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IndexIndex 2Central Zone 4· Bogota 6· Bogota’s Surroundings 8· Boyaca 10· Santander 13· Huila 15Northern Zone 16· Cartagena 17· Santa Marta 19· San Andres and Providencia 21Western Zone 22· Medellin 23· Armenia 25· Manizales 26Eastern and Southern Zone 27· The Eastern Plains 28· The Amazon 30Golf 31Adventure 38

All pictures courtesy of colombia.travel except page 8’s Zipaquira’s Salt Cathedral picture, which was taken by Carlos Caicedo.*

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Voyage is a registered trademark by World Tours Ltda that offers all services regarding incoming tourism for foreigners including golf packages all over the country.

We offer personalized services and tailor made packages to all our clients. Our specialties are cultural tourism, adventure and extreme sports and ecotourism which include bird watching; we are one of the few golf tourism operators in the country with access to many private golf courses.

Our packages are tailor made and include services such as lodging, transportation, activities, guides and for golf, green fees, caddies, snacks, and anything else our clients may need.

Bogotá, Cartagena, Medellín

Eje Cafetero, Amazonas, Alrededores de Bogotá

Santander, Santa Marta, Alrededores de Bogotá

Cultural Tour

Ecological Tour

Suggested Tours:

Adventure Tour

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Central ZoneBogotá, Boyacá, Santander, Huila

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Bogotá, Boyacá, Santander, Huila

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Bogotá, Colombia´s Capital, is one of the high-est capital cities in South America; located in the eastern cordillera of the Andean Moun-tains, it stands approximately 8700 feet above sea level and has a population of almost 8 million inhabitants. Due to its geographic lo-cation, Bogota´s temperatures don’t vary too much throughout the year; its average temper-ature is 14° Celsius or 57 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bogotá

Eco-tourism Culture Adventure

• Visit Monserrate where you will enjoy spectacular views of Bogota by taking a Cable car ride up to Mon-serrate Hill

• Visit Museo del Oro (Gold Museum), with thousands of Precolombian Gold Pieces, a unique collection in the world

• Visit Museo Internacional de la Esmeralda (Emerald International Museum)

• Visit the colonial neighborhood of La Candelaria, where you can walk old streets with Spanish balco-nies and a bohemian taste.

• Visit a Colombian Restaurant where you can select one of Colombia´s cuisine most famous dishes

Must-See Tour

Museums Tour

• Visit Museo del Oro (Gold Museum) with thousands of Precolombian Gold Pieces, a unique collection in the world


• Depending on the day of the week you can also visit de Botero Museum and La Casa de la Moneda Museum

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Alltoursincludeprivatetransfers,certifiedbilingual guide and private vehicles *

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Gold Museum, Emerald Museum and

Botanical Garden

La Candelaria, Gold and Emerald Museums

Bogotá Night TourBar Shopping



• Last stop is the colonial neighborhood of La Cande-laria, where you can walk old streets with Spanish balconies and a bohemian taste.



• Last stop is the colonial neighborhood of La Can-delaria, where you can walk old streets with Span-ish balconies and a bohemian taste.

• Drive along the city and visit the best bars in town and experience Bogota´s nightlife. Dance, drink and have an unforgettable night.

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For more information and tailor made plans, go tovoyagecolombia.com/bogota

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Guatavita Lake and Nemocón Salt MineBogotá´s surroundings include 20 municipali-

ties which have different climates, the tem-peratures ranging between -5°Celsius (23° Fahrenheit) and 26° Celsius (79° Fahrenheit). The region is full of beautiful landscapes, economic and cultural richness. The principal activitiesdevelopedinthisregionareflowerproduction, cattle and agricultural production.

Bogotá’sSurroundings


• Drive to Bogotá Savannah

• Visit Zipaquira´s Salt Cathedral where you will learn about the mining activity and culture

Zipaquira Salt Cathedral

Guatavita Lake and Town


• Visit Laguna de Guatavita (Guatavita Lake) where the Legend of El Dorado took place

• Drive to the town of Guatavita where you can shop for arts and crafts


• Visit Laguna de Guatavita (Guatavita Lake) where the Legend of El Dorado took place

• Drive to Mina de Sal de Nemocón (Nemocón Salt Mine) where you can see how the salt is gathered in a typical salt mine

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• Visit Parque Nacional Chicaque (Chicaque National Park) where you will enjoy a hike (intermediate level) around oak forests, waterfalls and trenches in the misty forest


• Hike (suitable for everyone) around the paramo and see unique frailejon trees and lakes


• Visit the Paramo de Chingaza (Chingaza Paramo) whereyouwillenjoyahike(difficult)arounddiffer-ent lakes and frailejon trees. These lakes are part of the El Dorado legend

• Drive to Tobia

• Hiking around waterfalls, mountains, rocks and trenches

• Drive to Tobia

• Enjoy adventure sports such as Rafting, Rappel, Can-yoning, Canopying and Horse-back rides around beau-tiful landscapes

