Is the local payment of USD900 an additional cost of the tour, or is that included in the $1,480?

The trip price is £1095 per person, plus a local payment of US$900 per person. The Local Payment is part of your overall trip payment and covers day to day local costs like meals prepared by the group, campsite/hostel/hotel fees, gas, and certain activities. It is a guaranteed amount set before your trip departs.

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CARTAGENA to QUITO (21 days) Colombian Adventure

21 days

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From Cartagena to Quito

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Operator: Oasis Overland
Overland Truck: Off-the-grid adventures with a rugged edge
Group Tour: Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
Fully Guided: An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Medium Intensity: Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Group Size 10 - 24
Ages 18+

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Itinerary

Days 1 - 4
Taganga - Tayrona National Park
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- City tour - Cartagena
- Walk Las Murallas (historic walls)
- Playa Blanca boat trip
- Volcan de Lodo el Totumo mud volcano dip
- Tayrona National Park - entrance included
- Beach trail exploration in Tayrona National Park
Optional Activities
- Snorkeling in Tayrona National Park bays
- Scuba diving in Tayrona National Park bays
- Chiva Bus Tour - Cartagena (US$25)
Landmarks
Cartagena Old City
Las Murallas
Bocagrande
Playa Blanca
Volcan de Lodo el Totumo
Taganga
Tayrona National Park
Days 5 - 10
Salento - Parque Los Nevados
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Coffee plantation tour - Salento
Optional Activities
- Salsa lessons - Medellin
- Tango lessons - Medellin
- Discos and clubs - Medellin
- Museums and art galleries - Medellin
- Local bus trip to Santa Fe de Antioquia
- Coffee farm visits - Salento
- Parque Los Nevados Day Trip (US$65)
Landmarks
Medellin
Santa Fe de Antioquia
Salento
Parque Los Nevados
Days 11 - 13
Parque Purace - San Agustin
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Tatacoa Desert exploration and camping
- Parque Purace entrance and trail walking
Optional Activities
- Volcan Purace climbing (4,750m)
- Sulphur Mine hike
- Termales de San Juan hot spring visit (US$30)
- San Agustin Archaeological Park
Landmarks
Tatacoa Desert
Parque Purace
Volcan Purace
Termales de San Juan
San Agustin Archaeological Park
Days 14 - 21
Pasto - Ipiales - Equator - Quito
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Santuario de las Lajas viewing
Optional Activities
- Santuario de las Lajas Museum (US$1)
- Otavalo craft market visit
- Quito mountain biking
- Quito hiking
Landmarks
Popayan
Pasto
Santuario de las Lajas
Ipiales
Equator
Otavalo
Quito

Landmarks
Cartagena Old City
Las Murallas
Bocagrande
Playa Blanca
Volcan de Lodo el Totumo
Taganga
Tayrona National Park

Landmarks
Medellin
Santa Fe de Antioquia
Salento
Parque Los Nevados

Landmarks
Tatacoa Desert
Parque Purace
Volcan Purace
Termales de San Juan
San Agustin Archaeological Park

Landmarks
Popayan
Pasto
Santuario de las Lajas
Ipiales
Equator
Otavalo
Quito

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Guide
Meals
Additional Services
Transport

What's Not Included

Flights
Insurance
Optional
Additional Services

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Oasis Overland

Rating: 4(62 reviews)
Response time: within 1 day
Response rate: 83%
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4.0

