Colombia holiday
Highlights
Bogota | Gold Museum | Monseratte | La Candalaria | Zipaquira Salt Cathedral | The Observatory | Internal flight to Neiva | Tatacoa Desert | San Agustin | Popayan | Armenia | Cocora Valley | Manziales Quinta stay | Santa Fe de Antioquia | Medellin | Internal flight to Santa Marta | Tayrona National Park | Cartagena | Volcan de Lodo El Totumo |Description of Colombia holiday
Colombia is one of the world’s most vibrant countries, emerging from a dark period in its history to reclaim its spot as a renowned destination in South America. Travelling from the capital, Bogota, to the colonial city of Cartagena in the north, this small group Colombia holiday has been carefully crafted to showcase scenery, landmarks and cultural activities that will captivate even the most experienced of travellers.Drive through picturesque countryside to see ancient monuments such as The Observatory, used by the Indians to track the seasons, and the spectacular Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground Roman Catholic church built in an old salt mine. Explore the surreal rock formations of the Tatacoa Desert and the hugely significant monoliths of the San Agustin archaeological park. Tour the must-see areas around Bogota including La Candalaria, the city’s oldest suburb, Monseratte with its hilltop lookouts, and the fascinating Gold Museum.
Give your muscles and skin a treat by soaking them in the Popayan thermal pools, or even a bubbling mud volcano! And embark on horse trekking expeditions from a working hacienda in the stunning Manziales region.
You’ll explore Armenia and the Cocora Valley, heart of Colombia’s coffee industry, and the lively city of Medellin with its renowned culinary scene. Afterwards, an internal flight takes you to Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast, for a few days wandering on idyllic white sand beaches, and trekking through the jungle of Tayrona National Park.
This is the quintessential Colombia holiday for adventurous travellers looking for natural beauty and unique cultural experiences.
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The leaders are not guides – they’re not there to shepherd you around. Instead, they’ll let you know which local restaurant serves great value food – without running the risk of travellers’ tummy. They’ll allow you to avoid hour-long queues at train stations and attractions.
We like to think of small group travel as the Goldilocks option. It is independent travel without the fuss, worry and bunk beds – and organised travel without the coaches. And it’s cheaper than a tailor made tour. It’s sits somewhere in the middle – and we think it’s just about right.
Have big, life-enriching experiences that would be impossible to organise without lots of time and insider knowledge.
Simplicity
Make the most of your holiday time by letting someone else do the hard work and boring logistics!
Peace of mind
Small group tours take care of the security aspects – and provide a safety net should anything unexpected happen.
If you don’t have three months to spend exploring, small groups trips let you cover more ground in less time. Your days are not spent queuing for tickets or finding hotels – so you can squeeze more into your holiday.
Solo travellers who’d like company
Likeminded travel companions plus peace of mind for those travelling alone. Single supplements are usually available – providing privacy if you want it.
Less confident travellers
Stray from the tourist trail without worrying about getting lost, and meet local people without dealing with the language barrier.
Couples and friends have private rooms, and you can choose to eat alone or not. Single supplements give solo travellers their own room.
“There won’t be any free time”
Free mornings or afternoons let you explore on your own, or just relax.
“The accommodation will be basic”
Trips are as high or low end as you like. Though off the beaten track destinations won’t have luxury hotels, this is all part of the adventure.
“I won’t like the other travellers!”
Tour operators try to create groups with a similar demographic – age, families, activity levels... Chances are, you’ll even make new friends.
“Will we be following an umbrella?”
No.
Responsible tourism
Responsible tourism: Colombia holiday
In South America we use local ground handlers - this means that all the operational costs go directly into the local economy and helps to improve employment opportunities in remote regions. By incorporating home-stays, locally owned hotels, restaurants and the services of guides and drivers into our itineraries, we ensure that money you spend on your trip goes directly into the local economy and local communities benefit from tourism.
We have a strict environmental policy to make sure that the environments we visit are not damaged or spoilt in any way. All our guides are trained to uphold this policy and all clients are fully briefed on appropriate/responsible behaviour whilst in wilderness areas. Our 'Leave No Trace' ethic is applied to all trips in all regions, and as tour operators is something we are careful to promote.
When you take one of our trips, we automatically make a contribution to “Carbon Clear” – an organisation who work with hundreds of organisations to measure their carbon footprint and reduce their carbon emissions.
We also support emergency relief efforts in the areas we travel to, such as the Pakistan Earthquake Fund set up in 2005 and a variety of other community benefiting NGOs around the world.
We also support several other NGOs around the world such as the Hope Foundation, Tibetan schools trust and Adopt-A-Minefield, which are all carefully selected to improve the standard of living for the communities we visit.
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