Pablo Escobar and Comuna 13 Tour: An Insightful Journey into Medellin's Resilient Transformation
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178 Ratings
Medellín
Embark on a small group tour exploring the life of Pablo Escobar and the resilience of Medellin. Discover how the city has transformed and learn the stories of its resilient people.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Escaleras Electricas De La Comuna 13 - Next at La Catedral, Pablo´s private prison, lush hillside to enjoy panoramic city views and to visualize how he decided to work with the Colombian government at one point.

The tour leaves La Catedral as you are informed about Escobar´s escape and the upcoming pursuit that lasted 18 months until he finally got caught. At Los Olivos community, visit the block and the houses where Pablo got shot. Was it suicide or what has exactly happened? Make your own conclusions after hearing your guide´s information.

Next, tour stops at the cemetery where Pablo rests along with his family members. Take this opportunity to learn how Pablo got started by the black widow (Griselda Blanco), whose grave is located just steps from his.

Finally, the tour takes you to one of the humblest communities where you´ll realize how Medellin went from the most violent to the most innovative city in the world. At comuna 13 you will understand how Medellin has been so resilient by admiring the colorful street art and outstanding infrastructure such as the largest outdoor escalator in America.

At the end, minivan goes back to the initial starting point.

What's Included
  • Ask about upgrade to private tour for extra USD 70 if you are solo signed in 12 hrs before tour
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • Professional driver/guide provided
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • if 12 hours before there is only 1 person signed, tour will be canceled and fully refunded.
Additional Information

Join our engaging Small Group guided tour available every day at 8 AM or 2 PM to delve into the life of Pablo Escobar, his effect on his community, and the newly transformed and resilient Medellin. We’ll visit locations where Escobar resided, broadcasting narratives about the city’s painful history and its catalogue of transformation due to drug cartel influences, transportation provided via a air-cooled minivan.

Departure twice daily from El Poblado’s central site at Carrera 38 # 9 A-26 in Park Lleras, with return trip provided.

This tour serves as an educational illustration of societal mishaps and the identification of true heroes.

Focusing on the victims, the tour emphasizes stories of those who suffered the most, such as police officers and government functionaries. The unglorified narrative will ultimately reveal Medellin’s resilient spirit and the fortitude of its people.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • Guides are required to wear masks
  • Travelers are required to wear masks
  • Private groups, no interaction with other travelers
  • Guides: Temperature is measured at the beginning of each working day
  • Periodic disinfection of vehicles
  • Use of antibacterial gel and alcohol
Location
Parque Lleras
meet up address is carrera 38 # 9 A -26 in Park Lleras in El Poblado (DONDE AQUELLOS bar) at 8 AM or 2 PM depending on your booking
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tomkv1338bo
Apr 20, 2024
Very entertaining, would do it again. - David was a great guide who didn't look at the clock and showed us everything we wanted to see. You could ask him anything. He also speaks perfect English. We couldn't imagine a better guide. We would choose this guide again and again!
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Meg_k
Apr 11, 2024
Tour was made by our tour guide Daniel! - The tour was a lot of driving from location to location and less walking around than we anticipated, but Daniel was absolutely amazing! He is extremely knowledgeable and excited to share all of his anecdotal stories. Daniels clear passion for the subject and hearing it from a local made a day full of information fun and easy to understand.
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411ales
Mar 17, 2024
Medellin - Excellent tour, we loved the entire process from the moment we saw everything very explained, we would highly recommend it 100%
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Suramerica24
Mar 13, 2024
City tour of Medellin in German! - Simply the best. German tour guide. Everything explained really well, short and simple. We hope to come back soon. Various offers for the whole week.
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27hamzeh
Nov 24, 2023
Best tour company I have ever used. - This is a great company to hire if you would like to learn about the history of Medellin and Columbia in general. My guide Daniel was incredible and very easy to have conversations with. I felt safe, entertained, and I wish the tour was longer. Great job guys!!
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Kp_tirado
Oct 24, 2023
Captivating walking tour - This is a really cool, visually & historically interesting tour; after 2 days of physically grueling tours, this one was more easygoing but no less captivating. We made several stops to the advertised points of interest & our guide was very informative.
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Lolitalolon
Aug 28, 2023
Happy to have visited this space of the commune, those boys are worth gold, they found meaning in their lives. - The Commune was before 2002, a place of terror since anyone who went there was either attacked, robbed or robbed, kidnapped, did whatever they wanted, not even the police could enter there, it was a factory and drug sales... a totally feared neighborhood, until they sent police troops etc etc to put control, they did a cleanup, many good and bad people died, this lasted about 4 years and look how they managed it... by virtue of that the inhabitants who were left there looked for another way to live with another pattern of life: music, crafts, creams, they made caps, graffiti, etc. Then the government with aid International built escalators for them (they say the first outdoors) since they felt sorry for the elderly and disabled who lived in the place so they could move around. Their resilient story is beautiful, it is a pleasure to hear them sing, rap, see them painting etc etc.
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Victoria_d
Aug 4, 2023
Awesome! - Our experience was incredible. Our guide, David, was very knowledgeable and such a friendly and fun. We loved it. Highly recommend.
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Joseph_a
Jul 4, 2023
Great tour and tour guide! - The whole experience. The guide, Fabio, was great....super knowledgeable about the subject and just a great guide.
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Julio_s
Dec 26, 2023
Did not include La Cathedral - First with the positive, the tour was well organised. I accidentally booked the wrong date so I called the number and spoke to a nice guy who without any fuss changed the date for me. On getting to the meeting point the tour guide messaged me in case I couldn’t find it. However, the reason I booked this tour specifically is because I wanted to see La Cathedral, and when I asked the tour guide he told me we’re not going there because it’s closed. I really felt this should have been communicated before we booked the tour because on the “what to expect” description it is included. Other than that the tour just included Escobar’s grave and Comuna 13. There’s other Communa 13 tours which are much better, more thorough and led by people who grew up there. I was quite disappointed.
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