Discover a part of Colombia, full of history, flavor and culture. In this tour you will visit its main tourist attractions, taste its exquisite gastronomy and get to know a cultural exchange that only the country of Magic Realism can offer you
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Bogota
Day 1, Bogotá
Arrival at Bogotá International Airport El Dorado and transfer to the hotel for check-in. Accommodation.
Includes: Private transportation, accommodation, and medical assistance card.
Does not include: Lunch and dinner
Day 2. Bogotá: City Tour & Monserrate (private service)
Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time, the city tour will begin in the historic center of Bogotá, also known as "La Candelaria," where we will visit the Gold Museum, showcasing about 34,000 pieces of pre-Columbian gold and more than 25,000 pre-Columbian objects. We will then visit the Casa de la Moneda and the Botero Donation, which exhibits works by the renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero, known internationally for his painting, drawing, and sculpture. The tour will continue with a panoramic tour of Bolívar Square, including the Primary Cathedral, Casa de Nariño, Liévano Palace, and the Palace of Justice. The final stop will be a ride up to Monserrate. In the afternoon, return to the hotel. Accommodation.
Duration: 6 hours
Includes: Private transportation, Spanish-speaking guide, entrance to the Gold Museum, Casa de la Moneda, Botero Donation, ascent to Monserrate, accommodation, and medical assistance card.
Does not include: Lunch and dinner.
Important note: The Gold Museum is closed on Mondays, and Casa de la Moneda and Botero Donation are closed on Tuesdays
Day 3. Bogotá: Guatavita & Zipaquirá Circuit (private service)
Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time, we will begin the visit to the Sacred Guatavita Lagoon and the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral: A complete tour passing through the "Sabana de Bogotá" and visiting the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral, one of Colombia's main tourist attractions, classified as the first wonder of Colombia, built 180 meters underground in a salt mine. Afterwards, we will head to the Sacred Guatavita Lagoon, historically and globally known for the "El Dorado" legend. Time for lunch and craft shopping. In the afternoon, return to the hotel. Accommodation.
Duration: 10 hours
Includes: Private transportation, Spanish-speaking guide, entrance to Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral, Guatavita Lagoon, lunch, accommodation, and medical assistance card.
Does not include: Dinner
Medellin
Day 4 Bogotá: Departure to Medellín
Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time, transfer to El Dorado International Airport to take the flight (not included) to the city of Medellín.
Arrival, assistance at José Maria Córdova International Airport, and transfer to the hotel for check-in. Accommodation.
Includes: Private transportation, Spanish-speaking guide, accommodation, and medical assistance card.
Does not include: Lunch and dinner
Day 5 Medellín: City Tour & Comuna 13
Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time, the City Tour + Comuna 13 Tour will begin, visiting the main tourist spots in the city, such as San Antonio Park, San Ignacio Plaza, the traditional La Playa Avenue, the Sculpture Park, which contains more than 20 sculptures by the master Fernando Botero, Los Deseos Park, and the Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex, in addition to the remodeled Convention Center and the former La Macarena Bullring. Also, the traditional Pueblito Paisa will be visited.
Next, there will be a transfer to the Poblado area, where you will visit Poblado Park, Lleras Park, and the Milla de Oro, the financial and hotel heart of the city.
The tour will continue to Comuna 13 of Medellín, exploring the graffiti that highlight the places that marked the history. These murals were made by different local artists, telling stories that move and inspire hope. The tour will end with a visit to the iconic Comuna 13 Electric Stairs. Return to the hotel. Accommodation.
Duration: 7 hours
Includes: Private transportation, Spanish-speaking guide, metro and cable car tickets, Comuna 13 visit (Graffitour), accommodation, and medical assistance card.
Does not include: Lunch and dinner.
Day 6 Medellín: Visit to Peñol & Guatapé (private service)
Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time, the tour will begin to the town of Peñol, admiring the diversity of its architecture and visiting the replica of the original town, where you will appreciate a bit of the colonial style. Then, we will visit the majestic Peñol Rock, a 220-meter-high monolith. The visit will continue to the village of Guatapé, famous for the details of the skirting boards, drawings, and high-relief paintings that adorn the houses (this tour is done by moto-taxi). Finally, we will visit the Peñol and Guatapé reservoirs, where visitors can enjoy the contrast between green mountains and water mirrors. In the afternoon, return to the hotel and accommodation.
Duration: 8 hours
Includes: Transportation, Spanish-speaking guide, moto-taxi ride, typical lunch at a local restaurant, accommodation, and medical assistance card.
