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11 days: Bogotá, Medellín, the coffee region and Cartagena

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Colombia: 11 days

12 pagesPDF in English and Czech📱 phone appworks offlineChecked 7 Nov 2026

Colombia your way: the colonial La Candelaria quarter and Gold Museum in Bogotá, transformed Medellín with its cable cars and colourful Guatapé, the wax palms of the Cocora valley and coffee farms near Salento, and the walls and colourful lanes of Caribbean Cartagena to finish. Domestic flights and a car with a driver. Book everything yourself and keep this guide on your phone: it works offline.

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The route 10 nights in total

  1. Bogotá2 nights
    La Candelaria, the Gold Museum, Monserrate
  2. Medellín3 nights
    Comuna 13, cable cars, Guatapé
  3. Salento2 nights
    The Cocora valley, coffee farms
  4. Cartagena3 nights
    City walls, Getsemaní, the Rosario islands

Fly into Bogotá (direct from Madrid or with a connection). Medellín is about an hour by plane; Medellín to Salento is about 6–7 hours by car, or fly to Pereira and drive an hour. From Pereira, fly to Cartagena in about 1.5 hours. Fly home from Cartagena via Bogotá.

Places you will see

Cartagena
CartagenaPhoto: Felipe Ortega Grijalba, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cocora valley
Cocora valleyPhoto: Angela Calle and Daniel Di Palma, CC BY-SA 4.0
Guatapé
GuatapéPhoto: camilogaleano.com, CC BY-SA 4.0
La Candelaria
La CandelariaPhoto: Felipe Restrepo Acosta, CC BY-SA 3.0
Medellín
MedellínPhoto: Juan Gómez, CC BY 2.0
Salento
SalentoPhoto: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0

What’s in the guide

  • The route day by day, with nights in each place
  • When to go, month by month
  • The best places and how much time they need
  • Getting around, where to stay, money and food
  • Manners, safety and a before-you-go checklist
  • Official links and sources with the date they were checked
  • A phone app: the plan for your travel dates, checklist and notes, offline too

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How do I get the guide?

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Does it work offline?

Yes. Save the PDF to your phone and add the app to your home screen, then it works without signal.

Can I give it as a gift?

Yes. After paying you also get a printable voucher with a QR code that the recipient scans to download the guide.

How up to date is it?

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