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Colombia (Cartagena, Minca, Palomino, Santa Marta, Medellín)

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Colombia is a diverse South American country spanning Caribbean coastline, Andean highlands, coffee-growing valleys, and Amazon rainforest. Cartagena draws visitors with its UNESCO-listed walled old city and colonial architecture, while the nearby Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta provides a dramatic backdrop for the laid-back beach towns of Palomino and Santa Marta, and the jungle village of Minca. Medellín, once infamous, is now celebrated as a hub of urban innovation, street art, and nightlife. Across all these destinations, travellers come for a mix of Caribbean beaches, hiking, wildlife, vibrant food and coffee culture, and some of the warmest hospitality in Latin America.

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Colombia (Cartagena, Minca, Palomino, Santa Marta, Medellín) · 10 days

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Colombian Explorer: Medellín Nights & Tayrona National Park — Self-Launched

A DIY version of G Adventures' 10-day Caribbean Colombia run — Cartagena's walled city, jungle waterfalls in Minca, beach bonfires and tubing in Palomino, a Tayrona National Park hike, Santa Marta's nightlife and the transformed hillsides of Medellín. Done independently using Colombian intercity buses, a cheap domestic flight and self-bookable local guides, you get the same route for roughly half the tour price. Costs are approximate backpacker/mid-range estimates in GBP and exclude international flights.

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