Private City Tour in Medellin: An off-the-beaten-path Experience

This museum offers you a unique insight into the history of Colombia´s armed conflict from the victims´ perspective, as well as the country´s positive outlook into the future.

This stop gives you a more in-depth context about why, how and when the colombian conflict started with the guerillas, paramilitary groups and the Colombian army that has been involved in different massacres throughout the time.

It is one of the oldest food markets in the city and this is the place to try some exotic fruits as well as get to know medicinal herbs to heal all kind of diseases.

Did you know that Colombia is the most diverse country per square meter regarding to fruits?

That is why we have incorporated in our Medellin City Tour a delicious stop.

We will be walking among food kiosks and fruit stands where we will invite you to have a taste of the most tropical exotic fruits.

From the food market we take the tramway. This is actually our third tram in Medellin, the first one was pulled by mules in 1887.

This tram was finished in 2015 and since then has brought a huge benefit to the communities in the east sector of Medellin.

After our 4.3 km ride in the tram, we reach the most recent aerial car line to fly over hundreds of houses.

Throughout the flight your guide will talk about displaced settlements in Medellin and Colombia as well as how our social and health care system work to have more context about Medellin.

Keeping our journey to Medellin´s history we find the Salón Málaga.

The music, decoration, pictures, colors and everything in this saloon will make you feel like if you were back again in the 50´s.

This is the perfect scene to explain to you the history of our downtown: its golden age, decadence and current programs to revive it.

Once the Medellin´s Courthouse, Palacio Nacional is now the most unusual shopping mall in the city and probably in the world.

Many of the condemned people were committing suicide inside the building thus the local authorities decided to change the location and give a new use to this building.

This is a great opportunity to buy Colombian clothing and souvenirs at a good price. Go ahead and prove your bargain skills!

Our next stop in our Medellin City Tour is nothing less than the second church built in Medellin in 1712 with the help of European immigrants.

At this place you will also be introduced to an archaeological find from the colonial times and your tour guide will explain interesting facts about the church and it surroundings.

An urban space that displays 23 sculptures of the illustrious son of Medellin, Master Fernando Botero.

After walking around and appreciating the open-air museum, we head to the Cultural Palace, a beautiful neo-Gothic style building.

At this place your guide tells you this building´s story while you admire the architectural beauty from inside.