• Drive to Bogotá´s Savannah (Ubate Valley)

• Enjoy horseback riding around beautiful landscapes and adventurous lands


• Hike (suitable for everyone) around the misty forest and you will get to the highest waterfall in Colombia (590 meters)

Chicaque National Park

Matarredonda National Park

Siecha Lake

Hiking in Tobia

Extreme Sports in Tobia

Horseback Riding

La Chorrera Waterfall

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The department of Boyacá is known for its mountains and for its rural tourism. It is lo-cated in the Central Zone of Colombia, near the capital city of Bogotá (3 hours by car). The department is also known for its climate variety; temperatures range from 0° Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) at El Cocuy snow peak, to 35° Celsius (96° Fahrenheit).

Boyacá


This town is one of the most visited places in Colombia, it is located in the Eastern Cordillera and its average tem-perature is 18° Celsius (64° Fahrenheit). It was founded in 1572 and its architecture represents the colonial cus-toms in the area. Villa de Leyva is known for its paleonto-logical and archaeological history.

• Drive to Villa de Leyva

• Visit town and its churches including the Santo Ecce Homo Monastery, afterwards see the fascinating fossil that holds the most pieces ever found in the world and has been preserved for thousands of years

• Visit El Infiernito, theMuiscaAstronomicalObservatory

• Night spent in Villa de Leyva

• Drive to Raquira, a craft paradise, where you will see how the artisans make crafts and have the opportunity for shopping

• Drive back to hotel in Bogota

Villa de Leyva

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• Visit several visual and ecological attractions: La Periquera, El Paso del angel, El Hoyo de la Romera, and El Hayal






• Pick up at hotel in Bogota and drive to Villa de Leyva


• Drive to Iguaque National Park where you will enjoy an intermediate level hike from 2400 meters to 3800 meters of altitude


• Drive to La Periquera Waterfall where you can enjoy practicing canyoning and canopy

• Drive back to hotel in Bogotá

• Drive to the horse stall where you can choose the horse you will ride along Villa de Leyva´s outskirts


Hiking and Landscapes

Iguaque National Park

Canyoning and Canopy in La Periquera

Horseback Riding

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Paipa

• Drive to Paipa

• Visit El Puente De Boyacá (Boyacá Bridge) where one of the most important battles for Colombia’s independence was fought

• In Paipa you will stay at La Casona del Salitre Hotel, where you will enjoy the natural Hot Springs

Must-See Tour

Horseback Riding

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• Visit El Pantano de Vargas (Vargas Swamp), Nobsa, Tibasosa, Sogamoso, Mongui and Tota Lake where you will encounter a White Sandy Beach in the middle of the mountains

• Night spent in Paipa

• Drive back to Bogota

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• Drive to the horse stall where you can choose the horse you will ride around Boyaca´s landscapes

For more information and tailor made plans, go tovoyagecolombia.com/boyaca

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Santander has always been known for its ag-ricultural potential, but since the 1930´s local governments have tried successfully to imple-ment other growth strategies in industries such as manufacturing and tourism.

Santander


• Bogota – Bucaramanga Flight

• City Tour and visit to San Juan de Giron, small charming town near Bucaramanga.

• Night spent in Bucaramanga

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• Drive to Chicamocha Canyon, second largest in the world located in PANACHI (Chicamocha National Park)

• Cable Car ride to Mesa de los Santos, longest cable car in South America

• Night spent in Barichara, small colonial town full of enchanting hotels and spectacular nature spots.

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• Take Royal Path (road) to Guane. Visit Guane Museum full of archeological pieces from the extinct Guane Culture

• Take beautiful pictures of the Suarez River Canyon from one of the sightseeing spots

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• DrivebacktoBucaramangaairportforflightto Bogota

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San GilYou will lodge in Barichara and our private vehicle will take you to San Gil for you to enjoy the extreme sports paradise in Colombia. Our vehicle will drop you off at your hotel whenever you are done with your activities. All of these activitiesareperformedwithcertifiedoperatorsinSanGil

This sport can be practiced in the Fonce River, with up to level III rapids (beginners), or in the Chicamocha River where you can enjoy the view of the canyon with up to level IV rapids (experienced) or in the Suarez River with up to level IV+ (very experienced ).

This activity can be done in Barichara where you will ride through old trenches called Caminos Reales (Royal Paths) and rural areas. In the San Gil area you can also enjoy horseback riding in a variety of trenches.

Visit The Indian Cave which has an internal river and a place where you can dive from 6 meters high in the dark. Other caves like La Antigua, La del Yeso and La de la Vaca are also nice and strange in their own way. In someofthemyouwillfindBatsandinsects.

Drive to the town of Curití, and then take an ecological walk to reach the top of a water fall. Practice an 80 mts high rappel with a beautiful view of the Santander Mountains.

