Solo-ish Colombia

Welcome to Medellín. Meet your included arrival transfer at the airport, then join your CEO and fellow travellers for a welcome meeting before partaking in a hands-on cooking class featuring arepas. Get to know your other Solo-ish travellers while making a traditional staple of this beautiful country. Learn more about Colombian cuisine and witness for yourself how the joy of preparing and sharing a meal has the power to bring strangers together.

Included Experiences

• Arrival Transfer: You will be met at the airport and transferred to the hotel to start your adventure.
• Welcome Meeting - Meet Your CEO and Group: Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Don't forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.
• Tastes of Colombia: Food is a universal language, and there's no better way to get to know a new friend, or a new community, than by breaking bread together and digging in to a delicious meal. Join your fellow Solo-ish travellers in a hands-on Arepa cooking class in Medellín. Learn how to make this very versatile Colombian food staple that can be eaten during any meal. This delicious corn cake is relatively simple to make, but gets you back to the basics of cooking with your hands. It can be prepared with a variety of fillings or toppings like, cheese, eggs, black beans, avocado, or pulled pork. Sit down together afterwards, enjoy your delicious creations, and get to know one another a little better as you pass the arepas.

Today is all about the sights, sounds, flavours, and atmosphere of Medellín, Colombia’s ‘City of Eternal Spring’. Start by visiting Comuna 13, previously one of the city’s most dangerous neighbourhoods, now transformed into a lively place with community projects working to preserve its past history, while changing the future for residents of the barrios that cling to the mountainside above the San Javier Metro Station. After a three-hour walking tour of the area, sit down for lunch at Berracas de la 13, a G Adventures—supported project created by a small network of women with a goal of empowering other females and youth in their community who have experienced violence or injustice. The restaurant cooks delicious regional staples and allows visitors to experience the cuisine in an authentic Colombian atmosphere. Later, enjoy free time to see the city on your own; from museums to parks and graffiti tours, there are many options.

Included Experiences

• Neighbourhoods & Flavours of Medellín: With your incredible CEO at the helm, get to know the local community and your Solo-ish travel mates on a day packed full of interesting and engaging adventures. Begin on a walking tour through Medellín’s transformed Comuna 13 neighbourhood. Walk through the narrow streets and steep roads while you learn about the history and resurgence of this community nestled in the hillside of the city. Then, attend an engaging lunch at a local community-project kitchen in the area operated solely by women, and working to benefit females and youth who live in the area and have experienced violence or injustice.
• Berracas de la 13 Visit with Lunch: Explore dynamic communities and support women–owned social enterprises on a tour led by residents of the Comuna 13 of Medellin. A G Adventures,–supported project, Berracas de la 13 is a nonprofit organization who have developed a new Comuna tour and meal service, benefitting women and youth from the community. Travellers have the opportunity to learn from local guides, visit small shops, try local food and purchase unique handicrafts.
• Free Time: Enjoy a few hours of free time in Medellín to explore. Opt to visit a museum before they close or perhaps walk through a city park. Dinner will also be on your own this weekend, but there are endless options to choose from.

Optional Experiences

• Explora Park : A symbol of transformation in the northern part of Medellín, the park is a large piece of modern architecture housing a variety of scientific exhibits. Learn about the flora, fauna, and astronomy of Colombia while exploring the vivarium specializing in the Amazon River, the planetarium, or one of the many interactive exhibits on display. (24500-37500 COP per person)
• Medellín City Tour: Really get to know Colombia’s second largest city with a neighbourhood tour. Medellín has been revitalized since the issues of the 80s and 90s and is now one of South America’s most innovative and artistic cities. Explore the city’s varied barrios filled with shops, green parks, museums, churches, markets, and delicious cuisine.
• Modern Art Museum: Wander around the Museum of Modern Art and enjoy the work of Colombian artists in a variety of medias. Make sure to check out the Débra Arango permanent collection.
• Nutibara Hill (Cerro Nutibara) Visit: For a breath of fresh air 80m (263 ft) above the city, visit Nutibara Hill. Ride a colourful bus, take a taxi, or climb winding paths through the greenery to get to the top of the hill and enjoy great views of the city. Pueblito Paisa waits at the summit: stroll through this replica of a traditional Antioquian town and enjoy the charm of whitewashed buildings, bright-coloured doors and tiled roofs. Try some local food here or shop for souvenirs.

It’s a day of what G Adventures does best! A fun surprise and unforgettable adventures await in Medellín and the unique town of Guatapé during your G Day on this Solo-ish Adventure. Feel your heart pound as the group conquers the winding, steep stairs of El Peñol overlooking all of Guatapé. Smell the fresh air and learn more about the town on the shores of a man-made reservoir, and boasting houses of every colour. Enjoy magnificent views of the green mountains in the distance and the coolness of the blue lake and spend free time getting to know the area. Who knows where you might end up to cap off this epic G Day.

