Colombia has changed and now is the time to discover one of the best kept secrets of Latin America. Take advantage of this premium tour in a private vehicle accompanied with your own guide and be prepared to be surprised as you discover the reality of Colombia. Bogotá, the clean & bustling capital city is fast becoming a by word for urban progress and with spectacular views of the Andean mountains, wander between the myriad of interesting streets in La Candelaria, Bogota's old colonial district. Visit the most important gold museum in the world, the Museo de Oro or the museum of Colombia’s famous artist, Fernandao Botero. Enjoy the abundant nightlife and restaurants in Parque 93 and Zona Rosa. The Eje Cafetero, or Coffee Region, is where you travel to for spectacular scenery, a tour of the coffee plantations & picturesque colonial villages and a blissful few days staying at a traditional hacienda amongst the flowers and humming birds. The tour concludes in Cartagena de Indias, South America’s most beautiful and evocative city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Caribbean coast of the country. Wander the colonial streets with their imposing merchant’s houses, flower bedecked balconies & stunning civic buildings. Explore fortresses, museums and beautiful churches or book an optional day trip to the Rosario Islands for white sandy beaches.

Airport transfer with private vehicle, and driver. Kensington Tours donates a portion of proceeds to our charitable initiative www.kensingtoncares.com which supports education-based initiatives in disadvantaged communities. Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price).

In the heart of La Candelaria, the Hotel de la Opera offers an oasis away from the hustle and bustle of the capitals everyday life. With a stunning colonial exterior and interior there are few hotels in Bogota to compete in style and elegance. The location is excellent; next to the Cristóbal Colón Theatre and across the street from the Palacio de San Carlos, which currently houses the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Also across the street is the Colonial Art Museum and just two blocks away is Bolivar Square and the National Cathedral. The Presidential Palace, known as the Casa de Narino, is just a few blocks away.

Bogotá is located near the geographic center of Colombia, on the east of the Savannah of Bogotá. Bogotá was originally called "Bacatá" (which means “planted fields”) by the Muiscas. It was the center of their civilization before the Spanish explorers colonized the area, and it sustained a large population. The European settlement was founded in August 6, 1538 by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada and was named "Santa Fé de Bacatá" after his birthplace Santa Fé and the local name. "Bacatá" had become the modern "Bogotá" by the time it was made the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada, which was then part of the Viceroyalty of Peru, and later of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. The city soon became one of the centers of Spanish colonial power and civilization in South America.

Visit the major sites during this half day walking tour of the colonial district Colombia's capital in the company of your bi lingual guide. Wander between the myriad of interesting streets of La Candelaria, Bogota's oldest district. This will include a visit to the most important gold museum in the world, the Museo de Oro, as well as the Botero Museum, home to work by Colombia’s most famous artist, Fernando Botero. Visit the principal squares and marvel at the colonial architecture in this Andean city. Enjoy lunch at leisure (not included in tour price). Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). Overnight at Hotel De La Opera.

Airport transfer with private vehicle, and driver. Domestic flight between Bogota and Pereira with Avianca Airlines. The flight duration is approximately 1 hour. Airport transfer with private vehicle, and driver. Enjoy lunch at leisure (not included in tour price). Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price).

Hotel Boutique Sazagua is a fairytale hacienda with every attention to detail taken into account. The ten rooms and bathrooms are decorated and adorned with great thought and consideration. Most of the furniture, ornaments, books and photos are from the families own collection. From Finca there are opportunities for horse riding and walking through mandarin orchards, pineapple plantations, and local farmland. The menu is exquisite and a lovely restaurant. Private bathroom, closet, swimming pool, relaxing reading areas, beautiful gardens, restaurant, outside eating areas, balconies with comfortable seating.

Risaralda is located in the western central region of Colombia and part of the Paisa Region. Its capital is Pereira. It was divided from the department of Caldas in 1966. Risaralda is very well known for the high quality of its coffee, and a booming industry: clothes, food, trading of goods and services. The territory is very mountainous and has many kinds of climate in a very small area.

This tour will take you from the far north of Quindío to the beautiful Valle Cocora where the magnificent Wax palm grows, in one of its few natural habitats. Then onto the first settlement in Quindío of the modern era. As you enter into Filandia you know you are in the Coffee region of Colombia. The main square has not changed in appearance or in character in decades. Filandia does not have an attraction to visit; Filandia is the attraction. A coffee break in one of the many small coffee shops will allow you to take in the quaintness of uninterrupted lines of brightly painted houses in the traditional Pueblo of the region. From Filandia you will drive to the Valley Cocora. Part of the wider Parque Nacional Los Nevados, the valley is located on the eastern limits of Quindío along the central Andean range. It has been regarded by Colombia as a sanctuary for its national symbol; the Wax Palm (Ceroxylon quindiuense). The Palm fringes the Mountain range, and is now protected and declared a national tree and symbol to prevent exploitation due to the celebrations during Palm Sunday, and therefore a threat against the endemic species dependant on the palm. Salento is a municipality in the northeastern part of the department of Quindío. It was the first settlement in Quindío of the modern era, and the first municipality founded in the department. Salento is located 24 km northeast of the departmental capital Armenia. The picturesque town is located on the Northeastern corner of the department and borders other departments, Risaralda and Tolima all sharing Parque Nacional Los Nevados. From Salento you will continue on to your hotel. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). Overnight at Hotel Boutique Sazagua & Prana Spa.