Depending on the season, Paragliding can be done in the San Gil area, which provides a great view of the Guanenta s valley.

One of the best spots in the country to practice this sport is La Mesa de Ruitoque, very close to Bucaramanga. This place in particular, allows taking off and landing in the same place and provides a beautiful view of Bucaramanga.

Rafting

Horseback Riding

Caving

Rappel

Paragliding

For more information and tailor made plans, go tovoyagecolombia.com/santander

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The department of Huila is known for its rice production and its large tracts of land. It is lo-cated in the Eastern Cordillera and its average temperature is 24°Celsius (75° Fahrenheit). The most important river in Colombia originates in this Department, in El Páramo de las Papas.

Huila


San Agustín is known for its historic landmarks and cul-tural treasures represented in the archaeological park and museums. The native communities, who lived in this region, practiced death rituals for their chiefs and warriorsandburiedthembehindarchaeologicalfigureswith all their belongings.

San Agustín

• Bogotá-Neivaflight

• Drive to San Agustin where you will take a walk in the Archaeological Park

• Night spent in San Agustin

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• Drive to El Alto de los Isnos and Obando, where you will appreciate more archaeologi-cal pieces.

• Visit El Alto del Mortiño and El Salto de los Borbones where you will observe beautiful landscapes

• Night spent in San Agustin

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• Go horseback riding tour to El Alto de la Cha-quira. Then drive to El Estrecho del Magdale-na, the narrowest part of the Magdalena River (2,25 meters wide).

• Neiva-Bogotáflight

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Northern ZoneCartagena, Santa Marta, San Andrés and Providencia

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Cartagena, Santa Marta, San Andrés and Providencia

Cartagena is the main tourist attraction in Co-lombia, famous for its beautiful and well main-tained walled city, built by the Spaniards back in the 1700´s. Its climate is humid and the average temperature during the year is 30° Celsius (86° Fahrenheit), but the nights are usually accompa-nied with a calm ocean breeze that makes walking around town a perfect way to spend the evening.

Cartagena is located in the Caribbean Coast of Colombia, in the northern region of the coun-try. It is the most visited city in Colombia after Bogotá and Medellin. Its magical environment and beautiful architecture makes it a wonderful destination to visit.

Cartagena


• Visit colonial Cartagena, and historic landmarks such as Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas (San Felipe de Barajas Castle), Convento de la Popa (Popa Convent), and Corralito de Piedra. You will learn about the leg-ends and stories by visiting the Gold Museum, the Inquisition Palace and Bolivar Park

• Drive to Palenque a primitive village populated by de-scendantsofrunawayAfricanslaveswhofirstsettledthere in 1603, and have maintained their customs and traditions in language, death rituals, medicine.

• Typical lunch included

• Drive to the dock to enjoy the afternoon and sunset aboard a sailboat

• Drive to the walled city where you will enjoy a personal-ized photography session. CD containing 50-120 pictures

Must-See Tour

African Tradition in America, Palenque de Basilo

Sunset Sailing Tour

Photographic Tour in the Colonial City

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For more information and tailor made plans, go tovoyagecolombia.com/cartagena


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• Drive to dock to take boat to Majagua Island. Enjoy tour around the island and the aquarium with typical lunch.

• Pick up at your hotel in Cartagena and drive to the Dock and take a boat to Baru to enjoy the beach

• Night spent in Baru

• Air charter Cartagena-Mompox-Cartagena

• Visit Mompox to enjoy its architecture and shop for jewelry

• Air charter Cartagena-Mompox-Cartagena

• Visit Mompox to experience Holy Week Celebration

• Scuba diving around the island

• Trip back to hotel in Cartagena

• Drive to La Boquilla Dock where you will enjoy a ca-noe crossing through the swamp and its mangroves

Rosario Islands

Scuba Diving and BeachesSanta Cruz de Mompox

Holy Week in Mompox

Bird Watching in canoe at sunset

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Barú is a small island close to Cartagena in which you could enjoy the beach and rest.

Mompox is an island in the Magdalena River that preserves the colonial architecture and Spanish traditions. Mompox isknownforitsfiligranajewelry.Itislocatedinthede-partment of Bolivar, 5 hours away from Cartagena and its average temperature is 30°Celsius (86° Fahrenheit).

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Santa Marta is the capital city of the department of Magdalena located in the Caribbean Coast. The city has always been an important maritime port for the country especially for coal exports, but in the last few years it has also become an important hub for tourism because of its history, culture and beauty.SantaMartawasoneofthefirstcitiestobe founded in Colombia on July 29, 1525. Its av-erage temperature is between 27° to 35° Celsius (81° to 95° Fahrenheit).


