Medellin Historical City Tour
Experience the main historical hot spots of Medellin with incredible vistas on this 4 to 5 hours tour! Learn about our past visiting the Memory Museum and feel the vibe in Downtown as your professional guide takes you to various locations in a new, comfortable vehicle, on the metro, metro cable (aerial cable car), and on foot!
Delight your eyes with breathtaking panoramic views of the city from the top of the mountain summit and Santo Domingo Savio lookout point.
The memory Museum will open your eyes to learn more about our pass in order to understand the transformation of the city.
There is a tour upgrade option for guests that would like to go to the top of the summit and beyond to Arvi Park.
This is a private tour with a professional, certified tour guide for you and your party only.
per adult from
$132
NZDDuration
4 to 5 hours
Pickup
Hotel pickup available
Voucher
Mobile ticket
What's included :
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Driver/guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (Poblado and Laureles sectors only)
- Private tour
- Entry/Admission - Museo Casa de la Memoria
- Entry/Admission - Metro Park station Berrio
- Entry/Admission - Acevedo
What's excluded :
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Avoeden Cafe, Cra. 36 ####8a - 34, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
For guests is El Poblado ask your tour guide to stop by if you want to enjoy a fresh cup of the best single origin Colombian coffee (At your own expense)
Pass By: Parque El Poblado, Calle 10 y Carrera 43A, Medellin 050014 Colombia
For guests staying in El Poblado, we'll drive close to Parque del Poblado, have your camera ready.
Stop At: Museo Casa de la Memoria, Calle 51 # 36-66 Barrio Boston Parque Bicentenario, Medellin Colombia
You will be transported to the memory museum where you will learn about our dark pass and understand more the resilience of our locals
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Coltejer Building, Cl. 52 #42, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
We'll drive by the tallest building in downtown Medellin on ur way to Plaza Botero
Stop At: Plaza Botero, Medellin Colombia
The second stop is in Downtown Medellin, where you will be mesmerized by the magnificent sculptures of maestro Fernando Botero, one of the world's most renowned sculptors. Bring a decent camera, our guides have all taken photography courses and will be delighted to take postcard perfect images of you embracing these larger than life sculptures for your memories. From here we continue on foot to really feel the vibe of the downtown area and experience old colonial churches, plazas, the stunning cultural palace, and much more!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture, Carrera 51 52a 01, Medellin 050012 Colombia
After visiting plaza Botero, we'll continue on foot to really feel the vibe of the downtown have your camera ready to take amazing photos of the stunning cultural palace Rafael Uribe Uribe a neo gothic building constructed around 1912 in downtown. This building was used as the government palace up to 1987. Ask your tour guide to walk inside if you want to explore this building even further
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Iglesia de la Veracruz, Cll. 51 No. 52-58, Medellin Colombia
From the cultural palace we'll walk to La Veracruz church. This church was one of the first ones constructed in downtown with a beautiful colonial style.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Parque Berrio, 50th and 51st Street, Medellin 050003 Colombia
We'll continue on foot to feel the vibes of the Parque Berrio park. Learn the history of this important area in downtown.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria, Calle 50 49 112, Medellin 050012 Colombia
Walk inside this magnificent colonial style minor basilica located in the heart of downtown. This minor basilica was the most prominent from Colonial times and up to the late 1970's when this downtown area was the main business district.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Metro Park station Berrio, Medellín, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
Next, we jump on board the Metro and metro cable (aerial cable car) which was constructed for the purpose of alleviating traffic, improving overall city transport and accommodating citizens, enabling them to enjoy connectivity from their respective barrios to the metro, and other means of transport. This sturdy and well maintained cable car will take us to our next destination, the Santo Domingo Savio neighborhood. You have the option of getting off here for a short walk to the lookout point where you can see local street art and meet the local kids that we sponsor through our foundation lend me a hand. If you want the upgrade option to Arvi's park with the cable car ride that hovers over the magnificent forest of Arvi Park, please be aware that there is an additional cost since the tour will be extended for an extra hour and a half to two hours. At the end of the tour our guests will be dropped off at their hotel or place of stay in the same comfortable vehicle.
Duration: 40 minutes
Pass By: Jardin Botanico de Medellin, Calle 73 51d 14 Carrera 52 # 73-298, Medellin 050010 Colombia
While in the metro we'll pass by the Botanical Gardens, have your camera ready and take photos if you want.
Pass By: Planetario de Medellin, Carrera 52 71-117, Medellin 050003 Colombia
While in the metro we'll pass by the Planetario, have your camera ready and take photos if you want.
Pass By: Parque Explora, Carrera 52 73-75 Estación Universidad del Metro de Medellín, Medellin 050003 Colombia
While in the metro we'll pass by parque explora, have your camera ready and take photos if you want.
Stop At: Acevedo, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
This sturdy and well maintained cable car will take us to our next destination, the Santo Domingo Savio neighborhood. You have the option of getting off here for a short walk to the lookout point where you can see local street art and meet the local kids that we sponsor through our foundation lend me a hand. If you want the upgrade option to Arvi's park with the cable car ride that hovers over the magnificent forest of Arvi Park, please be aware that there is an additional cost since the tour will be extended for an extra hour and a half to two hours. At the end of the tour our guests will be dropped off at their hotel or place of stay in the same comfortable vehicle.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Parque Arvi, Via a Piedras Blancas Correction of Santa Elena, Medellin 050007 Colombia
If you want the upgrade option to Arvi's park with the cable car ride that hovers over the magnificent forest of Arvi Park, please be aware that there is an additional cost since the tour will be extended for an extra hour and a half to two hours. The upgrade includes the entrance fee for the cable to go to Arvi's park. At the end of the tour our guests will be dropped off at their hotel or place of stay in the same comfortable vehicle.
Duration: 1 hour Departure Point :
Avoeden Cafe, Cra. 36 ####8a - 34, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up guests in main hotels or airbnb in Medellin within the Poblado and Laureles áreasReturn Detail :
Returns to original departure pointHotel Pickup :
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Infants must sit on laps
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- We at Way Cool Tours take pride in being the only tour company selected by our local government to work in a pilot enabling the proper protocol and management of covid 19 for our staff and International guests. We're also the only company utilizing a new product that eradicates covid in seconds.
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Language
English - Guide
Age Req.
-
Fitness Req.
None
Group Size
15
Organised by Way Cool Tours
Activity ID: V-127966P25
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