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Bogotá,Cartagena,The Coffee Triangle,Santa Marta & Tayrona
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Your flight arrives into Bogota before sunrise. Tired from the journey? Don't worry, we'll arrange a private chauffeur to pick you up from the airport and take you straight to your stylish hotel where you can relax. You may want to take it easy today and explore the city at your own pace. Bogota is a foodie capital with everything your taste buds could ever imagine from Amazonian tasting menus and fine dining experiences to creative dishes and traditional staples. Tonight we can reserve a table for two at one of our favourite restaurants handpicked from our little (but full) black book destination Dossier.
A late morning transfer will take you to Bogota airport for your one-hour flight to Armenia. A private guide will be waiting to take you off-the-beaten track and into the hills of Colombia's peaceful coffee region. For the next few days you can hole-up in a farmhouse retreat where life continues as it has done for centuries. Get to know the lay of the land exploring the endless bamboo groves, pineapple plantations and gigantic banana trees. Or sit out on the veranda with an espresso listening to the sounds of hummingbirds. We know a thing or two about romance, having organised hundreds of surprise proposals and honeymoon itineraries. We also love a challenge, especially in the more remote areas like Colombia's coffee region. We can arrange anything from champagne breakfast and private picnics in the bamboo forest to candlelit dinners in the lush fields.
Today your private guide will accompany you as you explore the region's colonial towns. Start at Salento, full of colonial buildings and bright hues. Make sure you stop for a cappuccino and a coffee brownie in one of the cool cafes. Journey a little further and you'll find Filandia, literally translated as 'daughter of the Andes' and a hidden architectural gem with its rows of colourful houses. Finally visit the Cocora Valley (you would have seen this on just about every postcard in Colombia) for picture-perfect scenery. Step out onto dazzling green grass below the tall wax palms and forest-clad peaks. The hiking is superb here or we can arrange for you to gallop through the meadows on horseback.
After a late breakfast your transfer will take you back to the airport for your connecting flights to Cartagena via Bogota. The journey will take roughly four hours in total. Touch down and a private chauffeur will drive you into the heart of the fortressed city. Nowhere speaks the language of love more than Cartagena, with its salsa music that can be heard on every street, old world architecture and terraces decked with blossom. From dawn to dusk the streets are alive with Latin vigour, which we can help you experience. Should you feel tempted, you can sample a taste of Cartagena's booming nightlife at one of the city's hottest cocktail bars. We can even arrange a cocktail class with a top mixologist.
It's time for some well-deserved R&R. This morning, take a speedboat to the nearby Rosario Islands where you can relax and sink into a white-sand paradise. For ultimate romance, why not swap the speedboat for a private yacht charter and explore the surrounding islands a deux (maybe a quatre if you need a skipper and first mate). Stop off for a private picnic in a secluded bay or go kayaking and snorkelling above the coral reef. There are so many ways in which we can make a trip exclusive, all you need to do is ask. As you unwind on the pristine beach, order a glass of coconut lemonade and watch the gin-clear waters lap the shores. Spend the day soaking up the sun and once you're feeling a little more energetic, there are plenty of coral gardens to explore on a snorkel trip. For your last night in the city we'll reserve a table at one of the top restaurants for a candle lit dinner.
Your flight departs from Cartagena in the late evening so we will request a late checkout in advance. After a relaxed last day in Colombia it's time for a private transfer to whisk you to the airport in good time for your connecting flight back via Bogota to the UK. The evening flight to Bogota takes an hour and a half and your bags are checked through onto the overnight direct flight to London, which takes ten-and-a-half hours. Enough time to read (or at least put a dent in) your downloaded copy of Love in the time of Cholera or get a good night's sleep.
Each of our trips is entirely tailor-made with originality, quality and cultural immersion in mind. Our team of destination specialists will craft itineraries based on your tastes, using their first-hand knowledge and the help of our in-country team of Concierges and guides. All trips are accompanied by a wide range of additional services, including a 24-hour helpline, the Original Travel app, fast-track airport services and much more.
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We work with you to build an ultra-personalised holiday itinerary with your choice of accommodation, experiences and activities
All of our holidays include little extras designed to make a big difference to your trip, from fast-tracking you through airport check-in and security to our network of local Concierges
