In recent times, Colombia has become one of the most important emerging LGBTQ+ friendly destinations in the world. As the 24th country in the world to approve same-sex marriage, it has one of the most advanced laws to protect the rights of homosexuals. It is a diverse and multicultural country, with modern cities that still preserve their colonial and traditional essence. If you travel to Colombia, in addition to discovering an enviable gastronomy or enjoying memorable nightlife and cultural outings, you will be able to visit incredible Caribbean beaches, its famous coffee plantations or tropical nature in all its splendor.
We propose three different itineraries to the main cities of the country, so you can choose according to your availability or tastes, although if you prefer an alternative itinerary, we will tailor-make it for you. You also have the option of ending up on a Caribbean beach or, if the dates coincide, experiencing the famous Barranquilla Carnival. Your choice.
Day 1 / Origin – Bogotá
Arrival in Bogota. Private transfer from El Dorado airport to the hotel. Only with driver.
Day 2 / Bogotá
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, half-day private excursion to Zipaquira and visit of the Salt Cathedral (entrance included). Guide in Spanish. Departure from the hotel to Zipaquirá, located 50 kilometers north of Bogotá. Along the route, you will be able to observe some sites of interest such as the Sabana de Bogotá and the Puente del Común. Arrival at the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, built in a mine 190 meters deep and considered the first wonder of Colombia. Arrival at the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, built in a mine 190 meters deep and considered the first wonder of Colombia. Return to Bogotá.
At night you will enjoy the city’s nightlife. You will visit 4 bars and/or nightclubs among which is Theatron (the largest gay bar in Latin America), with VIP entrance with no lines and reserved tables.
Day 3 / Bogotá
Breakfast at the hotel. We start the day with a private city tour (6 hours) in Bogota, which includes admission to the Gold Museum, Botero Museum and climb to Monserrate. Guide in Spanish. Panoramic tour of the historical sector of the city, passing by the Colon Theater, the Palace of San Carlos, where the Chancellery is located, the Church of San Ignacio, the Presidential Palace of Nariño, the Plaza de Bolivar, the Capitol, the Mayor’s Office and the Cathedral. Visit the famous Gold Museum and the Botero Museum. At the end of the tour, cable car ascent to Monserrate Hill, from where you will have an excellent view of the Colombian capital. Free afternoon.
Day 4 / Bogotá – Origin
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the hotel to the airport in Bogota assisted by a guide in Spanish.
Day 1 / Origin – Bogotá
Arrival in Bogota. Private transfer from El Dorado airport to the hotel. Only with driver.
Day 2 / Bogotá
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, half-day private excursion to Zipaquira and visit of the Salt Cathedral (entrance included). Guide in Spanish. Departure from the hotel to Zipaquirá, located 50 kilometers north of Bogotá. Along the route, you will be able to observe some sites of interest such as the Sabana de Bogotá and the Puente del Común. Arrival at the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, built in a mine 190 meters deep and considered the first wonder of Colombia. Arrival at the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, built in a mine 190 meters deep and considered the first wonder of Colombia. Return to Bogotá.
At night you will enjoy the city’s nightlife. You will visit 4 bars and/or nightclubs among which is Theatron (the largest gay bar in Latin America), with VIP entrance with no lines and reserved tables.
Day 3 / Bogotá
Breakfast at the hotel. We start the day with a private city tour (6 hours) in Bogota, which includes admission to the Gold Museum, Botero Museum and climb to Monserrate. Guide in Spanish. Panoramic tour of the historical sector of the city, passing by the Colon Theater, the Palace of San Carlos, where the Chancellery is located, the Church of San Ignacio, the Presidential Palace of Nariño, the Plaza de Bolivar, the Capitol, the Mayor’s Office and the Cathedral. Visit the famous Gold Museum and the Botero Museum. At the end of the tour, cable car ascent to Monserrate Hill, from where you will have an excellent view of the Colombian capital. Free afternoon.
Day 4 / Bogotá – Cartagena de Indias
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the hotel to the airport in Bogota assisted by a guide in Spanish. Flight Bogotá – Cartagena (not included). We recommend it in the morning. Arrival in Cartagena de Indias and private transfer from Cartagena de Indias airport to the hotel with assistance in Spanish. In the afternoon you will take a private city tour with a Spanish speaking guide (entrance fees to San Felipe Castle and San Pedro Claver Church included). The tour starts in the modern area of Cartagena, Bocagrande, Castillo Grande, Manga, visiting the Convent of La Popa or church of San Pedro Claver (admission included), then the Castillo San Felipe (admission included). Panoramic view of the monument of India Catalina, then you reach the historic center and visit Las Bóvedas, a handicraft market. The tour ends with a walk in the walled city enjoying the colonial streets.