Does not include: Climbing Peñol Rock, boat tour on the Peñol-Guatapé reservoir, and dinner.
Pereira
Day 7. Medellín: Departure to Pereira & Visit to Coffee Farm – Interactive Coffee Process (Shared Service)
Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time, transfer to José Maria Córdova International Airport to take the flight (not included) to the city of Pereira.
Arrival, assistance at Matecaña International Airport, from where the journey will begin to the municipality of Santa Rosa de Cabal. Upon arrival at the Coffee Farm, the tour will start with a local expert, taking tourists through beautiful special coffee plantations, explaining the coffee process from planting, selective hand-picking, and pulping. After this, we will roast special coffee beans on a wood stove in the kitchen of a typical rural house where we can have an authentic coffee experience.
The tour has several stations with viewpoints made of guadua where we can appreciate the beautiful landscape and natural surroundings of the area while enjoying a cup of coffee. Finally, we will move on to the innovative coffee drying process and then to the processing plant, ending in the main house where we are sent off with a delicious coffee lemonade. Return to the hotel and accommodation.
Duration: 04 hours
Includes: Private transportation, Spanish-speaking guide, interactive coffee process, assistance from expert staff at the farm, lunch, accommodation, and medical assistance card.
Does not include: Dinner
Day 8. Pereira: Visit to Salento & Cocora Valley (Private Service)
Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time, the journey to the Cocora Valley will begin, appreciating the beautiful landscape of the area. Upon arrival at the Valley, we will have a welcome cocktail (canelazo) and assistance from an eco-guide specializing in the Cocora Reserve. The guide will introduce us to the Cocora Natural Reserve. Afterward, we will walk to the palm forest where we will appreciate the biodiversity of the area's fauna and flora and take the ecological trail of the tallest wax palm in the world, the national tree of Colombia. We will participate in the "Palm of Wax Ritual" of Quindío, which consists of learning the history of how indigenous people revered this palm.
We will continue by planting palm seedlings and then transfer to the traditional town of Salento, where we will have a walking tour of its colonial streets, artisanal workshops, and the Cocora viewpoint. Return to the hotel and accommodation.
Duration: 07 hours
Includes: Private transportation, Spanish-speaking guide, environmental interpretation, Wax Palm Ritual, and Canelazo tasting.
Does not include: Lunch and dinner.
Cartagena de Indias
Day 09 Pereira: Departure to Cartagena
Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time, transfer to Matecaña International Airport to take the flight (not included) to Cartagena city.
Arrival, assistance at Rafael Núñez International Airport, and transfer to the hotel for check-in.
Duration: 90 minutes
Includes: Private transfer hotel-airport in Pereira, transfer and assistance at Cartagena airport (private service), transfer hotel – dock – hotel, open bar with Cuba Libre, rum punch, lemonade, water, and soft drinks, accommodation, and medical assistance card.
Does not include: Premium drinks and snacks on board (additional charge), dock fee of 5 USD per person, and dinner.
Operating days: Wednesday to Monday
Day 10. Cartagena: City Tour (Private Service)
Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time, panoramic tour begins in a private air-conditioned vehicle. Discover the magical history of Cartagena de Indias in a climatized vehicle. Accompanied by a bilingual professional guide, the tour includes a panoramic visit to Cartagena Bay, Pegasos Pier, Clock Tower, and Manga neighborhood to appreciate the Moorish and republican architecture. Visit the impressive San Felipe de Barajas Fortress. Immerse yourself in the charm of the historic and walled center of the city, with stops for artisan shopping and a walk through the streets and squares full of history, including the San Pedro Claver Church and the Santo Domingo bastion.
Duration: 4 hours
Includes: Private transport, Spanish-speaking guide, entrance to the Monastery of La Popa, San Felipe de Barajas Castle, hydration, accommodation, and medical assistance card.
Does not include: Lunch and dinner
Day 11. Cartagena: Barú Full Day (Isla del Encanto) – Shared Service
Breakfast at the hotel. Just one hour by boat from Cartagena, the paradise island of Hotel Isla del Encanto Barú welcomes you to enjoy a relaxing day at the hotel. Transfer back to the hotel and accommodation.
Duration: 8 hours.
Includes: Hotel–pier–hotel transfer, round-trip boat transfer, tour around the island complex, typical Caribbean lunch, accommodation, and medical assistance card.
Does not include: Departure tax (USD equivalent of COP 28,500 per person), subject to change by Cartagena's tourism authority, and dinner.
Day 12. Cartagena: Next Destination
Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time, transfer to Rafael Núñez International Airport to take your flight (not included) to your next destination.