Must-See Tour3Days

• Bogotá-SantaMartaflight

• Visit Historic Santa Marta, Taganga and La Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino, a historic site that belonged to General Simon Bolívar

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• Drive to Parque Tayrona (Tayrona Park), the most popular Natural Park in Colombia. With gorgeous scenery that range from beautiful beaches to the humid jungle and the impo-nent Sierra Nevada.

• Visit Cañaveral beach , Arrecifes, La Piscina and then Pueblito, an ancient indian village. You will have a chance to dive in the safe beaches around the park

• Night spent in Santa Marta or in the Natural Reserve

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Alltoursincludeprivatetransfers,certifiedbilingual guide and private vehicles*

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• Bogotá-SantaMartaflight

• Drive to Ciudad Perdida (Los City)

• Enjoy a 3 day hike to Lost City, 1 day at Buritaca 200, and 2 days going back to Santa Marta. There are no hotels in Ciudad Perdida, this is a good ex-perience for people who want to stay in the woods and enjoy nature

• SantaMarta-Bogotáflight

• Drive to this Natural Reserve that consist of 600 hectares of Tropical Dry Forest, it offers all nec-essary infrastructure to practice adventure sports such as Canopy, Paragliding, Rappel, Mountain Bike, and Horseback Riding

Lost City

Mamancana Reserve

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For more information and tailor made plans, go tovoyagecolombia.com/santamarta

21SAN ANDRÉSNORTHERN ZONE

San Andrés & Providencia is one of the 32 de-partments in Colombia. It consists of two island groups about 775 km (480 miles) northwest of Colombia, 220 km (140 miles) from the coast of Nicaragua, and eight outlying banks and reefs. Its capital is San Andrés and it is the largest island in Colombian territory.

Its main source of income is tourism; efforts by local and national governments have increased to help renovate and build new tourism infra-structure to meet the increased demand for visi-tors to the islands. The main touristic activities are basically its beautiful transparent beaches, scuba diving, and other water sports.

San Andrésand Providencia


• Bogotá-SanAndrésflight

• Spend the day at the beach

• Night spent in San Andrés

Tour

Scuba Diving

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1• Visit Johnny Cay and enjoy the beautiful

beaches surrounded by a colorful sea

• SanAndrés-Providenciaflight

• Night spent in Providencia

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• Tour the island and enjoy the beautiful beaches

• Visit Providencia´s Peak where you will have an amazing view of the island.

• Visit Santa Catalina and Morgan´s Head

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• Tour cays around Providencia, drive in the beautiful beaches and Snorkel to have a bet-ter view of the underwater sea life.

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Providencia offers some of the best scuba diving spots in Colombia. Along with our operator you will be able to dive in the coral reef around the cay area. If you´re notcertified,thisisthebestplacetotakethecourseandobtainyourcertification.

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Western ZoneMedellín and The Coffee Triangle

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Medellín and The Coffee Triangle

Medellín, capital of Antioquia, was built in the Aburra valley and is surrounded by mountains, it is the second largest city in Colombia and is well known for its industrial development,flower in-dustry and its charming atmosphere and people. Medellin is considered as the city of Eternal Spring with and average temperature of 22° Celsius (72° Fahrenheit) and beautiful women. The city gathers thousands of foreigners all year round for fairs and international events such as The Flower Fair and Colombia Moda (Fashion event).

Medellín


• CityTourthroughthefinancialareainthePobladoneighborhood, the Restaurant and Bar district around El Parque Lleras, Parque de Los Piés Descalzos, Nuti-bara Hill and its Pueblito Paisa, Downtown Medellin, Sculpture Square, and Antioquia´s museum.

• Visit Parque Explora (Explore Park), Botanical Garden, Parque de Los Deseos (Wishes Park), El Metro and Cable Car

City Tour5-6Hours

For more information and tailor made plans, go tovoyagecolombia.com/medellín


• Drive to Guatapé, a small town surrounded by The Peñol Dam and close to the amazing 200 mts tall rock “La Piedra del Peñol” that you can climb through stairs (679 steps) to the top of the rock

• Drive to Rio Claro, an astonishing Natural Reserve that gets its name due to the clear waters of its river.

• Night spent in the Reserve

Guatapé and El Peñol

Rio Claro

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You will take a 2 hour excursion with up to level II rapids. It is also a good opportunity to enjoy nature in this fabulous rainforest, with different shades of green, and abundant wildlife.

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Cross the river and the top of the trees while hanging from a safety cable. With expert guides you will experience freedom while enjoying Rio Claro s Rain Forest.

Visit the “Guacharos Cave”, name given because of the type of bird that dwells inside; known as Oil Birds, they are an endemic specie to South America. Similar to a bat, this bird also has radar to guide itself.

