Colonial Colombia
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- Half-day Bogota City Tour with funicular to Monserrate and lunch (morning)
- Transfer from Bogota to Villa de Leyva, with visit to Zipaquira Salt Cathedral and lunch
- Visit to the Fossil Museum and Ecce Homo Monastery with lunch
- Visit to the town of Raquira (en-route to Bogota Airport)
- Cartagena city tour (half-day)
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- Round-trip economy class airfare into Bogota (BOG) and out of Cartagena (CTG)
- Round-trip airport transfers in Bogota and Cartagena
- 2 nights in Bogota at the Hotel Dann Carlton Bogota, or similar
- Bogota city tour with funicular to Monserrate and lunch (half-day)
- Transfer from Bogota to Villa de Leyva, with visit to Zipaquira Salt Cathedral and lunch
- 2 nights in Villa de Leyva at the Hotel Posada de San Antonio, or similar
- Visit to the Fossil Museum and Ecce Homo Monastery with lunch
- Visit to the town of Raquira (en-route to Bogota Airport)
- One-way, economy class flight from Bogota (BOG) to Cartagena (CTG)
- 3 nights in Cartagena at the Hotel Caribe by Faranda Grand, or similar
- Cartagena city tour (half-day)
- Breakfast daily
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¡Bienvenidos a Colombia! Upon arrival in Bogota, you will have a transfer from the airport to your hotel.
Bogota is the Colombian capital and was founded in 1538 by the Spaniard Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada under the name of Santa Fe. Here you will experi...
Wake up and enjoy a half-day city tour taking you to Paloquemao market, La Candelaria district, Plaza de Bolivar, the Gold Museum and Monserrate!
In the evening, head to the trendy Zona Rosa neighborhood for dinner and a shot of aguardiente, an anise-flavored liquor beloved by Bogotanos.
Say goodbye to Bogota as you depart for Villa de Leyva. En route, stop at the famous Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira and see this architectural marvel up close!
After your tour, continue to the colonial town of Villa de Leyva, founded in 1572 and declared a ...
After breakfast, walk around the pretty village of Villa de Leyva with the finest examples of colonial architecture: wooden balconies, arches, and heavy wooden and brass laden doors in contrast to the white buildings. Enjoy the quiet surroundings and solitude o...
Say goodbye to Villa de Leyva as you transfer to Bogota airport. En route, stop in the colorful town of Raquira, the pottery capital of Colombia. Then head for your flight to the colonial jewel of Colombia, Cartagena.
Cartagena was founded in 1533 by the ...
Today you will visit some of Cartagena's highlights on an included city tour. Cartagena was given the name La Heroica (Heroic City) by Simon Bolivar in 1815 after the city resisted 105 days of siege by the Spanish.
After the tour, stroll over to Plaza de...
Today you will have a full day to see Cartagena at your leisure. Consider visiting the Palace of the Inquisition, one of Cartagena's most visited tourist sites that documents the darkest period in the city's history. Enter through the baroque limestone doorway ...
Your Colombian vacation comes to an end today. At the scheduled time, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home.
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