Bogota Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
7 days, planned by Condor Overland
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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Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner across 7 days, at camp. 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
“Latin America by public bus, the way most people actually do it”
Overland routes on scheduled buses and public ferries. Slower, cheaper, and closer to how the continent moves.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Would book with them again.
Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.
Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
Andes & Caribbean done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Would book with them again.
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Would book with them again.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Would send friends their way.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. Solid operator.
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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