Canopy

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• Drive to La Pintada, where you will enjoy level III rafting in the warm temperatures and nice nature sceneries. This is one of Antioquia´s most popular spots in the Cauca River

• Drive to San Felix, an ideal place for paragliding. ConditionsareoptimalforflyingandtheviewoftheAburrá Valley is impressive

• Drive to Guatapé, a small town surrounded by The Peñol Dam where you will enjoy the view of The Guatapé Dam andElPeñolRockwhileflyingsuspendedonacable

Rafting at La Pintada

Paragliding at San Félix

Canopy at Guatapé

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25COFFEE TRIANGLEWESTERN ZONE

The Coffee Region is formed by the departments of Quindío, Caldas and Risaralda. They are among the smallest departments in Colombia. The combined population is 2,291,195 inhabitants. (2005 census) These beautiful places have 513.000 people working on the production of 12.1 million coffee sacks which are exported to 36 countries around the world.

The Coffee Zone is located on the central mountain range of the Colombian Andes. This region has be-comethefirstruraltouristdestinationinLatinAmer-ica thanks to the construction of different attractions related to the coffee production and culture.

The Coffee Triangle


Must-See Tour

Recuca Coffee Culture Tour

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Armenia

• Bogotá-Armeniaflight

• Drive to Recuca where you will participate in an in-teractive trip around the coffee culture, in which you will be the farmer

• Drive to La Vieja River where you will enjoy a boat trip around the river and appreciate the landscape and birds.

• Drive you to San Alberto, a beautiful and ex-clusive tour around the coffee plantation and its tasting.

• Night spent in Armenia

• Visit Salento and Valle de Cocora, where you will horseback ride or hike around the un-forgettable mountains and the national tree: Wax Palm

• Flight back to Bogota

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Cordillera Tour

Santa Rosa Hot Springs

Parque de los Nevados (Snow Peaks Park)

Quindío Botanical Garden

VIP Horseback Ride

Canopy, Rafting and Paragliding

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• Drive to the Willy’s facilities where you will board one. The Jeep will take you all around the Cordillera look-ing at the beautiful landscapes and the coffee and plantain plantations

• Drive to Santa Rosa where you can enjoy the famous hot springs

• Drive you to the Botanical Garden, where you will ap-preciate the region´s biodiversity, “mariposario” (but-terflyfarm)andthebambooforest

• Drive to the Hacienda Rio Bamba, where you can choose the horse you will ride along an exciting trip around the Coffee Triangle

• Drive you to different spots where you can practice canopy, rafting and paragliding

Pereira

Manizales

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• Bogotá-ManizalesflightordrivefromArme-nia to Manizales

• Drive to el Parque de los Nevados (Snow Peaks Park), where you will enjoy a different and unique landscape

• Night spent in Armenia or Manizales

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For more information and tailor made plans, go tovoyagecolombia.com/coffeetriangle

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Eastern and Southern ZoneThe Eastern Plains and the Amazon

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The Eastern Plains stretch through several depart-ments in Colombia (Arauca, Casanare, Vichada, Guainía and Meta), and make up over a quarter of Colombia’s land mass. They are composed of a very low population density but immense biodiversity.

The Eastern Plains are home to the Coleo Festival in which Colombian cowboys show their skills as horse and cattle riders. It’s an important part of the local culture, locals practice Joropo, the most well known musical rhythm of the area. Due to the low altitude and for being close to the Ecuador, the weather can be rainy or dry depending on the season. During the dry season temperatures can rise above 30°C (86°F).

The EasternPlains


Must-See Tour3Days

Villavicencio

• Drive to Villavicencio, through one of the most beautiful roads in Colombia

• Descending through the Fomeque Canyon you will enjoy a beautiful view of the Colom-bian Eastern Planes

• Visit Maloka Park, where you can learn the way of living of the local people called Llaneros.

• Night spent in Villavicencio

• Visit Ocarro´s Park and have lunch at one of the typical restaurants that serve “Ternera a la Llanera” (veal, local style).

• Go horseback riding through the beautiful savannahs.

• Night spent in Villavicencio

• Drive back to Bogotá

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Villavicencio, the capital of the Meta department (part of the Eastern Planes) is only a 90 kms drive from Bogotá. Located on the hillside of the eastern mountain range, surrounded by rivers, the Villavicencio area offers a wide variety of wild life that sometimes can be seen just by driving through the main roads. Its average temperature is 28°C (82°F).

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Rafting

Must-See Tour

Paragliding

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• Drive to the Guatiquía River. Up to level III rapids can be found in this river

• Visit beautiful water falls

• Drive to El Mirador de Bellavista to enjoy one of the prettiest views of Los Llanos; from this spot you can paraglide through the skies

Caño CristalesCaño Cristales is a Colombian river located in the Sierra de la Macarena, in the department of Meta. The river is commonly called The River of Five Colors or even The Most Beautiful River in the World because of the color of the plants and algae at its bottom which are red, yellow, green and blue giving it a unique and beautiful appear-ance. Being a small river, Caño Cristales is less than 100 km long and 20 km wide.

