Colombia · 5 days · Easy
5-Day Medellín and Guatapé
Medellín at the length it deserves, with Guatapé given its own full day instead of being bolted onto an afternoon. The city sits at 1,495 m and holds 22–28 °C all year, so there is no bad month — only wetter ones.
Short answer
5-Day Medellín and Guatapé is a 5-day, 4-night Colombia itinerary starting in Medellín and finishing in Medellín, for private. It is quoted on request, because the price moves with dates, party size and hotel category. International flights are not included. Every day of it is published below, and we rebuild it around your dates at no extra cost.
Highlights
- Guatapé as a full day, leaving early: the staircase before the queue, the lake by boat, the town after
- Comuna 13 with a guide from the neighbourhood, in the morning
- A private coffee estate in the hills outside the city
- The cable cars, which are public transport and the best twenty minutes in Medellín
Day by day
- Day 1
Arrive in Medellín
Private transfer to El Poblado and nothing scheduled. Dinner is late here — nine is normal.
- Change of base
- None — you stay where you slept
- Meals
- Not included
- You sleep at
- Medellín
- Day 2
Comuna 13 and the city
The neighbourhood in the morning, before the afternoon crowds turn the stairway into a queue, with a guide who lives there. Then the cable cars, the Botero plaza and the Museum of Antioquia.
- Change of base
- None — you stay where you slept
- Meals
- Breakfast
- You sleep at
- Medellín
- Day 3
Guatapé, a full day
Out at seven. El Peñol by the staircase, the flooded valley by private boat, and the painted town in the early afternoon before driving back.
- Change of base
- None — you stay where you slept
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
- You sleep at
- Medellín
- Day 4
Coffee country
A private estate in the hills: the plants, the process and a proper tasting — not the bus version. Afternoon free.
- Change of base
- None — you stay where you slept
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
- You sleep at
- Medellín
- Day 5
Home
Transfer to the airport.
- Change of base
- None — you stay where you slept
- Meals
- Breakfast
- You sleep at
- — last day, you fly home
What is included
- Four nights in a named hotel — named on the quote
- All private transfers and private ground transport
- Private English-speaking guiding
- Comuna 13 with a guide from the neighbourhood
- The full Guatapé day, with private boat
- A private coffee estate visit with tasting
What is not included
- International and internal flights
- Meals not listed
- Travel insurance
- Tips
Per person in double occupancy. Final price depends on your dates, party size and hotel category — high season and single occupancy carry supplements. Full breakdown →
When to do this trip
Any month works: Medellín is 22–28 °C year-round. December–February and July–August are the driest; the wet months rain in the afternoon rather than all day.
Good to know before you book
- Group size
- Private
- Starts
- Medellín
- Ends
- Medellín
- Pace
- Easy
- Passport
- Valid at least six months beyond your arrival date. Entry requirements →
- Insurance
- Not included and not optional in our view. Medical evacuation from the islands or the rainforest is expensive.
- What moves the price
- Hotel category, private versus shared guiding, your dates, and party size — a solo traveller pays the room, not half of it. Tell us your party and dates and we will price it properly.
- If we have to change something
- Weather, park regulations and flight schedules occasionally force a swap. We tell you before you travel, not on the day, and we replace like with like.
Who this trip is not for
We would rather lose the booking than sell you the wrong week. These are the reasons people come back from this itinerary disappointed, and all of them are predictable before you pay.
Anyone who wants to see the whole country
This is one city and its surroundings. Colombia in eight days is a different trip, and we sell that one too.
If any of those describe you, tell us — there is almost always a version that fits, and it is usually not more expensive.
Questions about this itinerary
How long is the 5-Day Medellín and Guatapé?
5 days and 4 nights, starting in Medellín and ending in Medellín.
How difficult is it?
Easy. Group size: Private.
When is the best time to do this trip?
Any month works: Medellín is 22–28 °C year-round. December–February and July–August are the driest; the wet months rain in the afternoon rather than all day.
What extra costs should I budget for?
Per person in double occupancy. Final price depends on your dates, party size and hotel category — high season and single occupancy carry supplements.
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