One-Day City Tour Medellin
On the 1 day Medellin City Tour we explore many spots downtown, learn about the culture and history of Medellin, tour 2 barrios (Comuna 13 and Barrio Pablo Escobar) where you will tour the neighborhoods and visit 2 local non-profits (where your purchase makes a financial impact). The tour will require walking uphill in 2 neighborhoods we visit and up many steps. A private bilingual driver and guide and all meals are included. This is a private tour for your group only.
Tour Schedule
Please see the detailed Tour Schedule below for our Medellin One Day Tour. This is an impact tour, meaning we make a donation for every person we send to both barrios (Comuna 13 and Barrio Pablo Escobar). The donations go to local nonprofits in those neighborhoods. We donate approximately $40 for each person that takes a daily tour to local nonprofits.
Your purchase makes a real impact and is helping fuel growth and development in various ways. In Comuna 13, you will meet and be guided by a local organization that feeds 80 children and 40 elderly people there every day. In Barrio Pablo Escobar, you will meet and be guided through the neighborhood by a local non-profit who also serves the community in various ways.
Your group will be picked up by a private driver and guide in car or van, at your hotel/Airbnb.
Our tours start at 8am, because there is a lot of ground to cover in Medellin in one day!
- 8am
- Hotel/Airbnb
- 8:30am
Restaurant
Meet and be guided through the barrio by a non-profit for children and the elderly. Explore the neighborhood and learn about it’s history and future. You will experience music, dance, and good vibes!
9:30am
Impact Tour!
We start our downtown tour at Parque San Antonio, where you will see a Botero statue that was blown up in 1995 when a bomb was secretly placed within it’s belly.
11:30am
15 minutes
Paseo Junin is Medellin’s first market street. This is the original shopping district, and makes for an awesome place for a delicious lunch!
12:30pm
Learn about the impact of narco violence on the people of Colombia. Learn about the thousands of murders at the hands of Pablo Escobar.
- 30 Minutes
Discover new tastes and smells as you explore Colombian fruits at a historic food and flower market downtown. Maybe you will even find a new favorite! (like Maracuya!)
20 minutes
2:30pm
Your group will be dropped back off at your hotel/Airbnb at the end of the day.
If you need a private guide or transportation for other parts of your stay, please let us know! We also offer transportation in Cartagena.
5pm
- Hotel/Airbnb
Tour Pricing with discount
Our tour prices depend on the number of people. Bigger groups get bigger discounts. Please keep in mind this is a private tour including private car and driver, bilingual guide, food and drinks, and entrance to various neighborhoods where we have to pay for your entry. This is an impact tour where we pay approximately $40 of every person’s daily ticket purchase to local non-profits that you will meet on your tour day!
Upgrade Tour options
Do you want to take the entire tour in a bulletproof SUV? Or how about seeing Medellin from the sky, in a helicopter?
Travel by Bulletproof SUV
Take the entire tour in a Bulletproof SUV. Feel safe and secure as you explore Medellin. Only for groups of 4 or less.
for additional $280
Take a helicopter ride
See the city from a bird’s perspective
for additional $400
check availability
Reserving your tour is easy. Simply choose the date, number of persons, language preference, and upgrades. After that just enter your name, email and phone. Add a message if needed (dietary restrictions, health issues, baby seats, etc.) and then choose to pay with card or Paypal and follow the instructions.
