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Colombie All in One: Medellin Transformation Tour
4.8
21 Ratings
Medellín
Experience Medellin's transformation on a 3.5-hour tour. Visit non-touristy spots, ride the cable car, and explore street art and local markets.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- El Poblado - You may reach us at Poblado Metro station if you contact us beforehand
- Parque Memorial Inflexion - Pablo Escobar victim’s memorial
- La Aguacatala - Metro Station
- Salon Malaga - One of the most iconic tango bars in downtown Medellin
- Teatro Pablo Tobon Uribe - A local theatre always with an interesting wide cultural offer
- Cerro Pan de Azucar Miraflores - Pan de Azúcar Mount in Medellin
- Universidad de Antioquia - See the historical grounds of the local most important University, declared a national monument in 1982
- Line MetroCable H - Fly above the city using the most innovative transport for hilly cities
- Placita de Florez - We’ll come on a gastro discovery and end up making our mouths water with lots of tropical flavors
- Museo Casa de la Memoria - After this visit, we’ll have a solid understanding about Colombian Armed Conflict and its historical development
What's Included
- 3.5-hour visit
- 3/4 rainproof visit
- Off the beaten path Medellin
- Snacks
- Pablo Escobar Victims Memorial
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Anything not mentioned above
- Memorial Museum closed on Mondays. (Tuesdays if Monday’s a holiday)
Additional Information
We wrapped the best of it all in one 3,5h ish visit. We will take you on a truly experiential day: we will commute and do as locals and learn from them. Then get Medellin’s transformation from violence to innovation hub with an academic and objective perspective at the Memorial Museum and discover non touristy spots. Double-check availability right after booking the tour. We normally run with a minimum of bookings.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Escobar’s victims memorial
- Inverted-booth tour: tip as much as you’re satisfied
- Native-like English and French so you do not miss a thing!!!
- Skip-the-line features (we also hate long metro lines)
- 70% under cover out-of-the-rain tour
- 40% walking only, very dynamic
- Memorial Museum guided visit if open
- Street art venues
- Flying by CABLE CAR and tramway riding
- Local market and flavors
You will learn about:
- Colombia, its people and lifestyle
- The dark times and the transformation
- Mind-bending contemporary art
Location
Cl 10 #36
Calle 10
Square at the corner of Calle 10 and Carreraa43A. Right across from church.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(21 Ratings)
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Dhub_707
Mar 31, 2021
An Authentic Experience - Braulio was a fantastic guide. He was thorough with his information, passionate about the culture, personable and allowed us to see so many different sides of Medellin that it’s hard to imagine a better value for an experience like this. At no time did this feel like typical uninspired sight seeing, it felt like an adventure that I won’t soon forget.
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Y3299pogarys
Jan 7, 2021
We had a chance to rude the cable cars metros and tour the city - My guide was excellent ..he spoke English and spanish and had an excellent knowledge of the city..muy amable
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Scruise13
Nov 18, 2019
Wish I had done this sooner! - After a couple weeks of living and working in Medellin, I felt a little trapped in my fancy, fun and very touristy neighborhood. And then I found Onygotours and Braulio opened Medellin up to me giving me accessibility through the metro system, an ironic reversal of how the metro has changed the lives of Paisas in disadvantaged neighborhoods ultimately “transforming” Medellin. Braulio has a wonderfully wide breadth of knowledge, everything from social and political to economics and history. More importantly, he is open and honest in a natural conversational way not a rehearsed tour guide script. This tour is a must-do!
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Sallyob77
Nov 14, 2019
Fantastic tour - Went on this tour with a small group this week to start off my experience of medillin. This was a fantastic way of getting to know the city. The tour guide is extremely well versed in the history of the city and socio-political issues of this area and gave a great overview of this. He was able to answer all random questions asked and was also a good laugh! He took us to some local markets where he knew lots of the vendors and we tried interesting fruits and local specialities. Very relaxed and educational tour. 5 stars- get on it!
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Sduff66
Nov 14, 2019
The best walking tour of Medellin - We had an amazing time on this tour the guide is very informative and nice, definitely the best tour I have been on in Medellin and I would highly recommend to all tourists to go with the company
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Luke
Nov 2, 2019
Informative and inspiring - Thank you Braulio for a fascinating tour of Medellin. Your explanation of how the development of transport links affected the lives of disadvantaged communities was fascinating. Braulio is a highly articulate and entertaining guide who speaks about the transformation of his home city with great passion. He also has excellent English. The visit to the museum of Memory at the end of the tour was highly moving, made even more so by the wider context and explanation provided by Braulio. Highly recommended.
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Nic7644
Oct 30, 2019
Exceptional tour of Medellin - I'm basing myself in Medellin for a couple of months and this was the perfect introduction to the city.
It gave me incredible insight into the history of Medellin and the live transformation that is underway. Highlights include taking the cable car from San Antonio to see how Medellin is connecting previously disconnected barrios to economic opportunity, tasting a variety of local fruits in an El Centro Market and visiting the Museo Casa de la Memoria.
Braulio was a fantastic guide. He was full of energy and great advice. It really made me feel at home in my new city for the next two months. I'm definitely keen to check out more of Onygotours.
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Stan
Oct 24, 2019
Best way to experience the city - Superguide! Takes you to the real Medellín away from the tourists into everyday live. Really cool to see and experience the city this way. The guide is really passionate about the city and the history of Colombia as such. He knows so much and you can ask everything you want! A must do for me!!!
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163yuriv
Oct 24, 2019
Amazing city tour - Very nice tour with Praudio as our guide! This tour doesn't take you to the crowded city center but goes beyond that and shows how Medellin came the city it is today. Praudio could answer all of our questions and is so nice! The highlight of this tour were the fruit tastings in a local market and the shocking, yet amazing, Museo Casa de la Memoria.
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Mec8969
Dec 11, 2019
Tour guide a no show - Not only did he not show up by he was apparently in the Hostel where we were supposed to meet and he sent an employee out to tell us he wasn’t taking us because not enough people signed up. It was a twenty minute walk to get there, so a call or at least coming out in person would have been appreciated.
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