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Dates and prices are subject to change. For booking, availability, and detailed itineraries, consult your travel agent or check online. Colombia Express CLASSIC Highlights › › Experience the unique culture of Colombia › › Drink world-renowned coffee in the lush mountains › › People watch from a café in Medellin › › Soak up the sun in Cartagena What's Included Zipaquira Salt Cathedral (Villa de Leyva). Coffee farm visit (Armenia). Hacienda stay. Valle de Cocora hike. Medellin city tour. Cartagena orientation walk. Internal flights. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities. ACCOMMODATIONS Hotels (6 nts), hacienda (2 nts) TRANSPORT Plane, private van, public bus, 4x4, walking GROUP LEADER CEO throughout, local guides MEALS 8 breakfasts, 1 lunch. Allow USD240-315 for meals not included. ITINERARY Where to go if you only have a week to experience a truly unique part of the world? The answer: Colombia. If you think a week isn't enough to tour the beaches, coffee regions, and metropolitan cities of this reemerging country, think again – we've made it possible. Check out the resurgence of culture, art, and food in Bogotá and Medellin, dive deep into the Caribbean vibe in Cartagena, and enjoy the Latin-Caribbean fusion of flavours in local cuisine. All this in only nine days. Start packing now. DAY 1 BOGOTÁ Arrive at any time. DAY 2 VILLA DE LEYVA Visit Paloquemao market before driving to Villa de Leyva for an overnight. Stop en route to visit the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral. ( 1B ) DAYS 3-4 ARMENIA/CALARCÁ (COFFEE REGION) Enjoy a morning in Villa de Leyva before an afternoon flight to Armenia, in Colombia's coffee region. The following day, enjoy a tour of a coffee farm in the Calarcá area to learn more about the coffee culture here. Visit local villages in the region. Spend two nights outside Armenia in a traditional hacienda. ( 2B, 1L ) DAY 5 COCORA VALLEY/SALENTO Stretch your legs with a morning hike through the Cocora Valley before an afternoon arrival to Salento town. Continue the full coffee experience in the region of Quindío. ( 1B ) DAYS 6-7 MEDELLIN Drive through the stunning landscape to Medellin. Enjoy a neighbourhood tour of the city and learn the fascinating recent history of the city's ongoing transformation. ( 2B ) DAY 8 CARTAGENA Hop on a morning flight to Cartagena and arrive in time to spend the afternoon exploring the old walled city. Opt for dinner and a night out in this lively town. ( 1B ) DAY 9 CARTAGENA Depart at any time. ( 1B ) ADD TO YOUR EXPERIENCE CLASSIC COLOMBIA: Add a week to your plans and experience the Caribbean coast of Colombia. See tour SMCC on page 305. Guaranteed Departures Number of IF YOU'RE BOOKED, YOU'RE GOING | departures / month. 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 ■›■›■›■›■›■›■›■›■›■›■›■ J F M A M J J A S O N D TOP SELLER 9 DAYS—BOGOTÁ TO CARTAGENA FROM $ 1599 OPTIONAL MY OWN ROOM: $ 549 TOUR CODE: SMCQ IS THIS TOUR FOR ME? See back foldout. TYPE: SMALL GROUP – MAX 16, AVG 12 SERVICE LEVEL: STANDARD PHYSICAL DEMAND: LIGHT Cartagena Medellin Armenia (Coffee Region) Bogotá C O L O M B I A Salento Villa de Leyva SOUTH AMERICA›› COLOMBIA 306