Private tour: Medellin City – Pablo Escobar and Food Tour

Summary

Your flexible tour begins at your Medellin accommodation, where you greet your guide and board an air-conditioned car destined for Medellin’s highlights. Formerly ravaged by drug wars, Medellin has recently made an unrecognizable transformation into a city thriving with culture, art, and culinary delights. Head first to Pueblito Paisa, a reconstruction of a typical Colombian village, and travel back in time to turn-of-the-century Colombia as you visit an antique church, schoolhouse and barbershop. After grabbing a snack, continue to Plaza Botero where Fernando Botero sculptures are on permanent display. As soon as hunger strikes, be sure to inform your guide who can arrange to visit local restaurants and food stalls.   Sated, spend the afternoon delving into the turbulent legacy of Pablo Escobar, the late Colombian drug lord whose reign had a significant effect on Medellin. Visit four sites—including his birthplace, the Monaco Building, and his final resting place—before drop-off at your Medellin accommodation.

Tour info

Duration
8 hours
Group Size
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Meeting Point
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Why take this tour?

Colombia's second-largest city has earned high praise as a hot new dining destination. On this flexible 8-hour private guided tour, foodies and history buffs can enjoy plenty of time to sample local eats and take in sights such as Barefoot Park, the Park of Lights, and Plaza Botero. You can also expect an insider perspective on Medellín’s controversial past during visits to four sites significant to the late drug lord Pablo Escobar, including his home and final resting place. Depending on your time and interests, you can leave the tour by provided transportation throughout the day to head back to your hotel.

What’s included?

  • Driver/guide

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

  • Transport by private vehicle

  • Lunch

  • Light refreshments

  • Snacks

  • Entry/Admission - Pueblito Paisa

  • Entry/Admission - Metro de Medellin

  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

  • Food and drinks, unless specified

  • Gratuities

  • Entry/Admission - Museo de Antioquia

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 8h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Covid Policy

  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Medellin City Services

About operator:

We offer personalized tours, with trained bilingual guides, where tourists can make stops and changes along the way. We guide you around the major attractions inside and outside the city. We will show you amazing historic, cultural and natural places, and the nighlife of course! This will make the best of your stay in Medellin... Hope to see you Soon!

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