Family Fun in Beautiful Colombia
Trip highlights
- Tour the top graffiti spots in Bogotá and create your own mural
- Hop on a bamboo raft to float down La Vieja River
- Board a speedboat to the Islas del Rosario archipelago
- Explore the ramparts, forts and bastions of historic Cartagena
- Go tubing along the Don Diego River
- Be introduced to the Tungueka Indigenous community
Our bespoke trips include
We design one-of-a-kind journeys incorporating luxury in all its forms. Our bespoke trips include:
- Luxury accommodation throughout
- Privately guided tours
- Private transfers
- Meticulously selected experiences
- Expertise and support from your Jacada Concierge

- Days 1–3 Bogotá
- Days 3–6 The Coffee Triangle
- Days 6–9 Cartagena
- Days 9–11 Tayrona Region
- Days 1–3 Bogotá
- Days 3–6 The Coffee Triangle
- Days 6–9 Cartagena
- Days 9–11 Tayrona Region
Itinerary in detail
Every Jacada trip is tailored to your personal preferences and interests. Below you’ll find a sample itinerary to inspire your own custom-designed journey.
Two nights in capital Bogotá
Your adventure starts in the capital, Bogota. The city is often people’s first taste of Colombia and while it is a useful springboard for exploring the rest of the country, it is also a great place in its own right. It’s big and it’s busy but it is packed with cool restaurants and brilliant galleries and museums. Be sure to stroll around the pretty La Candelaria district, filled with colourful buildings and home to the historic Plaza de Bolívar, with the Palace of Justice and the Cathedral of Bogotá.

Where you could stay
Bogotá
Overview
In the heart of the Quinta Camacho neighbourhood of Bogota, surrounded by some of the city’s best restaurants, cafes, galleries and shops, you’ll find Casa Legado. This family owned bed and breakfast adorns a pretty, almost 1950’s aesthetic, with lots of natural light coupled with delicate pastel colours to ease the mind when retiring at night. The 13 spacious rooms each boast a unique style, inspired by the natural beauty of the country and all rooms are perfectly designed to ensure you feel right at home. Some rooms offer balcony spaces, with views of the relaxing garden space.
A delicious breakfast buffet can be enjoyed in the spacious communal kitchen area before you make the most of the free bikes on offer on which to explore the wonders of this amazing city. Also, here you can enjoy a Thai massage or a yoga session to help you wind down at the end of the day.
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Overview
The beautiful Four Seasons Casa Medina was the creative vision of Santiago Medina Mejia, a Paris-educated artist and architect from Medellin. He salvaged local architectural treasures, such as stone columns and hand-carved wooden doors from two recently demolished colonial convents, to create was declared a monument by the country’s Ministry of Culture in the 1980s.
The hotel features 62 rooms and suites, where beamed ceilings and aged leather accents coupled with fresh, contemporary touches making them a sophisticated blend of old and new.
The hotel has two restaurants; the lively La Bodega that focuses on tapas and Colombian coffee, and Castanyoles Raciones y Tapas, where guests chave the option to dine in the beautiful glass atrium with Spanish tiles, living walls and drop lights.
There is also a gym and a spa with treatment rooms, relaxation room and steam room.
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Overview
Located within Bogota’s exclusive business district, this is a modern boutique hotel with impeccable style. A contemporary design concept, which runs throughout the hotel, takes inspiration from Colombia’s most opulent exports: gold and emeralds. There is great attention to detail here, meaning B.O.G is well deserving of its Design Hotels membership.
Their guest rooms and suites feature luxurious touches such as 500-thread count linens and bath products, exclusively produced for the hotel, and modern amenities such as complimentary WiFi and iPod docking stations also come as standard.
B.O.G’s restaurant, La Leo, is superb and offers fusion dishes inspired and built on by traditional local recipes. Scan and choose from a fantastic cocktail menu whilst sitting at the rooftop Terrace Bar and pool, or there’s the Lounge Bar for a relaxing aperitif or two before you eat or to relax after a long flight.
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For the foodie
For the artist

A visit to Paloquemao market and cooking class
Spend the morning in the vibrant food market with your host chef, carefully selecting your fresh, local ingredients – a complete feast for the senses. Following the market, you will head to a closed-door restaurant and turn the Colombian produce into some of the most deliciously creative dishes in your private cooking class with top chef. Enjoy good company, great music and of course, superb food.