This tour will give you a true impression of the life and culture encompassed by the Coffee region. Coffee is the heart and soul of this area and today you will see how this simple bean affects every part of the region. From quaint towns and stunning views, this is a full day insight into the “Triangulo Del Café”. You will also visit the National Bamboo Centre, the settlements of Cordoba, Pijao, and Buena Vista, enjoy a typical lunch and learn about the coffee process. In 1986 the regional autonomy of Quindío initiated the National Centre for the study of the Guadua Bamboo. The Centre is providing study resources and new technologies in propagation, forestry management and innovations in the use of the Bamboo in Industry. This first stop allows you to understand how this simple bamboo forms the back bone of so much that goes on in the region, from house construction to furniture and agriculture. Next you will make your way through the coffee covered hills and valleys, to your second port of call. Córdoba is one of the twelve municipalities’ that form the department of Quindío. With a sense of time stopped still, the buildings are aching under their own weight and the atmosphere is one of calm. During the day many of the local inhabitants work the steep slopes amongst the coffee plantations upon which the town is dependant. It’s a great place to sit and drink a coffee whilst watching the senior gentleman of the town play billiards at the club on the corner. Pijao, the next stop is known as "The place where the Herons come" for every night herons come to roost on the highest branches or so the story goes. Many of the inhabitants will be picking the coffee whilst the rest are centre stage in the plaza sipping coffee and chatting.

After the tour of the surrounding countryside and discovering life of the people in the Triangulo Del Café, the next stop will be lunch and a very interesting visit to a Coffee finca. Here you will learn about the cultivation, classification, and preparation of Colombian coffee. You will walk through the coffee plantations and nursery and there will be an explanation as to how the plant grows and is cultivated before the final bean reaches the coffee cup. You will also have the opportunity to learn about coffee tasting, the different aromas and textures of Colombia’s most famous export.
Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). Overnight at Hotel Boutique Sazagua & Prana Spa.

Airport transfer with private vehicle, and driver. Domestic flight between Pereira and Cartagena, via Bogota with Avianca Airlines. Airport transfer with private vehicle. Enjoy lunch at leisure (not included in tour price). Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price).

Hotel Delirio has an excellent location within the Cartagena de Indias Historical Center, at the “Calle de la Iglesia” (The Church Street), a calm and unique street from where you can see the Cathedral. Thanks to this excellent location, you will be at a few steps from the most important centers and service areas of Cartagena, as well as from the main monuments, tourist attractions and entertaining.

Cartagena de Indias is a port city on the northern coast of Colombia and capital of Bolívar Department. It is the fifth largest urban area in Colombia with a population over 1 million. Founded in 1533 by Spaniard Don Pedro de Heredia, and named after the port of Cartagena in Spain's Murcia region, the city was a major center of early Spanish settlement in the Americas. It experienced rapid development in the eighteenth century as the de facto capital of the Viceroyalty of New Granada and as the main hub of commerce and transportation in the late viceroyalty era. The city is presently a center of economic activity in the Caribbean region and a popular tourist destination. Cartagena's colonial walled city and fortress were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.

You will be met by from your hotel by your Bilingual guide to commence your walking tour through the streets of the Historic centre of Cartagena. Carved from a colourful history rife of piracy, Sultry Caribbean heat, with fusions of African, indigenous and European culture, Cartagena is Colombia’s living, breathing and pulsating museum. Absurdly photogenic La Heroica (Heroic city) awards even the laziest of travellers. Colour splashes every corner, balconies overflow with blossom, and energy seeps beneath the ancient wooden doors of hotels, restaurants and Casa Privadas. Fresh fruit juices and seafood stalls are rich pickings within the myriad of cobbled streets. Heels click instinctively with the throb of Salsa from Café Havana, dance is integral, and voyeurism is out! Observe the hustle and bustle over a cool beer at Donde Fidels as street vendors add local colour to the cobbled highways.

Your tour will take through the old town under the Puerta Del Reloj (Clock tower entrance), a symbol of Cartagena, into the Plaza de los Coches. Your guide will divulge the myths and legends, histories and stories of Cartagena from ancient times right up to the present. From the Plaza San Pedro Claver with its stunning Church, on through to the Plaza Bolivar; with its shady areas, where a fresh Lemon juice can be enjoyed whilst watching the world go by. Cartagena is steeped in history and a delight to stroll the streets with your own personal encyclopaedia of knowledge guiding you from one interest to the other. Enjoy lunch at leisure (not included in tour price). Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). Overnight at Hotel Delirio.

Enjoy time at leisure to explore at your own pace, or relax at your hotel. Enjoy lunch at leisure (not included in tour price). Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). Overnight at Hotel Delirio.

Airport transfer with private vehicle.

Depart from the International Airport in Cartagena.