Includes: Private transportation and medical assistance card.
Does not include: Lunch and dinner.
Traslados aeropuerto-hotel-aeropuerto.
Traslados internos
Alojamiento
Desayuno diario
Experiencias:
Guía en español
Traslado terrestre Medellin a Pereira.
Tarjeta de asistencia médica local
Servicios no especificados en el programa
Alimentación no especificada.
Propinas voluntarias (Guías, conductores)
Gastos personales, como: llamadas telefónicas, lavandería, servicio a la habitación, entre otros.
Tramite de visa o valores consulares (Cuando se requiera).
Impuestos a los muelles e impuestos no especificados.
Tiquetes aéreos internacionales y/o domésticos.
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Access, rectification, deletion and portability of your data, limitation, and opposition to its processing, as well as not being subject to decisions based solely on the automated processing of your data.
At The Genuine Travel Experience S.L., we work to offer you the best possible experience through our products and services. In some cases, it is necessary to collect information to achieve this. We care about your privacy and believe we should be transparent about it.
For this reason, and for the purposes of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 of 2016 (hereinafter, “GDPR”) regarding the protection of natural persons with regard to data processing personal data and the free circulation of these data, and Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and electronic commerce (hereinafter, “LSSI”), The Genuine Travel Experience S.L. informs the user that, as data controller, it will incorporate the personal data provided by users into an automated file.
Our commitment begins by explaining the following to you:
If you want more information about the processing of your data, consult the different sections of the privacy policy below:
Who is responsible for the processing of your personal data?
Identity: The Genuine Travel Experience SL
Registered office: calle Mariá Cubì, nº 10 – 7º-1ª 08006 Barcelona (Spain)
C.I.F. nº: B70643259
Email: support@thegenuinetravel.com
The Genuine Travel Experience SL has designated a contact person as the internal GDPR manager within your organization. If you wish to make a query regarding the processing of your personal data, you can contact him by email: support@thegenuinetravel.com
What personal data do we collect?
The personal data that the user may provide:
- Name and surname
- Phone number
- CIF/NIF
- Business name
- Bank data
- Address and Zip
- Email.
- Location.
- IP address, date and time in which you accessed our services, internet browser you use and data about the device’s operating system.
Comments about the service to be hired and needs.
In some cases, it is mandatory to complete the registration form to access and enjoy certain services offered on the website, in this case to be able to be a user of it; Therefore, failure to provide the requested personal data or failure to accept this data protection policy means it will be impossible to subscribe and/or register for our services..
Why and for what purpose do we process your data?
At The Genuine Travel Experience SL we process the information provided to us by interested parties for the following purposes:
• Manage and carry out the service contracted by the user, its billing and collection.
• Customer data may be used to carry out market studies (statistical reports), which allow expanding and improving the products or services of The Genuine Travel Experience SL. In any case, no personal data will be included in the statistical reports prepared.
• Manage the sending of the information requested from us, as well as any other query you may have that is not subject to the conditions of the website or the contracting of the service.
• Develop commercial actions and carry out the maintenance and management of the relationship with the user, as well as the management of the services offered through the website and information tasks and subsequent follow-up.
• In some cases it will be necessary to provide information to Authorities or third companies for audit reasons, as well as handle personal data from invoices, contracts and documents to respond to claims from clients or Public Administrations.
We inform you that the personal data obtained, because of your registration as a user, will form part of the Record of Activities and Processing operations where The Genuine Travel Experience SL. is the owner, which will be updated periodically in accordance with the provisions of the RGPD.
What is the legitimacy for the processing of your data?
The processing of your data may be based on the following legal bases:
• Consent to contract online services from the website through the contact form and therefore for the execution of a contract at the request of the interested party. (Art.6.1 b) GDPR. For the execution of the provision of the corresponding service, the delivery of the data is necessary since, otherwise, the requested services cannot be offered.
• Processing of customer data to carry out statistical reports (market studies) based on the legitimate interest of the company, which is considered prevalent, to the extent that no more data will be processed than those provided by users with the sole purpose of being able to improve with respect to the services offered by the entity. Additionally, the statistical reports will not contain personal data of the users, being anonymized.
• To be able to respond to your request or query and follow up after contracting the service. Providing the data is voluntary, although, if you do not do so, the request, query or claim cannot be responded to. Therefore, the communication of your personal data for these purposes is a necessary requirement so that we can respond to the requests made in this way.