A graffiti workshop in Bogotá
Together with your expert art guide, you’ll meet a local graffiti artist and enjoy a tour of the top graffiti spots in town, as this progressive art form continues to gain recognition. You will also visit the city’s top galleries and get insider access to Botero’s life and work. End the experience by creating your very own graffiti mural at one of Bogota’s best galleries.
Three nights in the UNESCO Coffee Triangle
Spend your days kayaking, hiking, horse riding and cycling, taking in the lush, tranquil and typically pastoral surrounds of Colombia’s UNESCO protected Coffee Triangle. The landscape is one of vibrant rolling hills from which enormous wax palm trees soar towards the sky, but scattered across this blanket of green are also charming towns, such as Salento whose streets are lined with colourful houses.

Where you could stay
The Coffee Triangle
Overview
Surrounded by the verdant forest, meandering rivers and with the Central Andes Range in the distance, the Hacienda Bambusa is a traditional farm that raises cattle and grows cocoa, ginger, plantain, bananas and tangerines.
The main house, built in the vernacular style with bamboo guadua and clay tiles, has just eight rooms. Each has a private bathroom, balcony, a small sitting area and a hammock for lazy afternoons listening to the birds before dinner is served.
In the kitchen, chef Vanessa Quintana cooks up delectable Colombian tasting menus making the most of this fertile region’s produce.
Days can be spent exploring the hacienda and beyond with a range of activities and excursions such as hiking, horse riding, trips to cacao and coffee plantations, hot air ballooning or tours of beautiful local towns and nearby Los Nevados National Natural Park.
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Overview
Surrounded by peaceful gardens and beyond these, tranquil countryside hills that ripple on forever, Sazagua is a lovely little boutique-sized guesthouse that triumphs in both comfort and character.
A surprising level of mod cons are installed in its ten very spacious rooms including WiFi and flat screen TVs, and there’s a small spa with a sauna and treatment rooms offering massages and other wellness remedies.
The house is in the style of a typical Colombian farmhouse with eclectic details such as colourful colonial tiles and furniture and indigenous inspirations and art, to more international antiques and furnishings. However, its wraparound balconies and central courtyards root the hotel firmly in the region and welcome in its serene views and laid-back countryside temperament.
The food is good and the menu is fairly bold for the scale of the hotel. The staff have also helped seal Sazagua’s reputation as being one of the best places to stay in the area, and are immensely friendly and helpful.
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Overview
Hacienda Buenavista is a beautiful boutique hotel sitting high above the Vieja River in the heart of the coffee triangle. Surrounded by lush rolling hills, it enjoys a stunning location and it the perfect place to unwind for a few days.
There are just five suites, each individually decorated and inspired by the colours of the sky, coffee and the native ceiba tree. Each suite comes with a private terrace.
One of the highlights of the hacienda is its beautiful infinity pool from where you can enjoy sweeping vistas of the mountains. There is a cosy library, a lounge and a terrace where breakfast, lunch and dinner are served. Much of the produce comes from their own kitchen garden and their 100-acre plantation which is filled with orange, passion fruit, mandarin and avocado trees.
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On the water
Cocoa lovers
In the saddle
In the saddle

Hacienda Bambusa: Bamboo rafting down La Vieja River
The ‘balsaje’ is a favourite activity enjoyed by locals, where friends and family relax on a bamboo raft that floats down La Vieja River. Guests of Hacienda Bambusa can hop on your own bamboo raft as you make your way downstream and enjoy the stunning scenery surrounding the river. Make a stop on the way at a shaded beach where your host will prepare a delicious picnic.

Hacienda Bambusa: Enjoy a chocolate masterclass
Guests at Hacienda Bambusa will meet the hotel’s chef, head out to the plantation and pick some organic cacao seeds. Experience the step-by-step method of obtaining and drying the cocao seeds, grinding the seeds and preparing a delicious cup of hot chocolate. Best enjoyed with fresh Colombian cheese or arepas!