Day 5 / Cartagena de Indias
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning we will go on the Native Typical Dance tour. A tour designed for people who wish to get in direct contact with the native population of the Afro-Cartagena fishing village and get into the local culture, learn from them the typical rhythms and champeta steps (local dance), walk through the sandy streets and talk with the locals, visit the fishermen’s house, visit a typical restaurant (fish soup, rice with coconut, portion of fish, patacones and salad) in front of the sea, then go to the canoe dock and enter through the mangroves to the place where the birds are sighted.
In the evening, transfer to Boka restaurant for dinner and return.
Day 6 / Cartagena de Indias
Breakfast at the hotel. Private transfer from the hotel to the pier with assistance in Spanish. Full day group excursion to Gente de Mar Island (Rosario Islands Archipelago) with typical lunch and assistance in Spanish (departure taxes included). Charming island of the archipelago of the Rosario Islands and one of the few islands that has 300 meters of white sandy beach and crystal clear waters (distance 1 hour by speedboat). Private transfer from the pier to the hotel with assistance in Spanish.
At night, you can enjoy the city’s nightlife. You will visit 4 bars and/or nightclubs, with VIP entrance without lines and reserved tables.
Day 7 / Cartagena de Indias – Origin
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the hotel to the airport in Cartagena assisted by a guide in Spanish.
Day 1 / Origin – Bogotá
Arrival in Bogota. Private transfer from El Dorado airport to the hotel. Only with driver.
Day 2 / Bogotá
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, half-day private excursion to Zipaquira and visit of the Salt Cathedral (entrance included). Guide in Spanish. Departure from the hotel to Zipaquirá, located 50 kilometers north of Bogotá. Along the route, you will be able to observe some sites of interest such as the Sabana de Bogotá and the Puente del Común. Arrival at the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, built in a mine 190 meters deep and considered the first wonder of Colombia. Arrival at the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, built in a mine 190 meters deep and considered the first wonder of Colombia. Return to Bogotá.
At night you will enjoy the city’s nightlife. You will visit 4 bars and/or nightclubs among which is Theatron (the largest gay bar in Latin America), with VIP entrance with no lines and reserved tables.
Day 3 / Bogotá
Breakfast at the hotel. We start the day with a private city tour (6 hours) in Bogota, which includes admission to the Gold Museum, Botero Museum and climb to Monserrate. Guide in Spanish. Panoramic tour of the historical sector of the city, passing by the Colon Theater, the Palace of San Carlos, where the Chancellery is located, the Church of San Ignacio, the Presidential Palace of Nariño, the Plaza de Bolivar, the Capitol, the Mayor’s Office and the Cathedral. Visit the famous Gold Museum and the Botero Museum. At the end of the tour, cable car ascent to Monserrate Hill, from where you will have an excellent view of the Colombian capital. Free afternoon.
Day 4 / Bogotá – Medellín
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the hotel to the airport in Bogota assisted by a guide in Spanish. Flight Bogota-Medellín (not included). Arrival to Medellín. Private transfer from Medellin airport to the hotel with assistance in Spanish.
At night, you can enjoy the city’s nightlife. You will visit 4 bars and/or nightclubs, with VIP entrance without lines and reserved tables.
Day 5 / Medellín
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, you will have a full day to visit the main attractions of the city with a guide in Spanish. Meeting with the guide at the hotel and departure for the city tour of Medellín. We visited El Poblado Park where the city of Medellín was founded in 1616. The tour continues to Lleras Park which is located in the area known as “La Zona Rosa” of Medellin and is the place of entertainment where we find stores, restaurants, pubs and nightclubs. We continue with a visit to Cerro Nutibara and Pueblito Paisa, a reproduction of a typical “Paisa” village. From the Nutibara Hill we have a panoramic view of the entire city, from there you can see the Administrative Center La Alpujarra, the Parque de las Luces, the EPM Intelligent Building, the Metropolitan Theater, the Plaza Mayor Convention Center. We continue visiting the Bolivar Park where the Metropolitan Cathedral is located. The tour continues to the famous Botero Square which houses 23 sculptures donated to the city by the famous artist Fernando Botero. We continue to the center of the city walking towards the Veracruz Church and the Berrío Park. We end with the San Antonio Park, where we find four other sculptures that the artist Botero donated to his homeland, the most important “The Bird” that suffers the cruelty of violence in an attack, and the master gives another equal, leaving the attack in memory of the victims and has now become the symbol of the transformation of Medellin. When visiting the Plaza de las Esculturas del Maestro Fernando Botero you enter the Museo de Antioquia. The main attraction of the Museum is the Fernando Botero Hall, which gathers the best of the production of the artist from Antioquia, whose formal and thematic proposal is recognized in the history of international art. There you can appreciate his taste for themes of art history, the abundance of the tropics, religious iconography and his personal vision of everyday life and Colombian history, sculptures of works of smaller scale than the pieces of his monumental style, drawings on canvas, watercolors and paintings in small and large format, which complete an important anthology of one of the great Colombian artists, strongly rooted in the diversity and complexity of our culture. There you can also enjoy the Colonial and Republican halls, the Pedro Nel Gómez hall, and the International Art hall, among others. Then we visit the Metro and Metro Cable de la Aurora, the latter being the first cable car designed as a mass transportation system. In addition to this, at the last stop we will visit the Barefoot Park where, in addition to learning about the history of the place, we will have a relaxing circuit therapy. Free night.