• The prospective offer of products and services to clients is based on the satisfaction of the legitimate business interest consisting of being able to offer our clients the contracting of products or services and thus achieve their loyalty. In any case, the authorization to process your data for this purpose is voluntary and your refusal would only have the consequence of the fact that you would not receive commercial offers for our products or services. However, we remind you that you have the right to object to this processing of your data, and you may do so by any of the means described in this Policy.
• Legitimate interest in the processing of our clients’ data in direct marketing actions and express consent of the interested party for everything related to automatic assessments and profiling.
• Compliance with legal obligations for fraud prevention, communication with public authorities and claims from third parties.
How long do we keep your data?
The processing of data for the purposes described will continue for the time strictly necessary to comply with the commercial relationship with the client, as well as for compliance with the legal obligations arising from the processing of the data.
To which recipients are your data communicated?
In some cases, only when necessary, The Genuine Travel Experience SL will provide user data to third parties. However, data will never be sold to third parties. The external service providers with whom The Genuine Travel Experience SL works may use the data to provide the corresponding services, however, they will not use said information for their own purposes or for transfer to third parties.
The Genuine Travel Experience SL seeks to guarantee the security of personal data when sent outside the company and ensures that third-party service providers respect confidentiality and have appropriate measures to protect personal data. These third parties have the obligation to guarantee that the information is treated in accordance with data privacy regulations and in accordance with the provisions of Art.28 RGPD and Art.32.
In some cases, the law may require the disclosure of personal data to public bodies or other parties, only what is strictly necessary for compliance with such legal obligations.
The personal data obtained may also be shared with other companies in the group.
The Genuine Travel Experience SL as Data Processor, we have to inform that the owner of the personal data used and stored by the client within the framework of the services offered by the Website, are the property of the client acting as the sole person responsible for the data. . In this way, The Genuine Travel Experience SL acts as the person in charge of hosting this data. Therefore, it informs that it will not access or use this data, unless it is strictly necessary within the framework of the execution of the services and within the established technical and security limitations.
Therefore, The Genuine Travel Experience SL as a service provider will not resell this data or use it for personal purposes (such as data mining, profiling or direct marketing).
In what cases can The Genuine Travel Experience SL be forced to access the data stored and used by the client within the framework of the services?
The Genuine Travel Experience SL. You will only access this data under two circumstances:
• To guarantee the correct execution of the services and improve customer service when the latter contacts The Genuine Travel Experience SL support. In this case, access to customer data will be regulated by specific permissions and specific control and security measures.
• To comply with legal obligations within the framework of judicial and/or administrative requirements. These requirements are strictly regulated.
Access within the framework of The Genuine Travel Experience SL support:
When the client contacts The Genuine Travel Experience SL support, depending on the reason for the query, they can access two categories of data. On the one hand, with the aim of better responding to the client’s request, The Genuine Travel Experience SL support will access the information provided by the client when creating their The Genuine Travel Experience SL account (name, surname, telephone number, email ...).
On the other hand, exclusively at the express request of the client and subject to the technical limitations of each service, The Genuine Travel Experience SL support can access the data stored by the client in its services with the aim of identifying the origin of a problem and, where appropriate, solve it.
Access within the framework of the request of a judicial or administrative authority:
To comply with current regulations, The Genuine Travel Experience SL is obliged to respond to requests from judicial or administrative authorities. These data access requests are governed by a strict legal framework, so The Genuine Travel Experience SL only authorizes them once it has verified their validity and foundation. Furthermore, if the request or the Law does not prevent it, The Genuine Travel Experience SL undertakes to inform the client of said request as soon as possible. Applications from a third country will only be processed when they are based on an international agreement, such as a judicial cooperation treaty in force between the requesting country and the European Union or a Member State.
Where is your data stored?
Generally, data is stored within the EU. The data that is sent to third parties that do not belong to the EU, we will ensure that they guarantee a sufficient level of protection, by having Binding Corporate Rules (BCR). You can consult the list of these countries on the European Commission website. Thanks to the guarantees offered by The Genuine Travel Experience SL regarding data transfer, the client can comply with its regulatory obligations. Article 45 of the GDPR, which specifies cases of "transfers based on an adequacy decision", establishes that a transfer of personal data may take place to a third country or international organization when the Commission has decided that the third country, a territory or one or more specific sectors of that third country, or the international organization concerned, guarantee an adequate level of protection. Such transfer will not require any specific authorization.
Call recording
Calls may be recorded to process your requests or respond to your queries, as well as to evaluate and improve the responses offered by our agents and analyze the decisions made based on said responses.
Your data will be processed on the basis of the legitimate interest of the entity, this being prevalent due to the need to have instruments to be able to assess and improve the quality of the responses we offer and the decisions you make based on them. Also to increase security and have a means of accreditation of the services or products requested and those offered by us, being necessary to record the calls.
