Essential Colombia

TORONTO – BOGOTÁ  Fly from Toronto to Bogotá. Welcome by local representative and transfer to your hotel. 
Best Western Plus 93 Park Hotel, Superior Room ★★★★

BOGOTÁ  Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. This morning, your guide will pick you up from your hotel and begin a tour of the city of Bogotá. Visit the local market to taste and learn about the unique variety of fruits and flavours Colombia has to offer. Continue on to visit the Fernando Botero Museum. Take a cable car to the top of Monserrate for wonderful views of the city. After lunch on your own, walk through the historic city center, known as La Candelaria to see the beautifully preserved colonial buildings and steep stone paved streets. Return to your hotel and enjoy the rest of your day at leisure to explore on your own.. 
Best Western Plus 93 Park Hotel, Superior Room ★★★★

BOGOTÁ  After breakfast, enjoy your day at leisure. We recommend an optional tour of the spectacular Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral, one of the most notable achievements of Colombian architecture. 
Best Western Plus 93 Park Hotel, Superior Room ★★★★

BOGOTÁ – PEREIRA  Enjoy breakfast, then transfer to Bogotá airport to board your flight to Pereira, located in the heart of the Coffee Gold Triangle, giving you an opportunity to explore the lush coffee plantations of the region. Welcome by our local representative and transfer to your hotel.
Sazagua Hotel Boutique, Junior Suite ★★★+

PEREIRA  After breakfast, travel to a typical farm to experience how coffee farm activities unfold. Wear coffee workers clothing and live through the experiences on a coffee farm; see how they gather, peel, thrash, toast and mill the coffee beans the traditional way. Enjoy the rest of your day at leisure. 
Sazagua Hotel Boutique, Junior Suite ★★★+

PEREIRA  Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Today, take your day at leisure. Many optional tours are available including a tour of Salento and Corcora Valley to see unique Bahareque architecture and visit Cocora National Park to see the world’s tallest Palm, the wax palm. On this optional tour, continue to the Botanical Gardens and Butterfly Park to experience an abundance of flora and fauna, especially varieties of hummingbirds and unique butterfly species. 
Sazagua Hotel Boutique, Junior Suite ★★★+

PEREIRA – CARTAGENA  After an early breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Cartagena, the highlight of Colombia. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, the walled city has a wealth of character that will capture your senses; from its well preserved colonial architecture, romantic atmosphere, vibrant flora, balmy temperature, excellent cuisine and amazing sunsets over the Caribbean to its warm and inviting people. Welcome by our local representative, transfer to hotel.
Bantú Hotel, Superior ★★★★

CARTAGENA  After breakfast at your hotel, enjoy your morning at leisure. In the afternoon, tour the most important monuments of the city. Visit La Popa, built at the beginning of the 17th-century on the hill of the same name for a magnificent view of the city and bay. Continue on to San Felipe’s Fort, visit San Pedro’s Church and Convent.
Bantú Hotel, Superior ★★★★

CARTAGENA  After breakfast, transfer to the beautiful Islas del Rosario archipelago located an hour and half south of the Bay of Cartagena. Populated with a great variety of reef fauna, white sandy beaches and beautiful crystal-clear waters make the scenery truly spectacular. Take the opportunity to swim, snorkel or relax in a hammock. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Return to your hotel and overnight.
Bantú Hotel, Superior ★★★★

CARTAGENA – BOGOTÁ – TORONTO  After breakfast, transfer to the airport to board your flight to Bogotá and your connecting flight to Toronto.