Private Tour Highlights
- Exploring the tropical paradise of Providencia Island, with its many beautiful, sandy beaches and tree-lined shores.
- Walking across “Lover’s Bridge” to the neighboring island of Santa Catalina, rumored to be true site of the famed ‘Treasure Island’.
- Diving or snorkeling the pristine waters surrounding San Andres Island on an optional tour, getting closer than ever to the vibrant marine life.
- Delving into the jungle at Tayrona National Park to glimpse the pre-Columbian civilization of the Tayrona at the archaeological site of Pueblito, before finishing up at heavenly beaches.
- Stepping foot in the beguiling Salt Cathedral just outside of Bogotá in Zipaquira, carved 120 meters underground from an old salt mine.
- Lapping up the extraordinary atmosphere of Cartagena, the picturesque walled city awash with cobbled streets and pretty plazas.
Tour Overview
With Yampu’s Paradise in Colombia From Remote Islands to Jungle Treks tour, lie out on the beach, explore the jungle, and view the skyscrapers while you explore Colombia through this highlight tour. You’ll see a capital city filled with cultural highlights, coral-colored sand, the Caribbean coast, Colombian jungle and more.
In the morning (after full-day Bogotá), you’ll head to two Caribbean islands: San Andrés and Providencia. The two were declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2000 along with Santa Catalina, another island that you’ll have the option to visit. San Andrés boasts beaches with coral-colored sand that look out on a clear, blue and green sea, and Providencia, just a 20-minute flight from San Andrés, is home to solitary bays and a seashore that proves that Providencia is aptly named. Lie out on the beach or try out water sports such as snorkeling or diving. (Snorkeling and diving are highly recommended; San Andrés and Providencia are surrounded by some of the most beautiful and complex coral formations in the world.) From there, you’ll head to Cartagena, a city filled with historic streets, alley ways and stories. Take in the old, walled city’s tiled roofs, balconies and courtyard gardens.
Last up: Tayrona (a national park with a high concentration of biodiversity), where you’ll explore the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and 37,000 acres of white Caribbean beaches.
Inclusions
*For those traveling to the southern Amazon, Tayrona National Park, Amacayacu and Gorgona National Parks (and those continuing on to Brazil), a vaccination for yellow fever is compulsory.
Package Price: From £$ 4683
Prices shown above are per person. Hotel categories do not adhere strictly to international ratings; Yampu has evaluated the hotels according to destination and availability. Prices include local airfare (where applicable), hotel accommodation including daily breakfast; all transfers with baggage handling, all guided tours in English and all entrance fees.
Please note that prices are subject to change based on availability and seasonality, especially during the holiday season from December 20th through January 5th each year. Please contact a Yampu Travel Specialist for more information on best times to travel.
Trip Type:
All our trips are operated on a private basis unless specified otherwise. This is only a sample itinerary; your Yampu Tour Consultant will personalize this trip for you according to your available dates, interests and type of hotels. This is your trip and we will work on making it perfect!
Tour Itinerary
Bogota
Upon arrival transfer to the hotel. Bogota is a modern capital city with stand-out cultural, intellectual and social draws as well as rich colonial heritage.
Upon arrival transfer to the hotel. Bogota is a modern capital city with stand-out cultural, intellectual and social draws as well as rich colonial heritage.
Bogota City Tour
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This guided visit to the Colombian capital starts in the Plaza de Bolivar (the city’s main square), which is surrounded by federal government buildings, and continues into the old colonial part of the city better known as "La Candelaria", the San Francisco Church and the Gold Museum (closed on Mondays). The tour finishes with a trip in a cable car to the top of the Monserrate Hill, which offers a spectacular view of the city.
Enjoy lunch in Bogota in between tours.
Leaving Bogota to the north, cross the savanna landscape to the town of Zipaquira. Upon arrival, visit the fully functioning Salt Cathedral. This unique building was constructed approximately 120 meters underground in a former salt mine. The trip ends with a visit to Zipaquira’s charming central square
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Bogota – San Andres – Providencia
After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport for flight to San Andres and then a connecting flight to Providencia. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel.
Providencia, just a 20-minute flight from San Andres, is home to solitary bays and a seashore that proves that Providencia is aptly named.
After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport for flight to San Andres and then a connecting flight to Providencia. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel.
Providencia, just a 20-minute flight from San Andres, is home to solitary bays and a seashore that proves that Providencia is aptly named.
Providencia Island
Day set aside for beach activities or excursions on the island’s various beaches. A visit to the neighboring island of Santa Catalina, connected by a colorful wooden bridge called “lovers' bridge,” is recommended. Santa Catalina was rumored to be the famous Treasure Island, and many organized expeditions there, particularly the English.
Day set aside for beach activities or excursions on the island’s various beaches. A visit to the neighboring island of Santa Catalina, connected by a colorful wooden bridge called “lovers' bridge,” is recommended. Santa Catalina was rumored to be the famous Treasure Island, and many organized expeditions there, particularly the English.
Providencia Island
Day at leisure for beach activities or excursions.
Day at leisure for beach activities or excursions.
Providencia Island – San Andres
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flight to San Andres and transfer to the hotel.
Though Christopher Columbus may have discovered San Andres on his second voyage, the English and the Dutch controlled it for over 30 years in a rare collaboration. The English were in charge of colonizing, and the Dutch managed commercial exchange in the Antilles. Nowadays, the island is well-known for its beaches.
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flight to San Andres and transfer to the hotel.
