Bogota Retreat
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
7 days, planned by Pumice & Pine
Bogota is at 2,640 m and people arriving from sea level feel it. The Gold Museum holds about fifty-five thousand pieces of pre-Hispanic metalwork.
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| La Candelaria |
| Museo del Oro |
| Monserrate |
Comuna 13 was one of the most violent neighbourhoods in the world and is now reached by outdoor escalators. The tours are run by people who grew up there.
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| Comuna 13 |
| Metrocable |
| Plaza Botero |
Seven hundred and forty steps up a two-hundred-metre granite monolith, with a flooded valley of islands underneath it.
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| El Penol de Guatape |
| Guatape zocalos |
| Reservoir |
The Quindio wax palm reaches sixty metres, is the tallest palm in the world and grows in a cloud forest valley at 2,400 m.
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| Salento |
| Valle de Cocora |
| Quindio wax palm |
Cartagena's walls took two centuries to build and were paid for by the silver they were protecting.
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| Cartagena walled city |
| Getsemani |
| Las Bovedas |
The Rosarios are an hour out by boat and the only clear water within reach of the city.
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| Ciudad Amurallada |
| San Felipe fortress |
| Rosario Islands |
Getsemani outside the walls is where the city actually lives, and it is a better last morning than the old town.
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| Getsemani |
| Plaza Trinidad |
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
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Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner across 7 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
8 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Andes and Central America, altitude planned properly”
Every itinerary is built around where you sleep rather than where you go, because in the Andes that is the only decision that matters.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Solid operator.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Solid operator.
Andes & Caribbean done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Worth every rupee.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Crew were professional without being stiff about it. Would send friends their way.
Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Worth every rupee.
Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.
Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.
Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. Would send friends their way.
On this route, yes, with ordinary city precautions — no phones out at night, registered taxis or apps, nothing flashy. Colombia's reputation lags its reality by about fifteen years, and the parts that remain genuinely risky are nowhere near anything on this itinerary.
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