The recording will be kept for a minimum period of 12 months, and in any case until your request has been processed or your query has been answered. In the event that new data is collected by telephone as a result of a claim, contract, change of product or service, etc. The recording will be kept as proof of the data collection as long as some type of legal responsibility arising from the relationship maintained may arise. The information relating to the evaluation of the decisions made by users based on the answers provided is maintained for a period of 12 months.
Processing of personal contact data for commercial calls
Sometimes, The Genuine Travel Experience SL processes professional contact data that it obtains from the Internet to contact interested parties by telephone and try to close a commercial meeting with them or offer them services or products.
Taking into account the above, said treatment is based on the provisions of Art. 6.1.f) of the RGPD (legitimate interest), given that, in any case, the following premises are met:
a) The processing refers only to the data necessary for the professional location of the interested party.
b) The purpose of the treatment is to maintain relationships of any kind with the legal entity in which the affected person provides their services.
The same presumption operates for the processing of data relating to individual entrepreneurs and liberal professionals, when it refers to them only in that capacity and is not processed to establish a relationship with them as natural persons. In any case, interested parties may object to their processing at any of the contact addresses of The Genuine Travel Experience SL, as it is not mandatory for the entity to carry out such processing. The data will be kept for the indicated purpose indefinitely, unless the interested party objects, in which case, it will be deleted.
What rights do you have and how can you exercise them?
You can direct your communications and exercise your rights by making a request to the following email: support@thegenuinetravel.com
Under the provisions of the RGPD you can request:
• Right of access: you can request information about the personal data that we have about you.
• Right to rectification: you can communicate any change in your personal data.
• Right to deletion and to be forgotten: you can request deletion after blocking personal data.
• Right to limit processing: implies the restriction of the processing of personal data.
• Right to object: you can withdraw your consent to the processing of the data, opposing further processing.
• Right to portability: in some cases, you can request a copy of personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format for transmission to another controller.
• Right not to be subject to individualized decisions: you can request that decisions not be made that are based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that produce legal effects or significantly affect the interested party.
In some cases, the request may be rejected if you request that data necessary to comply with legal obligations be deleted.
Likewise, if you have any complaint about the processing of your data, you can submit a claim to the data protection authority: www.aepd.es.
Who is responsible for the accuracy and veracity of the data provided?
The user is solely responsible for the veracity and correctness of the data included, exonerating The Genuine Travel Experience SL of any responsibility in this regard. Users guarantee and are responsible, in any case, for the accuracy, validity and authenticity of the personal data provided, and undertake to keep it duly updated. The user agrees to provide complete and correct information in the registration or subscription form. The Genuine Travel Experience SL reserves the right to terminate the contracted services that have been concluded with users, in the event that the data provided is false, incomplete, inaccurate or not updated.
The Genuine Travel Experience SL is not responsible for the veracity of information that is not its own creation and for which another source is indicated, and therefore does not assume any responsibility for hypothetical damages that may arise from the use of said information.
The Genuine Travel Experience SL reserves the right to update, modify or delete the information contained on its web pages, and may even limit or not allow access to said information. The Genuine Travel Experience SL is exonerated from liability for any damage or harm that the user may suffer as a result of errors, defects or omissions in the information provided by The Genuine Travel Experience SL provided that it comes from sources other than the same.
What security measures do we apply to protect your personal data?
The Genuine Travel Experience SL has adopted the security levels of protection of Personal Data legally required, and seeks to install other means and additional technical measures at its disposal to avoid loss, misuse, alteration, unauthorized access and theft of the data. Personal Data provided to The Genuine Travel Experience SL The Genuine Travel Experience SL is not responsible for hypothetical damages or losses that may arise from interferences, omissions, interruptions, computer viruses, telephone breakdowns or disconnections in the operational functioning of this electronic system, caused by for reasons beyond the control of The Genuine Travel Experience SL. of delays or blockages in the use of this electronic system caused by deficiencies or overloads of telephone lines or overloads in the Data Processing Center, in the Internet system or in other electronic systems, as well as damages that may be caused by third parties people through illegitimate interference beyond the control of The Genuine Travel Experience SL However, the user must be aware that security measures on the Internet are not impregnable, given that no online service can guarantee absolute security.
Links to other websites
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Can the privacy policy be modified?
We may modify the Privacy Policy from time to time. Visit this page regularly to know the current situation. We will indicate the dates of the last revisions of this Privacy Policy at the bottom of that page; all revisions will take effect upon publication.