Though Christopher Columbus may have discovered San Andres on his second voyage, the English and the Dutch controlled it for over 30 years in a rare collaboration. The English were in charge of colonizing, and the Dutch managed commercial exchange in the Antilles. Nowadays, the island is well-known for its beaches.
San Andres
Day at leisure for beach activities. An excursion to Johnny Cay and Acuario is recommended.
Day at leisure for beach activities. An excursion to Johnny Cay and Acuario is recommended.
San Andres – Cartagena
After breakfast transfer to the airport for departure by flight to Cartagena. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel.
After breakfast transfer to the airport for departure by flight to Cartagena. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel.
Cartagena City Tour
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This fascinating half-day tour starts with the visit of the most important monuments of Cartagena. Start at the Convent of La Popa (the highest point of the city) and continue to the Castillo de San Felipe, an immense fort filled with history and mysteries hidden in its stonewalled tunnels. Leaving the castle, visit the monument of Zapatos Viejos, the "Old Shoes". Certainly the most impressive monument is the gigantic defensive wall that surrounds the old city, and overlooks the sea and its well-preserved colonial architecture. During the rest of the visit, see the city’s churches, museums, plazas, restaurants, shops and jewelry stores. This combination of treasures makes Cartagena deserving of the title of UNESCO World Heritage Site: It is impossible to forget this wonderful destination. Afternoon at leisure. ...read less
Cartagena
Day set aside for personal activities. An excursion to Islas del Rosario is recommended.
Day set aside for personal activities. An excursion to Islas del Rosario is recommended.
Cartagena – Tayrona National Park
After breakfast 4-5 hour private transfer to Tayrona National Park. Upon arrival check-in at Ecohabs.
After breakfast 4-5 hour private transfer to Tayrona National Park. Upon arrival check-in at Ecohabs.
Tayrona National Park
Free day. Explore Pueblito, lie out on the beach, try snorkeling, go horseback riding, rent a bike or just kick back.
Free day. Explore Pueblito, lie out on the beach, try snorkeling, go horseback riding, rent a bike or just kick back.
Tayrona National Park – Santa Marta
Morning transfer to Santa Marta airport after breakfast followed by a connection to Bogota to take flight back home or overlap with an add-on of one’s choice.
Morning transfer to Santa Marta airport after breakfast followed by a connection to Bogota to take flight back home or overlap with an add-on of one’s choice.
Bogotá - Bogota, Colombia
Isla de Providencia, San Andrés and Providencia, Colombia
San Andrés, Colombia
Cartagena - Bolivar, Colombia
Tayrona National Park, Magdalena, Colombia
Places You'll See
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Bogota
Located in the center of Colombia, the city of Bogota appeals to all types. The La Candelaria area draws in the lovers of art and culture with its many museums including the Botero Museum and the Gold Museum. Other notable attractions include botanical garden Jose Celestino Mutis, the National Observatory, and over 100 shopping malls.
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Providencia Island
Surrounded by the bluest waters in the Caribbean Sea, Providencia Island is a picturesque destination to all beach enthusiasts who want to get away from it all. Take A boat tour of Santa Catalina, a nearby island also declared a World Biosphere Reserve, and visit a colorful wooden bridge, known as the “lover’s bridge,” connecting Santa Catalina to Providencia
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San Andres
San Andres Island is known for its colorful, tropical fish and long, quiet beaches, one that are surrounded by the clear, blue-green sea with some of the most intricate coral formations in the world. This Caribbean island northwest of Colombia was declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2000, and is ideal for scuba diving, snorkeling, exploring or just lying out on the beach.
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Cartagena
The walled city of Cartagena, with its cobblestone streets and gorgeous colonial architecture, is full of exciting and engaging sites and activities. Visit the Palacio de la Inquisicion, where the Spanish Inquisition condemned men accused of crimes against religion. Or spend the day at the Playa Blanca beach, enjoying the surf and the sand.
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Tayrona National Park
Tayrona National Park is a protected area in northern Colombia, encompassing over 50 square miles of land and some of the loveliest coastlines of Columbia. With its two ecosystems between the sea and the mountains one may see some of the local wildlife including the elusive Titi Monkeys.
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Testimonials
Barbara
Traveled February 2016
First and foremost, we had a fabulous trip!
Thank you and the whole local team so much!! We truly appreciate the immediate attention and swift action due to the missed flight connection. It was handled very professionally with lots of communication, so we had no anxiety, and while we missed some sleep since we arrived in San Agustin quite late, we were very pleased not to have to sacrifice any of the planned tour as a result of it.
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Claudia ed Edoardo
Traveled February, 2016
It was a most memorable trip
And we enjoyed every minute of it, thanks to the impeccable Yampu organization (it is not a novelty…) and the great support offered by your local agents. Excellent guides, interpreters and drivers. Remarkable choice of hotels. To sum it up: a fantastic trip. Would you please convey our deepest thanks to all of your local agents for their generous assistance and their willingness to satisfy our requests.
A special grateful thank you to you, Wendy. I did appreciate your unstinting support, your professional approach and your astonishing ability to interpret and develop your customer’s project.
We do not say addio but arrivederci, hoping to travel with Yampu again.
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Caroline T.
Traveled January, 2016
Our trip was excellent!
Highlights from our trip: Bogota museums and the Sunday bike ride (absolutely fabulous guide for that), Hotel in Villa de Leyva (the best!), Medellin (wonderful Aquarium, also visit to Level 1 neighborhood, also great restaurant), Botero sculptures and museum, walking around in Cartegena, hotel in Cartegena, great restaurants in Cartegena, snorkeling.
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