Day 6 / Medellín
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning there will be a tour of the municipality of Guatapé and La Piedra del Peñol with a Spanish speaking guide. They are two of the most important tourist places around Medellin, located approximately 2 hours from the city, they become one of the most visited places by tourists and the same inhabitants of the city, for the fantastic countryside landscape, which contrasts with a stone of great height in the middle of a dam that generates much of the country’s electricity and one of the most picturesque villages in the country. The tour begins with a stop at Artesanías Caballo de Troya, where a cultural tour of Colombia is made through handicrafts. Later, after an hour and a half drive, we will pass through the new town of El Peñol, a fundamental starting point to learn about the past, present and future of this beautiful area. We will continue with a visit to the majestic Piedra del Peñol, where we will have a panoramic view of the Guatapé – Peñol reservoir and those who wish can climb to the top of the Piedra del Peñol in a journey of more than 600 stairs (ascent not included). We continue with a visit to the town of Guatapé, famous for the details of the baseboards of its houses, where we take a motorcycle cab ride through its streets. In Guatapé you can additionally have time to take a tour in a typical boat (not included), enjoy the beautiful scenery flying over the dam on the cable flight (not included) or simply enjoy the handicraft stalls and the life of the Guatapé boardwalk. Free night.
Day 7 / Medellín – Cartagena de Indias
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the hotel to the Medellin airport assisted by a Spanish speaking guide. Flight Medellín – Cartagena (not included). We recommend it in the morning. Arrival in Cartagena de Indias and private transfer from Cartagena de Indias airport to the hotel with assistance in Spanish. In the afternoon you will take a private city tour with a Spanish speaking guide (entrance fees to San Felipe Castle and San Pedro Claver Church included). The tour starts in the modern area of Cartagena, Bocagrande, Castillo Grande, Manga, visiting the Convent of La Popa or church of San Pedro Claver (admission included), then the Castillo San Felipe (admission included). Panoramic view of the monument of India Catalina, then you reach the historic center and visit Las Bóvedas, a handicraft market. The tour ends with a walk in the walled city enjoying the colonial streets.
Day 8 / Cartagena de Indias
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning we will go on the Native Typical Dance tour. A tour designed for people who wish to get in direct contact with the native population of the Afro-Cartagena fishing village and get into the local culture, learn from them the typical rhythms and champeta steps (local dance), walk through the sandy streets and talk with the locals, visit the fishermen’s house, visit a typical restaurant (fish soup, rice with coconut, portion of fish, patacones and salad) in front of the sea, then go to the canoe dock and enter through the mangroves to the place where the birds are sighted.
In the evening, transfer to Boka restaurant for dinner and return.
Day 9 / Cartagena de Indias
Breakfast at the hotel. Private transfer from the hotel to the pier with assistance in Spanish. Full day group excursion to Gente de Mar Island (Rosario Islands Archipelago) with typical lunch and assistance in Spanish (departure taxes included). Charming island of the archipelago of the Rosario Islands and one of the few islands that has 300 meters of white sandy beach and crystal clear waters (distance 1 hour by speedboat). Private transfer from the pier to the hotel with assistance in Spanish.
At night, you can enjoy the city’s nightlife. You will visit 4 bars and/or nightclubs, with VIP entrance without lines and reserved tables.
Day 10 / Cartagena de Indias – Origin
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the hotel to the airport in Cartagena assisted by a guide in Spanish.
Assistance on arrival in Spanish.
Transfers according to itinerary.
Spanish-speaking driver or local guide for all visits and excursions according to itineraries.
Standard rooms in 4* hotels.
Entrance fees and visits according to itinerary.
Breakfast at the hotels.
The Queer Travel gift backpack.
Travel insurance.
24h/365 emergency telephone.
Flights.
Fees and taxes.
Cancellation insurance: +19€ per person.
Everything not specified in the “Your trip includes” section.
In this guide you will find all the information you need for your stay in the Colombian capital: how to get around, where to shop, what to visit and the best culture, leisure and gastronomy of the city. Download here.
