Majestic mountain ranges, UNESCO World Heritage sites, and fragrant coffee farms span Colombia, a country of rich history, natural and human. On this trip travelers will cross Colombia from the mountainous metropolis of Bogotá to the Caribbean coastline of Cartagena. In the Colombian capital of Bogota, travelers will visit cultural centers like the Museo de Oro (Museum of Gold) and Museo Botero (Museum for Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero) and see the city's dynamic street art. The group will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in coffee cultivation in the Quindio region, full of beautiful landscapes of green hills reaching out to the valleys below with coffee farms dotting the region. The trip also gets travelers to take in the city life through bars, restaurants, and cafes in Medellín and the walled city of Cartagena, the final destination of the trip.
This is a nine day trip and costs $3,199. This trip is led byNational Geographic in partnership with G Adventures, a sustainable, small-group tour company that has been leading travelers for 35+ years. They have been pioneers in community tourism, and their trips directly benefit the local communities they visit. They have a responsible travel effort called G For Good and partner with the nonprofit Planeterra, dedicated to ensuring communities touched by tourism benefit from it. They were rated one of CATALYST PLANET’s 8 Best Sustainable Travel Companies.