Month: August 2019

  • Friday 23 August 2019. Highlights: Tayrona National Park Hike Easily the hardest physical day on the tour we had a full day hiking in the Tayrona National Park leaving the hotel at 8 am and returning around 3.30 pm. The walking part was probably 5 hours and a lot of it was ups and downs…

  • Thursday 22 August 2019 Highlights: Easy Day at Taganga Beach, relaxing at pool Today was a very easy day hanging around Taganga, mostly on the beach.

  • Wednesday 21 August 2019. Highlights: La Victoria Coffee Farm visit, Pozo Azul Waterfall, and intense topical rainstorm A leisurely morning allowing for us to sleep in as long as we had breakfast by 9 am and our bags were ready to be transferred to Taganga while we continued our exploration of Minca in the morning…

  • Tuesday 20 August 2019. Highlights: 4 Wheel Drive Experience, Marinka Waterfall, Casa Elemento (Largest hammock in the world) Today was our last long drive of the tour clocking in at 5 hours as we enter the home straight. I took a few more imodium tablets during the night hoping that this would do the trick…

  • Monday 19 August 2019 Highlights: Castillo San Felipe de Barajas (Fortress), The Mercado de Bazurto (local market), Calle Agnosto (alley of umbrellas), Gestsemani street art, San Pedro Claver Church, Cartagena Cathedral The first full day of the second week of the tour saw the group undertake a Cartagena City Tour. This was mostly done in…