Gayle
June 3rd, 2016
This tour is 15 weeks of mixed weather, mixed altitude, mixed areas such as cities and national parks, beaches and...
This tour is 15 weeks of mixed weather, mixed altitude, mixed areas such as cities and national parks, beaches and mountains. Its a great way to see lots of things, experience everything and get involved. All while making friends on the truck and enjoying the security of a team guiding you. The crew were great, Kim the tour leader was fab at organising optional activities and recommending places to eat, drink or see. Gareth our driver was great, kept us safe and fixed anything that needed attention. Its hard work, you camp lots or stay in a mixture of hotel/guesthouses and hostels. People get ill, tired and drama will happen but that's all part of the experience. You look out for each other and dig in. I loved my time and experience but just be prepared its not a normal package holiday!Show more
Anonymous
May 29th, 2013
I loved everything about the trip, I don't want to leave and would have stayed but I can't change my flight, Scott...
I loved everything about the trip, I don't want to leave and would have stayed but I can't change my flight, Scott and Leslie put their all into everything they do for us and put us first when it comes to everything, I am thinking about doing the tour with them in feb next year going north, it's been one of the best trips ever and we had a great group, the destinations were amazing. What more can I say.Show more
Craig
March 2nd, 2024
Be warned this is a bare bones tour where Oasis provides transportation, a way to group prepare food and money for...
Be warned this is a bare bones tour where Oasis provides transportation, a way to group prepare food and money for that food when not in town (but no refrigeration and a tight budget), and minimal accomodations. You will normally stay in dorm rooms, often with people not traveling with you, or stay in gas station parking lots in provided tents, some that leaked. While included activities are included, they are few. Optional and other activities are the responsibility of the passengers to locate and book themselves. Accomodations aren't always in town. An example is where the description talks about Devil's Island and the European Spaceport, the only Oasis affordable accommodation in Kourou was a campground 20 km out of town in a town famous for few taxis. So it was next to impossible to visit both of them without 'leaving the truck' for several days and finding our own transportation and own more expensive accomodations. Which some of us did. We lucked out on Kaieteur Falls because we just happened to have the right number of passengers who wanted to go in order to charter a flight and one of the passengers was willing to organize it. But don't count on seeing the falls unless you 'leave the truck' for many days to catch a scheduled flight with enough passengers. In the future I will likely take busses and book my own accomodations to save money and see more. Or go on all inclusive tours. Some people really like the forced social interaction on a budget and some liked they didn't have to think about the transportation or accomodations, only the rest for a bit more cost than self travel. This trip is for them.Show more

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24 Sep, 2026
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14 Oct, 2026
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Asked on August 19th, 2025
Is the local payment of USD900 an additional cost of the tour, or is that included in the $1,480?
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- Oasis OverlandOperator•Written August 2025
  The trip price is £1095 per person, plus a local payment of US$900 per person. The Local Payment is part of your overall trip payment and covers day to day local costs like meals prepared by the group, campsite/hostel/hotel fees, gas, and certain activities. It is a guaranteed amount set before your trip departs.

From

US $1,472 per person

+ $900 Local Tour Payment (Compulsory)

Price based on Cheapest Room

Price based on Shared Room

Price based on Private Single Room

Price based on Private Double Room

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1 Adult2 Adults, 1 Child2 Children

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Tour ID: 286028

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Vaccines
- These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
- Typhoid - Recommended for Colombia.Ecuador. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
- Hepatitis A - Recommended for Colombia.Ecuador. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
- Tuberculosis - Recommended for Colombia.Ecuador. Ideally 3 months before travel.
- Hepatitis B - Recommended for Colombia.Ecuador. Ideally 2 months before travel.
- Rabies - Recommended for Colombia.Ecuador. Ideally 1 month before travel.
- Yellow fever - Recommended for Colombia.Ecuador. Ideally 10 days before travel.
Visa
- Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
- Here is an indication for which countries you might need a visa. Please contact the local embassy for help applying for visas to these places.
Payment information
- For any tour departing before August 7th, 2026 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after August 7th, 2026, a minimum payment of $450 is required to confirm your booking with Oasis Overland. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 75 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
- Some departure dates and prices may vary and Oasis Overland will contact you with any discrepancies before your booking is confirmed.
- The following cards are accepted for "Oasis Overland" tours: Visa, Maestro, Mastercard, American Express or PayPal. TourRadar does NOT charge you an extra fee for using any of these payment methods.
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Accessibility
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