Included Experiences

• The Thrills and Surprises of Guatapé & Medellín: With your Solo-ish travel mates and CEO, explore some of the world's coolest activities alongside new friends. It's not just an epic day of fun, it's chock full of incredible experiences and a surprise G element along the way to take your day to an 11. Breathe deeply and get ready for a heart-pumping adventure as you climb the steep winding stairs to the top of the granite monolith in Guatapé known as El Peñol. Enjoy the panoramic views from the top and travel back into town for a visit, and free time for lunch and perhaps to walk along the reservoir.
• Free Time: Take advantage of an hour and a half of free time to grab some lunch at a local spot in town and walk around a bit more on your own.

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before transferring to the airport for your flight from Medellín to Santa Marta in the northern part of the country. Travel for another hour by private vehicle to the Tayrona Area and spend a free afternoon at your leisure enjoying the amenities at the hotel property. This area of mountainous jungle and boulder strewn beaches is one of the most beautiful in the region and the perfect place to connect with yourself and the wildness of your surroundings.

Included Experiences

• Free Time: Spend a free afternoon in the Tayrona National Park area. Enjoy your jungle surroundings and breathe in the fresh mountain air.
• Plane: Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... yup, it is a plane, actually.

Your day will start with a visit to the biodiverse Tayrona National Park for a moderate hike with a local guide. Experience the incredible nature that surrounds you and learn more about this unique natural area of northern Colombia. Enjoy free time at the beach to relax before returning to the hotel property for an afternoon and evening on your own. The perfect blend of adventure and rejuvenation.

Included Experiences

• Tayrona National Park Excursion: Get outside with a hike into this beautiful park! Learn more about the rich diversity of Tayrona's natural heritage and explore Tayrona's gorgeous scenery with a local guide. Spend the night surrounded by nature in a lodge close to the park.
• Free Time: Spend the afternoon and evening relaxing in your surroundings. Listen to the sounds of the jungle and see if you can spot wildlife near the hotel property.

Travel away from the misty green hills of Tayrona National Park to the lively coastal city of Cartagena. First travel back to Santa Marta via private vehicle before boarding a public bus to ‘The Walled City’. Arrive in the late afternoon and set out on a short orientation walk with your CEO. Then, the remainder of the evening belongs to you. Embrace the bizarre and see where the night takes you.

Included Experiences

• Local Bus: Enjoy a ride like the locals on a public bus between Santa Marta and Cartagena.
• CEO-led Orientation Walk of Old Town Cartagena: Enjoy an orientation walk alongside your trust CEO and get to know the Old Town of Cartagena as you walk a 3.7km loop from your hotel in the area. Pass by various monuments and museums and gain an introduction to the streets, sounds, and sights of this Colombian city.

It’s time for a day that belongs to you! The choice really is all yours. From spending the first part of the day visiting the Rosario Islands to simply having a slow morning in the city, you have plenty of options. In the afternoon join back up with the group for a rum tasting lesson with non-alcoholic options available as well. Then, the evening belongs to you. Keep the social vibes going and choose to stick together for dinner or wander off on your own and find a quiet spot to indulge in some delicious food and time to unwind.

Included Experiences

• Cartagena Me Day: Traveling solo alongside your new Solo-ish travel mates means there's always something fun to do and new friends to explore with. But the joy of travel can also be about taking time to yourself to recharge, refresh, and reflect on the journey. Today, choose to join your CEO for a local activity, or take the time to yourself to enjoy your own company in one of the most incredible places on our planet.
• Rum Tasting & Chocolate Experience: On today's experience the group will taste their way through Colombia's best rum and organic sweet and savoury treats. Sample these rich liquors alongside a masterclass on the origin process and production of various selections available. From the coast to the mountains, you will dive into the rum culture of the Caribbean accompanied by culinary traditions, and historical insights. Today's menu includes 8 different rums paired sweet and savoury treats.

Optional Experiences

• Islas del Rosario National Park: Take a boat to this park with a lengthy name—Rosario and San Bernardo Corals National Natural Park—and be wowed by the beauty of the Rosario Islands. Admire the clear blue water and natural landscape of the islands. Opt to snorkel and explore the park’s lively reefs or sit back and relax on the beach. (320000-350000 COP per person)
• Museum of Modern Art (Museo de Arte Moderno) Visit: Housed in two historic buildings, one a former weapons storehouse, is the collection of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Cartagena. Stroll through the unique space and admire Latin American paintings from the 1950s along with contemporary Colombian art.
• Night Exploration on Chiva: Get ready to party and explore the city by chiva bus. These colourful vehicles are a national symbol and feature open sides making it easy to truly experience vibrant Cartagena as you go. Drink, dance and enjoy Colombian music on this fun-filled ride.
• Palace of Inquisition (Museum) Visit: Visit the museum and learn about the Spanish Inquisition in Colombia. Explore this fine example of colonial and Baroque architecture and see artifacts and torture equipment on display.
• Naval Museum of the Caribbean Visit: Located in the historic walled city, visit this spacious museum housed in two heritage buildings. Explore the various exhibits relating to the naval history of the Caribbean Sea and enjoy the charming patios.

You arrived a solo traveller and are leaving with many new friends. Say goodbye to your fellow Solo-ish travellers and depart at any time.