to a local restaurant to have a marvelous traditional lunch. The dam was created after flooding the old Peñol town. Now it is responsible of generating energy for millions of people. You will visit it on a boat tour after lunch and will visit one of the only houses that remain after the flooding, at this place you will have a big chunk of history behind the town and superstition. Once back in town, you will head back to Medellín, this might be a 2 to 3-hour ride depending on traffic. Our day will finish once the driver takes you back to your hotel. If it’s a must-do is because it’s a must-do. So, join us and have a trip to remember!

Day 1 Meeting point and Flight Departure: Please meet at Medellin Regional Airport (EOH – Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera) at the designated meeting time and location (TBD). Flight time: 45 minutes – 1 hour Capurganá Arrival and Transfer: Our local host will meet us at the airport to assist with our transfer and luggage. Before we start our first adventure, we will enjoy lunch at the hotel, then set out to walk the rugged coast to enjoy play and relaxation in 2-3 natural pools and spectacular views. Day 2 After breakfast, you will set out on a hiking excursion through a nature reserve of fascination with flora, fauna and vistas to a local fishing village in Sapzurro with a tranquil, tropical bay of white sand beaches. If conditions do not permit hiking, you will embark by boat to Sapzurro. You will rest and recharge with a local, fresh lunch, relaxation at the beach, then continue your hike to La Miel, a Panamanian village and spend time at the beach before heading back to Capurgana by boat. The ascent to the border of Panama is a moderate uphill climb of stairs with spectacular views. Day 3 You will take an excursion by boat to Soledad Beach and Aguacate Bay known for their stunning white sand beaches, crystal-clear turquoise and green water, coral reefs, colorful fish, green turtles, if we are lucky, and snorkeling. You will return to Capurgana for free time and relaxation. Day 4 Airport transfer for domestic flight from Capurgana (CPB) to Medellin (EOH). Connect your trip to our 8-day Immersive Cultural Tour of Medellin before or after Capurgana.

Day 1 Meeting point and Flight Departure: Please meet at Medellin Regional Airport (EOH – Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera) at the designated meeting time and location (TBD). Flight time: 45 minutes – 1 hour Capurganá Arrival and Transfer: Our local host will meet us at the airport to assist with our transfer and luggage. Before we start our first adventure, we will enjoy lunch at the hotel, then set out to walk the rugged coast to enjoy play and relaxation in 2-3 natural pools and spectacular views. Day 2 After breakfast, you will set out on a hiking excursion through a nature reserve of fascination with flora, fauna and vistas to a local fishing village in Sapzurro with a tranquil, tropical bay of white sand beaches. If conditions do not permit hiking, you will embark by boat to Sapzurro. You will rest and recharge with a local, fresh lunch, relaxation at the beach, then continue your hike to La Miel, a Panamanian village and spend time at the beach before heading back to Capurgana by boat. The ascent to the border of Panama is a moderate uphill climb of stairs with spectacular views. Day 3 You will take an excursion by boat to Soledad Beach and Aguacate Bay known for their stunning white sand beaches, crystal-clear turquoise and green water, coral reefs, colorful fish, green turtles, if we are lucky, and snorkeling. You will return to Capurgana for free time and relaxation. Day 4 Airport transfer for domestic flight from Capurgana (CPB) to Medellin (EOH). Connect your trip to our 8-day Immersive Cultural Tour of Medellin before or after Capurgana.

Day 1 Arrive in Medellín before 18:00 local time 20:00 Welcome Dinner Experience of entertainment, typical Colombian dishes and an exotic nightclub that lives, breathes the Colombian spirit. Not Included: Drinks Day 2 Medellín City & Graffiti Tour Travel through the city on its different transportation systems, visit landmarks downtown, and explore Comuna 13, one of the most iconic districts. Your local guides will share their perspectives on social change, vulnerability, and how the collective effort of the community transformed Medellin. Drug War Victims’ Tour Learn the victims’ perspective of the drug war and Pablo Escobar in Medellín from the 1990s-early 2000s. Visit a public park, a gallery, and a cemetery museum dedicated to reflecting on how the acts of terror forged a new perspective and advancement of Colombian society. Day 3 You will visit a traditional, family-owned coffee farm and learn about Colombian coffee from the seed and harvest to the preparation process. You will taste special strains, learn about the history and preservation of farm. Flowers from Medellín are shipped all over the world! Indigenous cultures celebrated flowers for their embodiment of beauty, happiness, women, fertility and life. You will visit a local, traditional flower farm, and learn about the national flower. Day 4 Experience the best of Guatapé by climbing the stairs of the iconic rock, visiting the colorful streets of the colonial town, having a traditional lunch, and sailing through the reservoir on our private barge through the Peñol-Guatapé reservoir. Included: entrance fee, private barge with alcoholic beverages Day 5 Choose Paragliding or Horseback Riding. No other substitutions may be made for these activities, no alterations to these set schedules, and no credits or refunds for choosing not to participate. Fly at your own pace with your pilot over one of the most beautiful natural basins in Colombia, the Medellín river, enjoy the incredible view of the city, and take some pictures of the stunning landscape. Relax, ride and go to exclusive sightseeing spots in an authentic adventure to fall in love with the landscapes of the region. Included: horse, horse ride guide In the afternoon, you may choose free time on your own to explore or rest. Day 6 Choose a Downtown E-bike Tour or Horseback Riding Learn about local communities and witness the ongoing transformation of Medellín through its iconic museums, sustainable architecture, art, and historic areas downtown while enjoying local food tastings. Afternoon free time for the remainder of the day Day 7 At the Salto del Buey Ecopark you can relax, be with nature or take on adventures of hiking, amazing views of 10 waterfalls, and ride the tallest zip-line in Colombia. Day 8 Time to say see you again or connect your trip to our next 4-day tour to All-Inclusive with roundtrip airfare from Medellin to Capurgana, Colombia before or after your Medellin Tour!