Hacienda Bambusa: Horse riding
Guests at Hacienda Bambusa will walk through the plantations to the river where your horse trek begins. Enjoy the stunning scenery as you ride along the Quindio River, passing pineable and banana plantations on the way. Afterwards, enjoy a well-earned snack and refreshing drink before driving back to the hacienda.
Three nights in Colombia’s charming coastal city
Colombia’s coastal city of Cartagena is steeped in history and diverse culture; it boasts impressive ramparts, forts and bastions as well as plenty of Spanish-style architecture. This is a city made for exploring: wind your way through the historic centre passing carts laden with juicy fruit and vendors selling coconut candies under the shade of the arches that ring the plazas. There are also fortifications to explore, museums to discover and rooftops from where you can watch the world go by.

Where you could stay
Cartagena
Overview
Bastion Luxury Hotel is located in Cartagena’s charming old town in a restored 16th-century private home. A colonial aesthetic runs though the hotel balanced perfectly with more contemporary touches.
Its 51 elegant rooms and suites have a neutral colour scheme and feel bright and fresh. Some come with a separate living area and outdoor terrace.
The hotel’s restaurant, El Gobernador, showcases the best of Colombian cuisine and offers a nine-course tasting menu, while the patio restaurant offers more relaxed dining. El Gobernador also has a small patio which is a lovely space to enjoy breakfast.
The rooftop terrace is a real highlight of the hotel with a good sized swimming pool, ample space to relax under a cabana and a bar where you can enjoy a drink and light bites as the sun goes down of the beautiful city of Cartagena.
There is also a small spa with treatment room and outdoor Jacuzza and relaxation area, as well as a small gym.
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Cartagena
Highlights
- Centrally situated in the historic heart of Cartagena
- Stay in rooms and suites that blend authentic Colombian style and contemporary flair
- While away hours poolside or atop the sun-dappled, rooftop terrace
- Indulge in afternoon tea within the quaint library
- Retreat to the luxurious spa for locally inspired treatments
- Sample traditional Colombian dishes at Alma Restaurant
Overview
Casa San Agustin is an intimate boutique hotel perfectly placed within Cartagena’s colourful old walled city, only a stone’s throw from the turquoise Caribbean coast. Its terrific position immerses you in the city’s storied history, where cobbled lanes prop typical Colombian buildings with wrought-iron balconies overflowing with bright flowers.
The hotel itself, comprising three connecting 17th-century homes, evokes a bygone age with classic stucco exteriors and beautiful traditional touches inside. Rooms and suites spotlight dark wood-beamed ceilings, four-poster beds, stone floors and elegantly tiled bathrooms. But natural fabrics alongside a palette of soft blues and greens add a fresh, contemporary edge.
Some spaces gaze to the street life below, while others open to the pretty inner gardens. ‘Premium Suites’, with leafy patios and private Jacuzzis, are suited most to couples and honeymooners; families or groups of friends, on the other hand, will love the larger ‘Prestige Suites’ and ‘Suite del Virray’, featuring thoughtfully designed living areas and personal balconies or terraces.
Throughout the hotel, you’ll find plenty of indoor-outdoor spaces designed for relaxation. At the centre of the courtyard, a freshwater pool beneath an ancient aqueduct offers a refreshing escape from the heat, along with shaded daybeds nestled between tropical palms. There’s also a lovely rooftop terrace, framed by vibrant pink bougainvillaea, and a serene library adorned with original frescoes – perfect for enjoying a peaceful afternoon tea.
For a truly relaxing experience, treat yourself to a soothing session at the intimate spa, where treatments feature local ingredients like Colombian coffee and volcanic mud. The dining experience is just as rooted in tradition. Alma Restaurant brings the heart of Colombian cuisine to life with standout dishes such as Cartagena-style seafood casserole and freshly made ceviche.
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Overview
With a history dating back to 1621, the former convent of Saint Clare of Assisi is now one of Cartagena’s grandest and most illustriest hotels. The Sofitel Santa Clara is still home to crypts, wells, confessionals and paintings which have been expertly resorted to fit its new life as a modern luxuiry hotel.
At the centre of the hotel is a large courtyard filled with lush tropical plants and framed by the original stone arches of the convent. There are 123 rooms and suites, including four ‘iconic’ suites, two of which are insired by famous Colombian artists, Fernando Botero and Enrique Grau Araujo. More modern rooms complete with contemporary republican décor are available, many with views of the city wall and Caribbean Sea. There’s also the option of staying in the cavernous and colourful colonial rooms adorned with grand antique furniture.
Enjoy modern cuisine with a Caribbean touch at the Santa Clara’s two restaurants, El Claustro and 1621, and make time to relax with a drink in the beautiful garden.
The hotel is home to a large outdoor swimming pool as well as a spa and small fitness centre.
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Pirate adventure
Exotic birds
Rugged islands
Rugged islands

A tour of Cartegena's nautical history
Set off on an expedition throug Cartagena’s historic sites in search of hidden treats and treasures. Throughout this adventure, the whole family can learn about Cartagena’s fascinating history of Spanish colonisers and pirates, while recounting the stories of iconic fortresses, plazas and colonial mansions found along the way.

