Walking Adventure Tours & Trips in Colombia

Trek through Cocora Valley beneath Colombia's towering wax palms, hike the tropical forest trails of Tayrona National Park to reach palm-fringed Cabo San Juan beach, and check out Comuna 13 in Medellín via electric escalators while finding street art that tells stories of urban transformation.

Hike through Cocora Valley under Colombia's tallest wax palms, then wander the cobbled streets of colonial Villa de Leyva with its huge main square. Check out the underground Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá carved 120 metres deep in a working mine, and walk the trails of Tayrona National Park from Cañaveral Beach to Cabo San Juan.

Walk through coffee farms in the UNESCO-listed Coffee Cultural Landscape near Pereira, spotting orchids, hummingbirds, toucans and tanagers at Finca Romelia with a botanist guide who'll point out around 70 bird species. Learn cupping techniques at Finca Del Cafe to taste the differences in Colombia's Arabica beans, then head to Medellin's Comuna 13 on foot and by cable car with Son Bata to see colorful street art and catch pop-up dance shows. Stroll Cartagena's cobblestoned colonial streets before sunset drinks at La Boquilla fishing village, staying in boutique eco-hotels and nice accommodations over 8 days.

Walk through Bogota's La Candelaria to see colonial architecture and stop at Museo del Oro, then hike the steep trail up to Monserrate for city views. In Salento, you'll trek through Cocora Valley's cloud forest and have lunch at a mountain finca before heading back through muddy paths. Later, climb the 740 steps up El Peñol rock near Guatapé, and wander around town looking at the hand-painted zocalos on buildings, then walk along the waterfront to see the flooded town remains.

You'll trek through Cocora Valley where Colombia's tallest wax palms reach up to 60 metres, then tackle the steep trails at San Agustín Archaeological Park to see ancient stone figures and pre-Columbian tombs that date back around 5,000 years. Later you'll walk the red ochre formations along the Cuzco trail in Tatacoa Desert and wander through the grey labyrinths of Los Hoyos, before heading out on horseback to reach La Chaquira's ancient sites.