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Coffee, Culture & Contemporary Cool: New Colombia Tours
Artisans of Leisure’s new private tours feature the best of Colombia
New York, September 21, 2016 – Leading luxury tour operator Artisans of Leisure is excited to announce new private tours that feature the best of Colombia. These new luxury tours include Colombia’s top destinations—Cartagena, Bogota, Medellin, the Coffee Triangle and Tayrona National Park—and introduce travelers to the country’s beautiful colonial-era architecture, coffee culture and production, incredible pre-Columbian gold ornaments and archaeological finds, fascinating history, fun nightlife, contemporary style, dramatic landscapes from mountains to jungle to sea, and much more.“Colombia is ideal for travelers who are looking for new and very interesting destinations,” said Ashley Isaacs Ganz, founder and CEO of Artisans of Leisure. “The country has really transformed over the past few years, with revitalized city centers, new luxury hotels such as the Four Seasons, and a strong cultural and dining scene that attracts sophisticated travelers. Adding to the appeal is Colombia’s close proximity to North America.”
Highlights of Artisans of Leisure’s new Colombia tours include:
- Insider-led tours focused on cutting-edge contemporary culture in Colombia’s main cities
- A private coffee tour and tasting at a plantation in the verdant mountains of the Coffee Country
- Experiencing Spanish colonial-era architecture and Caribbean culture in Cartagena
- A graffiti tour of Bogota
- Exploring Colombia’s renowned biodiversity in the jungle
- Riding in a gondola—part of the city transportation system—over the rooftops of Medellin
- Visiting the subterranean Salt Cathedral outside Bogota
- Dining on ceviche, coconut rice, fresh fish and other local specialties in Cartagena’s best restaurants
- Private salsa or cumbia dance lessons
- A Colombian rum and chocolate tasting
- Learning about Medellin’s fascinating transformation over recent years during an insider-led tour
- Meeting with an orchid grower
- Visiting sites related to drug lord Pablo Escobar
- Spotting birds, monkeys and other wildlife in the jungle
- Hiking to pre-Columbian ruins
- Contemporary architecture tours
Artisans of Leisure’s new Colombia tours include:
- Introduction to Colombia (6 Days): Bogota, Cartagena
- Highlights of Colombia (8 Days): Bogota, Medellin, Coffee Triangle, Cartagena
- Cartagena in Depth (5 Days): Cartagena & environs
- Essence of Colombia (9 Days): Bogota, Coffee Triangle, Cartagena
- Journey Through Colombia (12 Days): Bogota, Coffee Triangle, Medellin, Tayrona National Park, Cartagena
- Highlights of Colombia & Peru (11 Days): Bogota, Cartagena, Lima, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cusco
The new Colombia tours include private, personalized daily touring with top guides and drivers, accommodation at top luxury hotels such as Four Seasons Hotel Bogota and Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota, reservations at top restaurants and much more.
Artisans of Leisure arranges private cultural tours in more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.artisansofleisure.com or call 1 (800) 214-8144.
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