Visit the Baru Island Aviary
Today you will visit the aviary on Baru island, one of South America’s largest. Colombia has the largest bird diversity in the world, and at the aviary there are more than 1,200 species. Have fun spotting toucans, flamingos, macaws, humming birds and more.

A boat trip to the Islas del Rosario
Board a speedboat to the Islas del Rosario archipelago, less than an hour’s journey from the Cartagena docks. These rugged islands are blessed with clear blue waters, colourful coral reefs and diverse marine life. Spend the day cruising between the islands, swimming, and snorkelling.
Two nights in the heart of the Tayrona Region
Tayrona National Park is one of the prettiest stretches of coastline in Latin America, where lush tropical rainforest meets golden sandy beaches and the blue waters of the Caribbean. It makes for a perfect combination of relaxation and exploration in an area which is home to more than 100 species of mammal, 200 species of bird and many reptiles. Time here is for relaxing and enjoying the picturesque views, scuba diving, snorkelling and exploring the nature of the park.

Where you could stay
Tayrona Region
Overview
Reserva One Love is nestled on the banks of the Magdalena River within 80 hectares of tropical rainforest. This is the perfect place to switch off and enjoy the flora and fauna of the Sierra Nevada region of northern Colombia.
There are five circular cabanas with thatched palapa roofs. Rooms feature large beds with mosquito nets, air conditioning and fans and a separate bathroom with outdoor shower. Outside each cabana there is a small cold water Jacuzzi and hammocks. In the rooms and throughout the reserve, you’ll find colourful handicrafts made by the local indigenous tribes, including the Kogi, Arahuacos, Kankuamos and Wiwa tribes.
Beautiful gardens surround the property where herbs, vegetables and fruit are grown and used in the kitchen to create delicious and beautifully presented food – this really is one of the highlights of a stay at One Love. The main lounge area is where you will enjoy your meals and is a lovely place to relax with birds flitting through the trees and a fire pit which is lit at night. It is a short walk to the cabanas and the pathways are lit by torches.
A short walk brings you down to the sandy river bank where sun loungers can be set up and you can lay back and relax, take a dip in the water and listen to the sounds of howler monkeys in the distance. Tubing and boat trips along the river can be arranged, as well as day trips to nearby Tayrona National Park.
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On the water
Cultural exchange

Tubing on the Don Diego River
Take a private transfer to the Don Diego river. After a 15 minute trek up a lush mountain, you will arrive at the river bank from where you will float down a crystalline river all the way down to the ocean. Keep your eyes peeled for exotic birds, howler monkeys and small caymans which are harmless and very shy.

Visit the Tungueka Indigenous community
Today you will drive to the outskirts of the Indigenous Tungeka community, where you will hike 2.2km to find the town used by Kogui families as a place of transit when transporting crops. Tungueka translates as ‘wall’, meaning these Kogui families have successfully preserved their cultural traditions through minimal contact with outside civilisation. In a unique cultural exchange, you will learn about their traditional culture, beliefs and connection with nature first hand, which requires significant humility and respect.
I spent 9 days traveling solo in Colombia, specifically Bogota, Medellin and Cartagena. The trip was planned so thoughtfully and thoroughly, and they took into consideration all of my feedback and interests. From hotels to restaurants, to tours, everything exceeded my expectations. Lily and Berni were great to work with, and always available to discuss the details of the trip,…
Why book with Jacada

Personalised design
We’ll plan your trip around your personal interests, tastes and preferences, providing honest advice based on first-hand knowledge.

Authentic experiences
Our expert guides and brilliant concierges are hand-picked for their ability to bring your destination to life with care and passion.

Positive Impact
We seek out unforgettable experiences that benefit both local communities and the environment.