The Serranía de la Macarena has amongst other things, 420 bird species, 10 species of amphibians, 43 of reptiles and 8 primate species. Its climate can vary between 3 of thethermalfloors,warm,temperateandcold.Theaveragetemperature is 24°C (75°F).

• Drive to Villavicencio and air charter to Caño Cristales

• Walk to the local port on the Guayabero Riv-er, where you will take a boat, then a 4X4

• Visit El Mirador, a site seeing spot that pro-vides a better view of the eastern planes and La Sierra de La Macarena, a standalone mountain in the planes

• CañoCristales-Villavicencioflight anddriveback to Bogotá

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vehicle that will drive you 7 kms north where you will walk for 2 additional kms to reach the entrance to Caño Cristales

• Enjoy the beautiful colors of the river, and in some areas you will be able to dive in these clear waters. You will also be able to admire its gorgeous waterfalls, and strange looking rocks, as well as its surrounding nature.

• Night spent in La Macarena

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The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world and it is one of the biggest regions in Colombia, it is located in the south of the country and its aver-age temperature is 27° Celsius (81° Fahrenheit). Leticia, its capital city, lies on the northern part of the Amazon River (the most copious river in the world), and at the point where Colombia, Brazil, and Peru meet.

In this region you can observe and enjoy Colombia´s characteristic biodiversity and variety of exotic species. The area´s population is primar-ily native, and the following communities inhabit the city and the jungle: Huitotos, Ingas, Tucanos, Ticunas and Nukakus.

The Amazon


Must-See Tour5Days

• Bogotá-Leticiaflight

• Visit to Monkey Island, home to more than 5000 monkeys, bird watching and more jungle activities

• Visit manatee and dolphin reserve

• Night spent in a Natural Reserve

• Visit Victoria Regia plants and in the after-noon native communities


• Hike around the jungle and practice jungle activities


• Visit Puerto Nariño and the Tarapoto Lakes where you will encounter gray and pink dolphins


• Practice extreme sports and adventure ac-tivities such as canopy, kayak and ropes.

• Leticia-Bogotáflight

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31THE AMAZONSOUTHERN ZONE

GolfPlay Golf in Colombia with World Tours

World Tours is one of the few golf operators in Colombia. We have worked with many private golf clubs in Colombia to establish agreements and get the best rates available for our foreign clients.

We are dedicated to making Colombia one of the prime golf destinations in South America, our country offers golfers all kinds of weather suitable for playing golf ALL YEAR ROUND!

Our staff are either all golfers or have experience in golf tourism, we guarantee the best personalized service in the country. All our packages are tailored to customer needs and include everything from green fees, caddies, refresh-ments, transportation, hotel, city tours, and any other op-tions the customer may want.

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San Andrés Golf Club

El Rincón de CajicáBogotá & Surroundings

Colombia´s capital, Bogota, is located in the Eastern Cor-dillera of Los Andes Mountain range. Bogota offers the perfect weather for golfers, located almost 8,800 feet asl, its average temperature is 54 degrees farenheit but can reach almost 70 in some months.

Located about 45 minutes to the west of Bogotá in the mu-nicipality of Funza, this course is ranked among the top golf courses in the country. Designed by Thompson and Jones

Located about 40 minutes north of Bogota, this golf course is also one of the top golf courses in Co-lombia. Designed by Rovert Trent Jones, it is well known for its distinctive hilly landscape, something not common around Bogota.

Championship Tees 7.408 YardsBlue Tees 6.962 YardsWhite Tees 6.679 YardsRed Tees 5.972 Yards

Championship Tees 7.408 YardsBlue Tees 7.408 YardsWhite Tees 6.816 YardsRed Tees 5.781 Yards

Payande Golf Club and ResortLocated in the municipality of Villeta, only an hour and a half away from Bogotá, it is a day trip golfers cant miss. The warmer climate and beautiful landscape of the course make it a must to play. Designed by Scott Miller.

Blue tees 6,522 yardsWhite tees 6,014 yardsRed tees 5,120 yards

Par 72

Par 72

Par 72

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La Sabana Golf Club

La Cima Golf Club

Located about an hour north of Bogota, this is a shorter but still challenging golf course. Designed by Mark Mahannan.

Located in the municipality of La Calera, on the east moun-tain ranges of Bogotá, this golf course offers a unique land-scape and has the second highest golf hole in the world at approximately 9,000 feet asl.


Par 70

Par 71

Club Campestre GuaymaralLocated about 45 minutes north of Bogota, this club offers two amazing golf courses, one links style and one of the most challenging in the country.

Blue tees 7,356 yardsWhite tees 6,783 yardsWhite/Red 6,783 yardsRed tees 5,848 yards


Course #1 Par 72

Course #2 Par 72

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Club Los Andes

Club Campestre de Medellín

Considered one of the best golf courses in the region, it has hosted many national tournaments.

This is the Campestre´s headquarters, it offers 9 holes located in the middle of Medellin.

