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Guatape Tour: Piedra del Penol with Boat Tour, Breakfast, Lunch
Medellín,
Colombia
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Overview
Duration
11h
Languages
English, Spanish
Voucher type
E-Ticket
What To Expect
Guatape, this eastern Antioquia municipality, located an hour and a half from Medellin, opens a world of color among its streets, adorned with baseboards that tell stories of the town and its people. They also call it the interior sea of Antioquia, the Acapulco of Colombia, the interior Cartagena, Paraíso Paisa, Remanso de Paz, the heart of Antioquia's East. It was named in honor of Cacique Guatapé, an inhabitant of this territory in the pre-Hispanic period. Another name he has had is the Ceja de Guatapé. The Rock of Guatapé or Piedra del Peñol, is a monolith 220 meters high located in Guatapé (Antioquia, Colombia). The Stone of El Peñol, composed of quartz, feldspar and mica, was climbed for the first time on July 16, 1954 by an inhabitant of the area, Luis Eduardo Villegas López. in the company of Ramon Diaz and Pedro Nel Ramírez until now the stone still belongs to the Villegas family. You can now access its summit by climbing 740 steps built in the monolith.
What to remember
Important info
Public transportation options are available nearby. Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap. Suitable for all physical fitness levels. Identification document. Comfortable clothes and footwear. Sunscreen. Operates in all weather conditions. Daily departures. May be operated by a multi-lingual guide. Travelers must provide their identity document necessary for travel insurance, otherwise we are not responsible for eventualities. . For children from 0 to 3 years old, food and beverages are not included.. Bring a coat, it may be a bit chilly during the tour or on the bus. . It is recommended to bring cash (the climb to the Peñol rock only accepts cash and Colombian pesos, 25,000 pesos per person). . Be very punctual, seats on the bus are selected on a first-come, first-served basis.. The order of the itinerary and restaurants may change at the guide's discretion.. We have vegetarian and vegan options for your lunch. Ask your guide. Please select your preferred language English or Spanish.
What's included
Visit the colorful town of Guatapé. Lunch. Boat tour of the Guatapé dam with crossover music. Breakfast. Ruins of the Hacienda La Manuela by Pablo Escobar (Panoramic from the boat). Visit Replica of the Old Peñol. Professional tour guide. Visit to the Rock of Guatapé (El Peñol)
What's not included
Entrance to climb the Rock of Guatapé is not included - Approximately 6 USD (20,000 Colombian pesos)
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel your tour until a day in advance
Provider
Viaja Medellin
Meeting Point
Pick up only at some hotels in the Poblado area with this option selected.
Hotel pick up start time: 06:30 am, maximum waiting time 5 minutes.
Meeting point: El Poblado Park at the church. Start time 06.50 am maximum waiting time 10 minutes, from this time the tour will start.
- Please select your hotel in the town area as long as you have chosen the option with hotel pick-up, otherwise you must arrive at the Parque del Poblado meeting point.
-Pick up only at some hotels in the Poblado area with this option selected.
Start time: 06:30 a.m., start of pick up at hotels. Maximum waiting time 5 minutes.
- Meeting point: El Poblado Park, in the church. Start time 06.50 am minutes .
- Maximum waiting time 10 minuts, from this hour the tour will start
-On holidays and high season, the meeting time will be brought forward 30 - 40 minutes to the stipulated time, this will be notified to the client.
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The last people to arrive at the meeting point will not have the possibility to choose the position, it is possible that their seats are not consecutive with their companions.
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When the tour leaves the meeting point, it is not allowed to join it in another place, nor reach it on the route, for logistics and time reasons