Blue tees 5,582 yardsWhite tees 5,322 yardsWhite/Red tees 5,326 yardsRed tees 4,586 yardas

Blue tees 7,010 yardsWhite tees 6,247 yardsWhite/Red tees 6,273 yardsRed tees 5,699 yards

Par 72

Par 72

MedellínMedellin is Colombia´s second largest city with a bit over 2 million inhabitants and home to Camilo Villegas. It is known for its kind people and wonderful weather. Medellin also has sorrounding urban areas which are very close by, such as Rionegro where 2 of the golf courses are located and make a tourist´s stay very enjoyable. Medellin´s aver-age temperatura ranges bewteen 60 and 82 degrees far-enheit, while Rionegro´s is much closer to that of Bogota.

CaliSantiago de Cali, the third largest city in Colombia is lo-cated in the western part of the country. It offers a warm-er climate than Bogota, the average temperatura being around 79 degrees farenheit.


Club Farallones de CaliThis golf course offers the only Par 6 in the country as well as an amazing landscape.

Par 73

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Club El Rodeo

Club El Rodeo (Macarena, Rionegro) Club Campestre de Medellín

(Llanogrande)

Located right in the middle of Medellin, golfers can en-joy playing golf and then going on a wonderful City Tour.

Located in Rionegro, about 45 minutes from Medellin, this course offers a cooler climate, but a very challeng-ing 18 holes.

Located in Rionegro, about 45 minutes from Medellin, this course is home to PGA golfer Camilo Villegas


Blue tees 6,792 yardsWhite tees 6,422 yardsWhite/Red tees 6,461yardsRed tees 5,489 yards

Blue tees 6,808 yardsWhite tees 6,512 yardsWhite/Red tees 6,548yardsRed tees 5,604 yards

Par 72

Par 72 Par 72

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Par 72

Par 70

Par 71Ruitoque Golf Country ClubClub Campestre de Ibagué

Located south of Bucaramanga about 20 minutes, this golf course is on top of a plateau which makes for an amazing view and challenging golf game.

Blue tees 6,556 yardsWhite tees 6,236yardsWhite/Red tees 6,466 yardsRed tees 5,529 yards

Black tes 6,601 yardsBlue tees 6,252 yardsWhite tees 5,893 yardsRed tees 4,716 yards

IbaguéIbague is also one of the main secondary cities in the country. It is located approximately 250 km south of Bogotá on the central Cordillera. It has a population of 511,600 inhabitants and its average temperatura is about 78 degrees farenheit.

BucaramangaBucaramanga is one of the main secondary cities in Colom-bia, located on the Eastern cordillera, it is about 384 km from Bogotá. It is approximately 960 meters above sea level and its average temperature is 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bucaramanga is host to 2 beautiful and challenging golf courses.

Club Campestre de Bucaramanga

Narrow fairways and water make this golf course very interesting

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Par 71

El Peñón Golf & Resort

GirardotGirardot is a small town located about an hour from Ibague and 3 from Bogotá. A very well known vacation spot, it offers hot weather perfect for water sports and a very interesting golf club and resort.


Par 72

Club Campestre de Cartagena

CartagenaCartagena is probably the best well known city in Co-lombia due to its gorgeous architecture and history. Visited by many tourists, it offers great dining and nightlife and great weather. Its average temperature is 83 degrees farenheit.

Although not a golf destination, the city has one private course for those who do want to enjoy a day of golf.

Blue tees 6,901 yardsWhite tees 6,464yardsWhite/Red tees 6,481 yardsRed tees 5,812 yards

Club Campestre de ArmeniaThe wonderful sorroundings make this golf course unique, located within a few miles of the city, tourists have a choice of staying at the club´s cabañas or in a typical hacienda near by.


Par 72

Coffee RegionLocated in the heart of Colombia´s coffee region, Armenia is about 290 km to the west of Bogota, and its tempera-tures can vary from 64 all the way to 84 degrees farenheit.

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AdventureMountaineering, Extreme Sports, Scuba Diving and Bird Watching

Adventure travel in Colombia is a growing business and it is gaining more fans every day is. Some particular places in the country are specializing in different activities

The following activities are tailor made. If you are interested please send us your requirements and we will send you a proposal.voyagecolombia.com/adventure

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Mountaineering, Extreme Sports, Scuba Diving and Bird Watching

MountaineeringExtreme Sports

Because Colombia is crossed by The Andes Mountains, divided in three cordilleras (Western, Central and East-ern) there are several places to practice Mountaineering. The highest ones are Sierra del Cocuy with 5.330 mts. (17.486 ft.) above sea level in the Eastern range, EL Ruiz Snow Peak with 5.400 mts. (17.716 ft.) above sea level, and Tolima Snow Peak with 5.321 mts. (17.457 ft.) above sea level, within El Parque Nacional de Los Neva-dos (National Snow Peaks Parks) in the Central Range; and the highest ones in the independent system of La Si-erra Nevada de Santa Marta, the Bolivar and Colon Peaks with 5.775 mts (18.946 ft.) above sea level.

At El Ruiz Snow Peak it´s possible to go up to 4.800 mts (15.748ft.)bycarandnotfarfromit,youcanfindlodg-ing at El Cisne, within El Parque Nacional de los Nevados (National Snow Peaks Parks).

Our entire tailor made programs include Professional Guides, transportation and all necessary equipment. Some programs can be taken by people with no experi-ence but in general it´s necessary to have a good physi-cal condition and a couple of days or more are needed at 3000 mts. (9.842 ft.) to get use to the high altitude.

At El Ruiz Snow Peak it´s possible to go up to 4.800 mts (15.748ft.)bycarandnotfarfromit,youcanfindlodg-ing at El Cisne, within El Parque Nacional de los Nevados (National Snow Peaks Parks).

Our entire tailor made programs include Professional Guides, transportation and all necessary equipment. Some programs can be taken by people with no experi-ence but in general it´s necessary to have a good physi-cal condition and a couple of days or more are needed at 3000 mts. (9.842 ft.) to get use to the high altitude.

It´s a recreational and competitive flying sport. Aparagliderisafree-flying,foot-launchedaircraft.Thepilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing, whose shape is formed by its suspension lines and the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing (Wikipedia).

Due to the mountains in Colombia, there are several ideal placestopracticeParaglidingandseveralcertifiedclubsand operators around the country that offer courses and introductoryflightsinTandemconfiguration.Itcanbe practiced all year long, but it is best during the dry seasons. That is between December / March and July /October. The most well known places to practice Para-gliding in Colombia are:

Paragliding

• Sopó (Near Bogota)

• La Mesa de Ruitoque (Near Bucaramanga)

• Los Farallones (Near Cali)

• San Félix (Near Medellín)

• Coffee Triangle (Near the Coffee Region)

• Mamancana (Near Santa Marta)

• El Mirador (Near Villaviciencio)

It´s a transportation system supported by cables that go between trees or man- made platforms with difference in altitude that allow gravity to move people or objects that connect to the cable through a harness and a pulley.

Canopy

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Originally conceived as a mean of transportation in rural ar-eas of Colombia, to cross rivers/ canyons where no bridges exist, the practice of Canopy has become very popular in Colombia as a sport or recreational activity. With beautiful landscapes, rainforests, rivers, mountains and canyons this particular sport is a way of enjoying nature.

The most popular places to practice Canopy in Colombia are:

• Parque Nacional del Chicamocha (Near Bucaramanga)

• Coffee Triangle (Near the Coffee Region)

• Amazon (Near Leticia)

• Tobia (Near Bogotá)


• El Peñol (Near Medellín)

This activity, used by Mountaineers and Climbers, is a controlled descend down a rope. In Colombia it has become a popular activity within tourists that don’t nec-essarily have any experience. Torrentismo, which is rappelling inside a water fall is also very popular. The most popular places to practice this sport are:

Colombia is a paradise for mountain biking, due to the mountains, canyons, deserts, savannahs and valleys, and the different climates you canfind due to the differ-ent altitudes. The fact that Colombia is so close to the Ecuator, makes it possible to practice this sport all year round. There are some trails that used to be Ancient Stone Pathways that have a lot of history and are fun to ride. It is also possible to ride at high altitude within The Snow Peaks Park in the Central Cordillera, reaching up to 4.800 mts. (15.748 ft.).

The most popular places to ride are:

Rappel

Mountain Biking

• San Gil (Near Santander)


• Villa de Leyva (Near Boyacá)

• Barichara (Near Bucaramanga)

• Coffee Region

• Snow Peaks National Park (Near the Coffee Triangle)



• Near Medellín

• Bogota´s surroundings

• Villa de Leyva (Near Boyaca)

• Paipa (Near Boyaca)

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Colombia is a blessed country, since it has coasts in the AtlanticOcean(Caribbean)andthePacificOcean.Thiscondition provides divers with a great variety of options.

The Caribbean with its warm waters has great places to dive, such as:

Colombia has the largest bird biodiversity in the world; it has around 1876 species of birds and 70 endemic bird species.

There are different places to watch the beautiful birds:

ThePacificcoastofferssomeofthebestplacesintheregion:

The plan includes specialized bird guide.

• San Andrés & Providencia

• Taganga

• Cartagena . Rosario Islands

• Departing from Santa Marta (El Dorado Natural Reserve)

• Departing from Medellín (Arrierito Antioqueño Natural Reserve)

• Departing from Bucaramanga (Reinita Cielo Azul Natural Reserve)

• Departing from Pasto (El Pangá Natural Reserve )

• Departing from Bogotá (El Paujil Natural Reserve)• Gorgona Island

• Malpelo Island

Scuba DivingBird Watching

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